The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-10-30
The Democratic rr... on Mr., Ryan.

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We observe with regret a disposition
on the part of the Democratic press to
speak unpleasantly of Hon. Daniel J.
Ryan just now, strangely at variance
with what they nave been saying about
him for the past two years. For in
stance:
The Hooking Sentinel, Democrat, Of
Logan, of Dec. 1S, 1884, remarked that
its Republican contemporaries were
Saying some very deservedly handsome
things of Hon. Daniel Ryan, Of 'orts-
mouth, and urging his candidacy on
the Republican ticket for secretary of
state" and added, "Mr. Ryan is COM
paratively new man in public affairs,
but he is notable character in his
party and in the public service. We
are sorry he is not Democrat He has
made clean record as an officer, and is
the kind of heroic fellow we want to
meet leading the Republican campaign
next year When the plotters, aiming
to rob us of the canals, almost captured
q recent legislature, Ryan was firm and
steadfast, and stood by the public re-
gardless of party clamor against him.
For that, if for nothing else, we took a
leaning to him. We don't know Ryan
personally, 80 what we say of him is as
an Observer sentinel so to speak
noting the conduct Of public men,"
The Auglaize County Decmocr at, pub
lished at Wapakoneta, of Dec. 12, 1889,
tary of State Daniel j. Ryan is the kind
Of public officer that newspaper men
Of all parties can admire and az
preciate. Already he has issued l-j
page pamphlet containing the Ohio
Election Statistics for 1885, This is a
departure from the beaten track, and
the Information comes several months
in advance Of the time when it is usual
ly published in the secretary's annual
report, and in time to be Of use as cur
rent information. A new feature, also,
Is map of the state, the space in each
county containing the total vote cast
for the three candidates for governor.
And this only is one Of several legal and
statistical compilations already issued,
which indicate that Mr.. Ryan is intelli-
gently and practically performing the
duties of his Office"
The Steubenville Daily Gazette, Of
Dec. 10, 1889, The jackson Herald Of
Dec. 10, The Mansfield Shield and Ban
ner. Of Dec. II, and many other promi-
papers, were fully as complimentary in
ability, generally speaking, with which
the secretary was discharging his pub
lie duties Concerning his annual re-
port for 1889, The Greenville Democrat
also remarked: "We regard it as the
most complete and useful publication
ever issued from the office of secretary
Of state" The Clinton county Demo
crat, of Wilmington, was likewise very
emphatic in its commendation of this
report. These are all organs of pro-
nounced Democratic opinion, and while
we could easily enlarge upon the list
sufficient has been said to show their
sincere approval of Mr.. Ryan's course
as q most competent, economical and
painstaking official. The Columbus
Daily Dispatch and Daily Press, two in
fuential independent organs, have also
repeatedly noticed his work in the most
complementary terms, and are still con-
sistently supporting him very cordially,
as are apparently The Cincinnati Post
| and Cleveland Press, two other widely
ais.
The doseness Of the result ON lieu.
tenant governor last fall caused the
official returns to be Of unusual interest
and value. Referring to the manner in
which they were given to the public by
| the secretary of state, The Cincinnati
Enquirer, of Nov. 10, 1889, declared:
ut is but just to say that Secretary o.
State Ryan and his assistants are entitle:
to thanks Of the people Of the state fol
the promptness with which the result
has been arrived az. They have worked
day and night in bulle.ining the re
turns, and every courtesy possible ha
been extended to representatives of tht
press, to enable them to get full and &C
'curate figures to the public. Mr.. Ryar
is one of tho public officers who rum
his office in the interest of the public.
| The same paper in its Washington
correspondence Of March "a last, re
interesting figures in Washington for
few days past has been Hon. Daniel
Ryan, secretary of state of Ohio, who i
taking we'll earned vacation here. HI
has made a good impression, and i
looked upon with more consideration
than secretaries of state ordinaril,
command, especially so because he i
sure to be the head of the Republican
ticket in Ohio this year. He will un
questionahay be the best candidate tn
Republicans can command. He ha
ability and dash. and is an acute poll
tician: Occupying the position he does
It is almost phenomenal that he has no
been dragged into any of the factiona
quarrels which are now distracting hi
party"-and so on for quantity. I
Mould worry the patience Of the reade
to continue the numerous similar
pleasant notices given him by the Dem
ocratic press. It may not be amiss il
this connection, however, to state, as ar
indication Of the wide popularity of Mr.
Ryan, and the favor with which his re
nomination was viewed by the Republi
can press of Ohio, that on May The
Toledo Blade addressed a note to 13(
Ohio Republican editors, asking theil
preference az to our candidate thi
year, and on May 10, published seven
ty-eight responses from them, all bu
one fsvoring his denomination.
In fact it is to the taxpayers of tn,
one party as much as to the other tha
the administration of Mr.. Ryan mus
most highly commend itself. No secre
tary of state or other public official il
Ohio has ever conducted the affairs oi
any Office with such careful attention te