The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-10-19
AS TO OHIO.
The New York World on Its
Job Of House Cleaning.
A Truo Picture of the Zig Battle Against
Bosses and Corruption Now
Going on In Ohio
Politics.

A staff correspondent Of the New
Yor. World, in writing about the Ohio
campaign, says: Elk. Governor Camp
bell, who has been nominated by the
Democrats for governor, declared war,
at the opening Of the present campaign
here in Columbus, upon tho misrule and
corruption of the Republican party Of
the state under the leadership Of George
B. Cox of Cincinnati, and the Hon.
Fire Alarm Foraker, and, in series Of
successful meetings, has been waging
that war relentlessly.
Tho odors of the recent Republican
legislatures which were nominated by
Cox are as pleasant the nostrils of re-
spectacle Ohio as the odor of the recent
Platt kindergarten in Albany to the
nostrils Of respectable New York. 1t is
openly charged that corruption has
Toasted itself in these bodies, and 80 bad
was the record of the last legislature
that Mckinley and other respectable
leaders forced,lt to adjourn sine die 1T
the close of tho first session to prevent
witches dance in the adjourned session
whicn has reen the rule of Ohio legis.
latures for nearly half century.
In 1889 e. Governor Campbell, then
caudidute for the governorship, waged
war upon Cox and Coxism and won.
The enemy was crippled, but under sue
ceeding Republican administrations it
has grown stronger than ever. Cox is
the ally OF Foraker. He is the real
strength of tho, Foraker faction Of the
Republican party, which seeks to put
beneath it the venerable head Of tho
cold and canny Sherman and the Napo-
leonic headpiece Of tho dull and dreamy
Mckinley, who has visions of greatness
aud glory that no medicament of defeat
seems able to cure.
Foraker furnishes the skyrockets and
brass band Of popularity to the comDi-
nation. In Foraker's elevation Cox sees
his own advantage. Together they
"ran" the Republican convention and
put up for governor Mr.. Bushnell, u
very ambitious rich man, who Is said to
be suitable for the purposes of the two
schemers. In that convention Cox sat
practically alone as the representative
of Hamilton county, casting its vote
with tho autocracy of czar, while the
dummy delegates who had accompanied
him enjoyed moment of liberty i'll
various hotel bars.
No other interest than those of Fora
ker and Cox was considered i'll the con-
vention. A pretense of harmony among
the factions was made and Mckinley
fnrt1, n1,fDiu ,,,api in i,l
didate at the same time that Foraker
was nominated for United States sen.
ator. That pretense was maintained at
the opening Republican rally, when
Sherman and Foraker and Mckinley
spoke from the same platform, but the
reality Of discord was shown by John
clammy Endorsement of
MCKINLEY or any other good Republi-
can" for president, and of Foraker or
any other good Republican" for senator.
Both the Sherman and Mckinley men
know that with Foraker and Cox in
the saddle they will be overridden rough |
,hod, and however honest Sherman and |
may be in their professions
IF harmony, their followers are not
likely tO puV tHo hililo W tnolr OWN
throats. Foraker has played the part of |
Judas in Ohio politics too often to hope
'or the support of every Republican,
md i'll the probability of a settlement Of
ong-standing accounts lies much hope
If Democratic success this fall.
1t is doubtful whether were there no
I'D grudges TO slack. the respectable ele-
nent OF the Republican party would
ook upon this alliance of Foraker and
Jox with 70. bearance enough to support
{ for the sake of party success.
Tho Republicans, for lack of better
ssue, to distract attention from Repub-
lean misrule and extravaganza and the
lisgrace Of Coxism, and to please the
title Napoleon, perhaps, have revived Il
he tariff talk. The leaders have open
y declared for return to higher duties.
md the threat TO revive the tariff has
'een received with no very great joy by
he manufacturers.
The influence of the Wilson tariff has
'een felt already in Ohio by vigorous
evival Of industries, aud the Republic
ms are likely to find that they have
nade tactical mistake in dandling Mo-
iinley's pet baby in public.