The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-20

Voters Indorse Administration
OF the Democrats.
Minnesota National Committeeman
Reports Sentiment Of the Country
ae Opposed to = Return Of
Republican Rule.


ae Opposed to 4 Return OF
Republican, Rule.
Fred b. Lynch, Democratic national
committeeman from Minnesota. was
in Washington recently, and was
tackled for talk on the political stu
alton by the Stars correspondent.
+ see that hevbankrupt proprietors
Of the Republican party have been
holding some creditors meetings down
here" said Mr.. Lynch. referring to the
recent conference OF several of the
biz leaders among the Republicans.
Il am not much IN favor OF talking
eT thinking politics these days. II Is
aOs quite fair to our Republican op-
Dooauts TO take advantage OF them. al
though they were never specially ten
DER toward US when we were at a dis
Advantage. Out West pretty nearly
I'll aensible folk are. now for Presi-
dent Wilson. do not mean that
everyone Is going to vote for him. but
the solid and Substantial character OF
his administration has won the con-
ddence and respect Of the country.
Regardless OF politics. the people
are glad that at time like this we
have man of the Wilson strength
and type In the White House., Even
those who do not wholly agree with
him feel that he will not make any
serious mistakes, and that his wisdom
and courage will work for the best
interests of the nation. f@s.'.<
Il for one am not disposed to strut
about a. politician to take political
advantage Of this great popularity
and confidence. Let tho results in q
partisan way be what they may. The
discredited Republican ex.leaders are
Aold1ng q sort of q creditors meeting
IN the interest OF . bankrupt political
institution.
Crane. @Penrose. Barnes & Co. have
about ~ much to do with current
political Affairs as Roosevelt, Perkins,
Ptnchot & Co. Borah as manager of
the old outfit is about as effective as
Beveridge as liQuidator Of the. defunct
Progressives. To make q new and
lighting political organization out OF
the two old crowds is about as sensi-
BILE as trying to form a political part
nership between Charles Murphy and
Jane Adams.
What the old crowd needs is not a
reactionary strong enough to reorgan-
lie, but q. receiver with authority to
handle the assets and liabilities.
These old leaders don't fool any
body. They are copies of Republican
leaders Of the old Hanna-Quay type.
They are trying to figure out some
way Of frying some fat out of Repub-
lican manufacturers. They want the
old victims Of Republican methods to
pay in advance for tariff reform that
will be in their interest
Their chief difficulty is that the
United States senate is Democratic,
and will remain Democratic beyond
any question for four years. They
cannot convince the manufacturers
that they can reform the tariff with
a Republican senate when there is no
Republican senate, and cannot pos
sibly be one for several years.
1T is bigger political gold brick
game than Rufus Wallingford could
think of. The Republican manufac-
turers may jump into the skillet of
Crane, .Penrose, Barnes & Co. and be
fried for fat, but doubt it. Who gets
the money and why?
LAS said, do not want to talk
politics and will not. AS Democratic
national committeeman from Minneso-
ia my political position is very mod
est one, and I do not know much
about what is going on.
This much, however, I may say,
The last time the Republicans tackled
the job of turning Democratic presi-
dent out of the White House wheat
was selling for SO cents a bushel and
the Kansas farmers were burning their
corn because they could not sell it at
all. Now farmers are getting more
than a dollar bushel for their wheat
and corn Is 80 cents bushel. Then
business was on the downgrade and
everyone was discouraged. Now it is
on the upgrade and everyone lis feel
ing better every day. tRs
Crane, Penrose, Barnes & Co. will
have to tie the manufacturers in the
skillet if they expect to do any fat
frying. But as I said, L doiflot think
it the right time to thinkSor talk poll
tics" ,sr9s%s7 81