Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-08-08

ment IN South Carolina on jackson 8
day, and it will have about as much
effect on Gov. Morrlce as the resolu.
tions passed by the South Carolina
Legislature had on President jacobson.
II is said that in Wichita society is
broken up. and churches are disrupt
ed, but as remarked by the Topeka
Journal the people of Wichita bad
rather given up their ''relIgion, than
their beer"
The friends of law and order are
equally active, and are making a
"house TO house" canvass. hoping to
prove to the world that the majority
of the people in the town are law
abiding. The county attorney was in
consultation with Attorney General
Dawes and the governor, the first of
last week, and processes to bo willing
to do all in his power to enforce the
law. 1t is best for him to do so, for
General Dawes has a very effective
way of dealing with county at
torneys who are luke warm in doing
their duty. He simply suspends them
from Office, appointing an assistant
attorney general to do the required
work"
General Dawes is proving to be
one of the most efficient officers the
state ever had, well read in law, with
promptness of decision and ripe judg-
ment, with abilities far beyond ordi-
nary, with enormous energy and will
power. He is withal, q man who will
do his duty as he sees it, and who
can be frightened by no display of
force on the part of the opposition.
His promptness of action is shown by
the following:
A few weeks ago l was talking
with him in his Office in the capitol,
when q letter from some town in
southeastern Kansas was handed
him by his private secretary. Read
ing it, he remarked to his stenograph.
er; "Send those people a telegram,
saying that will be there TO- morrow
morning" When things are in a
tangle, he prefers to be on the ground
and 30 be able to form his judgments
intelligently. He went personally to
Levenworth, to see to the dlsmlssion
of the warden of the penitentiary, a
populist who persisted in holding on
to his Office after his dismission BY
the governor for NAL administration
Of the affairs under his control. When
the"Wichita rebellion" began General
Dawes was just as promptly on the
ground, to make full investigation.
and so be able to act from personal
knowledge instead of report. How
all this agitation will end, one cannot
tell positively, but as the state au-
thorities show no signs of backing
down, it seems as if the liquor meu
would have to give up the fight. One
thing is sure. think, and that is that
Kansas will never admit the saloons
again. The law is on the statute
books to stay, and even if the pro-
hibitory amendment should be resub
mitted, it would be carried through
by an overwhelming majority. Kans
as will not progress backward, but
will continue to the stars, even though
it may be through difficulties.
Kansas, primarily, and Nebrasks
have just given to Ohio one of The
foremost educators of the country il
the person of James H. Garfield
Chancellor of the University of Ne
braska, now president of the Ohle
State University.
President Garfield is man among
men. Like Saul of old, intellectually
he towers head and shoulders abov,
his fellows. With ripe scholarship
wide experience, q thorough knowl
edge of men, with executive ability
unsurpassed, energy sufficient for
dozen ordinary men, and wlthal,
most charming personality, and mag
netic address, he is the ideal gentle
man and scholar, and Ohio is yer,
fortunate to secure him for her stat,
university. He is yet young man
being not more than forty-6ve, if h
has reached that age, and has in hi
nature all the buoyant optimism
tempered by sound judgment, ant
boundIess energy of the west. H
has been farm boy, law student, rail
way mail clerk, practicing lawyer
school superintendent, professor ii
college and president of the Nebrask'
university, and from each position b.
haa QlIol H. L.n .Llol - he akoro ~