The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-28

void.
The only citizen of Ohio who could
be trusted TO speak upon the occasion
was the governor Of the state, and
yet he was led into a most egregous
blunder. Relying, presumably, upon
reckless utterances of party hacks
and irresponsible scribblers, he spoke
of the last Democratic administration
1880 TO 1S91-as follows:
$50 deplorable was the condition OF
the states finances at this time that
the auditor had to resort to the prac-
tice of making advance drafts on the
counties of the state in anticipation of
taxes to be collected, in order to get
money enough to pay the running ex-
penses of the state government and
| provide for the benevolent and other
public institutions of the state"
Had the governor taken the trouble
| to ascertain the facts, he would have
| found that the practice Of making ad-
vance drafts" was first 'resorted to"
| half n century ago-in 1Sj0-by a Re.
publican administration under a law
passed by a Republican legislatures;
and that for ten years Immediately
! prior TO the time to which he refers,
Republicn administrations had been
continuously piling up these advance
drafts until the Democratic governor
who took Office in 1890 found deficit
Of more than nine hundred thousand
dollars in the state. treasury. The most
cursory examination would have
shown that this Democratic governor
did not increase that deficit one cent,
although in order to protect the lives
of the soldiers orphans at the Senia
home, who had been grossly neglected
) by preceding administrations, he was
put 10 an extraordinary expenditure of
! more than 100000.
In this connection the following
may be quoted from the campaign
literature sent out to country week
lies from Republican headquarters.
AT the end OF the term of Cover
nor James T.. Campbell, the only
Democrat who has really occupied
the executive chamber in 80 years
the state debt was $2,291 $50, ant
during his term of office the state
had received from the federal gov
ornmont refunded war taxes amount
ing TO s1,330.O0O."
This quotation, taken with its cor
text. was intended to leave the I'm
preston thai this great debt had boel
created by a Democratic administra
tion and that the refunded war Ia
had been spent. The records vii
J. s. ow that every dollar of the deb
!. was created before the administra
J. II IN OF the governor named in tn
:. Cpotntion, and that every dollar q
g the government refunder was In tn
/ treasury when he went out of Office
p What can be thought of part
8 hich resorts to such methods a
$ this? A half truth like the for'
y griug, with its Intentionally false In
y p.catons. Is infinitely more despicabl
S ard cowardly than an open lie. witt
oul desiring TO attack anybody,
r. may be pertinent to say that the thi
J. teen hundred thousand dollars lie
d by the above named Democratic so
e crnor was all expended by his r.
It publican successor in a little MOI
e than two years; that the treasury b
II came empty, and that 100000 had
e. be issued, in certificates of indebte
\. ness. to avert the humlliaIing spe
lf tacle of bankrupt state. So muC
c. for ancient politics, here adverted
Id not for personal reasons, but to pr
n. toct the reputation of the most &c
IL nomical state administration in
t. years and TO maintain historic
.y | truth.
ty The governor proudly boasts tn
le there Is now lying in the state tres
ID ury sum exceeding $G,0O0,0t
at Doubtless surplus is better than
le deficit, but why SO large a surplu
nc Does anyone pretend that II is tr
is financial statesmanship To wri
10, from the taxpayers of the state en'
ne nous sums not necessary TO ma
as tain the government? Can 1t be pt
nd sible that all this useless taXati
ly has been resorted TO in order III
ng the money might be lent to pet ban
tn in return for financial and polite
'ly favors? Yes; such is the shame
ny truth: this great burden has been
liberately placed upon the peol
by solely for the reprehensible purpc
nd of building a political machine viii
at should overawe Republican state c.
'ig ventions and put money in the po
so cts of certain state officials ]
ed people of Ohio know this, and
re overwhelming rebuke which they v
ed administer in November will
as soon be forgotten.
dy The governor, in his abundant &c
ol' nature, has given certificate
M character to his associates in
ply statehouse, thus lending the ben,
ct Of his integrity 10 the cause of
led weaker brethren It Is not necessI
gn for Democrats to attack any Of IN,
he gentlemen. Some of them Lave bt
SO virulently assailed by the Tol'
gs- Blade, Cleveland Leader Sandu'
ng Register. Gallia Times, Medina
un- zette, McConnellsville Herald, Mon
Re. Gazette, Middletown Journal, Ma
ere field News, Pauldlng Republican, P
lrn Clinton Republican and other lead
liy' Republican papers, that 1t has beco