The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-30

'o"io w HnlSn. Not fla,
was lowered, from the opening a
Newark to the closing at Hamil
ton.
= "Some of you, I think, too, ar,
I anxious to know my own ideas OF
7 the campaign n d the cause
"nlch led to our success. One
was the protest of the people be.
! cause of the threatened veto Of
the Brannock bill by the Governor
, to accommodate a special interest.
J The Other was the protest against
Coxlsm, bossism and machine pol
itics and the desire of the people
to get back their political rights
which for some years had gradual
~ been taken from them.
"Ihe approval by the Governor
OF the inheritance tax law was one
of the incidentals. The abolish
ment of spring elections at the be-
nest OF the Cox organization, and
partisalizing of the school system
OF the state; the failure of the
Legislature to pass reasonable
salary law; all these had their in
fiuence, but they were of minor
Importance. Even the building
up of small machines in the varl-
Gus departments of the state. and
the expenditure, as charged, of
large sums of money, did not
seem to have much effect upon the
people, compared with the two
great ideas that were in their
minds. The protest of the tenn
perance people, backed as they
were by the Anti-Saloon League,
by the ministers, and by nearly
all the Christian people of every
denomination, sect and creed, all
their journals, by nearly all the
schools and colleges, Joined by
thousands of the best women of |
the state, created moral wave
throughout the state that could |
not be withstood. They believed |
that the best interests of the peo-
lie and the best interests of the
home had been disregarded by the
machine of which Governor Her.
rick and Cox were at the head.
The feeling throughout the state,
particularly all the country por-
tions of it, seemed to be that the
people were fighting for their
homes, their friends and also
their political freedom, and the
victory certainly indicates that
the people of the state are in fa-
vor of clean politics and an hon
est, economical government and
are opposed to any bosses in the
future by George B. Cox, or any
one else of the Republican party,
or any other party.
81 was much gratifed with the
sentiment throughout the state.
Without single exception
think it was in favor of the su-
premacy of the law and it's en-
forcement, not only six days of
the week, but seven days of the
week. You may recall in my
speech of acceptance 1 stated
When / was member of the
'Ohio Senate 1 voted against the
repeal of the Sunday law-open-
ing saloons--and that 1 would do
it again, believing that the great
masses of the people OF Ohio were
in favor of the American Sunday
and Christian Sabbath. Another
statement which met with univer-
sal approval was the one from my
speech at Newark, in which
said: I'VE stand for law and or
der, believing in the supremacy Of
the law and believe that every
official should comply with his
oath of office an6 on failure to do
SO should be compelled to resign
because of unfaithfulness- to his
trust" This, together with the
other statement that we believe In
the enforcement as we'll as obedi-
ence of the laws, and if any law
was Objectionable in any manner
it should be modified, changed or
repealed, but so long as it was on
the statute books it represented
the will of the people and should
be obeyed."
81 am perfectly satisfied, in my