The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-14
JUDSON HARMON PROPOSES A CLEAN e lf
BUSINESS LIKE ADMINISTRATION


b. Cox the Cincinnati boss and Wal
ter T. Brown. the Toledo boss; Il. NJ
lullington, doputy ,of Gpilbert and
candidate to succeed him. as having
a financial interest in banks that have
been favored With large deposits of
| state funds at low rate o. inter
est But Il develops that Governor
Harris is a stockholder in two
banks which have $4,000 Of the
! states money
Is, this the reason, why Governor
! Harris willingly engaged In secret
, conferences with Auditor Guilbert
I Attorney General Ellis and Republic
can leaders of the state legislature
; to devise some way to side-track the
( senate's investigating committee? Is
this the reason why Governor Harris
, sent two messages TO the legislature,
one asking for an appropriation to
examine the auditors office, which
! is n sworn duty he has failed to per-
form. and the other to create spe-
cial committee Of two men to be ap-
pointed by himself to investigate The
! offices which a committee Of the sem
ate was investigating according TO
Section 1893 Of the laws Of Ohio?
Governor Harris was present IN
person part of the time the state ai-
ditor's office, was under investigation.
BY his presence there he showed
conclusively' that he knew in his
own heart that the senator's com
mlttee was acting clearly within
statutory authority.
1t was not until the senate cam
mittee had asked questions that Nc
Kinnon answered with such insolent
remarks as none Of your businessi
and his deputy, Mr.. Green, said he
would take the same position as Mr
McKinnon; and Guilbert was asked
questions he refused TO answer as
well as refusing to produce looks
and papers Of his bank on advice OF
Harry NJ. Daugheliy attorney for
NtdXinnon and Guihbert during the
Investigation, who g. also first vice
president and director in one of the
banks favored by Mr.. McKinnon;
net until the investigation had
rea he'd such a climax did the gov
crnor. McKinnou Guilbert and
Daugherty raise the cry of "partisan
investigation" and clamor for an in
yesligation by two men whom the
Governor might select, or Guilbert
NTcKinnon and Daugherty select Tor
him.
No wondcr Governor Harris SO
readily obeyed the orders OF the
bcsses tc bang away at temperance
I'm his campaign speeches.
No wonder the governor said III
lis speech at the Republican cam
pafrn opening in Youngstown
's.Speaking from the knowledge or
Personal aud omcial Conduct, am
confident that the present state Of
ncers are 10th competent and hon
est
No wonder Governor Harris seid
In that same speech at youngstown
basing his knowledge on that same
personal and official contact, that
my associate candidates on the Re
publican state ticket without ex-
ceptlon are worthy of your most
earnest support"
A score or more OF Republican,
newspapers in Ohio have not agreed
with the governors Endorsement OF
his fellow candidates without ex.
ceptlon.
Pr1hting by the experience OF the
past three years the voters OF Ohio
must realize by this time. II they
ever viii, that II win not be suf-
licienC TO elect lust one candidate
on tho Democratic ticket and expect
him TO clean out the state house,
but that the way to give the state
house a thorough renovation from
top to bottom Is TO elect Judson
Harmon governor aud the candidates
on the ticket with him for their re-
spective offices because It Is time
for a change in Ohio If this state is
10 be spared the scandals that are
beginning to rival the scandals o.,
Pennsylvania.
Remember what Mr.. Taft said
at the dedication of the new court
house In Germantown, Va, this year:
For when a party is constantly In
control, so as to be overwhelmingly
the victor every time, 1t Is with
great diGlculty that evil men, ore
Kept out of the administration OF tho