The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-10-03

While he was pretending and as
serting tha, he was not candidate,
and not seeking the nomination.
HE man,pulators were stealthtly at
work. with his knowledge and con
nlvance. all over the state. to obtain
the nomination for him. This fact
can be proved by hundreds of as
good Republicans as there arc in
Ohio.
3. The nomination thus obtained
by fraud and stealth is not only an
outra5e upon the party, and an
insult to every honest Republican.
but it discloses such traits of
character in the perpetrator of the
fraud as utterly di.qualify him for
his party's trus:: and confidence.
There :s no moral difference be-
taeen obtalnlug a nomination un
der false pretenses and obtaining
money under false pretenees. and l
shall not give the approval of my
vote to that kind of political ethics.
4 / am opposed to the prostitu
ton of the public service, and of
all tho executive machinery of the
state to personal purposes 1t adds
immensely to the hatefulness of
this fraudulent nomination that it
has been Obtained by that very
msans. Nothing could more
clearly indicate the danger and fol-
lv of third term,sm than tho fact
now staring us in the face that the
third term ambition may, 1t can be
eratified. induce governor in Of
ice to make even our public be
nevolent institutions subservient to
his base and selfish greed of power.
These institutions have been estab
! ished for public benefit and not for
party. much less for personal ben.
6t. Yet there is scarcely an official
high or low. in any of them. who
does not feel that his official exis-
tence depends far more upon his
personal loyalty to the chief dis
penser of executive patronage than
upon tho faithful discharge Of his
duties.
5 am opposed to machine rule,
and political regency, and especi
ally am l opposed to a regency OF
the sCoxy. old boy " stripe.
6. The safety and benefcence of
free government depond on free
DISCUSSION. But what is the use of
discussion if everything is to be
decided for US by machine manipu:
lation? If that IS to be our political
| method, there will be more comfort,
| in cusslng than IN discussing.
Z. This Is the FIRST time that a
governor of Ohio has ever under
taken to use his patronage 10 pr
petuate himself in office. Let i: be
the last.
s. Third termism and machine
ru!c have mover heretofore been
| recognized as doctrines of the Re
publican party. bnt they most as
\ suredly become such if tho party
indorses them. The creed OF a
party is embodied, not so much In
ITS platform as in Its acts. 1t the
Republican party of Ohio formally
incorporates these odious and dan
gerors dogmas into the body of its
faith, 1t may rs we'll dismiss all
idea of success IN 1892. Its over
whelming defeat is foregone con
cIusion. Tho people will have no
hereditary presidents nor perpetual
governors.
9. liza third term, why not a
fourth. a fifth, and 50 on indefini-
tely? Why go to the trouble OF
con ventions and elections at all!
And if the machine is able to con-
troll our conventions now, how
mnch moro able will it be 10 con
troll them three years from now.
when it shall have gathered the
fruits and the experience of another
lease of'powcr?
10. The third term ambition is
coupled with IL salary grab scheme
which ought to be enough of itself
to condemn it. We have been ask
eL to increase the governor salary
from 81, 900. to S8.U00. and 1t has
been done. We are now asked to
proIong his term OF Office from two
years to three. This is a very mod.
est request. very. A salary OF $l.500
to $4,000. and Il two years term
were enough for "a Chase. Dennis
on, Tod. u Brough and Hayes.
but they are not enough for a For
aker. But if three terms, why not
SIX, and if Six why not twelve. and
if twelve, why not for Iifes Just as
good reasons can be giv,n fo, Il
twelve years term. or ior a Lille
term. as ore now gwen for a three
years term.
IL. If the presumption is just'fi-
allie that there is but one man IN
the Republican party capable of
filling the office of Governor, then
what il to become of the Iarty
should that man dies
II. Our ambitious executive de-
cIares himself candidate fsr The
GGyernorship only and not for the
Senatorship. His aspirations are
like the IiabilitIcs ofa EUgIish
corporation, limited. But he can
very well afford TO keep the Cover
norship for three years at a salary
of So. 600 a yenr, xhen his election
implies not only the right to re-
election indefinitely. but also control
of the election of Senator. If the
Republicans of OHIO do not want u
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