The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-09-19

was nominated the Republicans lose
many close counties and the Legisla-
ture! Foraker was nominated! Entre-
kin is prophet.
IT is claimed that the Ohio election is
not to turn on the mistakes made by Gov
ernor Foraker in office. It would seem
that an issue might be appropriately
created in connection with him, notwith-
standing. Foraker's character for dig
nifty and creditableness as the repre-
sentative of an important State in the
Union is clearly involved, and Ohio is on
trial before the Nation in this aspect Of
the case, if Foraker is not.-Boston
Herald.
WE reafflrm our faith in the
liberty of individual conduct, unvexed
by ysumptuary National Democratic
platform of 1879.
No sumptuary laws.-National Demo
cratic platform Of 1880.
We oppose sumptuary laws which vex
the citizens and interfere with individ-
ual liberty.-National Democratic plat
form of 1884.
The Democratic party of the United
States, in national convention assem-
bled, renews the pledge Of its fidelity to
Democratic faith, and reaffirIns the plat
form adopted by the Representatives in
the convention of 1sS4.-National Demo
cratic platform of 1888.
THE Cleveland Plaindealer says: Mr..
Campbell in his Batavia speech left no
doubt as to where he stands on the ques-
ton of tariff reform. He began that
part of his speech by praising the
work of President Cleveland in taking
the stand he did on tariff reform. BE
took up one after another the leading
features of the Mills bill and emphati-
cally indorsed them, giving his reasons
therefor. He said he was heartily in
sympathy with the sentiment in the
tariff plank of the platform of the party
which declares that the battle for tariff
reform must be carried on, and the posi-
tion of himself and the party was COM
pactly stated in this paragraph.
The Mills bill is the product of
the best thought Of the last
house. Though not perfec, it is,
however, the best measure of the kind
proposed for years. 1t does not advocate
free trade nor throw down the barriers.
It does reform abuses, correct evils and
relieve the people without injury to the
producer. It is righteous measure
founded in wisdom. The Democratic
party is not for free trade, but it is solid
iy, honestly, determined for tariff reform
In the interest Of honesty, good govern
ment and the people whose servant and
friend 1t is.
"CoRP." TANNER appears in spme-
what new light IN the revelation which
comes from Detroit concerning a PEN
sion agency thefe. The agent applied
TO Tanner some time ago asking Tor an
increase Of $1,000 in his allowance for
Office expenses. The s'Corp.," with Gus
tomary liberality to the boys, no sooner
received the application than he granted
1t twice over, giving to the Office an
extra credit OF $1,000. One can imagine
him saying, on reading the request; san
extra allowance 81 $1,5Oo? Why, Of
course. Rut ybile you age about it,
hadn't YOU better take SCOOP" The
agent joyfully accepted the 50, 600, raised
the salaries Of all his old clerks, and en-
ployed a new clerk in addition. The
Office was enthusiastic over the liberal
Tanner policy, and things went merrily
on till the vouchers for the extra ex-
penditures reached the Auditor
at Washington, whose business
it was to consider them. He
refused to allow the increase. Then
there was panic In the agency. The
agent had to supply in some way the
new clerks salary, while the old clerks
failed to get the increase they expected.
Worse than this, the agent, rather than
pay the new clerks salary our of his
own pocket, assessed all the old clerks
sufficiently to make up the necessary
amount. He says of this extraordinary
act: ''The extra expense was incurred
under the supposition that larger aph
propriation was to be made for the office.
The appropriation ives not made and the
expense had to be net. You know that
people working under the Government
must submit to any arbitrary decision or
get out" This Wow of the civil service
Of a great nation Is the Harrisonianr
Tanner one which came into vogue with
the victory Of the party Of moral ideas
last November.
An intimate friend of Hon. James E.
Campbell, Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor, says that during all the time that
Mr.. Campbell has been in Congress he
has never overlooked q communication
nor sighted caller. Even during his
busiest hours, If a tramp called at his
Office Mr.. Campbell would see him and
hear what he had to say. He never cut
any ones story short, but would hear 1t
to the end. If it amounted to any thing
Mr.. Campbell was doubly grateful, and
if not, he considered that his time was
we'll spent in learning the character Of
his visitor. OF the thousands of letters
received by Mr.. Campbell, not one re-
mained unanswered. He always found
time to answer his own correspondence,
and never employed Q stenographer or
private secretary to do the work. Mr..
Campbell is referred to by his friends as
'sa man out of million
THOSE who see in tariff protection q
panacea for labor troubles are calling on
the Democratic papers to explain how
the London stevedore strike can happen
in free trade country. They should
themselves first explain how we could
have five years of such extreme indus
trial depression and widespread labor
troubles as we had for five years follow
ing 1878 under the highest tariff that
was ever known-a tariff that laid pro-
tective duties averaging AZ per cent. on
more than 1000 articles. They should
also explain how it is that wages are so
much higher in ''free trade" England
than in any European country which
pretends to protect wages with tariff
on imports, and why it is that the strikes
of which we hear SO much now in
our own country, are chiefly If not
wholly in the protected industries, and
are strikes against 10 and 20 per cent.
reduction of wages, while the strike in
England is for higher wagss.-St. Louis
Post-DispatcI.
II is quite probable that Prcsldeu5
Harrison will recommend to Congress
repeal of the tobacco tax. This chimes
in with the Republican scheme for pre-
venting tariff reduction and helping