The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-23

tes Is dfrsttsd 70 require that deie.
gates to the state convention be Sc
lected by primaries or delegate con.
ventions to be selected by primaries,
such selection 10 be made by precinct
primaries. In the event that any
county committee shall violate this
party law, the state central committee
shall issue a call in accordance with
the above regulations, and delegations
elected pursuant to the action OF the
state central committee shall be
deemed the regular delegation.
The refusal of the Republican ma
iority in the national house Of repre-
before the late session of congress
providing that Insurance companies
and other corporations and trusts
should be hereafter prohibited from
contributing money to political cor.
ruptlon funds, Ia a vital issue In the
present campaign for the election of
members Of congress. AS the measure
was an important and essential one
before congress for the control of
trusts, the Republican majority should
be held responsible for the bills COW.
ardly defeat by being smothered IN
committee.
We call to the attention OF the peo.
pie OF Ohio the fact that the Demo.
cratic victory of last fall resulted in
the enactment OF number of laws in
the interests Of the people chief
among which are the following:
Tho enactment of the two cent rail.
road fare law, 30 often vainly demand.
ed Of Republican legislatures; the en-.
actment OF state and county salary
law replacing the vicious fee SYSTEM
the creation Of state railroad com.
mission for the protection of shippers; /;
the repeal of the Dana law and of the
inheritance tax law; the creation OF
the Drake investigation committee for
Hamilton county.
This committee forced the return of
quarter Of million dollars, stolen
from the taxpayers by corrupt Of
ficials, before 1t was stopped by court
injunction. We deprecate the delay
of the supreme court in Withholding
Its decision upon the legality of this
important commission.
This convention adds its testimony
Of appreciation Of the life and char.
Pattison to that already offered by a
grief-stricken state. We would urge
that the simplest yet sincerest tribute
to be paid his memory is the an
nouncement of our steadfast adher-
ence to the policies he advocated. The
Democratic party cannot recede one
step from the advanced moral ground
upon which Governor Pattison placed
1t. Until that era of respect for law,
it's observance by our citizens and it's
enforcement by our public servants
comes, the spirit of John M. Pattison
must dominate the Democracy of
Ohio. We pledge ourselves to continue
the battle he began until lasting
victory be won. The chief tenet of the
late Governor Pattison's political creed
was opposition to bosses and grafters.
His election was accepted as notice
that these exploiters should be per-
manently retired.
1t is with feelings of pride that
the half million Democrats of Ohio
note the preparations making to re-
ceiye the most distinguished pri-
vate citizen of America upon his re-
turn from tour of foreign lands. His
intellectual endowments, his purity OF
morals. his high ideals have arrested
the attention and compel the admira-
tion of the peoples of all climes He
returns to the United States splendid
ly equipped to grapple with the great
problems OF state. The Ohio Democ-
racy renews its allegiance to his bril-
liant and matchless leadership No 9TH