The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-12-22
I'D HIILsBORO, O--IrHURSDAY. DECEMBER 90. 1908

Ohio Rspublicanism what Colonel james
kilbourne 10 to the Democracy. M
white dove Of peace At all times and on
al OCCASIONS. The announcement comes
from Toledo that Lucas county vim
have candidate Of her own st the yrop.
Or time, but no particular person hss
been agreed upon. J. Kent Hamilton
and Judge John b. Doyle, Of Toledo.
have been spoken Of in connection with
the Governorship. 1t 10 expected that
candidates will continue to multip,v
from this time on and the situation win
become more complicated q time prog.
resses.
The decision Of the Supreme Court
sustaining the constitutionality Of the
Otis ripper law was disappointment 70
. great many Republicans in Ohio, while
1t wal gratifying to others, but oil the
people have full confidence in the iuteg.
rity OF the court and will abide BY the
result. The law was enacted for the
purpose of lesislating George B. Co.'s
friends out Of Office in Cincinnati, but
the vote of confidence given Mr.. Cox
last spring when he was restored TO the
leadership Of the party in Hamilton
county was enough to vindicate him be.
fore the people Of Ohio, and he should
!: be satisfied. He can afford to wait 4
year or two, and his friends with him.
Mr.. Cox and his friends proved their
loyalty to Republicanism in the mas.
ni6cent vote given the ticket at the re.
cent election, thus showing that wheth-
or ii Office or out Of Office, they are Re-.
publicsts still.
Senator Hanna's recent interview in
which he was quoted % saying that no
more Ohio Republicans would be an.
pointed to Office still continues 10 be 4
source OF great disapp ppointment to tusuv
aident supporters of the Senator, who
had confidently been expecting that
they would be taken care of sooner or
later. They 9 lees enthusiastic now
than they have been, and the future ia
not very promising for them.
The annual report Of Wsrden Coffin.
of the Ohio penitentisry. fled with the
Governor last week. shows the man.
agement OF this most important Of
Ohio's institutions, to be such as reflects
great credit upon Governor Bushnell's
administration.
This, the third largest penal institu.
ton in the United States, under the ca.
pable and wise control of the vardan
and efficient board of managers who
were appointed because of their well
known business ability. presents re-.
forms in details of executive manage
ment that will serve other like institu-
tions through the country in improving
the penitentiary system.
There has been an average of $500
prisoners confined in the Ohio peniten.
tiary the past year, the greatest in ito
history. The prisoners are divided in
department classes as follows: First
class, 1889; second class, 3l1; third
class, 3S, and fourth class z. This shows
that the discipline, which is a near a
plan OF perfection a is possible, has
gradually improved the morals Of the
prisoners, a. indicated by the increased
number in the first class.
The number Of prisoners parolled dur
ing the year was "a, and since the enact
ment OF the law in 1885 there have been
i,2Ss Special effort has been directed
In the educational instruction of the in.
mates and there are now 700 prisoners
attending the night schools. The war
den recommends in the way Of improve
msnts mes asy lum, new sewerage ~.
tenn, . drinking water supply and larger
calls. eour.,s.