The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-14

Columbus, o., DC. Is. Wherever
he goes Judge Harmon conyinces
the people of his sincerity of
purpose to give the state of ohio an
administration Of high order of
honesty. economy aud .manship
If elected governor
It will be such an administration
as John " Pattison began but was
not permitted 10 finish. and which
Andrew l.. Harris has comp'e.ely. re-
verscd since death gave him cppor-
tunity to act as governor Of Ohio.
Judge Harmon does not beat about
the bush in his addresses to the peo-
pie. lie comes out openly, squarely
and cdndidly in all he has to say
pertaining TO real Issues in this cam
paign. Nor does he dodge the false
issue which Governor Harris has
raised TO shield as much as possible
the real purposes of thc bosses who
arc working behind the governor TO
retain their hold upon the state
through the machine which state
Auditor Guiljert has been building
for IS years.
Not only did Judge Harmon, in his
Chalcvoix letter, lay bare the mali
cious misrepresentation Of his posi-
ton by Governor Harris. but he
ha, kept facts before the pccp'e
which put Governor Harris on the
Defensive and he squaroly meets the
governor on the attempt to make a
political Issue of question that
heretofore has been strictly non-par-
tisan
In his jecch a. Gre,rville, Judge
Harmon showed up the false position
OF Governor Harri. in this campaign,
when he said
Great as the Governors new born
zeal may be in matters which are
not and cannot be in issue between
my party and his. BECAUSE THEY
.SRE ESSENTIALLY NCN-PARTI-
SAN. he cannot hide behind them
from The question why he did not
discover this graft or llft hand or
voice against 1t when the proofs
were laid before his eyes. '
Three years ago Governor Harris
CTgoscd the nomination of John NJ.
PIuison, and he not only made
speeches for, hut used all his person
al influence in behalf of Governor
Herrick; as candidate FOR lieutenant
governor Harris was just as ''wet"
as Herrick was a, candidate for gov
crnor.
Without realizing what they were
doing. the people thought they would
accomplish all that was required by
clecting only a Democratic governor
and the rest of the Republican tick
It went through. II did not occur 20
them that death nigh intervene and
thwlrt the reforms promised by John
NJ Pattison in the campaign Of 1905.
chief Of which was the pursuit ex-
posure and punishment Of political
graftcrs. II the people could have
realized three years ago that It was
iu as essential TO have elected a
Lieutenant governor ana other state
officials TO back up the good work
they expected Of John NJ. Pattiscn
they would have voted then to
CLEAN OUT THE STATE HOUSE.
The need Of thorough house clean
ing was Just as imperative then as it
Is now, but the people didn't know
It,
One Of the state officials elected in
1905 with Lieutenant Governor Har
ris was w. S. McKinnon, whose
second term rs state treasurer has
been an eye opencr to the people of
Ohio. II was the year before that
Gullbert got his third term as state
auditor
Tho revelation In these two offices;
the scandals at state institutions,
some of which led to indictments by
grand iuries: and the carnival Of
graft nj Cincinnati as well as at the
state house brought 90 light since
the campaign of 1905. nave convinced
the people that 1T IS TIME FOR A
CHANGE, not only in the governors
office but I'm other offices of The
state.
When the campaign opened II was
not expected that Governor Harris
would be found in The same boat with