The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-23

IHanley of Indiana ceme to Columbus
Ito speek at the same meeting In be7
helf Of Judge Duncan. Democrats
candidate for mayor, on a temperance
platform. Although requested to re-
main in Columbus to show the visit
ling governors proper official cour1
tesy, Governor Harris left Columbus
the night before and went home to
! rake the leaves off of his lawn In
Eton.
Another instant was when the Ma
tional Prohibition Convention was
held in Columbus this year. 1t being
| The capitol of the state Governor
Harris Yves asked to deliver formal
address of welcome, just as governor
/, have done, and he has done himself,
when other organizations meet at
Columbus. But, Notwithstanding the
date of the national Prohibition Con-
vention was known months In ad-
vpnce, Governor Harris managed
! to be absent from Columbus at that
I time and the official welcome was de-
livered bv the "wet" Republican
mayor, who was the candidate
against Judge Duncpn, and for
whose sake Governor Harris deliberH-
tely avoided Governors Folk and
Hanley year ego.
perhars the greatest test of the
real altitude Of Governor Harris on
local option was when Q, local option
election was held in Eaton. Il was in
Januery 1906. At that time John NJ.
Parrison was governor. and Andrew
4, L. Harris was lieutenent governor.
Governor Harris has had much to
say Fbout Governor Pattison's rec
ommendation in his message to the
legislature in favor OF county local
option. But whpt effect did that rec
cmmendation have upon Lieutenant
Governor Harris, who by virtue of
his Office was presiding over the
session OF the state senpte.
Although the local cgtion election
In his own town was held Monday,
a day thFt the legislature does not
convene until 5 o'clock in the even
ing. Heutenant-Go Harris was
such an frdent (?) advocate of local
option that he did not go home to
vote and Eaton went wet.
No session of the legislature is held
on Saturday except at the close of
the session. This was in January
LieutenaEt-Governor Harris, who was
: so anxious to spend his Saturday at
home when two Governors visited
Columbus after he became governor
could have spent Saturday and Sun
day at home, cast his vote at the To-
cl option election held Monday, and
returned TO Columbus In time for the
beginning OF that days session of
the senFte at 5 p. m. His absence
that evening would not hpve been
a material thing as there is Q, presi-
] dent pro tempore OF the senate to
preside In the absence of Lieutenant
governor. But there was a local op-
tion election in his home town end
the Lieutenant Governor was so deep
ly concerned (?) that he stayed at
Columbus instead of going home
to vote. This year this same lleuten-
ant governor, and now getting COVER.
nor, goes about the state as can
didate for governor, trying TO pull
the wool over the eyes of dry DEM
ccrats to secure their votes.
| VIII Democrats who hFwe helped
to settle county local option nom
partisan contests, who were not
afraid to vote according to their
convictions, be deceived into vot-
ing for candidate for lgovernor who
turned g, deaf ear to the call that
came practically from Governor Pat
tson's death bed, who remained away
from local option election In his
home town, who rem away from two
visiting governors when they visited
the carital of Ohio to speak in be.
half Of Democratic candidate In a
temperance eampPign. who ran away
from the National Prohibition Con.
vention to avoid the official for
mality on delivering an address oI
welcome?
| 1t Is not surprising In view of all
! these things that the governors
Temperance campaign" has collapsed
II was built upon false pretenses
In the first place. conceived for ths
partisan purpose OF shielding tht
, candidates on the machine-made
ticket which the governor endorses
without exception" end the voters
OF Ohio do not propose to have the
wool pulled over their eyes by any
such tactics. They have their eyes
; open 10 conditions at the state hous'
, which Governor Harris has used his
politicel power. to protect and IL
: now using his official prestige to de
fend. And II Is for just such reasons
: that the voters Of Ohio are deter
: mined to clean out the state house
: from top TO bottom because Il Il