The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-06-08
ARE TIRED Of BRYAN
OHIO DEMOCRATS REFLECT opiN.
ION OF PARTY.
Support Of Judson Harmon, In the
Face Of perennial CandIdate's"
Bitter Opposition, 10 4 sienifi-
cant Sign Of the Times.

The Hon. Judson Harmon of Ohio is
Mr. Bryan's dearest political foe. Mr..
Harmon's fundamental offense In Mr.
Bryan's eyes is his old-fashioned De
mocracy without Uplift frills-the De
mocracy that really believes that ma
terial prosperity and low cost of gov
ernment are worthy ideals.
Then Mr. Harmon has always re
fused to take Mr.. Bryan seriously, ex-
cept as party wrecker and public
nuisance. And finally Mr.. Harmon
got elected and reelected governor OF
Ohio by discarding or refusing to take
up. all OF Mr.. Bryan's paramount is
sues" and appealing to the people on
the historic Democracys principles
of honesty in public Office and econ
omy in administration.
These offenses OF Governor Harmon
have SO incensed Mr. Bryan that for
months 1t has been evident that Mr
Bryan would rather see the Democ
racy defeated again than see Judson
Harmon It's candidate. Having tried
to dictate to Governor Harmon
In his own state about his own states
affairs and been severely rebuffed. Mr..
Bryan set out to exterminate Mr.. Har-
mon politically.
1t was formerly the etiquette OF
American politics to leave unmolested
in his own state the party leader there
who might aspire to the presidential
nomination-to permit him without
attacks from the rear at home to
come into the national convention
with the delegates from his own state
behind him.
Mr. Bryan observed this rule in Mis-
souri, with Mr. Clark and in Indiana
with Governor Marshall But he Just
could not refrain from meddling in
Ohio. He was determined that Jud-
son Harmon should not. II he could
help It. have even the compliment OF
first ballot vote at Baltimore from
his own state.
The Ohio Democrats expressed their
opinion of Mr. Bryan's policy OF de-
stroying any Democrat whom Mr.
Bryan happens to dislike. They gave
the Hon Judson Harmon 10000 ma
jority ever Mr.. Bryan's pet, DR.. Wood
row Wilson. The latter may get
district delegate or two, but all the
indications are that Governor Har-
mon will go into the Baltimore con
vention with the fortyeight votes OF
Ohio solidly behind him.
OF course Governor Harmon may
get no farther than that in the con-
test That remains to be seen. But
the Democratic outcome in Ohio. like
the Democratic revolt in Nebraska two
years ago, shows how weary Demo
Gratis are becoming OF Mr., Bryan's
egotistic attitude and dictatorial meth
DDS.
We think from now on there will be
less talk about the possibilities Of
Mr. Bryan stampeding the Baltimore
convention to himself and the Demo
cratic party to another national de-
feat. OF course Mr.. Roosevelt, X he
should be nominated, would like to
have Mr. Bryan for his opponent So
would Mr. Taft II he should be nomi-
mated.
Since the answer Of the Ohio Demo-
Gratis to Mr. Bryan we think there Is
a much smaller chance Of the Democ-
racy, with all Its enormous capacity
for laundering. making the Bryan
blunder again and putting up against
the Republican nominee the one Dem
ocrat whom Mr.. Roosevelt. like Mr.
Taft, feels sure he could defeat.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.