The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-24
Passage of Code Bill
Calls Forth Scathing
Arraignment.
GARRISON and BRACKET I,
DELIVER FIERY ADDRESSES
Republican Nom bers Writhe
Under The Lash Applied by
Ansry Lestsistors -
Closing Scenes.
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Columbus, Oct. 22.--The senate ad-
journed at 1852 sine die. The house
adjourned at noon.
Columbus, Oct. 22.-The municipal
code bill was signed by Speaker NC
Kinnon at $40 this morning, and the
legislature of Ohio has adjourned.
For the former fact there is uni
yersal condemnation; for the latter in
tense relief.
- The story Of the final passage is SIM
ply the story of Democratic oratory
aad Republican cowardice.
In the entire membership of the
lower house of representatives there
was not Republican who had the
temerity to defend the bill. Not a
speech was made for it.
Not a man could utter syllable
without further stultifying himself.
Partington, of Sidney, one of the
Democrats who had a curative act,
voted for the bill. So did Sharp, Of
Fairfield. Cleyburn, who went over
to the Republicans last winter also
voted for it. Otherwise the Democratic
escutcheon is clean. -..e.,.
Partington read telegram from
somebody or other that he said he had
received, and offered 1t as an excuse
for his vote.
He presented no evidence that he
hadn't gone out behind the state house
andC sent the telegram to himself.
Mr., Garrison, of Georgetown, made
the frst address against the bill and it
was a warm one. Earlier in the day
the Republicans had turned down a
straight home rule proposition. Metz
Ger and Pollock, of Stark, had voted
for this, which may ease their con-
sciences but does not affect the gener-
81 result.
GARRISON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Garrison said in part:
an the first place i desire to say
that the Democrats were not consult
ed about this code and have never
been properly represented on any
committee in connection with it,
especially the conference committee.
No Democrat was called into consulta-
ton with the governor. Mr.. Hogsett,
the only Democrat called, was not
chosen by the legislature but by the
bar association. On the code commit
tee we had but eight out Of twenty
three. It has been generally under
stood from the outset that we were
to have very little to do with the
code and we have not been permitted
TO have any serious part in it.
Not being called in the first place
we were not surprised when, after the
thing had been completed, we were
not properly represented on the con-
ference committee. The lieutenant
governor, in the senate, appointed five
Republicans This was ample notice
to the senate Democrats that they were
not>wanted in the framing Of the code.
The lieutenant governor was more
manly than the speaker OF the house
for the speaker appointed one man
who was elected as a Democrat, but
who Is not The conference should
have been composed of ten known
Republicans. 1t is Republican code.
1t was born OF Republicans. .conceiv-
ed in the iniquity of the Republican
bosses and is distinctly a Republican
proposition. We are happy that the
responsibility is not ours in passing
such a measure. We have had moth
ing to do with its framing and we
repudiate it now.
BILL WILL COME BACK.
I'VE have not seen the last of 1t,
however. The bill will come back.
and when 1t does 1t will be accompan-
: led by the pleadings of the people to
repeal 1t and enact something whole
some In It's stead.
There Ii not man In THIS house
whose constituents want this bill
passed. have not found man in
ny county who wants 1t.
I'VE wanted you to give US home
rule proposition and we would have