The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-25
Responsibility For Cox

When Cox carries Hamilton coun-
ty fer Republican candidates by big
majorities that's all rlght-with Re
lpublicans.
When Cox goes as delegate to state
or national Republican conventions
that's all right-with Republicans.
When Cox sits in state Republican
conventions and casts the vote Of
Hamilton county as he pleases, even
though brother of Republican
candidate for president and SON
in-law of president are delegates,
that's all right--with Republicans.
When Cox forced his municipal
code through Republican leg'sla-
ture, that was all right--with Repub-
| licans
When Cox forced his school code
through a Republican legislature in
the interest OF the school book trust
of which he is a stockholder, that
was all rlght-with Republicans.
When Cox forced through a Cur
ative act" for his 5O-year street rail-
way franchise that was all right
with Republicans.
When Cox was conspiring with
Water Brown, Vorys, Guilbert ct al
to seize anil control state Repubh-
can pr,mray last year, that was all
right-with Republicans. except those
marked for elimination.
When Cox PARALLEL out the Vorys
GuiAbert, Burton Bieser and minor
bosses the entire state Republican
ticket nominated in 1908 that was all
right-w!th Republicans.
When Cox went to Chicago con-
vention as delegate from w. II.
Taft's home city, that was all right
with the Republicans, including Mr..
Taft.
When Cox made common enter
prise" with w. II. Taft in the presi-
Dental campaign of 1908, that was
all right-with Republicans including
Theodore Roosevelt and William II.
Taft.
When Cox delivered the solid vote
Of his delegation in the legislature
for Theodore Burton for senator,
that was all right-with Republicans,
including Mr. Burton.
When Cox helped the "sanctiied
twelve" and other Republican mem
bers of the Ohio senate to take away
from Governor Harmon the right to
appoint various state officers, and
Joined with them in revoloing one
Of the standing rules of the senate
so that this political outrage could
be railroaded through by confirma-
tion OF the Harris lap-over appo,n-
tees that was all right-with Republi-
cans.
When the Republican speaker of
the house of thts general assembly
appointed Gusweller, a Cox repre-
sentative from Cincinnati, on the
house finance committee that was
rght-wlth Republicans; and this is
the committee which prepares APP
preparation bills, not the senate
finance committee.
When the Republican leader OF the
senate and the Republican majority
OF the senate's committee which
made up he list of standing com
mittees Of the senate, named Baker,
a Cox, senator from Cincinnati. for
chairman Of the finance and because
the IA Democratic senators would
not mix up in the Republican fac
tional fight, there Is a wailing and
gnashing OF teeth, and desperate
effort to unload upon the Democratic
minority responsib lity which rests
only and entirely upon the Republi-
can majority of the committee and
the right with Republicans, only Re-
publicans are to blame. They can't
get away from that, and no amount
of falsehood and Misrepresentation
about the Democrats minority will
change It.
Responsibility for Cox and for any
thing Cox may do and for anything
that may be done for Cox rests to-
day just where II has rested for
years-with the Republicans, who
have been only too willing to profit
by Cox's power over their party in
Ohio.
An editorial in the Ohio State
Journal makes use of the expression.
"the Democratic machine alliance"
with reference to the chairmanshp m
Of the ganata ffpapnfo1 49,