The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-23
KEEP THE RAsCALs OUT

Ohio, Sunday, the pastor, Rev.
Herbert s, Rigelow, sald:
1--WE have turned the rascals out.
Now the problem is to keep them
Lout.
yesterday We were hanging our
heads with . sense Of civic shame.
To-day our psme Is no longer re-
proach among the people. Yesterday
men spoke Of the power Of organi-
xation of the grip of the gang, and
few had faith that the machine
could be dislodged that was welding
reign of terror in the town. 10.
day that machine is smashed, its ter.
ror is gone, its Samson is shorn of
his locks, and there is none TO fear
him now,
yesterday men spoke in whisper.
Today they are unafraid. Yesterday
they seemed paralyz ed and helpless.
To-day they are astouned at them
selves and glory in their new-found
freedom.
"Evll can no longer boast of its
majorities. A breath OF fresh air
has come in to purify the purtrld
atmosphere of our municipal life
and quicken the pulse of our demo.
cracy.
ooh the gang has this town sewed
up. You can't do anything against
it. This was the drearY comment
one beard 1t every turn. Men said
that the boss was q wonderful Or
ganizer, that his lleutenants we're
as clever as they were pnscrupulous,
that the system was perfect and
that we should have to wait until the
thieves tell out or some scandal
happend.
"But we have seen one of the
strongest organizations that was
ever built fall like a house of cards.
We have seen the organizing ability
OF the boss, and the resoursefulpess
of his lieutenants, and the frantic
efforts of thousands of officeholders
and there relatives, and the pur-
chaseable votes of the slqms, and
the inaneuce Of big business men
with their pockets full of franchises
and subsidY-bribed newspapers, and
corruption funds and public service
corporation-we have seen all these
influences swept away With the ut
most ease, apparently with no effort
at all, BY the silent voter at the
polls
"We have learned democracy's
greatest lesson. Honest people are
always easily In the majority. II
wrong prevail, it's because the
people sleep. The little finger of the
beople is thicker than the loins of
the biggest boss.
"The shadow of the machine has
passed away.
, "The machine figure of the boss
has shrunk and dwindled in day,
"Govsrment will return to the
people.
"Public opinion will become the
law. Each man may take hand in
making that opinion. Citizens will
respond to patriotic appeals. Pop
ular enthusiasm will break out.
"The self-rsspect and independ,
ence of manhood will take the place
of the cringlng, servile, shameless
fear of the boss and his machine.
"But how long shall we enjoy
this freedomp Six years ago the boss
was beaten. But it was ouly spasm
of reform. after which he returned
more powerful than before. Will
this happen againp
"Fhere Is reason to hope that it
will not. The people are wiser now.
They know that the boss is not
! merely foroefnl perso nality. who
gathers about himself kindred spir-
its and buildes a machine by sheer
organizing ability. He is not an
; accidental genius. He Is the product
of conditions. Every city has one,
; He has two sorces of power, There
Is the ignorant and purchaseable
vote OF the slums, and the backing
of tho frauch,ao-aookiuu oorDoro