The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28
vvF-ll HoUcK's HOPE.

Brief Summary Of Legislative Acts
Submitted to Voters.
In his speech, which was brief,
Lewis Houck of Mt. Vernon, the DEM
ocratlc candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor, summed up the record Of the
Ohio legislature and declared that the
Democratic candidates face the future
with hope, faith, courage and conf
dence In the voter. He spoke as
follows:
AS the nominee for lieutenant governor
OF the Democratic party of Ohio. 1 ap-
pear before you today to discuss some of
the questions at issue In this campaign.
To my mind 1t Is one of the most i'm
portant, II not the most important cam
paigns and political contest that has oc-
Cured in our great state within the past
half century.
1 shall discuss these questions and Is
sues honestly, openly, fearlessly and. as
believe and know the truth. inspired
by love OF home, pure government,
stronger and better citizenship and de-
sire to know and to do the right. Where
the beacon light of right leads. I shall
follow.
The present contest in Ohio Is not one
OF tariff reform, OF gold or silver of wars.
or expansion. 1t is not a contest against
the Republican party as party, but
against the leaders Of the Republican
party IN Ohio OF today. We are not war
ring against the principles and teachings
OF the sainted Lincoln. It Is contest
for the right against the wrong. 1t is not
national contest, but a state contest,
as no national issues are involved.
The issue to be tried and determined at
the November election, in the Buckeye
Ftate this year, with the people and all
liberty-lovinB voters as the jury, is
whether or not our beloved state, your
home and my home, shall be owned. con-
trolled and ruled by George b. Cox, the
prince and king Of bosses. or whether or
not we shall break the yoke that now
binds us and once more return unto the
government for which our fathers fought
and died-a government where every
man is and should be free and unfair
nished: state and government where
every man who Is sober, Industrious,
law-abiding, who loves the purity and
virtue Of his own home, who loves the
American flag and the stars and stripes
is king. Where every woman who Is
true to her home life and her womanly
virtue Is a queen.
II your desire Is for pure. clean gov-
ernment, then vote against the boss and
bossism.
My countrymen. / would rather have
the commendation OF my good wife and
that prattling seven-year-od boy In my
little homo at Mt. Vernon, knowing that
the same came to me from my indus
trious habits and pure home life. than to
have the approval of all the people OF
my state, unworthily bestowed.
This Ia campaign of homes and homo
life, OF right against wrong: OF purity
against impurity: of freedom against
slavery; Of liberty against the boss and
bossism.
We appeal to every liberty-loving.
home-loving. God-loving citizen of our
commonwealth to Join us in the over
throw OF the present boss-ridden state
administration. Let us have more Folks,
LaFollettes and Weavers Let US do the
right with our sacred ballot and then VIC
will be right.
As you well know. I am a member of
the present general assembly of Ohio.
serving as a state senator from the Sew
enteenth- Twenty eighth district. and was
one OF the immortal four Democratic
senators. know something of the late
Cox law-making body. No Legislature In
this state ever enacted more unwise, un-
holy and obnoxious laws than the last
one. can take the time to mention
but few. The Inheritance tax law, a
measure Graded in wrong. nurtured in
iniquity and enacted at the behest of
lobbyists. who loved self-gain mere than
free government; a law that robs the
dead and takes from the widows and or
phans that which Justly belongs to them.
We are pledged to the repeal of this law.
Do you want to help? II so, vote for the
election Of Democratic legislature. and
If elected 1t will be done.
The Chapman law, that abolished
spring Wections; that takes from us al
most the right Of local self government,
needs no comment from me. You are
familiar with Its unfairness and are
therefore opposed to It,
The bonding law, that compelled every
public officer, administrator, executor,
guardian, trustee. etc.. to purchase a
bond, was enacted for the sole purpose
OF aiding and making richer certain
bonding companies. Its unholiness was
50 patent that 1t fell Of it's own weight.
The present school code is a menace to
the Advancement Of every country school
In Ohio. and should be repealed, and in
Its place should be enacted law that
Will place the schools OF the rural dis
tricts on the high plane they SO Justly
merit.
Our municipal code, passed for the
one purpose of creating new offices for
politicians out of n job, Is an expensive
luxury and should be repealed, and a
wise, judicious law governing municipal
tiles enacted In its place.
our PLATFORM is before you. 1t Is clear
and to the point. Our state candidates
have been named. We commend them to
you for your careful consideration, Our
standard-bearer is a leader among lead
ers AS citizen. soldier, legislator and
business man his record Is clean and will
stand investigation. His acts and votes
as member OF the general assembly of
ohio were always on the side Of right
and good government. AS a congress-
man In our national congress he dis
charged every duty with honesty and in
tegrity. His home life is pure and whole
some. By reason of his pure life and
nobility Of character his peighbors and
friends are bound to him as with hooks
OF STEEL Elect him governor OF Ohio. as
believe you will, and promise you that
his administration will be clean and
pure. an administration of honesty and
business tact, the best In a half century.
know him well. I have been In his
home, and i commend the life and char
acter OF Hon. John M. Pattison to every
young man as worthy OF emulation.
We leave the rest with you-the voters
or Ohio. We face the future and the re-
suits with hope, faith, courage and conf
dence. that II every voter who loves His
home as his own life, who lovea liberty
and free government. who believes In
pure politics. will rally to our support.
we shall be content with the result.
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