The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07

Chicago. The time.honored sentimen,
sgainst o third term, crys,alized into
unwritten political law, Is attempted
to be set aside by what might be
termed "Rooseveluan recall"
Roosevelt, in his mad thirst for pow
er. is charging throusk the land hunt.
Ing down the president much as he
rode through the African Jungle and
forest in pursuit Of Wild game. In
this state the former machine bosses
have experienced political religion
and gone into the ranks Of the Ter
rible Teddy" while the rank and file
are at SKIES and sevens over the at
tempt to deny their iDfesident a re.
nomination.
The Tariff.
The Republican party repeatedly
promised tariff revision downward
end revised It upward. Then, when
In its own ranks the perAdy was de.
nounced. the administration created .
tariff board for what was termed
scientific" tariff reform. Confessed.
iy. then, for 80 years this party has
been making "unscientiAc" tariff
schedules; has levied unjust tribute
on tho people to fatten the greedy
benefc;aries Of high pfotection; has
bred end developed be odious sys.
tenn Of trust and oebbination until
these industrial monf ers now threat.
en- to destroy the party to which they
owe their existence. The Democratic
party has brought Indictment against
'hem for this robbery! in every cam
paign since the war. To-day many Of
the Republicans have turned states
evidence and the Rebublican party.
forced to plead guilty will next No.
vember receive its sentence OF ban.
ishment from power. and Democrat
will be called to the White House
Behold now the political mourner's
bench. II is crowded with individuals
who call themselves progressive
Republicans. It is a good name. lie,
them DO works meet for repentance;
then come over to Democracy, be
cause the worthy things they now
stand for Democrats have always .ad
vocated. A Democrat, to be progress
sive, needs only to put In action his
creed. needs only to be alert to fur
ther what is for general advantage
and to oppose that which Is for gen
eral harm. A Republican. to be pro
gressive. must go through regenera
ton. In the light Of that definition
where in all this nation is there Q
state which can measure up to ths
record OF Ohio's Democracy in ths
last three and half years under the
leadership of your governor! Where
will you find more. aye. where al
much real progression?
Whether you will 1t or not, gentle
men Of the convention. the Demo
cratic party in Ohio this fall mus
stand or fall on the record made b.
your governor. the other state oAicial.
and the legislature. What the ad
ministration has done in four year,
will go into the ,balanco. to b.
weighed. not what you promise to d
next year or the year after. Yol
will not. am sure. throw away th'
one great asset on which you cal
win this fall. nor discredit the worl
for which half million Democrats
yourselves among them. are respon
sible.
You come not only to select a stat'
ticket. but you select representative
to national convention. This is nee
essary in the exercise Of the right al
a state by its electoral college to vot,
for a president of the United States
This state, as does every other stat'
In the Union, owes 1t to the natiol
to make its offering to the field .
those eligible to what we deem tn,
greatest ONCE on earth. This Ia no
|, only privilege but duty. The cal
of the states to a son OF Americ,
comes as a summons which must b,
obeyed, not as an invitation which
may be declined For that reason, !
for none other, the Democrats of thi.
great state of Ohio owe It to the Dem
ocracy of the Union to tender then
the name of their great governor TO
consideration In Baltimore thre,
weeks from today.
Harmon For President.
Because of his commanding ability
lofty ideals Of honesty, devotion I,
the service of the people. because h,
is as Democratic as Jefferson, as cour
ageous as Jackson, as plain of man
ner, as thoroughly Of the common PEG
pie as Lincoln. as sagacious as r.
den. because he Is leader who neve
lost battle, Ohio's Democracy woul,
be little short OF recreant did the,
neglect to enter such - champion Il
the national lists.
At the Dayton convention Of 1911
the Ohio Democracy pledged him tn,
honor Of its support 10 1912. Does |
count for naught that he kept faitl
with the convention Of 1910, with tn
411.000 voters who voted for him
with the 100000 whom he has serv
ed for nearly four years? II publ
servants shall keep faith with tn
public no less must the public keel