The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-31
The MEANING
OF Elerting Asa S. Bushnell
Governor of Ohio.
General John Beatty Makes . Clear Cut
Exposition Of what Would
Follow Such an
Event.

There is no man IN ONO, and especial
" no Republican, who moro thoroughly
understands the aims Of the Cox.Fora-
ler gang, than General John Beatty Of
Columbus, the well known Republican
statesman. Here are his views ex.
pressed in his own words:
"The election Of Bushnell and For.
aker would give the Hamilton county
gang immediate control of all state APP
pointments, and in the event Of the
election OF a Republican president, the
control Of at least one half Of the federal
offices in Ohio. With this patronage at
its disposal, the gang would not only
control the legislature, but every Re-
publican caucus in the state. In brief
George B. Cox would be politically
omnipotent in Ohio, and every public
Office and appointment would be for him
o source Of revenue, and every bill that
passed the Legislature would be made to
contribute t. his income. A prominent
Republican said TO me the other day:
IF we do not down the Hamilton county
gang now, the party will be in its
clutches for the next 20 years. The
| only way to down the gang is to down
Bushnell, and all candidates for the
legislature pledged to the support of
Foraker. Those who support the gang
on the supposition that it is necessary to
conciliate it in order to secure a solid
delegation from Ohio, for Mckinley are
constructing their political edifice on
quicksand, The gang will pretend to
be for Mckinley until it succeeds, then
it will suddenly lose interest in him
and begin to look around for some presi.
| dental candidate whom it can use. The
only way to elevate Mckinley is to
knock down the gang. With its defeat its
political power will end, and the ample
supply Of hatchets it has in stock for Nc.
Kinley and Sherman, will be uncalled
for by aspiring politicians and hence un'
used. George B. Cox controls 2,70C
offices and appointments in Hamilton
county. Are the people Of Ohio willing
to allow him to control 27,00C? If not,
the thing to do is to smash his machine
by the defeat of Foraker and Bushnell
"Now that every Republican candi
date for the general assembly has got
down ON his belly in abject submission
to the Cox Foraker gang, it may not bt
amiss to recapitulate few of the more
significant aud suggestive features OF
Foraker's administration Of state af
fairs.
During his first term as governor ht
whined so continuously about the in
sufficiency of the salary attached to the
Office that the legislature increased il
from 81 900 to S., 900 per annum. This
was done at time when the farmers o.
Ohio were fortunate if they obtained
5000 each for their years work.
when Foraker entered upon his sec
ond term he gave George B. Cox tn,
best Office within his control-that o.
oil inspector. This was done in the full
fillment Of pledge made prior to thu
selection of delegates to the convention
which placed him in nomination for re
election In short, Foraker obtained
the influence of the Hamilton county
gang by promise to give the best Office
in the state to it's leader. 1t was not
therefore, a consideration of the public
interest which led to the bestowal o
the Office upon Cox, but reward for per
sonal service.
HE put General Grosvenor and Majo
Lloyd, two competent men, and gallan
soldiers, out of the board of charitabl,
institution because they could not b,
used to advance his political schemes.
He filed asylum boards, and tn,
boards of the penal and correctional in
sttutions of the state, and all subordi
nate positions as we'll with his persona
adherents, and without regard to thei
fitness for the positions.