The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-10-01

have chosen TO open this campaign,
on my part, on the direct and simple
facts have stated. will not obscure
them by now discussing other matters
or even further details. They can
come later. AND SHALL NOT LET
MY OPPONENT ESCAPE TO
OTHER ISSUES, REAL OR PRE-
TENDED.
He now says his election is assured
by the promise of Democratic support,
so he intends hereafter to devote him
self to saving the presidency. He
does not tell who has pledged him
this support, but l warn him there
are not enough gullible Democrats in
Ohio to replace the Republicans who
will desert him II he runs away from
this challenge to the administration
of which he has 30 long been the
head He has himself recognized,
though he has not met this challenge,
in his speech of acceptance; and the
conduct of public officers is always In
Issue.
Governor inconsistent.
He said In that speech: Speaking
from the knowledge Of personal and
official contact, am confident that
the present state officers are both
competent and honest, and that my
associates on the Republican state
ticket, without exception, are worthy
of your most earnest support" Then
why, the taxpayers of Ohio want to
know, did the governor wish TO spend
IS 900 Of their money in investigating
the conduct OF these officials? He
asked the legislature in March for
that amount for that purpose. This
was while the senate investigation
was in progress.
Surely It can not be that the gov
ernor was induced, as was openly
charged at the time, to lend himseIr
to a scheme to head of the senate
committee. But II he believed his
present and proposed future Official
associates needed Ave thousand dol
lars worth of investigation last
March, how can he now praise and
commend them to the voters, without
qualification and without exception"
Misconduct found In one part of an
administration throws suspicion on
other parts which at the time may be
innocent. But wrong doing usually
has small beginnings. 1t cautiously
feels its way, keeping up some pre-
tense of justification. II not promptly
checked nibbles soon become bites,
and the evil example quickly spreads.
Vote the state House Honest.
The men of Ohio will vote their
various localities dry OF wet, as they
choose, but they will vote the state
house honest from top to bottom and
from side to side. They will tolerate
there neither men who are not faith
full to the trust reposed in them nor
men who, for any reason, prove lack
ing In perception or diligence to de-
tect and thwart wrong-doers.
regret that time does not permit
me now to deal with the fast swelling
expenses of our state government
which are more than two and half
times greater under Governor Harris
than they were under Governor Camp
bell, although the population increas-
ed not more than one-quarter; with
the waste of public funds, as In the
instance of the institution for feeble
minded youth built at great cost and
never occupied, but going to ruin;
with the looseness which prevails in
many of our public institutions, lead
ing to frequent scandals and some
Lmes to indictments; nor with other
administrative matters of interest to
the people Of the state who demand
for the public business the same dill
gent care and fidelity which their own
affaiEs require and receive.
John H. Newman, candidate for
secretary Of state, said the dinner
pail was still with us, though it was
not quite SO full. It wasn't empty,
however.
w. w. Durbin, nominee for state
auditor, confined his speech to State
Auditor GuiIbert's long career as a
public servant. He attacked the state
bureau of accounting and some of Mr..
Guilbert's business methods.
D. s. Creamer nominee for state
treasurer, said he did not own dol,
lar of bank stock, and If elected
would have no favorites with whom
to deposit the states money. AS
treasurer he said, he would know
that the interest on state money be-
longed to the state.
Timothy s. Hogan, candidate for
attorney general, gave a dissertation
on the duties of that office and OF the
boards in which the attorney general
i'serves.
John w. Kern and James D. Camp
bell, candidate for United States SEN
ator, were the orators of the evening
meeting, which eclipsed the afternoon
demonstration both in attendance and
enthusiasm.
Mr.. Campbell said in part:
Both Ohio senators having been C.
nored at Youngstown, It became ne
cessary to import a senator from In
diana. Albert ]. Beveridge, brilliant
and capable, gracefully compared Mr.
Bryan to Patrick Henry and Wendell
Phillips; and, although Mr.. Bryan Is
infinitely greater than either Of them,
We are grateful for the compliment.
Senator Beveridge, being given to
fiowery language and flamboyant flg-