The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-05-07

its chief purpose the protection vi 'nc
interests from which Il derives Its
mower. In control of this np,chine he
has refused to enforce. either in letter
or in spirit, the law taxing the
property of public service COM
panies, permitting them to write
their own tax bills and relying
upon those who profit by his law
less acts to save him from the In.
dignation of the people whose laws
he has set aside. Corporations are
bribed to the support of his machine
by the promise of immunity from just
taxation. Jealous in the protection Of
his favorites. he is negligent In the
protection of the public. He has
wasted the public funds by unneces-
sary and frequent examinations for
political purposes in counties and
cities, but ht ] neglected to make the
audits required by law In the office
of the state treasurer. The investi.
cation by the legislature into the
offices of the state auditor and
treasurer discloses a grave and
shameful neglect Of the public busi-
ness. The state has lost more than
100000 year by the failure OF the
treasurer to take advantage OF the
depository law. His failure to keep
books show ing the deposits made by
him. his insolent refusal to answer
questions from the legislature upon
the subject and the spectacle of enor.
nous sums Of states money deposited
in banks owned and oficered by the
state treasurer, his deputy, and the
state auditor. who refuses to audit.
disclosed peril to the public funds
and scandal in the management OF
these great offices. The state treas.
urer Is employed to enrich the friends
of the system by and through the Re-
publican organization. Three hundred
thousand dollars of the peoples money
is now in the bank of the chief Re-
publican boss OF the state, and this
boss at the last Republican cOnven.
tion forced the nomination Of his can
didates for attorney general, state
auditor and state treasurer who COM
prise a majority of the state board
condition, known to the governor. was
not acted upon by him though the law
adequately empowered him to act. and
1t can be remedied only by the pas
sage of suitable laws safeguarding
the deposits Of public money at the
best obtainable rates of interest, and
by substituting new officers for the
of v,yhn 10
abuses have grown up.
The people have already secured
some of the laws advocated and urged
by the Democracy in previous plat
forms. We commend those Demo-
crst senators and representatives who
have kept their party pledges and
have struggled against the lobby Of
the interests and the control of the
Republican state organization to se-
cure further beneficial legislation.
We favor the protection of public
participation in nominations by the
passage Of suitable primary election
laws.
We favor the election Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people. Until an amendment to the
federal constitution can be secured
we favor the passage of a law author
izing the selection of party candidates
for the United States senate at the
time of the election of members of the
general assembly. We direct the
state central committee to include in
the call for the next state convention
provision for the nomination of a
candidate for United States senator
by such convention.
We urge that appropriations be
made at the next session of congress
for the prosecution and completion Of
the work undertaken by the govern
ment to give a nine-foot stage OF
water in the Ohio river from Pitts
burg to Cairo.
We fave" the passage by congress
OF the Sherwood bill granting the
dollar day" pension to the surviv-
ing veterans of the civil war.
We pledge our candidates to the
principles here set forth, and in the
event of their election we promise. in
their behalf, an honest and business
IKE ADMINISTRATION Oh tne STATES al
fairs and humane care for the de-
pendent and delinquent wards Of the
state.
In view of the early meeting of the
national Democratic convention at
Denver. which will present the plat
form of our party on all national ques-
tions. and implicitly trusting to the
wisdom of that body declaration of
Democratic principles. we forego all
announcement on national issues.
We heartily and enthusiastically in
dorse the presidential candidacy Of
William j. Bryan, and instruct the
entire Ohio delegation to vote for his
nomination at the Democratic nation
al convention. firm in the belief that
his nomination will insure an over
whelming national victory at the polls
In November.
No Use For Them.