anaheim-gazette 1908-02-20

WHAT'S DOING IN POLITICS Double Sets of Conventions This Year, Beside the "Informal Primary"—Sentiment Against Machine Politics The machine-ridden republican state central committee at its recent meeting in San Francisco called for an unofficial primary on Saturday, May 2d, to vote upon the party's choice for the presidential nomination. Of course the reason why an out-and-out endorsement of Taft was not promulgated was simply because Mr. Harriman gave such orders. That much is understood by even the merest tyro in politics in California. The puppets of the machine have been going up and down the state saying this and that against Taft for a year. They have the audacity to attempt to discuss politics with members of the party who are republicans for the sake of principle, and seek to place themselves upon an equality with such party men. These chaps get their orders from Harriman, and are simply trying to earn a bit of easy money. California voted a majority of 125,-000 for Roosevelt four years ago. These republicans, as well as thousands of others who have since become citizens of the state, are for Taft. Probably if the election were to be held tomorrow Taft would carry the state by 150,000 majority. An editorial symposium on Harriman and the suit to his merger of Southern and Pacific accumulates opinion and serves to point the way the diverse streams of thought agitate the country. One of we find Mr. Harriman arranges one of the chief causes of the panic by reason of his stock operations and condemned efforts to create a great monopoly, while on the other another school of thought lashes as a wonderful railroad building a man who gets results. Side of the shield he is shown destroyer of prosperity and other as its creator. Thus the New York Evening For the time a very decided has been set by the panic for the severity of which the Pacific's stock exchange op were very largely responsible virtually admitted by Harriman self at the crisis of the panic promise to consider the matter ding his company of its hold other railways. With panic planning further has been heard spasm of repentance, and the ment's purpose now appears to find how far the pressure of can be applied. That the This unofficial primary will be held upon a date separate and apart from the other primary elections to be held in California this year. After primaries for the selection of delegates to the state convention in May, there will be other primaries for selection of delegates to another state convention to nominate presidential electors. Congressional and state senatorial delegates will also be chosen. There can be no question this was done to confuse the mind of the voter, so that every advantage might be taken by the machine, which has its stronghold in the larger centers of population. Three days later, on Tuesday, May 5, occurs the regular primary for the selection of delegates to the county convention, which in turn selects delegates to the state convention nine days later, on Thursday, May 14. Between May 5 and 14 the county conventions must be called, primaries held and delegations to the state convention selected. The result of the unofficial primary on May 2d will probably not be known until the state convention meets May 14th, and perhaps complete returns will not have been received from Harriman, and are simply trying to earn a bit of easy money. California voted a majority of 125,-000 for Roosevelt four years ago. These republicans, as well as thousands of others who have since become citizens of the state, are for Taft. Probably if the election were to be held tomorrow Taft would carry the state by 150,000 majority. To put off the matter of instructions to a primary held at the eve of the national convention is a slap in the face of the rank and file of the party. These orders come from New York. California republicans repudiate them. They have been betrayed and sold out by their state central committee. The answer will come May 2d. In the Kansas City Journal find the other side of these like this: In so far as the merger suited Mr. Harriman might sume the position of the orient who was condemned to die on of his misrule and its attendance to the people of his native The vizier asked as a last fall his master, the sultan, that he cured in the province which offered most from his acts of The request was granted and taken to one province after but everywhere was found pestment and prosperity. The sultan restored the vizier honors and banished his enge disgrace. The poetic sense of justice may not be appropriate political age with its frantic b corporations, innocent or guillot but still the hard facts may established that the trans-Mi railroads have been so greatly under Harriman's administration they are a source of much profit to their thousands of sters, as well as benefit to the tand shipping public, than ever in their history. There is much truth in be tures. No one will deny that man has done great thing splendid way. He gets result that must not make us blind fact that morally his influence together evil and that prosper his view means prosperity for self alone. If others bene dentally from his work that concern of his and supplies of his inspiration. On the hand if the public suffers operations that fact will no nine days later, on Thursday, May 14. Between May 5 and 14 the county conventions must be called, primaries held and delegations to the state convention selected. The result of the unofficial primary on May 2d will probably not be known until the state convention meets May 14th, and perhaps complete returns will not have been received from all parts of the state. This may be seized upon as an excuse for holding up the announcement of the result. Mr. Harriman has the state by the neck politically. How do voters like the prospect? How long will they continue to stand it? The manner in which Senator Foraker was skinned in Ohio by the big war secretary is indicative of the rebellion rampant against the machine in all parts of the nation. Foraker had behind him one of the most powerful political machines in the union, but it was swept aside as if it were a wisp of straw. Once the idol of the republican party, the senior senator from Ohio sold himself to the railroads, and thus sealed his doom. He has been the acknowledged champion of the "interests" in the upper house for years past, his especial activity in behalf of his masters dating only four or five years back. Once in line for the presidency, Foraker is a wreck politically, and has been cast aside by the voters of his own state. Ohio Drying preparations simply op dry catarrh; they dry up the sew which adhere to the membrane and pose, causing a far more serious than the ordinary form of catarrh all drying inhalants, fumes, smoky snuffs and use that which cleanses and heals. Ely's Cream Balm will catarrh or cold in the head easily. All druggists sell the size. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren New York. The Balm is used without pain, irritate or cause sneezing. It spread over an irritated and angry surface immediately the painful inflamment. Ely's Cream Balm contains no mercury nor other harmful drugs. Boradent Tooth Paste Is an antiseptic and germicide. It neutralizes the mouth acids that cause decay in teeth and prevents the formation of tartar. Boradent whitens and cleanses the teeth, hardens the gums and keeps the mouth in a healthy condition. Ask your dentist. At all druggists 25 cents Trey Pharmacal Company tional government is trying to break up his monopoly of railroads. The Lincoln-Roosevelt league undertakes to drive him out of politics. He will be compelled to keep out of the stock market and attend strictly to the business of running a railroad. Finally the attorney general and the state railroad commission have undertaken to bring him to book for defeat an honest expression by the party would ever da his face in politics again. al committee can do some there are limits to political a corrupt cause. Nevertheless we believe such program is afoot. All testing delegation avowed Taft appears from Florida, less the same thing will other southern states. the merger suit is conHarriman might well asposition of the oriental vizier undemned to die on account rule and its attendant evils role of his native country. asked as a last favor from the sultan, that he be exeprovince which had suffrom his acts of misrule. It was granted and he was one province after another, there was found peace, cond prosperity. Thereupon he restored the vizier to his banished his enemies in The poetic sense of oriental not be appropriate to this be with its frantic baiting of its innocent or guilty alike, hard facts may easily be that the trans-Mississippi have been so greatly bettered Human's administration that source of much greater thousands of stockholdas benefit to the travelling public, than ever before lory. much truth in both picone will deny that Harridone great things in a day. He gets results. But not make us blind to the orally his influence is alvil and that prosperity in means prosperity for him. If others benefit incipiom his work that is no this and supplies no part piration. On the other the public suffers by his fact will not make tional government is trying to break up his monopoly of railroads. The Lincoln-Roosevelt league undertakes to drive him out of politics. He will be compelled to keep out of the stock market and attend strictly to the business of running a railroad. Finally the attorney general and the state railroad commission have undertaken to bring him to book for granting rebates. It is a campaign all along the line to eliminate the bad Mr. Harriman and leave us something of the good Mr. Harriman. We hope to convert him with the help of a club. The Boston Transcript prints an interesting and suggestive interview with a United States senator, who reviews the political situation and lays bare the program mapped out by the influences working to beat Taft. The senator is not named, but is stated to be neither Murray Crane of Massachusetts nor Foraker of Ohio. This anonymous senator finds that the hinge of the position lies in the national republican committee. It is on that body that political influence will be brought to bear in a way to shape the convention. Starting with figures on which there is no serious dispute, the senator finds that 491 votes will be required to nominate. He finds that the total vote of the favorite sons, including Hughes, Knox, La Follette and the rest, will aggregate 286. He goes on: But the pivot on which the conven­tion swings is the southern contingent. The democratic party has no counterpart to this, because there are some real democrats even in Vermont. But here we have a great territory with no real party, and no real public sentiment, but instead possessing a national convention franchise, which is a law unto itself. You have noticed that the Taft people, especially since they have secured First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock as their manager of the southern situation, are claiming practically the entire south. Let me explain why they will not get it. The republican national committee makes up temporary roll of delegates in convention. This is an enormous defeat an honest expression by the party would ever dare his face in politics again. All committee can do some there are limits to political corruption cause. Nevertheless we believe such program is afoot. All testing delegation avowed Taft appears from Florida less the same thing will other southern states. In the national committee watching. Grass Stations on the The government has plies of scientific reseed­ments on several of the newest ranges next spring and to determine under what and in what manner those of the range which have obviously damaged by overgrowth be restored to their former tiveness. A great deal of the rain the west is overgrazed and carry as much stock as The method of handling particularly sheep, is perhaps sponsible for this condition any other cause. But all deterioration and all measures proving the forage crop studied, that the range brought into the best position to meet the impound of the livestock indus­ The plan is to establish mental stations in several the country. Probably than six will be tried at they will be so located at typical conditions. The ments will be begun on scale, on five or six acre tha native and wild grasses wi but it is believed that tha encouraging native grasses with greater success than duction of cultivated least in the Rocky Mountain. In the coast ranges, w greater rainfall, cultivat are more likely to play an part in range development not make us blind to the morally his influence is alwil and that prosperity in means prosperity for him. If others benefit incipation his work that is no his and supplies no part aspiration. On the other the public suffers by his that fact will not make his hand. The republican national committee makes up temporary roll of delegates in convention. This is an enormous power. To be sure, contests may be made against its decisions before the convention itself, and these go to a committee on credentials, but their report comes for decision before the full convention, whose members have got there by the action of the national committee. The senator declares that the Taft people do not control the national committee, although they claim that they do. He points out that in two recent instances the committee has ruled against the Taft forces, as in the selection of Chicago as the convention city and in the reduction of the representation accorded to the territories. Assuming that such is the committee's attitude, the program is to send contesting delegations from all the southern states. The committee would have power to seat them on the temporary roll call and they would take part in organizing the convention, including the appointment of a committee on credentials hostile to Taft. It is a frankly dishonest program and they will not dare attempt anything so raw. The plan assumes the undisguised dishonesty of a majority of the national committee. No man who was concerned in such a vicious plot to scale, on live or six acres native and wild grasses was but it is believed that encouraging native grasses with greater success than duction of cultivated least in the Rocky Mountains. In the coast ranges, greater rainfall, cultivation are more likely to play a part in range development. The ranges of the north not been so seriously dug over-grazing as those of the west, perhaps because of moisture conditions of the part of the country. It however, that none of the port the stock which they did and re-seeding experiments fore be undertaken in this country also. 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