The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-26
A DEMOCRATIC TICKET
OF EXCEPTIONAL. MERIT
Best Selection Of Candidates Ever Made BY Any Party
n Ohio---From Harmon Down Every Man Is Well
Qualified For the Office to Which He Aspires and
Worthy OF Support and Confidence Of the People

In Ohio the Democracy has A state
ticket Of exceptional merit. The Dem
ocratic leaders claim for IT the dis
tinctlon of being the best ticket ever
nominated by any party. n is headed
by Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, one
OF the big men of the nation, whose
name has often been mentioned in the
discussion of presidential preferences.
His reputation as jurlst and a states.
man, his exemplary life as citizen,
his kindly nature and friendly disposi-
tiou toward his fellow-man are all
blended In his popularity. In 1876, at
the age of so years, Judson Harmon
became common pleas judge in Gin.
cinnaH only TO be unseattd by a Re
publican state senate. II was the old
story OF elevating a man by trying to
knock him down, for in 1876 he was
elected one of the judges of the SUI
perior court in Cincinnati, and re.
elected in 1883.
Judson Harmon's national reputa,
tion was achieved by his splendid rec
ord as attorney general during the
last two Years Of the second term of
President Cleveland Among the most
noted cases which he carried through
successfully was that against the
Trans-Mississipp Freight Associa-
tion, which was the first real test of
the Sherman antitrust law.
David L. Rockwell, who is serving
his second term as probate Judge of
Portage county, is Judge Harmon's
running mate as candidate for ieuten-
ant governor. A mans popularity at
home is the best certificate of charac.
ter away from home, and the fact that
Judge Rockwell has been twice elect
ed TO the Office of probate judge in
strong Republican county attests that
he has the confidence of the people,
regardless of political affiliations.
Closely associated with the Office OF
governor are the state auditor, state
treasurer and attorney general. The
statutes give the governor extra au-
thority for proper surveillance over
the treasury and the auditing depart
ment, Notwithstanding the encum-
oents of these two Offices are elected
by the people, as Is the governor The
attorney general is the legal adviser
to all these and other state officials.
as well as attorney general in behalf
OF the state in all court proceedings.
These offices are also closely relat
ed through the various taxing boards
created by law, which are The state
board Of tax remission, composed of
the governor. auditor of state and at
torney 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, COM
posed OF the governor, the auditor of
state and the attorney general; state
board of appraisers and assessors for
the assessment OF values of express,
telegraph and telephone companies,
composed OF the auditor of state,
treasurer of state and attorney gen.
eral; state board for the assessment
of values of freight line and equip
ment companies, composed of the
auditor of state, treasurer Of state and
attorney general; state board for the
appraisoment of the property of sleep.
ing car companies, composed of the
auditor Of state, treasurer of state and
attorney general; state board for the
appraisement OF the values of cleo
trio light gas, natural gas, pipe line,
waterworks, street, suburban and in
terurban railroad companies, com.
panies. composed OF the auditor Of
state, treasurer and attorney general;
the state board of deposit consisting
of the auditor, treasurer and attorney
general which passes on the applica-
tion of banks for deposits of state
funds under the depository law,
The Democratic candidates for
these three offices so closely related