New-York tribune., 1895-07-29

all be free to vote they please when they meet
nj Columbus There is a good deal of wisdom
in this Mr.. Brice understands that the ias'
Legislature or the Legislature preceding II.
boih Of which were largely Republican. did not
disc barge their duties TO the satisfaction Oh
taxpaycrs generally The last Legislature IN
creased the local Indebtedness Of the state
ss ooo 900 swelling the total s96 600 000 Under
the force Of public opinion the biennial session
plan adopted. so that the Legisiaiure' az a'
though elected for two years, held put ON
session. while taking care to draw pay ior W., tM",
But had they held a second session II is qui.s
probably eight million or ten million oandy dola,s
more would have been added 10 the aireauy
enormous volume OF local indebtedness
The State tax in Ohio is only two mills ana Ia d
half the dollar. while the local taxes 'hnS md
from twenty to twenty-six mills OWING TO @ iis.iu
times taxes are paid with difficulty. ana Coliss C.
quently there is a great deal OF unrest anu party
lukewarmnesS
SENATOR BRICEs AMBITION.
Mr.. Brice proposes TO take advah'ase Vi ''''
this hence the concentration OF MS eHo''' ~
carry the Legislature. and he does not reeaiu
this as an impossibility. Take Hamilton Soui'es ~
as an Illustration. This county elects thirteen
members 10 the General Assembly; iheie 10 "'s az
independent Republican vote IN l,s vo".S .iLat
: 200 This Withheld from the Republican uche''
,yould andanger IL. or If cast on the opposite
side would almost insure IT'S deieat ' me Fe Se
publicans have not MADE their non Stnroher.
the Legislature and will not untl SeptS,nu,. Sepv,,
neither have the Democrats. the hepupIo"iSs 80
do not think of nominating many. IL any, "a ~,
those who served IN tne ldSl
are urged by those who desire the success g.. q,
the party to select business men who are IN
touch with the industries Of the state anu VIZ WIZ
are in full sympathy with the oVeIpuiuv"teu t,t
taxpavers This is the kind OF ueiesd'io!...
that Mr. Brice is trying to have selected % "nu - =,
he should succeed and the Repubhcans ni,,, la.i =,
meet public expectation or, more loIcto's
sneaking public demands, the election OF
solid Democratic delegation from fia''i'''o'
County would not be a great surpriSse,; iS,.,,rot,
Cuyahoga County corles next 10 thNi'i''.,,,
and there there exists a similar condition OF
affairs: hence. you will discover the depth AN, anu
breadth Of the shrewdness of the schem" tha'
is being worked by Senator Brce ana ms SUI
porters. There are Il great many p"ii i.'S ~, .
available in this contest, and MI brire s,ae tde
owner of but one while on the Republican siue
Mr. Bushnell candidate for Governor Is the
only wealthy man 1t is also surmised that
Senator Brice has much higher sa1r sah;r !" :, is
understood that he does not attach r,ncn mn ~
portance to Senatorial dignity, ana ne hopes II
his party should carry ohio. ana especiahy I ''
TepisIaturc he would AT once rise to the level
OF an available candidate for the president
You know these are not very numerous al
present and YOU know also that the 'alk oi q
third term FOR Mr. Cleveland Is the meres'
bosh. Why. then. not Rrice for fresiuen'' W
Sorg Thomas. both miin"naifes' LOT 'nr ne
Senate? All this or any par: of II would. OF
course depend on Democrats success IN ONO
in November; hence the incentive To strong
and vigorous campaign on the pcmocr"uc S'uV'
To what extent the Democrats vii, succeed 10
get themselves together can hes, be 1u1s.u
after they hold their State convention III pun
themselves
not making much Roadway. but then they nave
n way sometimes OF failing into llno 'ha' Is
only known 10 them and Is hardly appreciated
by Republicans.
THE SILVER QUESTION
As 10 the state convention. predict that on
the silver question II will adopt the platform
OF the last National Democratic Convention.
and that IL will omit the tail which the hen-
tucky Democratic Convention added by hdoIs,
ing Cleveland and Carlisle ana thcir souhu
money policy whatever that may mean, II ,ns
Democrats in August should get tosether anu
decide to pull together. one may look Tor d
,erv lively campaign in Ohio. with the pros
meets of course. IN favor of Repubncans put
not with such majorities as In 1888 ana 1877
Indiana holds no State convention TINS year
and the talk down there centres on the ir'si-
dency. and what may happen next year IN .he
contest for the Legislature. which VIII eject
euccessor 10 Senator Voorhees,. OF course, Cen
eral Harrison is the favorite son OF lhul@na ia
for the Presidency, and he Is the 1aNorl'e III
tho mn sense and In the honest sense OF tha'
term II his name should be presented Tor the
Presidency and II he should receive the noHl,
nation he would not decline, and ne wouiu
he far stronger than he was when ne was ue
feated or than when elected. II would not pe
safe therefore when considering Presidential
candidates TO omi. the name OF behJa'hii
Harrison o,, All, .o- a.,
whatever may happen In Ohio this year tht
sta,e will cast it's electoral vote in 1891 for the
pnnnh,ican candidate. whoever he may be. bu'
az This time Ohio is more united for Mckinney
thah az "'' RICHARD SMITH.