Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-09-11

theory that the end justifes the means, |
no matter how foul or false.
The governor here reviewed the per-
formances of the party since he took Of
flee as chief executive, pointing chiefly
to regulatory legislation passed. He then
proceeded to a discussion of the liquor
ISSUE in which he said:
Democratic speakers are talking about
what was lost in reforms that the late
Gov. Pattison stood for. His recommend
ations certainly were for the most part
followed by the legislature, and yet these
same measures are opposed by the lead
ers Of the Democratic party so soon after
his death Gov. Pattison died in 1906 with
plea for county local option on his
lips. In 1908 the Democratic state con-
vention not only repudiated his policies,
but also refused to show respect to his
memory.
There is no reference whatever to Pat
tison in the Democratic platform of this
year. And yet he was elected after n sue
cession of l6 Democratic defeats in state
elections, and he was the only one on
the Democratic ticket elected. Those
who named the head of the present Dem
ocratic state ticket are the same ones that
secured this action through the commit
tee on resolutions. Mayor Tom l.. John
son at the time said:
THE liquor interests are in Columbus to
control the Democratic convention. 1t
is a foolish attempt on the part of the
liquor interests of Ohio to sidetrack all
great issues and place the whisky label
all over the Democratic party. The
! Democracy of Ohio cannot go before the
| people with candidate for governor who
| is an attorney for the brewing interests,
and who is known as the legal represen-
tative and railroad receiver in Ohio of the
| Morgan interest in New York.
The false pretenses of the present Dem
| ocra tic managers are illustrated in this
| talk about Pattison, when they are in
| league with those who reviled him and
are now seeking to undo all that he had
| hoped to accomplish. Judge Harmon is
| a gentleman of high standing profession
| ally and every other way, was Gov.
| Pattison, and they were personal friends
| But in his representative capacity as
candidate, Harmon appears to stand for
the opposite of what Pattison stood for.
The issue has been made by the ma
! jority in the Democratic convention that
brought about the guberna torial nomina-
ton, as we'll as by the different organi-
zations that have since indorsed the same.
1t is temperance issue, not prohibit
IDENTIFY omitted all reference to moral
issues, SO as to be liberal enough for
all the liquor leagues and alliances TO
join in the chorus that has followed the
keynote OF the Democratic state con-
vention. Democratic editors. mana gers
and candidates now want to insist that
the temperance question is not an issue
with them. 1t seems to be a very live
one with everybody else
The Republican state platform is
neither silent, nor evasive, nor ambigu-
Gus on the important matter. 1 stand
squarely and firmly on that platform;
nothing more and nothing less. The
plank on this question reads: 'Legisa-
ton relating to the liquor traffic in ac-
cord with the policy of high taxation for
the saloons and local option of the
people, That means taxation as rep
resented in the Akin law, and county
local option in smaller units; no more
no less.
The acts OF the present general assem-.
bly, of Ohio which received the strong
est support from friends and bitterest op.
position from enemies are those pertain.
ing to temperance. This is especially true
in regard to the Rose county local option
| law. This law of itself does not close
single saloon. 1t is a referendum pur,
and simple of the saloon question to tn,
electors of the counties, to be determined
by majority of the votes cast thereon
II the majority is in favor of the sa
LOOM, 1t will stay in that county; If TIL,
majority is against the saloon, it will go
, 1t is unqualified home rule for the coun
ties of Ohio, leaving each for itself t
decide its local policy as unit whethe
the saloon shall stay or so. The pres
ent Democratic platform favors botl
home rule and the referendum in othe
matters. Why not in this?
l repeat in substance now what | sal
on former occasion, that an organizes
effort is being made by the liquor dealer
and their friends to bring about a repea
q or a modification of the Rose law an
e other temperance laws Objectionable t
d their interests. do not believe these or
|. ganizations aided by the Democratic par
ty of the state, with all of their misrep
II resentatons of facts and the lavish us
n Of their corruption fund. will succeed i
. electing general assembly or state ofri
J. GERS who will do their bidding
: The signs of the times are equally good
e geographically as we'll every other way
n for our national ticket headed by tn
= favorite son of Ohio Republican team
IT in which Ohio and nearby New Yor
i favorites were mated have always woI
" Look at the unbroken record-one tina
n covers over 30 years! In 1876 we wo
l. with Hayes of Ohio and Wheeler of Ne
.e York; In 1880 with Garfield of Ohio an
= Arthur of New York; in 1900 with McKin
ley of Ohio and Roosevelt of New Yorl
n in 1908 we will win with Taft of Ohio an
m Sherman of New York. Even when OF
al posed by the greatest leaders of the OF
1t thodoN Democracy of old. who had wo
l. honors both In peace and in war, tn
m combination of Ohio and New York nevt
< was beaten and 1t certainly never wi
D. be by men who already have bern de
}, feated as often as both Bryan and Kerr
st The name OF Taft is especially dear
the people of Ohio and his election wi
l. complete the quartet of Ohio Republica
N presidents who contributed so much
~ American prosperity and good govern