The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-06-08
c. B. lands. Reformer.

I am delighted to see that my dis
tinguished friend, Hon. G. B. lands OF
Delphi, Ind. proposes to so into the re.
form business. Reform is one of the
essential movements of the present
time. Democrats not being numerous
enough to work any reforms ut Wash
ington by themselves, any assistance
from the Republicans will be enthu-
siastically received The particular
matter which Mr.. Lands proposes to
reform is the government printing
office, which is sadly in need Of it. The
indianapolis News sagely remarks,
'This looks like n large and inviting
field for economy, retrenchments and
reform" 1t adds, 1--WE advise Mr..
Lands to enter it with his pruning
knife whetted." The expenses of that
printing office last year were more
than $G,000,O00 There are hundreds
bish printed there. Landis is a cheer.
full sort of statesman, blithe as lark,
but by the time he gets through try.
ing to reform that Office he will be
as sad as professional undertaken
seems to be, for the printing Office is
one Of those places where Republican
statesmen are wont to stow away thefl
useful henchmen. OF course they will
not take the reformation in the print.
ing office with any great hilarity. These
statesmen will undoubtedly labor with
Brother Lands, and the probable up.
shot of the whole matter will be that
there will be no great reform effected,
but that Lands will get n few more OF
his constituents into the printing office.
l am a Missourian and have been
around Washington for ten years, and
when they talk to me of Republicans
working for reform they "have to show
me-"
Returns from the spring elections In
Colorado illustrate and emphasize the
command, Thou shalt net steal" AL.
va Adams, Democrat, was elected gov.
ernor of the Centennial State last fall
as fairly as Theodore Roosevelt was
elected president, but he was robbed
OF his guberi!atorial chair by as reck
less gang of political cutthroats as
ever held sway in any commonwealth
The honest men and women of Colo
rado-for the women vote there
showed at the spring elections their
opinion of the political burglars in the
legislature by rolling up Democratic
majorlties in most of the cities, towns
and villages.
If anybody doubts that President
Roosevelt's agreement with Bandit
, Morales, who poses as president of the
Santo Domingo republic, is the first step,
and long one, in the direction of an
neXing that political, social and com
merclal plague spot, he ought to under
stand that Santo DOMINICAN affairs at
washington are now considered ana
acted upon by our bureau of lnsular
affairs and for all practical purposes
Is even now treated as one OF our pos
sessions.
Among the good things which the
present legislature of Missouri did was
to vote 500 for the purpose of erect
Ing a memorial tablet In, the st. Jo
seph postofiice to William A. Davis,
originator of the railway mail service.
Many men have been made earls and
dukes and princes for services not one
half as merltoriOus as that which this
man rendered to his country and his
kind. He is one Of those whose inven-
tions have assisted largely In practical
ly annihilating time and space. His
memory should be cherished forever.
Some Of President Roosevelts en-:
thuslastic friends who want Office at
his hands are trying to ingratiate them
selves with him by going around and
declaring that It will never do for him
to retire to private life. So they are
boosting him for mayor of New York!
They need not be Fostering their heads
about his retiring. The chances are
more than even In favor of the prop
osition that he will be a candidate for
reelection to the presidency. He may
be defeated for the nomination or he
may be nominated and defeated at the
polls, but the impression is growing In
the minds OF men that he win seek an
other term In the White House. So the
incense swingers in New York are
wasting their sweetness on the desert
air.
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