The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12

see TO IL that political dead beats, bood-
lers and convention packers are driven
from the ranks of both parties. When
Foraker shakes off the disreputable
scamps who arc now his chief advisers,
his donunciation OF Democratic gang
sters will come from him with better
grace. There are somc men so persist
emily iinpudent they force themselves
upon candidate against his wishes and
stick to him like burr; but it is only
when they are appointed to i'm
portant positions in the public
service that an injury is inflicted
upon the State. What Campbell, if
elected, may do with this class of men
we can only conjecture. What Foraker
has done we know. They hold the Offices
and run tho machine Mt the expense of
the taxpayers OF Ohio.
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"rhe chatter about third term diff
Guilty is tho shcerest nonsense. can
not understand that any man with COM
mon sense and common honesty can give
that foolish noise serious thought.
This whole current of talk is twad-
die. 1t is an effort to pervert the public
feeling that has established the tradi-
tion, strong as the constitution itself,
that no man shall be three times Presi
dent of the United States. There is no
third-term prejudice or sense of public
peril associated with any other office,
and there is no occasion for any."-Hal-
stead at Wilmington.
Senator Halstead knew he was indulg-
ing in little cheap demagogy when he
uttered the above, for he must know
that the reasons which debar n Presi-
dent from third term apply with equal
force to n Governor of Ohio. The patron
age of the President is loss to the square
mile than that of u Governor. If the
one should be forbidden by ''the tradi-
ton. strong as the Constitution ITSELF"
to use this patronage to pcrpctuate him
self and his adherents in office, why
should not the other? The offices are
similar in character. The holder of one
Is simply larger President than the
holder of the other. Their duties are
essentially alike. We know, indeed, Of
no case in which President has sue
ceeded through his appointees in pack
ing convention and rcnominating him
self; but we have in Ohio, now, case
in which the board of public affairs of
Cincinnati. with it's numerous employees,
the police board with its army of police
men, the election board with its scores
of appointces, united under the leader
ship of Oil Inspector Cox to pack con-
vention in the interest of Governor
from whom they had received their ap-
pointmcnts.
II was successful effort. so far as the
caucus could make it successful-to per-
petuate him and them in office. 1t was
an open and conspicuous trampling un-
der foot of tho principle embodied in
that tradition strong as the constitu
ton itself" to which the people of Ohio
and Of the United States have hitherto
adhered. Is it wrong for President TO
be subjected to the temptation of using
the patronage at his disposal for per-
sonal ends, and yet right for Governor
to be not only so tempted but to yield
TO the temptation? Shall we endorse
the doctrine that u Governor Of Ohio
may peGdle out the patronage of his
high Office to perpctuate himself in pow
,r, and yet hold that even Lincoln or
/ Grant shall not be permitted to do
the same thing? MIR. Hal
stead has not shown in this instance the
wisdom which should emanate from one
who aspires to the position Of United
States Senator The fact IL he display
I'd his great genius TO better advantage
,n the 9TH inst, when in an editorial he
said: 'Iiis tForaller's) splendid appear
lnce on festive occasions. ana the bril-
liant greetings lie had had in the dress
,arades before the eyes of the country |
lave been of general fame" This, l |
hink, is pretty good for lIalstead, and |
presents Foraker in his best shape.
JoHS BEATTY.
September %.