The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-09-27
DISRUPTED
IN ATHENS.
The Republican Party or
gan Puts It Squarely.
Athens Messenger-nepuhlIean.l |

reaCneu an acute cOnuiUlOn, OOme-
thing must he done to extricate
the party from the ignoble position
it occupies, or there will be a sitn-
alton developed that will most nn-
favorably effect election results.
The appearance in Athens last
Monday of something like one
hundred time-tr and intelligent
Republicans protesting in the
strongest possible manner against
the conduct of few men in
strangllng the voice of the people,
is significant of a condition that
threatens the supremacy of the
party in this stronghold of Repub-
licanism. The situation is to be
greatly regretted and it is the pur-
pose of this article to show how
very easily and satisfactory is a
remedy.
The usurpation by he Commit
tee, elected now nearly two years
ago, and its demand to be retained
in Office upon it's own motion and
at it's own instigatlon, has stagger-
ed the people of this county and
district, for they say, and it is
still said, if this can be done and
approved, why not perpetuate the
power of these men by resolution
that they will hold on always. One
is Just as legal as the other. We
do not stop to discuss whether
this has ever been done before or
not. There are circumstances
which make it undesirable to dis
cuss it, and it is moreover unim-
portant. One wrong, or a half a
dozen wrongs does not make one
right, and If this practice has pre-
vailed before and that fact is al
lowed as Justification, then by
every mode of reasoning it is more
and more dangerous to tolerate it
at this time.
= What is the remedy for the
present situation IN Athens county2
Let the old committee come to-
gether and revoke it's action of self
abnegation and let it announce
that it reassumes the functions of
the office for purpose and a single
purpose and let that purpose be to
rid itself of the stains that adhere
to its action. Let them announce
that they revoke any and all dele
cations of power to other people,
and let itself and without any
hesitation call u primary election
to elect in every voting precinct of
the county new county central
committeeman. And then let that
committee provide rules for the
holding of the primary and let
those rules be definite and certain
and fair and honest. No more
College precinct stuffing of ballot
boxes; no more forgery of tickets;
no more arbitrary striking off the
names of men from the official
ballots and let no man guilty of
such frauds heretofore be tolerated
for one minute in the execution of
this new plan for election. But
let this election be done fairly,
honestly, openly and above board
and with ample time for notifica-
tiOn for the voters and ample time
to hold the election, and an honest
election in every precinct. And
then when that election is held,
let the Central Committee organ
ize by the election of the necessary
officers and proclaim to the people
OF the county that the reign of
bossism is at an end and that the
era of personal independence of
action has begun, and there will be
a response to it in this county that
will surprise everybody. A refus-
al will 50 disgust the voting ele-
ment of Athens county as that no
man can predict the result in No
vember and the responsibility will
be placed where it belongs. 1t will
not be possible that the members
of the old committee that now
block the way TO representative
action shall plead that they waive
and relinquish authority when
they created the triumvirate. That
will not do. They must come
frankly and boldly to the front
and reassume the duties and obli-
cations of the position 60 which