The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
SOME GOVERNORS OF OHIO.
MOST OF Them Have Come to Be Cele-
brated Citizens OF the United States.

Most of Them Have Come to Be Cele-
brated Citizens of the United States.
History does not record any memorable
remark made by an Ohio Governor to the
Governor OF either of the neighboring
States-kentucky and Indiana-but Ohio
Governors have enjoyed for many years a
peculiar exemption from the disasters of
politics and in many cases have been
favored with great public and official ad-
vantages. One of the reasons for the
good fortunes of Buckeye Governors
Is found in clause of the Ohio
State constitu ton which withholds
from the chief executive the veto
power. An Ohio Governor can recommend
what legislation he chooses, or he can re-
1raln from any illusions or suggestions OF
the KIND IN his annual message; but the
entire responsibility for the laws of the
State devolves on the Legislature, or the
General Assembly, as it is called in Column
bus, and an Ohio Governor is, therefore,
free from political responsibility for such a
measure as the Raines liquor bill, which
Governor Morton signed. Such measures
In Ohio do not reach the Governor for
eltner veto or approval. The Legislature
has the whole responsibility.
Going. back no further than the year OF
the establishment of the Repu bl1caD party
as National organization, 1856, it is found
that Ohio Governors have, generally
speaking, come to be celebrated citizens OF
the Republic. Salmon P. Chase, inaugur-
ated in 1856, was afterward Secretary of
the treasury, and he was at the time of
his death Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court OF the United States. William Dem
nlson, his immediate successor, was after
ward Postmaster-General in President
Lincoln's Cabinet. Jacob D. Cox was
Postmaster-General Rutherford B. Hayes
served four years as President after the
election OF Mr.. Tilden. Edward +. Noyes,
the successor of Hayes as Governor
became American Minister to France.
William Allen (Old Bill Allen, or
Fog Horn Bill Allen, as he was some
times called). who defeated General Noyes
In 1873, was Ohio's choice for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Presi dent in 1876.
Charles Foster, elected Govern or in 1880,
was Secretary of the Treasury under Presi-
dent Harrison. Joseph 8. Foraker, elected
Governor in 1885. is now United States
Senator-elect from Ohio. James E. Camp
bell, his successor. was the choice of the
Democrats of Ohio for the Presidential
nomination in 1892, and Campbell's sue
cessor, William Mckinley, is now promi-
nent candidate for the Republican nom +
nation for the Presidency in 1885, and
Ohlo's first choice for that office. he
present Governor of Ohio, General Bush
nell, has not as yet developed any pollt1 cal
aspirations in the field of National pol i
tics, but it is not seriously doubted b y
Ohio men anywhere that he may have ex
pectations of political preferment.
In most States north of Mason and Dix
on's line the strength of the Republican
party is in the farming or country dis
tricts and the preponderance of Democrats
is largest in the big cities. This is un-
doubtedly SO in New York, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois and
Iowa, but it is distinctly not so in Penn
sylvania and Ohio. In the latter State
the farmers are. generally speaking, Dem
ocrats, and most of the rural counties OF
Ohio usually give Democratic majority.
litical influence OF the cities is relativ ely
larger than the country districts, an ex-
PLANTATION of the success of the Ohio Re-
publicans may be found in this circum-
stance.-New York Sun.