The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-26
A Disgusting Spectacle


ing, are the only words applicable
to the efforts of former State Fire
Marshal Davis, Assistant Fire
Marshal Hollenbeck and Governor
Harris to oust Fire Marsha
Creamer from the office to which
he was appointed for a term. OF
two years by the late lamented
Governor Pattison; and it may
safely be presumed that il their
plan proves successful sufficient
precedent will have been establish
ed to warrant the overthrowing of
the entire state into the hands of
the corrupt political tricksters
whom the people compelled to step
down and out in most emphatic
style last fall.
And the situation is rendered all
the more disgusting and repugnant
when the attitude of the governor
is considered. His shifting and
halting manner at first led the
people to believe that he fully
realized the seriousness of the sit
uation; but when he threw the
burden upon the shoulders of all.
other, in the person of Attorney
General Ellis, the fact was at once
made plain that the notorious ma
chine is again In control in Ohio
and that Ohio's governor has not
sufficient iron in his composition
to even attempt to disobey its
mandates.
Fire Marshal Creamer, and APP
pointee of the late Governor Pat
tison, entered upon the duties of
his office. with full knowledge of
the promises and pledges made the
people by the Democratic party.
In strict conformity with law he
reorganized the Office and dis
pensed with Unnecessary attaches,
placed there by Republican reck-
lessness and extravaganza, to the
number of six, thus insuring to the
state a-saving of several thousand
dollars annually. Furthermore,
Fire Marshal Creamer selected his
own force from men whom he
could trust-men who were in
sympathy with the policy of their
late chief III the matter of an hon
est and economical administration.
One appointee Of the former ad-
ministration however, was retain
ed i and prior to Governor Harris's
coming to Columbus, it is said that
Hollenbeck, Republican, approved
the action of Creamer, Democrat,
and was satisfied with his job.
But just at this oint the face of
Hy d. Davis appeared on the scene
and it wore hungry look. From
the first it was quite evident that
Hy had beer consulting his fellow
"machinists' in various portions
of the state and was in Columbus
for the sole purpose OF looking up
something to raise howl over,
The dismissal of the Republican
attaches in the fire marshaPs office
afforded the opportunity. The
howl was duly raised and echoed
and re-echoed by every Republican
machine politician in the state.
Hollenbeck, not to be Outdone,
joined in the cry and directed at
tention to himself as the only le-
gitimate successor to the man who
dared carry out the wishes of the
people.
And there you have it. Neither
Davis nor Hollenbeck cares a con-
tnental for the deposed Republic
can attaches. Each has an eye on
the main chance, and the Governor,
of the great state of Ohio reyealsI
the material of which he Is COM
posed by allowing himself to be-
come party to II game that is
repugnant to every intelligent
mind.
Apparently Governor Harris does
not realize that he owes his high
position to the gaunt specter,
Death; that his lamented pred
ecessor's great popularity was
largely due to his well known OPP
position to just such methods as
those now being employed; that
his party is in ill-repute because
of wasteful extravaganza and ma
chine domination that. the very