Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-10-24

publicans; the present incumbent has.
They did not use the power of the exec
utive Office to build up an individual
following; the present incumbent has.
They did not appoint ward strik-
ers like George B. Cox to inn
portant positions in the civil
service; the present incumbent has.
They did not whine about the inade-
quacy Of their compensation; the present
incumbent has. They did not announce
that they would not be candidates
in order to obtain q nomination by
stealth; the present incumbent has.
They did not seek to overthrow an es-
tablished usage by thrusting them
selves upon the party for third term;
the present incumbent has. They did
not keep themselves before the people
by means of an organized corps of
pufters; the present incumbent has.
They did not neglect the legitimate busi-
ness of the executive Office in order to
attend parades, banquets, picnics and
fairs, the present incumbent has.
In short, three of the men named
Dennison, Tod and Brough-occupied
the executive Office in the most trying
period known to American history.
Their hours of service began at dawn
and continued until midnight. The
most difficult problems were constantly
arising for their solution. The perma-
nency of the Union was in degree de-
pendent upon their loyalty, energy and
wisdom. Their struggle with the ever
pressing duties of their Office was as
wearing upon mind and body, as con-
tinuous battle. And yet this man of
the Ohio State journal. in spirit of
abject toadyism which is pitiful, asks,
HAS any man magnified the Office more
than the present incumbent?" Magnified
the office! Great Cesar! The present
incumbent has not been at the office
half the time. The business has been
done by the clerks, while he was absent
galloping about the country on one
FOOLS errand and another All this talk
about his magnifying the Office is
simply preposterous nonsense, printed
because paid for.
Boss Tweed played the same game in
New York to perpetuate himself in
power that Boss Foraker is attempting
to play in Ohio. The time to combat
such departure from fair methods,
honest administration and old customs,
is when its true character becomes man
ifest 1t would be folly to wait until the
evil had become intrenched in every
branch of the State, county and munich
pal government and could plead age and
precedent in justification of its existence.
An ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure in politics as we'll as medicine.
1t is now simply question whether
the Republican party shall continue to,
exist in Ohio or be supplanted by the
Foraker party. The difference between
the two is as obvious as that between
cleanness and corruption, truth and
falsehood, solidity and sham, fair, open,
manly dealing and the most offensive
treachery.
1t is doubtless true that the Demo-
cratic party has ringsters in it, but this
isnot valid reason why we should sup
port men of the same class who assume
to be Republicans. We are not bound to
make choice between two evils. The cit
izen's duty ends when he has avoided
both. The mote in our own eye is the
thing to be cast out first. So long as
tricksters may whip us in by the argu.
ment that other men are tricksters, we
shall be ruled by trickery; and SO soon
as the Republican party ceases to seek
good ends by fair methods its strength
will disappear, and its only title to re.
spect rest in the grandeur of its past
achievements. JOHN BEATTY.