The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-01-28

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uUIf so much as II was TO "sCeal the
sUycruor Jnunoer" again, IT. DeIng
senerany unueIsLOod Lnat the Als-
uOrt bIils cOnGOlm TO tue recommen-
dallons set forth in the governors
message.
DO you doubt this? Then here is
corroDoraLNe proof from the col
umns OF a hepuDlican paper, the
ONO State journal, in its issue OF
Jan. 20 giving a report OF this con-
Iempttble piece of LrIckery:
"1he rivalry tor priority between
the Langdon bill, a Republican meas
ure, and the Alsdorf bill, Demo-
cratic measure, cropped out yesLer-
day. The house adopted a resolution
10 print 2,5O0 copies of the Langdon
Dill and as many OF the Woods pub
lie utility commission bill. The sem
ate voted down the resolution. 1T
tailed TO receive the requisite two
thirds vote because of the adverse
g.
Alsdorf, Cetone, Dean, Huffman,
Mooney, Shaffer and Yount. The
real cause was desire not to have
the Langdon bill spread broadcast
over the state in advance of the Ais
dorf bill. Republican senators were
miffed and threatened to force the
passage of the Langdon bill in pre-
ference to the Alsdorf bill, while
Chief Clerk Malloy reminded the SEN
ators that che defeat of the resolu-
tion to print the house bills wac an
act of discourtesy to the house, on
which that body would probably re-
taliate." n
Much was said before che senate
adjourned about the defeat of the re-
solution, being ''discourtesy to the
house" But what do the people of
Ohio think Of all this planning and
scheming by the leaders" on both
sides to perpetrate an acc of delib-
crate and premeditated discourtesy
to Governor Harmon?
The implied threat in the forego-
ing quotation indicates that after so
much manipulation 20 put Senator
Alsdorf in a pocket on the introduce
tion of bills the same kind of chic
anery will be practiCed to defeat his
bills as flank attack on Governor
Harmon and to force through other
bills in compliance with orders from
Washington to enact measures along
the same line in such manner as to
claim all the credit for the majority.
That the people of Ohio may know
just how the legislature has set out
this session to play peanut politics
with Governor Harmon, the history
of this piece of trickery is given in
full detail to show each step taken
to bring it about. 1t is the smallest
of all the little tricks to which this
legislature has stopped so far In It's
determination to harass Governor
Harmon. The leaders" manipulat-
ed proceedings in both branches
throughout the entire first month of
the session to accomplish 1t. One
whole month spent in putting
through a petty trick aimed at the
governor, and in this act of peanut
politics the Republican majority of
the house has an equal share of
completely with the Republican ma
jority of the senate.
OF course Senator Alsdorf will in
troduce his bills when the Republi-
can majority of the senate removes
the gag, but after such an exhibit
of petty politics 1t may easily be
understood In advance the kind of
treatment they will receive at the
hands of the majority.
Taken altogether. this is another
demonstration of fact that became
apparent to the people of Ohio dur
ing the special session last year. 1t
reminds them that II they want to
accomplish in full what they expect
ed of Judson Harmon when they
elected him governor, they must
make 1t clean sweep for the Har-
mon ticket this year and back 1t up
by electing different kind of ma
jority in both branches Of the Ohio
legislature-not one only but both,
for one branch alone could carry on
the same kind Of partisan perversity
now INDUCED In by both.