The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01

It may be, in yon smoke concealed,
Your comrades chase cen now the
fefs,
And. but for you, possess the field.
For while the tired waves, vainly
breaking,
Seem here no painful inch to gain,
Tar back through creeks and inlets
making,
Comes silent, flooding In, the main.
And not by eastern windows only,
When daylight comes, comes in the
light.
In front the sun climbs slow, how
slowly,
But westward, look, the land II
bright
ohio's Eminence.
Ohio has always been generous to
the Union, but she has never lacked
capable and eminent sons for her own
service. Throughout the century of
her existence, whose close we cele-
brated Ave years ago, her rapid growth
in all the attributes of great com.
monwealth was never checked. And
this was chiefly due to the independ-
ence in the choice Of officers and the
watchfulness of their conduct which
has always distinguished her people.
They have never decided or mort
gagged their suffrages to any party,
nor allowed title to ripen by undis-
turbed possession. This Is the main
reason for Ohio's continued eminence
among the states, some OF which have
neglected, to their sorrow, these vital
maxims Of popular government. They
have entrusted their affairs now to
one party, now to the other, thus
maintaining both as effective agencies
| for good government. and sometimes
| changing out of mere precaution, be-.
cause, as Judge Taft told the Virgin
| ians last month, 1t Is not wise to re-
| tain one party in power too long.
So. whether our state admin!stra-
tions have been Republican or Demo-
cratic, rarely has there been ground
| for charge or suspicion. We are all
alike proud of this clean century sheet
and determined to prolong the record
throughout the years to come.
Facts About state Issues.
| In this spirit bring before the men
| of Ohio some facts which have lately
come to light The Democratic plat.
form nuts them at the forefront, and
properly, as do, for unless our public
officials are honest, faithful and duti,
full, 1t is idle to consider particular
policies, because government becomes
farce or something worse.
True, it Is the Democracy which sets
forth these facts, and | am a Demo,
cratic candidate. But II the leaders
whom the Republican voters have
trusted conceal the truth, who is there
but the Democrats to proclaim 1t!
That is what they are for. 1t becomes
their duty, and II they shirk 1t they
ought to be denied a place on the Off
eial ballot
The conduct Of the present state
administration Is involved, the hon
esty of some members and the negli
gence, either wilful or idle, Of others
propose to tell the men of Ohio
these facts as they have been estab
lished by proof.
II the facts signify nothing; If thu
finding be that, from partisan or self
ish motives and without reasonable
grounds. make reflections agains
public officers who have been honest
faithful and diligent, then I shall de
lerve the censure | will receive.
Governor Deaf to Duty.
On the contrary, my opponent has
been, through almost the entire pc
riod involved, the head Of the admin
istratioq, replacing q man whose
honesty began at home but did mo-
stay there. The law imposed on hin
the duty and gave him the authorit!
to investigate. II when rumors O.
wrongdoing were rife, he was deaf tt
them; II, when investigation by 9th
ers. which he did not procure or ait
but discouraged, developed the truth
he did not see Its significance or wal
too partisan or too docile to aot on 1t
II he still proposes to do nothing bu
announces his willingness, II elected
to allow things to go on as they have
gone on; then, If the men OF Ohio
look at the facts disclosed as de
and not a. he does. when he shall
have finished the term to which Johr
Pattison was chosen, with the extrf
year added by law, Andrew l.. Harris
will have been governor long enough
These are the facts: The auditor
treasurer and attorney general, In ad
dition to their several duties, have
many other equally important ones al
members of the numerous board!
which they constitute. One OF these
is the board which has charge OF tht
deposit of the state funds In banks
under the law passed four years ago
The statshouse Dynasty.
It is common knowledge that thes'
OFFICERS have employed their enor
nous patronage and power, which eS
tends into every county In the state
to build up a political organization
which, In alliance with the bosses o
the various cities, had complete con
troll of the recent Republican conven
tiop. They thus dictated the nomina
tions for auditor and for treasurer o
their present deputies. and for attor
pey general of the favorite OF one o
the bosses in the alliance. II is plail
that the election of these men is in
tended to and would simply prolon|
the present sIatehouse dynasty.
These nominations were thu
forced On the Republican voters o
the state In spite of reports general.