The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-10-19
he ACKNOWLEDGES THE CORN.


From the opening Of the Demo-
eFutic campaign in this city on the
2Sth day Of September there has
been no end Of abuse of Governor
Campbell IN the Foraker. Cox or
gans, and by the Republican stump
orators who have not had the cour-
age 10 rcpudiute C0Xism in Ohio.
Governor Campbell's exposition Of
state finances and mismanage-
ment has been the subject of at-
tack in the most unsparing terms.
Auditor Of State Poe has even by
interview and in public speeches
denounced the statements of Mr..
Campbell rs false and without the
shadow of excuse or truth. The
criticism of Mr.. Campbell on the
state indebtedness, and the general
neglect and bad manatemen of
state affairs under the adminisira-
;iOn of Gov. Mckinley naturally
brought Gov. Mckinley to a de-
5ense OF his own administration,
He, too, either ignored Mr.. Camp
hplr5 criticisms or derided them
according as the huInor struck him
at the time of making each speech
Dir. Campbell in several speeches
referred to the fact that Governor
Mckinley had been misled as to
the sgures he was using in his
speeches by sorne one, and called
upon him TO correct them and here
ny give to the people OF ohio a
true statement Of the public in |
debtedness, rs result Of Republi- |
cin administration and legislation. /
Governor Mckinley ia this way
WAS notified that he was either mis-
Informed or WAS wilifully falsifying
tho figures. But he gave no heed
20 the emphatic statements Of Mr..
Campbell that Governor Mckin-
ley'S figures were incorrect.
At Caldwell last week Governor
Mckinley went so far as To assail
Governor Campbell and challenge
his veracity and good faith in the
statements he was making and In
the criticisms he WAS offering up.
on the management OF state affairs.
lie utterly denied the correctness
OF Mr. Campbeirs figures, and in
sisted that Campbell was either
mistaken or willfully mispresent-
ng the truth. This put Mr.. Camp
bell on his mctile, Ms he perceived
tlat Governor Mckinley had eth
or adopted the same tactics AS the I
CoX-Fornkrr organs and orators, or
preferred 10 helieve the officers
and clerks in the State House un.
der his administration, rather than {
Governor Campbell.
Last Thursday AT Marion Cover Q
nor Campbell, in order TO force an {
issue as to whether the figures he 9
was quoting were correct, or those /
Of Governor Mckinley were relia- S
hlr, said with great emphasis, that
Governor Nc cKin'cy was deceiving
the people Of Ohio openly in con-
inuing his old statements after hi- +,
attention had been called 40 often >,
10 the fact. Mr. Campbell with y
great Indignation, denounced this .
node OF campaigning, aud said -
hat II the figures he had given Il
we're not correct and those of Gov.
false, no would be will.
NJ to Withdraw from the ticket
md be treated as n liar and public u
eceiver. This declaration conld
10 longer be ignored by Mr.. Nc.
<inley. lie had to confront the
ssue and challenge thrown down
" Mr.. Campbell. There was no >,
ther escape. Either he or Mr.. =
had been deceiving the -
eople OF Ohio. Which one of them
ad been peddling false figures :.
vas now thu burning issue, which ~ ~
o longer could he delayed. Gov. - :,
ickinley on Saturday night at :"
'orismonth GnsIly RoDcludsd 10 y.
tFld aud confess The truth. y
He said; ~ have hern replying ~
y hgpFes faruished ms by the