Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-28

Who pays their salaries? Did you not
receive contributions 10 assist in your
nomination as mayor Of Toledo? Did
you not willingly receive contributions
from outside sources to aid in your
election? It is a significant fact that
the Republican candidate for governor
5oes not belong to the so-called priv
lleged class, and therefore can not
spend unlimited sums to secure his
election.
Is II less than a bold assumption on
your part that you should circulate a
petition, secure signatures thereto,
adopt q platform and nominate your
self for the high Office Of governor Of
the state? 1t Is without parallel in
American history. The people OF Ohio
did not assemble in convention and
ask you to become their governor. You
forced youiself upon the people and
monopolized the management of your
campaign. You are the party, candl-
date, committee, manager and ex-
chequer; indeed you assume that
Jones is the whole thing"
1t is your boast that you are n nom
partisan candidate, but the facts are,
the moment you complied with the law
in securing the requisite number of
signatures to your petition. and it was
approved by the secretary of slate, the
movement you represent was recog-
nized in the eyes of the law as polit-
ical party, and in spite of your pre-
tense to being a non-paTtisan candi-
date, you are, after all, partisan in
the fullest sense of the word.
: If elected governor of the state,
without legislature in sympathy with
your vagaries, what single act Of legis-
lation could you secure, what one Of
your pet notions could be adopted?
Your principal work of governor
would be to dream of reform" and
write sounding phrases condemning
existing institutions; while the legis-
lature in supreme indifference to your
opinions, would enact such practical
laws as conditions might demand.
Your sudden discovery of the giant
evils of political party organizations
seems strange. A political party or
ganization was good enough for you
three years ago. You found no fault
with it then. 1t was good enough for
you until March of this year, when you
were defeated for denomination by the
Republican party in Toledo. 1t was
good enough for you up to June of this
year. for you in various ways evinced
u desire to secure the Republican nom
ination for governor. In your bitter
disappointment you say that party or
CARNATIONS are giant evils that have
cursed the country for a century" Was
the Republican party a giant evil"
when it nominated and elected you
mayor of Toledo? Without that nom
ination and election, the country would
probably never have heard of Golden
Rule Jones'" You falsify history when
you say this country has been cursed
by political party organization. The
past century of American history is
the most glorious in the annals Of
time, and the brightest pages were
written by the Republican party.
Statesmen of all nations have gloried
in our history, and it remains for you
alone to make the discovery that our
country has been "cursed" for the past
century. BY that charge you insult the
wisest and best statesmen our country
has produced. They have all been
members of political party organiza-
tion. Washington, Madison, Adams,
Jefferson, Jackson, Webster, Lincoln,
Grant and Garfield were enthusiastic
In their devotion to party. Do you be-
lieve that these splendid heroes
I cursed" this country by being strong
party leaders? Do you not hesitate
to enter the temple of liberty and de-
fame every hero whose name is loved
in American history?
In your letter you admit that you are
one Of the so-called privileged class, -
for you subscribe your name IS. NJ.
Jones, President Acme Sucker Rod
Company" This is a protected mo-
nopoly. BY virtue of a privilege that
you own exclusively, you exact from
every family in the state of Ohio, who
uses oil, an additional revenue. The
poor people of the state have made you
rich; yet you prate about and seek tc
make political capital of your love 70,
tho poor. Why not give up your pro-
tected patent, and thus practice and
not simply preach your doctrine? Nc
more transparent humbug was ever
offered to the people than the peculiar
notions which you are advocating in
the present campaign.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES DICK, Chairman.