The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-10-26
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
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Option Bill. yet the bill was passed and
remains today upon the statute books,
new witness to the fact that Mr.. Cox
does not control the Ohio lawmaking
body.
During the special session of the Leg
islature in 1902, when the Municipal
Code was being constructed, the So
called Cox delegation worked and voted
for the old Board plan of Government,
namely the rotary or continuous board
plan. That plan was vigorously OPP
posed and defeated in a Republican
Legislature. The whole fight against
the sO-called Board plan was based on
the argument that it was impossible to
get rid of more than one member of
the board at a time. This rotary or
in. Board of County Commissioners,
where the term of one member, only,
expires each year. 1t was that plan
! that the so-called Cox delegation want
ed and did not get.
Members of the Cox delegation bit
terly opposed the Board plan which
was adopted. Under the plan adopted
the terms of all of the members on the
Board expired simultaneously, making
1t as easy to Dust as q single official.
Mr.. Cox therefore did not get the one
| thing which above all others he want
ed in the municipal code.
In the last session of the LEGISLATURE
the so-called Cox delegation opposed
the Brannock Bill in all Of it's phases
Through Gov. Herrick's cooperation
the bill was rendered effective and con-
stitutional, and after it's passage in this
form the Governor signed it and it be-
came law. The Cox delegation voted
for the so-called Poolselling Bill dad
died by Representative Chisholm, of
Cuyahoga County. Gov. Herrick vetoed
the bill after it had passed both Houses.
The Cox delegation worked day and
| night for the canal bill. Gov. Herrick
advised members of the Legislature to
vote against it. and the measure was
| overwhelmingly defeated.
The School Code Bill which finally
passed the Legislature was supported
by the members who had at all times
fought the so-called Cox School Code,
| which latter measure was defeated.
Among those who voted for the School
Code as enacted were Representative
Treadway, of Cleveland, and Kimball,
| of Lake County, who had led the fight
during the entire session of the Legisla-
ture against the so-called Cox Code.
The Senate passed a County Salary
bill, although the so-called Cox delega-
ton fought it. The bill did not reach
the House until the last day of the ses-
sion, and was never reached on the cal
| endar. Friends of the bill say that it
would have easily passed had a vote
been reached.
lileSc ldClS IL VIII De seen JndJ
the charge of "bossism" is not only
without the foundation of fact, but is
grossly at variance with the history Of
events since Gov. Herrick has become
active in Ohio politics.
A Farcical Feature.
One Of the most farcical features of
the Ohio campaign is the profession of
the Democracy that it represents Pres
1dent Roosevelt-that a vote for the
Democratic ticket is a vote for the
RoOseveltian policy.
This in the face of the fact that not
one of the candidates running upon the
Democratic ticket dares announce that
he voted for Roosevelt in 1904, or that
he did anything else than vote for Par
ker; I'm face of the fact, too, that an
analysis of the Ohio vote shows that
ROosevelt's tremendous plurality was
simply due to the fact that he polled
the normal Republican vote in a Pres,
idential year. while many Democrats
failed to vote for Parker.
The Democratic love for Roosevelt
is evoked for the occasion.
The Democratic Party must think we
have short memories, to believe their
pretentiOns. We have no desire what
ever to dig up history, but il necessary
will reprint the speech in which Par
ker assailed Roosevelt and the answer
which Roosevelt made to him.
1t Will be enough at this time to re-
call how Mr.. Roosevelt was sneered at
as an accidental President; how the
big stick" was featured in every Dem
ocratic paper; how the President was