Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-08

| fluence over the politics of the state.
He delivered great speech on the
park during William Henry Harrison s,
campaign. A barbecue was held in his
home. where multitudes were fed.
Since the heart of man is reached
through his stomach. no doubt many
more votes were cast in his favor on
account OF the delicious pig, eaten for
his glory. He was Secretary of the
Treasury under Harrison and United
States Senator He belonged to the
Whig party.
Salmon P. Chase was the first Re-
publican Governor elected for many
years, in 1857. Secretary of the
Treasury under Lincoln and Chief Jus
tice of the United States and United
States Senator. Before this / should
have mentioned the names of Cover
nors Beattey. Beff, Ford, Wood and
Medlll lest some in my audience NAV
recall them. Governor Chase's life
was one of many disappointments, bu
all great political leaders have this to
contend with So bitter was he that
the Republicans did not more fully
recognize his merits that he left the
party and was candidate before the
Democratic convention for President
Dennison was noted for being the on
ly Governor who knew how to make
and save money. He left large es-
tate. He was Postmaster General un-
der Lincoln.
David Tod was quiet. peaceable
Governor glad to get off with one
term. He was a Democrat. One of the
issues in his campaign was hard and
sofe money. In a speech Tod said
Rather than adopt paper money it
would he better to go back to the
spartan idea of finance and coin mon
ey from potmetal." He was called by
his opponents POT Metal Ford" The
pot metal cry had much to do with his
short-lived popularity, showing thai
small things are often effective in po-
litical campaigns, if the people hap
pen to be in the humor to be influenced
by them. which, alas, is often the case
He was succeeded by our own John
Brough, who was a Marietta boy liv,
ing for a time in an old brick house
where the Catholic church now stands.
He was born in 1911 on the Cleona
f,,,, 81, l.
hearted, genial man. everyones friend.
A great athlete, fond of football, many
game has he played with men who
are living today and love to tell how
Jacl; Brough played ball in his bare
feet, not much like our present padded
game. He was elected Governor in
1863. Through the trying days of the
war he was strong and faithful. The
soldier boys loved him and though not
as prominent in the politics of the
state as many, his memory will be
cherished - in strong contrast
Valandingham, his opponent, and
the greatest rebel who ever trod Ohio
GOlls ~ OhOllDlNC Wdo llio Sp6CCu dL
one time in our fair city that he bare
ly escaped being mobbed, and was sent
across the line by military authority
on account of secession principles. But
he was strong leader and his inhu-
ence was Wide-reaching. A member of
Congress and candidate for speaker OF
thn Hnncn h11f 6afnatol lnIr
Cutter, from this county. His son was
worthy successor, but became a
strong Republican. In 1864 j. O. Cox
filled the Office of Governor with dig.
nifty and wisdom. He was born in Can
ada and educated in Oberlin. He lov-
ed the state of his adoption, served in
the State Senate, went all through the
war and as General was assigned to the
command of the District of Ohio
While in this office, he with his family
| and staff, spent some time in Marietta
and added not little to the social life
of our city, which was quite center of
military activity during the war. In
1869 he was appointed Secretary of the
Interior under Grant, but resigned on
account OF disagreement with some
measures of the administration.
Rutherford B. Hayes was born in
Delaware, Ohio. Oct. 4th, 1922, grad >
uated from Kenyon in 1912, finished his
legal studies in Harvard. During
Henry Clay's campaign he visited Bos-
ton. The Wings organized proces.
sion in his honor. Many states We're
represented, but not Ohio. Young
Hayes could not stand that, and hunt
ing up shingle, scrawled Ohio" up
on it, using it as standard, he fell in
to line, cheering heartily. Other stu
dents of the state joined him, until a
goodly number of Buckeye Boys"
marched and cheered for Clay. He
settled in Cincinnati for the practice oC
law. He did excellent service during
the war, and became Brigadier Gener-
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