The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-10-22
HYPOCRISY
Shown by the Republican
Legislators.
They Fight Honest Government in Gin
Cinnat for the Reason
That They Failed TO Get Their
Own Men in Local Office,
Though Favoring It When They
Think They Have a Chance.
Their Disgracefu1 Course E1x-
posed.

The Republican, party has always been
the party of fraud and pretense. Its as
sumption of honesty IN government is
generally governed by political policy.
This was never shown to any better ad-
vantage than in the special session of
the Legislature called by Governor
Campbell. Governor Campbell an
nounced that he wanted to give the peo-
pie of Ohio in certain cities Home Rule.
To that effect he recommended that the
B. P. I. be abolished and be elected by
the people. To this the Republicans
agreed at once, because itgave their party
chance to capture the B. ?. l. of Gin
cinnati, and perhaps 1,50O offices. Tho
sight of an office always whets the blood
of reform Republican. But mark
you what occurred when the DEM
ocrats proposed a different plan.
They proposed to give the Governor
power to remove the men he had ap-
pointed, and in six months more that
right would be transferred to the peo-
pie, where it belonged, and to which
the original bill assigned it at the end
of. the first year. 1t would be supposed
that they would be willing to make some
concessions for the sake of home rule.
Nobody who heard their reform profess
sions would accuse them of an unwil-
1ingness to wait six months, but their
conduct shows how conclusive is the
proof of the assertion at the head OF
this article. When this measure to
make the offices elective at the end OF
si-- months came to vote not one he
pu6lican voted for it. In the House ev.
cry single Republican voted against it
showing how hypocritical and deceitful
this party of alleged moral grandeur
really is. The Democratic party Of
Ohio has always been in favor of home
rule. 1t could not leave the old B. z. A
of Cincinnati in power during the cleo
| tion, for then the very element that pro
| duced the scandal and corruption il
| Cincinnati in 1889 would still be IN :
position to employ all their vast powe'
| to perpetuate themselves even in spite
| of the people. The Democrats did th'
next best thing. They told the peopl'
of Cincinnati to wait one year whel
they could elect that board and in tn
meantime they would be governed b.
an honest board appointed by Demo
cratic Governor.
| In the meantime Governor Campbell
found out the board contained dishones
men, and he made up his mind that the
should step down and out. For tina
purpose the Legislature was called tx
gether. The Republicans preferred
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people of Cincinnati, unless they ha
their way. In other words, they wei
willing to be honest and square for poll
ical reward in the shape of 800, Offices
but they were not willing these me
should go if the Democrats were to kee
their own workers in Office, and at tt
same time depose the men under suspi
ion among the people.
Whenever Republican howls Fl
honest government, mark one thing,
expects to get slice of the patronag
and if he don't get it he is not so mu
interested in reform.