The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
100000
Estimated Expense of
Unnecessary Special
Session
PEOPLE ARE AROUSED

Columbus, Nov. 15.-Since Governor
Andrew l.. Harris is insisting upon
calling a special session of the legis-
lature for the purpose of embarrassing
the administration of Governor Har-
mon by having a lot of Harris appoint
ments confirmed the people are doing
some figuring on the cost of such a
session.
In his call for the special session to
meet January 4, it Is said he is to cite
only one reason for that call, the maxi
Ing of appropriations for the COM
ing year
1t is well known that there is an
emergency board for just such pur-
pose, This board takes care of all
necessary expenditures not specifically
authorized in the appropriation bills
that pass the legislature. At the next
regular session of the legislature
these expenditures are included in a
bill and are thus authorized.
Besides Governor Harris need not
worry about appropriations. His term
of Office ends January II. There is
ample time to call the legislature af-
ter that, if Governor Harmon deems
1t necessary. But, as far as the ap-
preparations are concerned. the emerg-
ency board can take care of that
The fact is, Governor Harris is call
ing the Legislature for January 4, for
the specific purpose of having his re-
cess appointments confirmed and sad
died onto Governor Harmon, though
the people have twice voted for
change in the various departments Of
the state government under the jur-
isdictiOn of the governor. 1t is fly
Ing in the face of public sentiment,
twice expressed in no uncertain terms.
No other excuse can be found for
assembling the legislature January 4.
And what is it going to cost to have
Governor Harris try to embarrass Gov
ernor Harmon's administration?
1t costs $14O0 day to run the leg
islature while It is in session. Once
in session it is not at all probable
it will adjourn before eight weeks
have elapsed. This means an expense
Of s7S,400 for the session, to which
must be added mileage of members,
which will foot up $19.31O.
The total expense for this little |
political play of Governor Harris to
harass Governor Harmon will be at .
the least calculation $97,71
Other items will run the expense
over the 100000 mark
And for what?
Why should the people pay out
500 900?
To secure appropriations, as Gov
ernor Harris insists? The emergency {
board will take care of that. s
The people are simply asked to pay &
'ut 100000 so that Andrew L. Har- {
is will have a legislature in session t
or one week before his term expires
o cook up schemes to embarrass Gov S
rnOr Harmon when he assumes the |
flee to which the people have elected b
i'm. c
If Andrew L. Harris were governor >
y election of the people, and was I
erVing his own term, some effort to
rotect his own appointees might be
But he is merely filling
ut the term of John NJ Pattison. He =
5 seeking to protect him in office :.
rho, in all fairness and justice, ought y,
ever to have been placed in office. !,
hey are men who were put in place =
[ appOiItees of Governor Pattison. h
hey are holding Office in the place
I men who had just as good a right II
0 serve out the extra years term h
I Governor Pattisons administration j
S Andrew l.. Harris has to serve out O
he extra year of the term of Governor t
'attison. h
And the people are asked to dip a
own into their pockets and pay $780, u
% that Andrew l.. Harris may pro- a
ect appointees who had no right to v
heir appointments in the first place. C
The temper of the people is aroused is
a this matter, They see the peanut
haracter of the politics that is behind 4
he calling of the legislature on Jan =
ary 4, on the pretext that it is for
when the emergency
oard could take care of all of that
'ithout expense to the people.
Judson Harmon was elected govern h
r by the people of Ohio. They ex- m
ressed their confidence in him. They a.
now him to be broad-minded states d
timber-who will Vi
what is right and just by all of II
ne people. a
And they will resent this attempt h
usurpation by Andrew L. Harris, n,
ho, though often a candidate, has v,
ever yet been elected governor OF g,
hio, but who. in fact has been p
umiliatingly defeated for governor r;
year wlen the head of the ticket
n which he was running carried the Q,
ate by upwards of $4,000 plurality. n,