The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-23

OOO. Inc people Ol OnlO Know Wnat
has been doing down there and they
will clean out the rotten gang that
inhabits the state house. Treasurer
and his deputy, Mr.. Green,
who has been foisted onto the people
by the Republican bosses are the ones
who refused any information when
asked by a committee OF the general
assembly--elected by the people-how
much Of the state money have you on
deposit and where is It? It was none
OF the committees business, accord
ing to the statement of McKlnnon.
Think of It. None of your business
where this official, elected to protect
and guard your interests, put your
money. II is your money. You
may never see any of 1t, but 1t is
yours just the same.
1.When threatened with lmprison-
ment for contempt McKinnon an
swered some of the questions put TO
him. He told that 100000 was in
his own bank and that the state was
receiving but ono and one-haf per
cent. interest on It $25O,OOO was on
deposit in a bank In Columbus that
used glaring electrical sign, begging
the public to deposit its money at
four per cent but the state only re-
ceived one and half and two and
a half per cent. for its hundred of
thousands deposited. George B. Cox,
maligned by Taft in his famous Ak
ron speech in another campaign, but
now pal of the Republican candi-
date, had 100000 in his Cincinnati
bank. Banks in which Governor
Harris has stock were included in the
list. Seven millions of the peoples
money on deposit at such low rates
Of interest and this Official tells
committee of the people that it is
none Of its business where the money
is deposited A fine situation indeed.
The vote in November Will show
whether or not the people shall rule.
When the Marion Star gets over the
impediment in its veracity, / dare IT
to publish the report Of the general
assembly which examined the state
treasury.
Leaving state issues Mr. Campbell
delved into the labor question. He
referred to the letters of Roosevelt
and the answers OF Bryan, telling how
Roosevelt had switched and attacked
Samuel Gompers.
Roosevelt learned to let Bryan
alone and he will learn TO let Mr..
Gompers alone. He has named Taft
to follow him and then Nick Great
I.aughter) will be next. After Nick
GENES Quentin and after Quentin If
there is no one else we will have
Alice for president. The president
has stepped from the executive chair
to delve into party politics and dirty
politics at that. He -assails Samuel
Gompers The president says things
he does not know anything about and
generally goes off half cooked -
| Taking the report of Mr.. Comp
, ers on the treatment afforded the lab
or Representatives at the Chicago and
Denver conventions, Mr.. Campbell
read numerous paragraphs. At Chi
cago the Republicans not only snub-
bed but insulted the representatives
of the -reat army of laboring men
/ whose votes they are now trying to
coerce At Denver the labor repre-
sentatives We're royalty received and
| their requests were granted.
There" he declared, 'is the rea-
| son why labor Is behind William
Jennings Bryan and all the efforts Of
| the employers to force their men to
vote for Taft will be futile. The
rank and file want to be represent
ed and they want their fair and just
| demands granted. If they will not
grant them before an election how
can the laboring man expect them to
aftcrward?
all for your excellent hospitality to
In conclusion, / want to repay you
Mr.. Flood and myself. We invite
you to Washington on March next =.
In the White House you VIII greet
William Jennings Bryan In the house
of representatives you will be greeted
by Mr.. Flood and II you Will step
over to the senate chamber, | will
be pleased to show you everything
i'm the city. The Republican party
tells you that your wages have in
creased, They have to the extent OF
10 per cent while the costs of living
have Increased 40 per cent. Join in
| the glorious movement to rid the
country OF the great menace and
wages will not only increase under
the new confidence that will be Sc
cure in the hearts of the people but
the cost of living will be brought
back to It's rlghtful place and this
government will once more be a gov
ornment of the people, by the people,
and for the people"
When Governor Campbell conclud-
ed, storm of applause, greater than
ian ythat had interspersed his speech,
broke forth in the skating rink, A
glance over the faces of the thousands
assembled at the meeting makes it
certain that Marion is not going TO
be backward in the movement that is