The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-26

the worlds history with the most
learned scholars the profoundess
statesmen and the most daring ana
courageous soldiers, shall not be way
laid and despoiled by the CRATER in
this the early dawn of the twentieth
century. No. my friends, | have an
abiding faith that a people whose
churches and schools are recorded
among their choicest jewels will keep
unsullied the name of the state that
gave to the world Thurman, Sherman.
Roseerans, Mckinley, Hayes, Grant,
Garfield, Pendleton and Pattison. But
you must watch and pray. The siren
is singing a lullaby to you. You
have already slept too long. II you
would extract the poison already IN
jected into the system you can only
do it by vigorous application of bal
lots. viii you administer the rem
edy or are you afraid of the boss?
Dawn Of a New Day.
| think see the dawn Of new day.
think / see the dawn of a new day.
/ believe the people of Ohio are ready
for the fray. The boss and CRATER
must vacate and men will take posi-
ton that will recognize the suprem-
acy of the people; men who will not
insult the people. their masters. wnen
their official conduct is inquired into,
by telling them it is none of their
business. Surely he who makes the
laws has a right to see that those
laws are properly executed. The Gre.
ator is always greater than the crea.
ture. Yet last winter, when the peo-
pie had grown suspicious and had
sought to investigate certain Of
fees through their legislature, the in.
formation asked for by the committee
was insultingly refused by certain
state officers whose duty it was to
give all information sought concern
ing their various offices. And so In.
suting was the conduct OF some con-
cerned that IL Is a wonder that the
committee was not spit upon.
As II was said by one of our ear
lier patriots, You have petitioned
and you have demonstrated, but all in
vain" Entrenched behind = quartet
of bosses grown rich and arrogant on
ously your entreaties and your ap.
peals to them for an accounting OF
their conduct. A public office Is not
only a public trust, but sacred one,
The man who takes money from the
state is worse than the man who
takes It from the Standard Oil com.
pany. A chunk OF $9S,091.17 lost 10
the state Of Ohio through careless.
ness. criminal or otherwise, OF her of.
ficials, is much worse than chunh
Of $4,000 taken from the Standard
Oil even though the intention was to
subsidi2e the press with It.
No Dark Shadow.
The man who chokes on a United
States senator because he takes mon,
ey from n trust and with smile
| gulps down a state official charged
with grating by legislative cont
mittee appointed TO investigate their
| conduct, is inconsistent If not dishon.
est, and is unworthy the confidence
| of self.respecting people. When |
am elected TO the Office of secretary
| of state-notice | said when" not
| if-I shall endeavor to discharge the
| duties of that Office without fear or
favor and without prejudice or pac,
| TALLY. | shall not want II said of
me, "It is a matter of more than pass.
| ing interest when the secretary OF
state prostitutes his office to the low.
est degradation of factional politics, ,"
nor that ut is a dark shadow on the
honest administration OF the AFFAIRS
of the state"
| l know nothing concerning the Off,
cials arraigned other than what |
have gotten from Republican sources
and the committee legally authorized
to investigate conditions of their of,
fees. Three officials seem to stand
accused by the committee of official
misconduct These officials are the
treasurer, auditor and secretary OF
state.
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