The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-06-10
House Cleaning Not Complete.

At the recent smoker given by
the East Side Democratic club OF
Columbus, number of Republi-
cans were present, for it was u
non partisan affair, Governor
Harmon was one of the speakers.
During the course of his impromp-
tn address the governor said with
special reference to Republicans
" hO voted Tor him last fall: "You
should have elected the whole
Democratic ticket and you would
have, If you had known how To
vote your ballots. You did not
read the law carefully. You want.
ed tn vote the Democratic state
ticket, 80 you marked under the
rooster for governor and you
thought that, like II railroad train, d,
when switched to another track IL
would stay there But the way
you marked your ballot simply
gave your vote to me, and the rest
of the eagle ticket was voted all
the way down"
That states the whole difficulty
in nutshell.
Republicans who voted last fall
for Governor Harmon did 50 be-
cause they wanted thorough
house cleaning at the state capital
Many of them thought that the
election of governor alone would
do it.
They did not realize how other
state officials politically hostile be-
cause of partisan prejudices could
and would handicap the admins
tration of a Democratic governor
even though that governor we're u
man of the character and ability
of Judson Harmon, whose private
life and public career long ago
marked him as one of the forem ost
men of the nation.
They did not foresee tina politi-
cal pigmles of their own party
would malicinusly stand in the
way of one of the truly great men
of the nation when he was willing
to lay aside for time his private
interests to give the people of his
sta te his best service in the office
of governor.
They did not anticipate that
their own party would be humil-
ated by such political pigmies, who
are only big enough and bigotted
enough to believe that they are
doing the Republican party SER
vice by doing all in their power to
harass and hinder the administra-
tion of governor guided by
principles of broad statesmansEip
and patriotic duty while they dig
and delve in the mire of petty
politics to crafty petty jealousies
of which only small fry politicians
are capable.
They did not expect little
lieutenant governor like Treadway
to burst out in senseless TRAD es
that would make them feel
ashamed
They did not expect. the COVER.
nor they retired to private life to
call special session of the legis.
lature 80 that Republican senate
acting under direction of party
bosses would tie the hands Of the
man they chose for governor by
confirming long list of lap-over
appointments.
They did not think the men thus
malevolently fastened upon Dem.
ocratic governors admin stration
as political barnacles would inso-
lently refuse to vacate when re-
quested, (after the example of
Phipps the oil inspector) or with
grinning impudence declare they
not only would not resign if re-
quested but would resist removal,
(after the manner. of Rogers the
fire marshal, who thereby confirms
the general belief that he ought to
be fired, all of whom hang on not
because of any special service they
can render the people but because
they think they can EN- barrass a
Democratic governors administra-
tion and thereby render their par
ty bosses acceptable service.
They did not know that the
election of Republican legisla.
ture subservient to the dictates of
plotting hosses, instead of to the
demands of tax paying and long
suffering citizens, meant studied
and deliberate obstruction to sane
and profitable policies through
fear that to put such policies INTO
effect would injure to the credit
OF Democratic ad dministration.
Think of Il legislation with par