Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
Gov. Harmon DepIores Waste
of Public Funds.
PUTS BLAME ON CONGRESS
Declares Extravaganza Causes Loss
of 100000, 900 Annually.
ADDRESSES STATE CONVENTION
Keynote of His Campaign for Re-
Election and for Presi-
dency in 1919.

CANTON. Ohio, September 24.-Witt
the opening of the democratic state
campaign here today with Gov. Judso1
Harmon of Ohio the candidate for re
election and the choice Of Ohio demo
Gratis for the presidential nomination il
191? as the chief feature on the pro
gram, the Ohio campaign is on in full
force. The republican compaign opened
a week ago today at kentOn.
In his keynote speech today Gov
Harmon gave most of his attention tt
state issues, but turned to the discus
sion of national issues long enough tt
score the present national administra
tiOn and tell his hearers that the only
hope for the people lies in the success!
of national democratic ticket.
The speaker scored the Payne-Ald
rich tariff revision as legislation mimi
cable to the interests of the cOnsum-
ers, who would not be deceived by fail
talk in attempts to defend it.
Altee POmerene, candidate for lieu
tenant governor. and other candidate:
also spoke.
Gov. Harmon's Speech.
Gov Harmon spoke in part as follows
Congress is now approaching billion
dollars at every session, every cent OF
which is levied on the people of the coun-
try by taxation in some form. And il
is confessed that the extravaganza and
mismanagement cause waste of no less
than three hundred million dollars each
year in the ordinary conduct of the gov.
erpment, which is more than the com.
bined expenditures of all the states in
Il ho
should bestir themselves in this matter
for every one of them is compelled to pay
federal taxes on almost everything ne
buys for consumption or other use
whether he owns property subject to
state and local taxation or not.
Tariff Increases Prices.
And every one is not only compelled
to contribute to this enormous outlay OF
the federal government, but is also made
to pay a much greater amount in the
shape Of increased prices on goods made
in this country because of a tariff law
formed for the express purpose of MAX
ing him do this to swell the profits OF
manufacturers.
The people were long deceived about
this, but they were so aroused by the
awakening, which came at last, that the
republican leaders were forced to prom
Use prompt relief by reducing the tariff
taxes. special session of Congress was
called to make the promise good. How
they did 1t has been told by many re-
publican members of high standing and
authority.
These men have shown how slight
reductions were made where they would
give the people no relief, but furnish q
basis for the misleading use of figures
how by artful phrases, whose meaning
and effect were not generally understood
pretended reductions became really in
creases, especially on the cheaper quality
of goods used by citizens of small means
how the whole performance was evasion
and deceit dictated by the very interests
from whose oppression the people of the
country were led to expect release.
Promises Not Kept.
After vain attempts to pass off the
new tariff bill as the keeping of faitf
by bad argument and stout assertion, il
is virtually confessed that it was not
And the promise to reduce the tarif
taxes so as to give relief has now been
referred to a commission, to decide, a,
some future time. whether it shall be
kept or not.
There is plainly but one way oper
to the voters to administer a rebuke or Il
secure a redress, and that is by electine
democrats to represent them in the max.
ing of national laws"