The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-02
An Open Letter
ro Governor Harris:

10 GOVeTUOT IldlTlS'
Dear Governor: heafG .onr
speech at the Court House stops
Friday ffternoon. While yon we're
talking several thing3 occlrred to
me that would llkel 10 h1Sp ask
ed you sbout, but bot desiring to-
break in | have conc!udsi to ask
in an open letter. You say the main
issue is the temperance issde ;his
fell in Ohio. For sake of argumen
concede It is. It can not ne add is
not a partisan issue. Why? Because
Democrats voted dry and Republi
cans voted wet. and Republicans
voted dry and Democrats voted wet
and a different voting day of elec
ton wats held for this non-partisan
"mf'n issue" and another day was
named fer the partisan issues on
which the National and State cleo
tlon shall be held. Now Governor
was you really honest when you
said Temperance Is the main issue
this fail? or were you after votes?
Presumably the latter; for all men
know that 1t Is not a national or
state issue but en- issue between
the people in the aggregate without
respect or regard to party and the
saloons of the state OF Ohio under
the Rose County Option law. Again
II it's true as yom sew IL Is the
main issue" why ere you now fav-
crirly It? When and where did you
stand WREN Mr.. Pattison run for
Governor? The boot was on the
other foot then because you werc
running against the PPttison pledge.
and now the policy as you view
IL, Is for you to be saving "Tem-
perance is the main issue" Are you
on principle or for votes, for policv
| know and YOU know ana everv-
bcdy knows that you hPve dragged
the temperance issue into the par
tisan canvass fcr national and state
officers. After the temperance issue
he's been passed upon and decided
and there is now no such issue to
be voted upon at the ensuing cleo
tion of the State of Ohio. It's de-
cided. Again My Dear Governor, you
say that Judge Harmon, your op-
ponent for guberDatcrial honors this
wear Is q bad, bad man in this that
he is n receiver for railroads, and
as such does not make accurately
returns OF its proDerty for t9xatiou
thrt he violates the laws OF Ohio
In this and other respects: that he
has not the courage TO meet a man
only at the long distance telephone
while you went to war. kind OF
a self praise man and brave and
vet you did not have the courage
of your convictions for YOU say Mr..
Harmon violated the state law in
these several matters and IS ron
tinuirIy IN violate the laws OF TIE
Stpte Of Ohio. and vou. Our governor
whom the reople have elected. the
chiee executive 10 Gee that our laws
pre- enforced and whose oath bound
'ntv 1t is to soc thof they are en-
Nfor"ed even In the calling out Of the
militia N enforce them. II you be-
lieve and know whrt you sav in
rub,i" about Mr.. Harmon that he Is
violating the laws OF the state of
which Won pre- governor why in the
name o' God don't vou execute the
law aeoinst Judge Harmon? 7 admit
II takes courage. but you intimate
you have. Give ns the real evidence
of it or have the goodness not 70
expose Your dereliction of duty as
our executive officer of the state of
Ohio. You claim thHt the farmers
are benefited because Auditor Gill
bert and Treasurer McKinnon only
charged 1-2 and 1-2 per cent. on
mil'iors Of the state funds (the peo-
nle's monev) when the banks were
having 1-2 per cent for nriv"te de
hnnpUIgn Nth