The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-26
REVOLT IN OHIO
VIII Throw One Hundred Thousand Re.
publican Votes Against Hanna.


Cincinnati Letter to Pittsbure Post
There is man in this city whose
name and fame are known to more
people in the United States than are
the name and fame of Cromwell. Lord
Protector of England in the seven
teenth century. Literally speaking
he has never held an elective office.
but has become q multi millionaire
from his manipulations in politics. For
years he has controlled all the nomina-
tions of his political faith CD in Gin
cinnati and Hamilton county. No mat
ter what mans merits might be, what
his character or ability to serve the
public, or previous record in affairs, he
could not be nominated for any politi-
cal office as the candidate of one of
the great parties until this man, more
powerful than any party, had been
placated. He had everybody by the
heels.
How? Simply by the means of a
proletariat. His cohorts are those who
nave votes to exchange for q consider
alton, influence to barter. And on this
basis and cognate inducements an or
ganization Is extant which easily holds
the balance of power, under the adroit
| VI llS pIOpIleIOT against
voters who are governed by principle
and try to protect an honest ballot.
They have never yet been able to pro-
tect it efficiently against the fine man
ipulations of this great leader.
| This great leader is George B. Cox.
He is known far and wide as the Repub-
lican boss Of Cincinnati, and he is as
fully entitled to the honor as is Senator
Hanna to that of Republican boss of
Ohio. These two great men are in per-
feet sympathy. They work to gether and
into each others hands, like twin
brothers in the sacred cause Of spoils,
and they make a screaming success of
it every time. One has controlled the
Republican vote of Cincinnati and the
other that Of Ohio for many years, and
they expect to continue this profitable
work, electing governors, members of
congress, judges, attorney generals
Occasionally United States senator)
and all the minor officers in the state,
from such material as they choose
to select; and they are not critical as
to the quality Of the material.
But now there is a decided revolt
against their rule. Many thousand
educated and estimable people are
yearning for a chance to indicate can
didates for whom they are to vote.
They have acquaintances who are
worthy of their preferences. but who
would not be worthy were they to stoop
to the dirty practice Of buying a
nomination, and they are about to take
effective action to prove their abhor-
renee of this system of bargain and
sale.
Ohio will vote for men who have receiv.
ed their nominations from sources other
than Hanna and Cox. This is equival.
ent to saying that 100000 Republicans
will vote for Mclean, and really
think this figure is short of the actua
, size of the revolt. A few will vote fol
, Toledo's Mayor Jones-a gubernatoria
candidate without a ticket-thinking
, him a good man to waste ballots upon
, No question about him being a goot
man, but those who vote for him thi!
: year will show small appreciation o.
. their candidate. They will occupy {
position equally effective with artillery
. men who serve Quaker guns, and the!
: should think little before acting i
they are desirous in the determination t
break up boss rule.
The best Republicans in Cincinnati
many of whom date from the cam
, paign of Fremont and Cochrane, with
out a scratch, will this year place Nc
Lean at the head of their tickets, ant
. thousands Of Republicans in Cleveland
the hoh4e of the other boss. will d.
likewise. 1 take these words or thei
equivalent direct from the lips of man!
" of these noble Republicans, and the!
are spoken earnestly. They do not be
a come Democrats by such balloting, bu
: certainly they show their independence
! and good taste.
> And their determination so freel!
expressed is just now political pointe
u y of extraordinary significance. Undoubt
edly Mclean will be the next governo
of Ohio.