The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-23
Lieutenant Governors Break

Now comes the Republican lieu-
tenant governor, Francis w. Tread
way of Cleveland, who presided over
the senate throughout all but the
first week of the special session,
and 'flays the goernor' in
speech to { e Tippecance Club or
his home city much after the man.
ner of Senator Clevenger's foolish
speech in the senate the day OF
C'nal adjournment.
By way of apology for his dia-
tribe Mr.. Treadway said "You
know that the lieutenant governor
as presiding officer of the senate is
Irae ~ and this is really the first
time have had chance to speak,
III Is fcrtuna'e f.? him that he was
gagged II he had nothing better TO
say than whl. the newspapers re-
port of his speech TO the Tippe-
canoe Club
! For instant, he is quoted as say.
ing with reference TO Governor
Harmon's special message on taxa
ton: ~ say the message was sent
In for political effect and not with
any intention of good faith. SO
say the whole proposition Is one OF
buncombe from start to finish, and
vas made for the purpose Of manu-
featuring political capital for the
next campaign"
Does Mr. Treadway offer this
kind of billingsgate as a bid for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor next year? II so he Is doubly
unfortunate. He Is overlooking the
fact that Gov. Harmon urged taxa
tion reform in his inaugural ad-
dress and made II one Of the chief
tories of his general message to
the legislature January 10, with
sneciffc recommendations all OF
which We're deliberately ignored by
the Republican legislature.
Such remarks by Mr. Treadway
are particularly ill-timed after the
eycoriation given Senator Clevenger
| by the Ohio State Journal editorial
| ly in It's issue OF March IA for maxi
ing similar remarks in the state
senate from which we quote: "Sen-
ator Clevenger's change that the
governors pressing of his taxation
measure was prompted solely by
nolitical motives Is not impressive.
The facts are that reduced revenues
and legislative extravaganza seri-
Iously threatened the states finances
and that If the present discrepancy
between income and outgo Is TO be
allowed to continue some such step
as that urged by the governor Is
necessary. The Woods bill was fair
enough in it's provisions TO receive
the cordial support Of a Democratic
ex ,eutive and Republican house
and, apparently for no other reason
than a shortsignted political policy
YVES blocked in the senate, which
put the interests OF the party. as 1t
misunderstood them, above the in
terests of the tax payer"
This editorial appeared In the
Republican organ at the state caDi-
tai five days before Mr.. Treadway
reiterated Clevenger's foolish ut
terances to his political followers
Of the Tippecanoe Club. When he
thcwght the gag he wore while pre-
siding over the senate was tempor-
aTilv removed,
What the Ohio State Journal said
about Clevenger's foolish talk now
applies with equal force TO our
lieutenant governor. Mr. Treadway
would have shown greater dsjene-
tion by continuing 20 wear his Of
ficsl gag while longer He gave
oral Testimony out Of his own
mouth the verv first time ne took
off the gag that ne is not big
enorYeh to be governor; for he pre-
sides over the senate which, Re-
publican paper says, put the in