The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-10-02

the tariff We propose to have it done, and to
have it done right, but to do nothing rash: You
will excuse me, know, for reading an occa-
sional extract from Republican newspaper OF
a Republican speech, because I am afraid that
some of you read The Enquirer every day and
don't read any thing else, and / want to en-
tighten you. am going to let the Commercial
Gazette rest for few minutes and take up the
Times-Star again. when Mr.. Campbell pro-
posed to wipe out the Boards of Election and
the Police Board there was
SUCH TREMENDOUS KICK
All along the line that he straightway began to
squirm and explain" There is a man residing
in this city who is making two speeches every
day, and some days of this week he is adver-
tised for four. I think he is the who is
squrming. ''He said he didn't mean what he
said he meant, or words to that effect. Then
he came to the front with the astounding state
ment that since the Republicans have been in
power they have created thirteen hundred
Offices" did not charge that the Republican
party had put into the hands of the Governor
thirteen hundrd appointments in this city of
purely partisan character. but the Times-Star,
with the usual enterprise that characterizes
that paper, has not found it out yet, so they say
sit took long time to find out what he was
driving at" 1t took them long WHILE but
it now says that ''these offices are COM
prised largely of election boards, Of the
clerks and judges of election filed by non-par-
tisans and honest officers who do their duties
faithfully and have given Ohio elections that
are models for the country charge they ere
ated 1900 Offices in this city, but, to create
prejudice and get sympathy and bemuddle and
befog the people, they assumed that meant
the election officers of the city. will tell you
whom mean in minute, but my time forbids
me to go over the list. If you read my speech
made at Waverly yesterday you will find them
scheduled there. The truth Is that the Board
of Public Affairs in this city-the Board and its
oficials-constitute army OF 1905 office
holders tapplausel, their salaries running-and
I don't talk about the rotton granite they pay
for or any thing else-their salaries alone
amount to nearly $4,000 year. Thirteen
hundred people in this city are dependent upon
the Governor of Ohio The next Governor
will not reside here, and may not have your
interests at heart He will be a citi
zen of Butler County. [Applause.l Thir-
teen hundred people here in the hands of
the Governor with all their friends and rel
atives, their Drothers-in-law and their cousins
and their sweethearts and every thing of that
kind What army is that to manipulate
your elections! No wonder they don't want the
Foraker Boards attacked No wonder they
shrek and howl these candidates for the Senate
and candidates for every thing else, when any
body proposes to put his hands upon the sacred
Foraker Boards If there is any thing in this
country that is considered too sacred for the
people to put their hands on, that is just the
thing propose to smash. [Applause.l Who
constitute this FORAKER Board! FIVE cltiZenS,
residents of the city of Cincinnati Mr.. Jordon
has well said to you that they are all Repub-
licans that there is not Democrat on that
Board; that not a Democrat will ever get on
that Board until am Governor Applause
Why don't they put Democrat on it? You
shrek about your good, old, pure Foraker
Boards, your non-partisan Boards. Why don't
you put one Democrat of known honesty and
probity upon that Board, for very shame's
sake.
A GREAT SENSATION.
will tell you the reason. The reason is that
the Board OF Public Affairs of Cincinnati is
corrupt and rotten to the core. Applause 1t
is a den of thieves, and can prove it. Jap
plause.1 We will begin on one of them now
We will offer the testimony now and convict
one of them of being thief and robber; "a
man who is defrauding the city Of Cincinnati,
although appointed to guard its interests by