Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-10

A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT,
the control Of at least one-haf Of the
Federal Offices in Ohio. With this pat
ronage 40 it's disposal, the gang would
not only control the Legislature, but
every Republican caucus in the State.
I'm brief. George B. Cox would be pOliti-
cally omnipotent f. Ohio, and every
public Office and appointment would be
FOR him @ source OF revenue, and every
bin that passed the Legislature would
be made TO contribute to his income. 4
prominent Republican said to me the
other day. III we do not down the Ham
ilton county gang now. the party will be
i'm It's clutches for the next twenty
years. The only way to down the
gang is 20 down Bushnell. and all can
didates for the Legislature pledged to
the support of Foraker. Those who
support the gang on the supposluon that
it is necessary 10 cOnciliate it in order
TO secure o solid delegation from Ohio
Tor Mckinley are constructing their po-
litical edifce on QuiCksand. The gang
viii pretend to be for Mckinley until 1t
succeeds. then il viii suddenly lose in
terest in him and begin to look around
for some Presidential candidate whom
fl can use. The only way 10 elevate
Mckinley is to knock down the gang.
With it's defeat its political power VIII
end. and the ample supply OF hatchetS
IL has in stock for Mckinley ana Sner-
man viii be uncGlled Tor by aspiring
politicians and hence unused. George
b. Cox controls 200 offices and ap-
pOinments I'm Hamilton county. Are
the people Of Ohio willing to allow him
to control $1,000? If not, the thing TO
do is TO smash his machine by the de-
I feat Of Foraker and Bushnell
Now that every Republican candi-
I date for the General Assembly has got
down on his belly 10 AFFECT submission
I To- tho COx-Foraker gang, it may not be
amiss
TO RECAPITULATE
/ q few of the more significant ana sug-
gestive features Of Forakers aohinls-
trGtion of State affairs.
During his first term as governor
I he wined 50 continuously a5cIt the
| INSULT cheney of the salary attached 10
/ Che Office that The Legislature increased
/ IL from $4,000 TO $4,000 per Gnnum. TINS
! was done 40 O time when the farmers o.
/ Ohio we're fortunate ii they obtained
\ 5000 each for their years work.
"When Foraker entered upon his sec
/ ond term. be gave George b. Cox the
/ best Office wi-hln his control-that or
| oil inspector. This was done IN full
hlment of a pledge made prior TO the
/ selection of delegates to the convention
which placed him in nomination for re-
/ election. In short. Foraker obtained
/ the influence Of The Hamilton county
| sang by a promise to give the best Of
/ nee I'm the state to its leader. lt was
not therefore. a consideration OF the
/ public interest which led TO the bestow-
| "a OF the Office upon Cox, but reward Tor
/ personal services.
/ "He Dut General GrCSvenOr and Ma
| ior LLOYD. TWO competent men, and gal
/ liant soldiers, out of the board OF O. char
! table institution because they could
not be used TO advance his political
I schemes.
"He filled asylum boards, and the
/ boards of The penal and correctional in
I situations Of the state, and all subordl-
nate positions as we'll, with his person
/ ri adherents. and without regard to
| their
FITNESS FOR THE POSITIONS.
"lVhia pretending 10 De a friend Of
/ The soldier ne practically ignored them
I En- he distribution Of public patronage,
/ end was at the same time especially
( ccrc rous in the bestOwal of good gifts
/ uDon newspaper men who would write
/ him into prominence. and upon the
\ friends and relatives Of those who put
/ ND money TO secure his nomination and
| election
"Whie encouraging Dawes, Kenne-
| dv. aT0rev. Neil. Lyon and LampS0n
20 stand as candidates for governor,
and while claiming NOT to be candi-
/ date himself. be secretly used the whole
| power of the party machine and the
PATRONAGE of the executive Office. to Sc
/ cure his own nomination for third
term.
"He permitted three Of his appOin
: tees. to-wit: Cappellar, D0ane and
Eurtz. to- draw salaries from the State
I treasury while spending most OF their
/ time I'm the party committee room do
ing party service-service which had
mainly in view his own reelection 10
Office.
/ she deferred the consideration Of
/ most important neutrality-suspicious.
/ affecting The personal liberty Of the cit
. izan-ur-u the close Of campaigns in
. which De proposed to take part. thus
| making official duty secondary TO the
| performance of party service, and his
/ desire for personal nOt0riety superior
to- his omci3l oath.
"He retained ". S. Cappellar in an
important omce after q senate commit
zee had found by investigation that
/ Ceppellar did not give close personal
attention TO the duties of the Office
that his loose method in expenditure
| furnished no protection 10 the public,
end hat he had violated the law OF
April 8. 1855 requiring that houor3bly
discharged soldiers
SHOULD BE PREFERRED
for office C3ppellar. however. was a po-
luc2l tricfs-er. and a setter-up OF con-
/ venticus and hence invaluable 10 one
who depended upon triCkery and pack
/ ri conventions for his political adj
! Vcnosment
Nothing but an adroit manipulation
of the party machine by Cox. Kurtz and
/ Coppeiilr put Foraker to the front
/ Nanyof his old tariff speeches would
have been discreditable to the intelh-
geuce of boy. me has. however. inn
/ proved somewhat in this line. but his
knowledge of finance is stiU so vague
and superficial that I am told he was
recently captivated by an absurd book
/ chilled Coins Financial SChOOl and