The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-01
CAMP PAIGN In OHIO
NOW ON In EARNEST

Now the battle Is on. The Mans
field meeting was only q preliminary
skirmish in the fight that is to be
made through the state until the clos0
of the campaign for clean and honest
government in Ohio.
The first week of actual campaign
Ing Is full Of Democratic rallies in
every quarter OF the state.
Governor Swanson, of Virginia,
one of the eloquent orators and rep
resentative Democrats Of the old Do
minion opened the week with Hon.
r. S. Hogan, Democratic candidate
for Attorney General, at Circlevil'e.
Monday night; Governor Swanson
and Judge Harmon at Lancaster
Tuesday night and az Canton Wednes
day night; Judge Harmon at Upper
Sandusky Thursday afternoon, at
Lima Thursday night with Ex-Gov.
James r.. Campbell: Judge Harmon
at WSpaloneta Friday afternoon at
sidney Friday night. at Athens Sat
urday afternoon and Glouster Satur-
day night; Judge w. D. Oldham. Of
Nebraska at Kenton Wednesday night
together with J. n Newman. Demo
cratic candidate for Secretary of
State. and w. r.. Nevln, of Belle
fontaine, Democratic candidate for
congressman in that district: Judge
w. II. Thompson, or Nebraska,
close friend Of Mr.. Bryan and known
as ''the little giant OF the west" at
Ottawa Tuesday night and Urbara
Wednesday night: Hon Francis
OIShaughnessey. Of Chicago, at Day
ton, Wednesday night, together with
James VI. Cox, Democratic candidate
for congress in the DAYTON dist.i't;
Mr.. OlShaughenes'ey before Demo.
cratic clubs OF Columbus THURSDAY
night at Coshocson Friday night
and Youngstown Saturday night.
These principal Democratic rallies
for The first week In the camraiqn,
20 which the Mansfield meeting was
only prelude. give some idea OF the
vim and vigor OF the campaign 10
hH waged for Democratic victory in
November.
From now until election day Judge
cratic ticket a. candidate for gov
ernor will enter actively into the
campaign speallig day and night. cx-
cept Sundays and Mondays, until ne
has visited every section of Ohio.
MI the candidates on the state ticket,
holideo manu- ,poo,inont pra tO.e mt u
in Ohio aud from other states, win
do their full share toward bringing
about the victory that now seems
assured.
, There is no apathy in the Demo-
cratic camp. The rank and fle, as
well as the leaders. are alcrt in re-
sponse to the clarion call of Chair
man Finley at Mansfield last satur-
day to Fclose up the ranks. 4"
Speaking at the dedication of
new court house at Germantown, va,
this summer Mr.. Taft said: For
where a party Is constantly in con-
troll so as to b. overwhelmingly the
victor every time, II Is with difficulty
that evil men are kept out OF the
administration OF the government.
That is about the conclusion reach-d
by the people of Ohio and they are
disposed to take him at his word, at
least 50 far as political control in
Chic Is concerned,
His party has been the oyerwhelm-
tng victor in this state in every cam
paign during the past dozen years.
until three years ago. The people
learned then that they can have ju.t
the kind Of government they vote
for. They voted Herrlck out Of power
and put Pattison In his place. Death
removed Pattison and the accident
OF politics put Harris In his place,
when all the Reform In state admin
istration begun by Pattison came to
a standstill.
The peop'e Of Ohio, tugnt by the
evrericnce Of the past three yetrs,
will remember what Taft said at Ak
ron threa years ago and at German
Town, Va. this year, and sfow by
their votes In November th't they
are fully convinced that 1T rs TIMB
Fer A CHANGE. /
A peculiar condition exists among