The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28
thls year, must be based on Justice, not

Ine result OF the election IN OniO tnlS
year WILL however, disclose to the people
OF the country at large one OF two things:
First that Ohio likes machine politics
and boss rule and is willing to pay the
cost thereof; or, second, that its people
are capable OF attending TO their own
affairs. and will tolerate no political boss
or corrupt and selfish machine. 1 have
no fears as to which will be the verdict
OF the people. The spirit OF independ-
ence In the exercise of the great consti-
tutional prerogative. the right to vote
according to our best judgment and the
untrammeled dictates of our own con-
science, has been increasing and intensi-
flying throughout the land for several
years past 1t will be more manifest In
Ohio this year than ever before, at any
time, in any state. When, In the same
election, the voters of Missouri will give
n majority to Republican candidate for
president and one OF nearly 100000 to
Democratic candidate for governors when
the people OF Wisconsin forsake the or
ganization of the regular parties and fol-
low by a vast majority the standard of
LaFollette; when the people of Chicago
will give a majority of some 10000 to
Republican candidate for president In the
fall OF one year and a majority Of $4,000
to a Democratic candidate for mayor the
following sprlng; when the people OF
Philadelphia. oppressed, overtaxed, rob-
bed and outraged as they we're for dec
ades, break party ties and, under tho
leadership of Weaver, almost in a sim
gle night overthrow and annihilate one of
the strongest and most corrupt political
machines ever constructed by unscrupu-
lous grafters and politicians, may we not
safely rely on the law abiding, liberty
loving, honest and God-fearing people of
Ohio to deliver us from conscienceless
boss and political machine so rotten as
to be a stencil in the, nostrils OF decenoy!
The st. Louis gang met its Folk; the
Wisconsin gang its LaFollette the Phil
adelphia gang Its Weaver, and in this,
the NTH year OF the twentieth century,
the Cox-Herrick- Dick gang will have
met its Pattison. They boast OF their
great normal majority. To Patti
son, armed with just cause, such
things have no terrors. That vast ma
jority under the peoples exercise of their
liberty in voting will disappear this year
in Ohio as greater majorities have done
under the leadership OF a Pattison on
two occasions In years gone by in our
sister state of Pennsylvania.
The fight in Ohio this year Is between
the people on one hand and the bosses
on the other. In the FIRST preliminary
tion, the bosses won. The rank and file,
the clean decent. high minded and rep
utable element OF that party, were per-
mitted only to ratify. ticket chosen by
the machine. and approve a meaningless
and evasive platform of the ready made
kind. Is 1t strange that representative
men from all sections of the state, chosen
by the good people Of their community
to represent them in the convention,
turned away disheartened and disguised
at the spectacle OF a few scheming poll
ticians absolutely controlling the affairs
OF the once proud Republican party of
Ohio7 Shades OF Grant, Garfield and
Wade, Foster and McKinley-are these
and the names of other illustrious sons
of Ohio and leaders in the Republican
party, to be dragged down to the Level
of the present all-powerful triumviratei
And whence this power OF Cox, Herrici
and Dick? From the people, clothed witt
honor for good deeds done and confidence
for the future? Or from the concentrated
subtle power of the vicious, living anC
moving in the ways Of vice? When tho
people are allowed to choose, they selec
great and good men to represent then
in public offices. When the machine II
allowed to choose. 1t selects men OF it
kind and under its control. Applying
this standard of measurement, can yo,
be ignorant of the source from whence
the present big Three" draw thei
power?
In the second preliminary struggle, tn
Democratic state convention, the peopl
struggle. The people through their rep
resentatives so completely dominated tn
convention that the erstwhile bosses II
the party submitted without struggle
From the organization OF the conventio,
to the making OF platform and tn
nominating Of ticket, the people per
mitted neither hindrance nor dictatio
from any source with special interests o
personal purpose to serve or promote
Never was a convention more truly G
the people, or it's work and its bushes
more surely transacted and controlled b
the people. Is 1t to be wondered at the
that from all parts OF the state come
the hopeful news and glad tidings tina
men and press always heretofore identi
fed with the Republican party, are no.
repudiating the bosses and Joining l..
forces of the people?
There being no national issues involve
in this campaign, let us see what ar
some OF the local and state issues w
say some, because time forbids that W
attempt to discuss or even mention thei
all One Of the issues Is Economy VI
Extravaganza. It Ia conceded on a
hands, regardless OF political bias {
favor, that the last general assembly We
the most open, notorious and reckless
Its wrongful expenditure Of money tn,
ever convened In Ohio. The creation
useless offices: employment of neele'
servants; payment of unreasonable ar
exorbitant prices for properties, mate
ials and so-called assistants: increase
salaries of public officials, and ways a
most innumerable were employed. Yc
ask for what purpose? In the absen'
of public need or public demand, the
could be but one purpose: to strengtht
and perpetuate the machine in contfC
80 openly and fagrantly was mon'
squandered and by legislative acts al
propriated or to more correctly state
misappropriated. that even Govern
Herrick felt constrained to make op'
appeal to the legislature to be less prod
gal with the peoples money. He al
applied the pruning shears to numb
or appropriations. but In this seems
have exercised great care not to distu
measures of interest to the machine
any Of its parts. Three and thre
fourths millions were appropriated to t
eight benevolent institutions of the stat
The one to the Cleveland Insane hospit
was reduced only $1,000, and to the Ma
siIlon hospital $1,000 while all the re
were cut from $4,000 to $4,000 Did I
locations make'th difference to the go
ernor? II not. what did?
The farmer seems to have been I
garded by the governor as the least II
portant to him and the machine.
was passed appropriating $14o.70o for
promotion OF higher research and educ
lion In agricultural matters. This st
was to be divided among the State. Ag
cultural college. the State Dairy assooi
tion, the State Agricultural Experem
station and the State Horticultural
ciety. At best the amount was too snit
and as compared to appropriations alo
nthar inaa for other t1lrDOaaa Was nj