The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-05-03
Public Opinion
GOVERNOR HARMON IN TEXAS
(El Paso Times.) )

(El Paso Times.)
 Uncle Judson Harmon, the distin- | guished governor of the state of Ohio, | who is now in Texas for the purpose of promoting his presidential candl- dacy, must feel sincerely hattered by the sincerity of the greeting he is re- ceiving at the hands of Texas De mocracy wherever he makes his ap- pearance, for there is a Spontaneity about the greetings from Texas De mocracy that never fails to touch the heart of the recipient. The peo- ple of Texas recognise Governor liar mon as one of the Democratic leaders of the day, a man who stands for true Democratic principles of the Jackson and Jeffersonian type, and man whose statesmanship and patriotism is of the very highest order. He served as attorney general of the Un- ited States during the Cleveland ad- ministration with signal ability, and later he. was called to the governor shin of the state of Ohio, now serving his second term, to which he was elected by greatly increased ma1orl- ty. which within itself was sufficient to quickly bring him into the list of presidential possibilities.
 The Republican party in Ohio and the east generally dreads Judson liar mon and fears him more than any
 
 this fear and dread that upon the oc- casion of Harmon's last campaign for the governorship of Ohio, that Roos-- welt. Taft and other Republican lead CTS of national reputation went lnto the state and made a bitter campaign against him, warning the people or Ohio that if they again elected Har- mon governor he would become pre- sidential possibility of the most for midable proportions. When the campaign was over it was found that Harmon had carried the state Of Ohio the second time by more than lUo,Oeo and his ability to do so in the face o1 the fight that was made against nun was sufficient to suggest him as candidate for the Democratic presld- ential nomination, regardless of his recognised ability and lifelong devo- ton to Democratic principles.
 Because Governor Harmon is con servative and stands upon sound De mocratic principles untinctured Dy
 the sophistries and Socialistic doS- mas that are being showed in the d1rec-
 ton of the party platform contlnd-
 ally by alleged Democratic leaders,
 he has in some instances been referr-
 ed to as the candidate of Wall street In fact, this is a favorite allegation of William J. Bryan, whose hostility to Harmon is most pronounced. Tnat
 he is acceptable to the great business
 interests of the country is tribute to his level-headedness and conser-
 vatism, and not an indication of his
 servility to the interests, as Colonel
 Bryan would make it appear
 As matter of fact, it is clearly , established principle that no Demo kcrat can be elected president Of the Limited States who is not acceptaole to the eastern wing or the party : Time and again the party has tried : the experiment of going contrary tc this principle only to meet with d1sas ter. as in the case of Colonel Bryan l And while the party as a whole would
 perhaps be better were it not for the , domination of this eastern inf1uen e
 which merely suggests that the can , fdidate must stand on sane and sate , principles, the time mas not yet come in the history of the Democratic pac
 ty when it can afford to ignore 'ne teastern faction of the party.
 | Judson Harmon is acceptable to the teastern Democracy because 1t reco2 nises the fact that le is safe and sane Democrat, man of unquestlon : led probity of character, standing to1 , Ethe true principles of Democracy, ano
 who cannot be led astray by the varl sous isms that are being promulgated } tby the radical or so-called progress S1V0 WluS Ol luC Pdi y AAS -O
 stand for any experiments or lnnova tions, but for the time-tried principles 5 of the party which aave always con
 'spired to render the Democracy the
 real party of the people and the oni!
 hope of the people for representative i government in this nation of ours. . The heartiness of the reception
 that is being accorded Governor liar mon in the great state of Texas goes ]. to prove that the Democracy of this . state is not unmindful of the position !, he occupies in the party councils, ant u the further fact that he stands fol $ those principles that have long beer Q the bulwark of the party in both statE
 and nation. While there is deter , mined effort being made> to delivel
 the delegation from Texas over t'
 both Wilson and Clark, it is eviden t that the friends and supporters Of Gov
 ernor Harmon throughout the stat' D are going to put up contest tha Q promises to be most formidable II l n does not result actually in placint u Texas in the Harmon column.
 The presence of Governor Harmo' t here and the speeches he is makin. a in the state will result in greatl. Il strengthening and cementing the liar
 mon sentiment throughout Texas 1T and the indications are that the stat
 will go on record in favor of Harmon
 if the Harmon contingent will bn
 keep up the thorough work in whici .. it is now engaged.
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