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

four, and then you have two Republicans and
two Democrats elected by tho people and Sc
leeted IN advance by the peoples candidates
and you know that you are to rest your right to
register and vote, not upon the fiat of j. B.
Foraker, but upon the will of the people
tGreat applause
Fe~ &c Come, however, to the milk in the
Election Board cocoanut. The law proviPes
that there shall be q clerk to each Board. Oh
yes clerlli He gets q big salary He is the
Board most OF the time, and he is generally the
lawyer of the Board and mapipuates, He it is
who picks Bill Jehes er Tom Jackson to handle
acert3in wafd saying: These men are friends
of mine down in that ward" The law does not
say, whit the, politics of thee clerks shall be,
only that thete shall be c.erl. Now, if there
was an honest attempt to get non-partisan
Boards there would certainly be
SOME DEMOCRATIC CLERKS,
Or at least an occasional Prohbitionist But
l hold in my hand a list or the seventeen clerks
in the seventeen Boards of the seventeen lies,
appc:ntsd ty GcTcEpcr FORAKER. and ,seferteeu
# them frc Reptbi.oalis; all the rest are Dem
ocfats. daughter and applause Here is the
list.
List of clerks of Boards OF ELECTIONS appoint
ed by Governor Foraker, showing politics OF
these-clerSs;
cinE,,laati-W. E. Bundy, R>publ can.
Cleveland-W. ]. Gleason r epublican.
Columbus-C. Harrington Republican.
Toledo-H E. King, Republican
Dayton-C. W. Dustin, Republican.
Springfield-George Belrd Republican.
Hamilton, T. Inlay, Republican.
asndtsky5-j6sh B. DAVIS, Republican.
SteubenviNe-Geo. P. Kells, Republican.
NeWark-.L. Brsdy Harris, yRepuhIcan.
Youngstpwn-B. ]. Edwards, Republican,.
2anestille-H. l.. Anderson, republican.
Mausfield--Jesse Lacon, Republican.
Chillicothe-E. D. Gilmore, Republican.
Portsmouth,. D. PurIon, Republican.
Canton-Harry Rex, Republican.
Akron-Fred @. Bryan. r ,rubiie5r,
Where is Soer nrn- Partisan election law?
Hers IL the man in all honor who would say:
L am attempting to appoint non-partisan
boards" and never fails to put on Republi-
can.
There are five members of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
OF Cincinnati and five Republicans on that
Board; Why should not one bempcfAt be put
oni There IS hevsE i. Oemo6si at on any Uf them
eScerti where the law compels them to be ap-
pointed, and yet he viii stand and pratc about
the beautiful non-partisan Boards that he has
appointed. He said down in Hamilton that my
objection to the Boards was on account of the
character of the clerks That statement drew
my attention to the character and personnel of
the clerks that he had appointed had
not THOUGHT OF THAT BEFsRF,
And ! cit the f9regeiig list and found that tho
fsst men on it draws $500 salary year in the
city OF Cincinnati as a non-partisan clerk. He
is the nephew of Governor Foraker, and did
not live in Cincinnati, but was imported from
Jackson County. That is one non-partisan
clerk. The non-partisan clerk in Columbus is
the Governors cousin. OF course he is for me.
He has no interest in electing his cousin Gov
ernor He wants me to have a fair show in
Columbus for this el ction.
THE CLERK tE CLEVELAND
Is peddling around the official lists. 1 do not
know for what purpose, unless it is to send cir
culars advertising some kind Of soap, or some.
thing Of that kind; but the choicest niofsel IS
in your heighborns City OF Chillicothe I ad.
wise, y0u to so back with US on the train and
see him; 1t is worth the price of admission to
see the clerk there, for he is as good as a cir
Gus. It is S told them down in Hamilton he
can't write his name without sticking his
tongue out. He is coiored hack diver and
about IS hliterate as as he Gin be. 1 do not
object to his being 6o,6red or hdck-driter !
would consider it credit to appoint a hack
driver and give him n chance to rise if 1 thought
him capable. But the Governor could not
only not find white man or Democrat to fill
the place, but he had to take black man that
had been
IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.
Now where is that man who wanted to ask me
about tue rebel flags? If I were to paraphrase
the Cove rnors celebrated telegram I would
say; 'Thsfe shall be no fet6l election clerks
| dbp6inted whilB an GoFerntr." In order to
show the enormous power in the Hands of the
| Governor Of Ohio; and that it does not exist in
the large cities alone; but that he has other
enormous patronage, and that his office is be-
coming danger to the people, will read lis,
of the patronage controlled by the Governor as
taken from the reports Of the public institu-
tlons and departments for the year 1887. This
is simply list of employe, from the various
| institutions, charitable and penal, of the State
| PATRONAGE CONTROLLED
/ BV the Governor as taken from the annual re
ports of public institutions and department:
| for 1887: