The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-15


ing. In no state hospital, asylum, or other
benevolent institution has there been during
his administration any scandal or any den-
cheney OF any sort measured by any standard
hitherto obtained under the administrator OF
any governor Of Ohio. And so 1t Is, therefore,
as l have already said, il nothing more were
involved at the approaching election tnah
merely the selection OF chief executive, IL
would be our duty to ourselves as well as 10
our candidate to overwhelmingly re-elect Gov
Bushnell 10 that position.
But the state ticket only commences Win
Gov Bushnell Associated with him Tor re-
election is Lieut. Gov. Asa w. Jones, ana al
that has been said of Gov Bushnell IN MS
praise and eulogy as man, repuollcan, ana
an oticial may with equal propriety be said OF
him. He has filed the ONCE of presiding oficer
of the senate with as much dignity and ability
as any man has ever displayed in that position;
and associated with these two leaders OF the
ticket are candidates OF the highest merit, on
titled to the confidence, respect and support OF
all members OF their party
The legislative body is always OF great I'M
portance In any state but particularly SO IN
the state OF Ohio. We have population OF
more than 1000 900 Of people. Our Industries
are OF the most varied character we nave
agriculture, mining, manufacture and COM
merce, represented by almost every KIND OF
business that can be imagined. 1t requires
ability, integrity, zeal and fidelity to satisfac-
torily legislate for all Of these interests. In
state as in national legislations the republican
party has ever proven itself to be more capa-
BILE Of responding to the peoples wishes ana
promoting the peoples interests Tney
seem to have better business capacity
But, not alone are state interests to be az
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| legislature 1t will directly affect our national
| legislation. and in this way involve national
policies and national interests. The first great
step that would be taken by democratic legls-
lature, II one should be chosen In Ohio next
| November, would be to enact law redistrict-
| ing the state Of Ohio for representation In the
| congress Of the United States We now nave
six democratic districts and fifteen republican
| districts. 1t is morally certain that II q demo-
| cratic legislature should be chosen our next
delegation from Ohio to the national house OF
representatives would as a result stand prac-
tically the reverse Of what 1t now is, or as
| nearly so as democratic legislation could make
1t, so that whether or not we shall have re-
publican legislature involves the question
whetheror not we shall have in the next ma
tional house Of representatives six or eight
republicans and dozen or fifteen democratic
congressman, instead Of the representation we
now have.
Another result Of democratic legislature
would be the selection Of some democrat for the
place now held by Senator Marcus A Hanna;
and that would be a loss that must not in any
event be suffered. In the first place, because
the republican party is already in the minority
in the United States senate There are nov
So members of that body. There is
one vacancy from Mississippi that will be filled
by democrat and one vacancy from Oregon
that will probably be filled by republican
or these 8S members, only 43 are re-
publicans. The democrats, populists, anC
free-silver republicans thus have the control Of
that body. What we want Is not to lose sen
ator from Ohio, but to hold our own in Ohit
and gain enough senators from other states, al
they hold senatorial elections, to give US ma
iority that will put the senate, as well as thu
house, In harmony with the national admins
cration As the membership now stands oil
every question that commands only republican
support we are unable to act failure Il
choose republican legislature in Ohio woulC
be q defeat not only for the republicans o
Ohio, but for the republicans of the whole ma
tion. There would be disappointment not onl!
for US but for all, from the president down u
the last man in the ranks Of the party tina
placed him in power. The country has
right to expect republican success in Ohio thi
year. the president has a right TO expect II
We must not disappoint them.
But aside from the mere party and politica
features of the case, Senator Hanna is entitle
to the honor of ratification by the people c
the endorsement which our state conventio
has already given him. His services to The paI
ty have been conspicuous. Not trained to pc
litcal, party, or public services but simply
t straitforward, plain, blunt business man, h
e took up the work of supporting President Nj
. Kinley's candidacy for nomination as labor
l love- and. triumphing over difficulties thi
{ would have been too much for men of less coul
= age and determination, he won his first grei
q national contest In the campaign that follow
t ed he won the confidence and esteem OF IL
: whole country as practical leader and part
s commander; so that when Governor BuShne
= appointed him TO the position he now holds, /
took 1t with q national reputation, and with
: consequent power for services to his party sue
l as few men have ever enjoyed.
e He has been faithful in the use Of this gre
G | influence and in the discharge of the duties
: his office; and not only faithful but eficien
o and efficient In the highest degree In u
: great work OF framing and passing the tar
v bill, which so distinguished the work Of u
| cALTd SeSSlOu VI COHRTCoS, nO man uOJ vi VI
e finance committee, did more than Senat
" Hanna to win the success that was achieved.
IS doubt if any other man not on the commit,
= did so much. He devoted himself with assid,
S ity to the study of the various schedules;
e listened with patience to the claims and o.
i: peals of all, and with rare good judgme
n aided the committee and the senate in reac
= ing the Just conclusions that were embodied
Il the measure. He may not be an orator b
II he Is o good, plain, straightforward talke
S and sound thinker He has not had long e.
perience In political matters, but he is all Il
II wiser in a broad and varied business expei
}. ence, that has brought him in contact wi
D men, and prepared him for the duties OF
l. place. There is the highest need for such MI
1t in The senate, and the action Of the governor
If appointing him, already approved by the sta
N convention, should now be endorsed by L
l. people. The republicans Of Ohio must not
IN disappointed-the republicans OF the natl
must not be disapponted-the republicans
lie the senate must not be disappointed, and t
he president OF the United States must not be di
" appointed. See to it, therefore, when you
n, to the ballot-bcx that you vote the whole tick
" from the governor down tQ'the last man on
er But, as / have already said, there Is moth
le feature OF this election that we must not lo
II
ID the truth is, that the vote of Ohio next Novel
OF Der will be taken and received everywhere
IL an expression by the people of Ohio Of tn,
n- approval or disapproval Of President McKi
cel ley's administration Weknow President N
as Kinley; we know him as a man, and we KIN
CO him as republican. We know him as &C
he gressman. and we know him us our govern
en- and for more than six months we have lno
M him as the president Of the United States. \
n know his history, we know his promises O
ell we know his performances Every prom
lis embodied In the national republican plato
Is Of 1895 has beeb kept by him with religlC
ch fidelity. AS o result, confidence has been
ne stored to the business world, and prosperity
nd scattering its blessings throughout all the la
b- Everybody knows that he is wise, conseryatl
ng patriotic and faithful When he entered vi
his oficial term he did not lose one nom
sse In taking up tho great work TO which