The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-19
A Hidden Force.

The forces and activity of ma
ture are invisible, and only the re-
suits are manifest. We can see
the sun rising in the east as our
globe revolves, but we are ignor-
ant as to the working OF the
mighty engine that produces, or
causes 1T thus to be. What is true
of nature is often verified by the
child of nature itself-Man. Our
late lamented Governor, John M.
Pattison, was true specimen of
this silent and potent force, where
the momentum was silent in its
mighty activity and only the re-
suit was visible. To our estima-
tion and judgement, he was lib.
eral and conservative Democrat.
He realized that he was not elect
ed by a strict, political party vote,
but by the people at large, who by
his campaign speeches, were
aroused from their Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep of bosssm and autocratic
rule. He brought to light the
shameful and criminal actions in
high places, of robbery, graft
yes, treason itself. Although sick
and not able to be at the seat of
government during last winter,
even cur legislature felt his invisi-
BILE force enacted laws of equity,
personal rights, laws of moral in
tluence and justice. He was in
iuential in the appointment of a
committee to investigate a corrupt
home rule in Hamilton county and
the stealing of millions of dollars
from the peoples money in that
modern Sodom of Ohio. He ap-
preciated the aid of our Republi-
can friends, by the appointment
of but few Democrats into public
offices, during the six months he
was our governor, but now he is
gone. The question that now pre-
sents itself to the public mind is:
Will the people of the great State
of Ohio, suffer relapse, and fall
again into former political
somnia or stupor, or was this
morning dawn of hope and refor-
nation buried with Governor John
M. Pattison? We answer, no
History repeats itself, and what
we at times mourn and call loss,
will result in gain. The blowing
up of the Maine In the harbor of
Havana, was the signal gun for
the liberation of Cuba. Our dis
aster at the first battle OF Bull |
Run, Va, in 1861, caused our vic
tory at Appomattox, Va. in 1865.
The death of the King of Sweden,
Gustave Adolphus, upon the blood
stained field of Lutzen in 1882,
spurred his soldiers to deeds of
valor, breaking the power of the
imperialists, saving Germany from
the autocratic rule of Austria.
During the short reign of John NJ.
Pattison, Ohio passed through a
state of civic regeneration, and
people who had heretofore read of
graft, robbery, perjury and dis
with indifference, and
called it idle newspaper talk,
realized at last that hidden de-
mon, political cancer, is gnaw-
ng at the very life and political
of our state. Hence we
believe that his life and premature
death, paved the way for future
Democratic victory, while his CO.
'eformer, President Roosevelt, by
lis manly actions against trusts,
opening the national portals for
". j. Bryan as our next president.
We are informed Pattison's resting
'lace in pretty Green Lawn is
marked by granite shaft, hut 10,
low can mute stone tell of the
greatness, the lofty character, the
purity in the life of j. NJ. Patti
on. He is called dead, but he !,
till speaks. His name will adorn
he pages of immortal history, as
. true American. j. L. Y.
Rnioly HondIopc Wontod