The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-01-28
COLUMBUS LETTER
BY C. s. Gongwer.


Columbus. Jan. 26-Is 1t that you are
so easy or is it that the legislators think
you are? Has the senate redeemed it
self in the Baker Craftsmanship matter?
1t was charged that the senate had be-
trayed the state-thats you-into the
hands of Geo. B. Cox by electing his
man Thorne Baker to the Craftsmanship
of the senate finance committee.
Then you sat up and made a noise that
sounded like a protest
Last week your senators came back
here manifesting much apprehension.
They had heard the noise you made. 1t
was up to them to do something; to do
something that would make you think
they had taken heed. They did some
thing-they added four men to the fin
anCe committee and sent out the report
with the announcement that the state
that's you, still-had been saved; con-
troll had been wrested from Geo. B. Cox
and the people need no longer fear. But,
did the senate wash away it's sin? Do
you think it did? .........
Notice how the big dailies have closed
up? Apparently they're satisfied. APP
parently they're willing to forgive the
men they wanted crucifed a week ago.
That's the way 1t goes; that's why
shrewd politicians can outrage public
conscience time and again-the public
mind shys at the burden of a memory
1t is so much easier to forget. And you
| say you don't like to be fooled! A whole
lot of you people thought you had beer
so wronged that you signed your names
to a paper denouncing your senator fol-
/ voting for Baker. He wrote you a long
letter telling you that he didn't know he
was doing i'll when he voted for Baker
he was green, and new, and thought Il
was all right-at the time. Bah! Die
you swallow that? He told you that ht
| had never heard the name OF Cox men.
toned until it was all over and too late
| to mend. Did you also believe that
Why, before that vote was taken Sena
| tors Duval and Tod turned loose 6
storm of invective against Cox and tht
deal more Wit aRlic than anything heard
in the senate IL aSears And they called
people and things by their right names
Even the page boys understood-anG
| they were green and new, too.
Perhaps your senator gravely told yol
serious injustice had been done some
| one; there couldn't have been a Cox dea
because Cox had been in New York fol
| a week.
Surely that ought to have convinced
you.
Baker was elected chairman of tn
senate finance committee on Jan. 12 ant
Cox left Cincinnati for New York ol
| Jan 1b.
ence whether Cox was in Cincinnati o
New York
II man steals your watch you MAY
forgive him II he returns il.
The senate turned the chairmanshil
| of it's finance committee over to Cox
You were so indignant some of yol
frothed You demanded that this (yol
called 1t disgracefuD thing be undone
Was It? -Four senators, all said to b
anti-Cox, were added TO the committee
making its membership fifteen insteal
of eleven And Baker is stu chairmal
with Just as much power as he eve
had G'm not saying how much for. per
| sonally, 1 don't think it was much-no
/ after you scared those offending mem
4 bers OF the committee into a perspira
tIon of political fear). But Baker Cox
is still the boss. You didn't actual!
| think the senate would back up so IA
/ as to depose Baker? You Just wanted /
/ TO make pretense OF bending to you
will Satisfied! Sure. you are. Remem
ber that old Barnum saying?
On Jan. q the legislature recessed +
Feb. 15 Why? Oh. just because. Asl
your representative. This recess reso
luton carried the further provision tina
the legislature should adjourn sine dI
March H. That will give IL from Feb
Is 70 March 12 to iegislate for your goo
| or woe. BuS why the recess. The oil
/ members who engineered It gave Yari
Gus explanations, I'VE want TO ge
away" they said, or. I'VE want to Civ
the committees q chance to work. An
the committees are Workinsl Yes. the.
] are-NOT. Before rscessing the lesis
lators introduced about i56 bills. The
might have remained here ana dispose
OF thsEe bills. taking nRal adjourn
ment Feb IS, or before. The Legislator
wanted a suitcase Of labor but the.
didn't want q sureease Of Day-oithe