The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-16

DAILY MIRROR. WEDNESDAY, E.
attention of the temperance voters
to the temperance question to cover
up the dereots in their candidates
They are claiming that 1t was the
Republican party which is respon-
sible for the enactment of the Rose
county local option law and hope by
this appe@. to the temperance votes
in the state to slide their men into
office, regardless of the record which
they have made IN the state de-
partments. Particularly is this true
Of their candidates for state auditor
and state treasurer MIR. Green, the
candidate for state treasurer was the
chief deputy of MIR. McKinnon, the
man who is now filling the office of
state treasurer and Mr.. Fullington
is chief deputy of State Auditor
Guilbert. The result of the inyes-
tigation at Columbus of these two
Offices during the recent session Of
the general assembly is well known
to al readers Of The daily and
weekly papers. 1t viii be remem-
bered that money belonging TO the
state was toaned to banks in which
these two officials own stock and
which advertise to pay four per cent
for two and one hall per cent, that
money was deposited in the bank
in which George b. Cox is heavy
stCckholder under practically the
same condition that no record was
kept in the office of the treasurer
of the moneys loaned to banks or
the interest paid on the deposits
and that so far as the real tran
sactions Of the Offices wore concerned
ubIlS Npulu US icdhh Wy thS "a
perts who were employed by the
committee to make the inquiries.
These facts are given just as re-
minders We shall have more to say
about this later on.
Neither can Governor Harris plead
innocence on this score. lie knew
Of the manner in which business was
being transacted, or if he did not
know, he should have known and
he certainly did know after it was
pointed out to; lhm by the fnyesti-
eating comnhtte@a and he neglected
or refused to make move to cor
rect the evils. lIe is responsible to
degree for the conditions which
exist. h
And now, to cover up all of this
rctenness, the Republicans seek to
make the temperance issue the lead
/ ing one in the,s state and national
campaign in the hope that there will
be enough men in Ohio who are for
temperance and who can be made
to foaIyet these misdeeds and wrong
dCings of the Republican candidates
by appealing to their desire TO vote
out the saloon
The temperance question is one
T, which will be settled in ono way or
the other in number of the coun-
ties OF Ohio before election day,
Whatever way it is settled, 1t should
be settled for time at least when
the result OF the special elections
has been announced. Then the peo-
pie of Ohio should turn to the ques-
tion Of national Importance first,
to the questions OF state importance
next and settle them IN an intelli-
gent manner without considering
the moral issue which has just beer
decided at the ballot box. a
Nothing, mot even the temperance
issue should be permitted TO stand
before the voter ON election day
when he goes to the voting place
to cast his ballot Tor the man into
whose hands the business Of. the
state Is to be entrusted for the next
term of years
Let us fight out bhe state election
OF state issues, the national cleo
tion of national issues and leave
the temperance question to be de-
cided by the people OF all parties.