The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-17

fair law. In another part of his
speech, he says, 'All we Republicans
want Is fair deal" Did Mr.. Harris
give the liquor interests fair deal
when he refused to grant roll call on
the reconsideration of the vote by
which the Aiken law was passed as
presiding officer of the Senator He was
SO unfair that fourteen senators signed
protest against his arbitrary ruling
on the above named bill A square deal
is all the people ask, Mr.. Harris, but
they never got IL from you when ii
came to sumptuary legislation.
Mr.. Harris futher insinuates that the
county local option bill was an issue in
1906 and the people endorsed the same
when they elected Mr.. Pattison. IL that
is fact it is strange that Governor
Harris never mentioned county local
option in any of his speeches of that
campaign and sat in silence upon the
same platform from which Governor
Herrick demo need the methods of the
Anti-Saloon league for the methods pur-
sued in trying to dictate to him and the
legislature to bring about the passage
of their pet measures. The governor
further stated that he has not been in
fluenced by the Anti-Saloon league.
Let us see. When he signed the Rose
bill which he knew would destroy mil
lions of capital invested in legitimate
manner under the laws Of the State
and would throw thousands of men out
of employment, he used three pens, one
of which he presented to Senator Rose,
author of the bill, one to the chief lady
worker for the passage of this bill, and
tho third to Senator Eli Gabriel, of Mil
ford Center, an ardent friend of Pro-
hibition.
When the Governors message to the
House of Representatives went to the
printers 1t contained a clause urging
the members to give the question of
county local option CAREFUL atten-
ton. Mr.. Wayne B. Wheeler, the super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon league,
who had access to this State document
before 1t was issued, Immediately on
reading the same called upon the Gov
ernor and at his dictation the printers
were ordered to substitute the word
FAVORABLE for careful, so that in
the document, as issued, the Governor
urged the members of the legislature to
give the question of county local op-
ton FAVORABLE consideration.
When a certain Republican politician,
whom his party recommended as the
most fitting man for the oil inspector
ship of the state, went to Governor
Harris to solicit the appointment, the
Governor" calmly told him, UNLESS
YOU BRING ME- THE ENDORSE
MENT OF MR.. WAYNE B. WHEEL
ER, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE,
CANNOT APPOINT YOU" We ask
Go ernor Harris who has ruled in the
past few years. Have the people ruled,
or has the Anti-Saloon league ruled p
The question before us in this cam
paign is, Shall the Anti-Saloon league
continue to dictate legislation or shall
the people have a voice? Shall cap
ital acquired legitimately and invested
under the laws of the State be pro-
tected or confiscated as advocated by
the Anti-Saloon league?
Shall the people of the State of Ohio
receive recognition and representation
or shall they be ignored as in the past?
| am an independent voter, and am
certain that no pledges of any kind
have been exacted nor given by Mr..
Harmon and it is but natural that the
to Mr.. Harris will center
upon the strongest candidate opposed
to the present Governor; to accuse Mr..
Harmon of being the saloonkeeper's
candidate is muds!inging of the worst
kind The statement issued by Mr.
Harmon in regard to the Anti-Saloon
and Liberal leagues and his attitude
on the aforesaid question was manly
statement and he deserves the support
of every fair-minded citizen at the
polls. The people are getting tired of
this prohibition agitation and want to
see it settled, and the only way to set
tie it is to elect a man of backbone
like Mr.. Harmon who will veto unjust
measures and encourage legislation for
the best interests of all the citizens of
this great state-a man who will not be
controlled by the Personal Liberty
or Anti-Saloon leagues-one who will
be Governor of all the people and not
part of the people; one who will give
consideration to the appeal of the poor
as we'll as the rich, the business man
as well as the laborer. Therefore, Mr..
Harmon deserves to be the next Gov
ernor of the State of Ohio as it is sell
dom that the people of Ohio are SO
fortunate as to secure a man of Mr..
Harmon's intelligence to consent to
accept a state Office.
WILLIAM J. PIERo.