The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-24

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light and gas companies are levied now.
These companies all existed under Demo
cratic rule, but Democracy, which 10 npw
crying for reduced tax rates, did not See
at to tax them when 1t had the power TO
do 30. The clear proHt Of the state, ip the
year 1900, as a result Of the excise laws
passed by q Republican legislature, was
1884, $40
So the history OF the past shows us clear.
" that IL there has been any reform In the
past In tax matters it came while the Re-
publican party had exclusive control Of
the affairs Of the state
The Democratic party has done nothing
In this line OF reform, and II was left to
the Republicans to enact laws which have
filed the Golfers of our state since 1891.
With this Increased revenue we were able
to place the benevolent Institutions Of our
state In an excellent condition; the state
Of Ohio at the present time takes care Of
Its unfortunate wards i9 It's asylums and
institutions In a manner worthy Of our ad-
vanoed civilization, AID worthy Of the hu-
name spirit Of our great commonwealth.
The improvements and additions that have
been made under Republican management,
aud the careful Supervision OF the Repub-
lican executives Of our state, place our pub
lie institutions In the foremost rank, and
nobody has worked harder to bring about
this happy result than our present govern
or, George X. Nash. II any of the prom
inent apostles Of the Democratic party cry
for tax reform, and tell you that the Dem
oeratic party can do the reforming, they
are not sincere. 1t Is not tax reform, nor
any other kind Of reform, that the Demo-
cratic party has carried out In the past,
nor will or can cary out In the future.
We lawyers say, II anv one desires relief
| In a court of equity, he must come into
that court with clean haods. The two par.
ties stand before the great court Of the
people; this coming November the people
are to give their judgment, and they have
discovered by this time that the hands Of
| Democracy are rather soiied, and the re-
suit will be that Democracy will be ruled
| out Of court.
1t is the offices they are after, and moth
Ing else. or course they will not tell that
| to you and me, and they must give us some
apparently plausible reason why they want
| q change In the administration OF the af-
| fairs Of our state. We had change down
there In Cincinnati, and had Democratic
reform party In power for three years,
| which came pretty near running our town
| to ruin and destruction. The same priuci-
pie applies to party that applies to an
individual. ] Judge him by his past, not by
his promises for the future.
Mr.. Chairman, I do believe that the
rank and file Of the Ohio Democracy are
honest and patriotic In their Intentions, but
they are mlsied by the ofice.seeking, selfish
leaders n thels leaders would be sincere,
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But they come before them and toll them
this 10 not a national election; this election
ls mere state affair, and therefore we do
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