The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-27
GROOMING FOR 1912.
Big Business Has a Lot to Learn
About Politics.

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About Politics.
'ealhuel u. Blythe in the Saturday
Evening Post.)
Big business does not want MFR.
tart elected but big business is sorely
put to 1T to find some Democrat If
does want. 1t abhors Woodrow Will
son n isn't any too sure of Gov.
Harmon, who certainly did do some
%scandalous ~tax-raising things-to the
Penhsylvania railroad, for example.
so big business is marking time and
contenting itself with saying: "Noth-
ing could be worse than the situation
iio". ana we won't contribute a darn
ed cent to anybody The trouble
win Dig business is that. though it's
representatives are kings in finance
they are pigmies in politics. They
Know all about money. but thew know
30 little about the United States and
the people In them that these mani
1estat1ons of distrust and attack.
Which are and have been SO frequent.
mace those representatives throw a
succession of fits and grief.
There is no doubt that big business
would like to be in a position to die
tate, but big business doesn't know It
yet; but 1t has glimmeringsI and pres
entlE VIII come to understand. So,
Maeh you near the political wise men
sraxeIy discussing whether this man
or That is acceptable to the big fol-
lows is doesn't mean SO much as If
once d Indeed. that is a, good time
70 laugh. Big business cannot stop
MT. Iafts nomination If it tries-nor
can big business nominate any Demo-
erat the way Judge Parker was nom
lnated; IN fact. the Democrat who
VII ne nominated is likely to be as
Taft must b~e-probably more 90. "
However, there are evidences here
ana there that certain crafty gentle-
men VINO have turned tricks before
now Tor the safe-and-sane outfit are
not without knowledge Of the posi-
Dilitles OF the Democratic situation in
me territory l am considering: and
tnat makes that situation extremely
Interesting. The two-thirds rule in
ehe democratic national convention
yves any group Of manipulators a.
poe hghting-or. better vet, gamb-
nng-chance: If long-continued.
stanch deadlock can be maintained
TOT a time between leading candidates
there will be an opportunity to ain
altllost n man over. Supposing the
w d should be Harmon and
.'..S'H. SdtH WITH a lot OF
but neither with enough to nominate.
Suppose there was a deadlock %
several days. with these two leaders
grinding n against the other. Ey-
erything in politics is the result Of
compromise. as is everything in lesis-
latfon. Hence. the compromisers
would become active: and one man's
lance Is as good as another's IL his
geography is right.
There is much inquiry about
Champ Clark in all this section east
OF n Mississippi. No state has gone
so far as to declare for him or make
ready to declare; but the people are
what. sort, Of a candidate ne would
make: Clark has difficulties at home
that he must compose. II he gets
those difficulties ironed out he mieht
be able to gather a good many dele.
gates here and there. Mr.. Hearst IL
very friendly to Clark's candidacy.
MI. Hearst has declared himself back
into the Democratic party; and.
though he has not yet made any open
move to secure delegates for himself
rom New York. he may get out and
try It. Anyhow. he can help Clark a
lot II he decides not to work for him
self. Just what he will do ia one Of
tho mysteries Of the situation.