Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-28
THE ISSUE.

Less than week ago not Repub-
lican paper Of any standing in Ohio
could be found to say a word in de-
fense of the monstrosity forced upon
the people of this State by George B.
Cox, in the form of the code which
is now the law Of the land: then there
was none so poor as to do 1t rever-
ence."
But the ignominy of silence was
found to be reacting upon the Re-
publican ticket with force equalled
only by the infsmy of the act itself.
And so Mr.. Cox sent forth his orders
to his party underlings to have the
code defended at any and all hazards
of presumIng upon the credulity Of
the voters and Of palmng off self
evident lie for veritable truth. His
dictate is being obeyed. Mark Hanna,
in the short and few intervals between
his trades of abuse, his calling men
lars and denounclng the issues of the
campaign as fakes" and his setting
forth the doctrine of his party In
terms of the gaming table, and tile
Ike, has found time to say that the
principle of home rule has been safe
guarded and preserved in the law just
passed. And after the manner of one
who wants to tell an untruth but has
not the courage to do so in words, he
adds: Democratic dcmagogues are
trying to toll you that the Gov
ernor will appoint this board, refer
ring to the Board of Public Safety,
provided for in the act and which
IL to he the real political power In our
cities We'll, II Democratic dcma-
gogues are trying to telf' the people
this, then for once demagogues are
"tryiDg to tell" the exact truth. and
are succeeding in their trial 1t can
not too often be brought to the popu-
lar attention that such is the exact
purpose of the law; that George b.
Cox had to have that provision in the
bill, or else lose his grip upon the
government in Cincinnati that 1t was
equally of vital Importance to Hanna
to reach the same result in Cleve-
land In order to prevent the people
of that city from governing themselves
through the appointing Of this board
by Mayor of their own choice; that
Hanna went to Columbus and per-
amptorily ordered the Legislature to
10 frame Its law as to pretend to give
the Mayor the power to appoint, but
In reality to turn the choice over to
the Governor, and that this policy was
put through by means of paltry de-
ception alike unworthy of patriots
and degrading to the people of this
commonwealth.
We repeat what we have before now
told our readers in this respect: To
the Mayor in the first instance Is con-
fided the power of appointing this
board. But this is contradiction In
terms; really he has not the power to
appoint, but only to nominate. To
make his nominations effectual they
must be confirmed within 30 days by
two-thirds vote of the Council. As
parties are now divided In Ohio, a
majority Of two-thirds in any Council
is for all practical purposes an i'm
possibility. So that the law In opera.
tion will result, and was intended ia
result In this: IL the Mayor is Re
publican. his appointments will be
confirmed by the Council, because IN
that case n petty faction Of one.third
-all that is necessary to deprive the
appoiutces of oonfirmntion-will have
no interest In opposing the nominn
ton. II. ON the other hand, the May
or Is a Democrat, all that the minor
ity faction win have to do will be tc
lie back and refuse to vote at all FOL
month, and Republican Governor
win, under this law, take the Job ou
OF tho Mayors hands and do the ap
pointing himself along party line.
strictly. And this is Hanna hom,
rule.
This. shortly stated, is n trick be
side Of which, for honesty and In
: telligence, n similar one by means o.
which an earlier Mark Hanna pu
green goggles on his mule and thei
fed him shavlngs, hoping the anima
would think them grass, is respecta
BILE and witty.
And 80 we repeat also, what befor
this we have had occasion to say, tha
this wicked deception and fraud thu
A CITIZEN REVIEWS THE ISSUES