The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-26
AS ATTORNEY
FOR The STATE
Hogan Says He viii Do His Full Duty
and That No BOSS Shall
Guide Him.

S. Hogan, Democratic candidate for
that office declared that his first al.
legiance will be TO the state and that
no boss will dare to dictate to him.
His speech follows in full.
Believe me, / am sensible, indeed
Of the great duties OF the office of AL
torney general of this, one OF the
foremost states OF the Union. II seems
10 me that in no other state are the
duties Of attorney general quite so
important. Not only is ne in a gen.
cral sense the attorney for the state.
appealing for It in all causes, civil and
criminal, before the supreme court,
and advising the prosecuting attor-
neys Of the several counties when re-.
quested, but he also is the legal ad.
wiser OF all the state officers and the
officers OF the various state institu.
tions. In addition, the attorney ger.
cral IN member Of the following
boards: The state board Of tax remis-
sion, composed Of the governor. au.
ditor Of state and attorney general
the state board OF equalization Of the
values Of railroad properties in the
state, composed Of the auditor OF
state, treasurer of state. attorney
general and commissioner Of railroads
and telegraphs; state board for the
equalization Of banks. composed "
tho governor, the auditor OF state and
the attorney general; state board CT
appraisers and assessors for the as
sessment of values Of express. tcle.
rrapn and telephone companies. com.
posed of tho auditor of state, treas.
urer of state and attorney general;
state board for the assessment of val.
ues Of freight line and equipment
companies. composed of the auditor
of state. treasurer Of state and attor.
ney general; state board for the ap-
praisement of the property of sleep.
ing-car companies, composed Of tbs
auditor OF state, treasurer Of state
and attorney general; state board for
the appralsement OF the values OF
electric light, gas, natural gas. pipe
line, waterworks. street, suburban
and interurban railroad companies,
composed OF the auditor of state.
treasurer of state and attorney gen.
era!. Expressed in few words, the
attorney general is the most impor
tant factor, in fact the important fac.
tor, in the state boards that have fun
control in matters Of state taxation.
In addition, he is member of the
state depository commission. the 9th.
hn faVa
ditor aud state treasurer.
Shields Fer Offenders.
The legisla ion which gave to the
Offices of auditor of state, state treas
! Wer and attorney general such eXten.
sive power in matters of taxation
was accomplished largely through the
manipulations Of the present state
auditor, who from experience has
perceived the advantage of such an
arrangement. This Is shown by the
fact that the attorney generals office
took no steps to prevent the abuses
that existed at the statehouse. On
the other hand, the attorney Eener-
ais Office and the governors Office
have been used as shields for the
protection of the offenders.
why did not the governor and the
attorney general protect the inter.
| ests Cf the state when the state
treasurer deposited 100000 OF the
peoples money in the Cincinnati
Trust company OF which George
3. Cox Is president, AT 2le per cent
| interest, AT a time when the city of
| CLEVELAND was receiving for its public
| funds almost 4 per cent interest? &?
When the same officer was deposit
ing with the Marine National bank
CT Ashtabula. of which state Treas
urer McKinnon is president, and Mr.
Green candidate for state treasurer,
ia a stakeholder, the sum OF 100000
at 2h per cent interest, at a time
when the Columbus Savings and
| Trust company was advertising Its
willingness TO pay per cent on de-
: pOsits? When the same officer was
1 leaving on deposit with the CONNER,
| cal National bank OF Columbus. the
| Union National bank of Columbus,
the Capitol Trust company of Colum.
| bus, of which State Auditor Guilbert
Is president; the Columbus Savings
and Trust company in all of which
banks Mr.. McKinnon Is a stockhold-
er, the sum of 100000 at 1lA per
! cent interest and 100000 at 2ls per
cent interest, at time when other
banks in the state were rediscount.
ing their loans at per cent interest,
during the financial panic, which was
not brought on by Democratic ad,
minlstration, either?
"conspirsey Of Silence"
Why were these officers silent
when State Auditor Guilbert was
Withholding from the state treasury
| a quarter OF a million dollars and
lodging same in the Capitol Trust
! company Of Columbus, OF which he is
presdient-a quarter of a million dol
lars which ought to have been on de-
posit for the benefit OF the state of
| Ohio?
The citizens of Ohio are inquirlng
| why Auditor of State Guilbert re-
fused to produce before the legisla.
tiVe committee, or permit the bank
| to produce, the cashiers checks
through which the Capitol Trust com,
pany dealt with the state treasurer,