The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
Things Political


and, local elections the terms of a
number of state and county officials
were extended one year 40 that here
after biennial elections may be he'd
for the election of state and county
officials in even numbered years, ana
municipal and township Officials in
odd-numbered years.
Governor Harris has had the bene-
Rt of this additional year at S2,OOO
additional salary, the salary OF the
governor having been increased from
So 900 to $4,000 per year, by act OF
the Legislature in 1906.
Governor Pattison lived long enough
TO appoint three Democrats to i'm
portant state offices. These were j..
w. Johnson, for state printer; :. ID.
Creamer for state fire marshal; w.
IL. Finley, for state oil inspector;
and these appointees of Governor Pat
tison for the first time in the states
history saved to the state between
$40 900 and $4,000 by the economic
administration of their offices during
the year 1907, the only full year in
which they were in entire charge of
their respective offices.
But Johnson, Creamer and Finley
were not accorded the extension Of
one year TO which they were as much
entitled as the acting governor Har-
ris is TO the additional year he Is
serving at increased pay.
Now Governor Harris Is trying to
square himself with those who voted
for Governor Pattison by the asser-
ton that Governor Pattson's ap-
pointees served out their terms OF
office" when the fact Is tina { hey
were not accorded the additional
year OF which they were entitled but
were supplanted at the end of two
years and their offices turned over
TO henchmen OF the same political
machine which not only controlled the
last state Republican convent but
also governs the governor.
The Pattison employees would not
have been permitted to hold their
positions two years If Governor Har
ris could have had his way. II Is
fact he cannot deny that shortly
after the death of Governor Pattison
secret conference of Governor Har-
ris and some of the political bosses
was held in one OF the prominent
hotels of Columbus, TO devise means
for getting rid of the Pattison ap-
pointees.
Governor Harris was willing to do
the bidding of the bosses and would
have done so had II not been for the
fact that the state senate was 50
evenly divided that the scheme could
not be carried through.
This Is how Governor Harris, who
VISA elected a "wet" lieutenant gov
ernor, who opposed the election of
Governor Pattison, who ran away
from Governor Hanly (R) of Indi-
ana and Governor Folk Cd of MS
souri, when they spoke at Columbus
last year in behalf OF a temperance
candidate for mayor, and who pub
licly boasted in a political speech al
Columbus that he never voted for a
Democrat In his life for national,
state or county office, respected the
wishes OF those who voted for reform
through Governor Pattlson. The Of
fees Governor Pattison reformed Gov
ernor Harris has turned back into
the hands OF the Cox-Guilbet Brown
machine, and he asks those who voted
for Pattison to vote for hh...
All that was gained to the people or
Ohio by the election of Pattlson has
been lost through the alliance OF
Harris with those celebrated tenn
perance reformers," Cox, Giulbert and
Brown.
If the people of Ohio want to re-
cover lost ground and clean out the
state house they can do so only by
electing Judson Harmon for Governor
and the candidates whose names ap-
pear on the ticket with Judge Har-
mon.
HERRICK HAD A HAND IN 1T.
Did you read the resolutions
adopted by the American Bankers
Association at Denver opposing the
a