The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-24

| in order to protect his friend Paul
Morton who had confessed openly to
rebating, wanted the corporations to
| offenses of its officers or agents in
stead of holding the individuals re-
! responsible Governor Harmon wrote
President Roosevelt these words:
"They (the corporatlons) can
not be imprisoned and punish
ment by fines is not only made
quate, but reaches the real cul-
prit lightly, II at all. The evils
| with which we are now confront
ed are corporate in name and In.
dividual In fact. Guilt is always
personal"
Republican officials Shield Grafters.
Mr.. Harding resents Ito quote his
own language) "the mendacious
charge in the Democratic platform of
Ohio that the Republican party
shielded and defended grafters."
deny that the platform charges the
Republican party with shielding and
defending grafters. What 1t did say
was that the REPUBLICAN OFFICE
HOLDERS shielded and defended
grafters, and l now repeat the
charge.
In 1906, when committee of the
senate attempted an investigation
into the affairs of Cincinnati, 1t was
Republican state auditor who stop
ped the proceedings by refusing to
pay the vouchers for expenses, but
this was not stopped until sufficient
had developed to show that the coun-
ty treasurer had received S214,99S.76
as "gratuities" from banks in which
he had deposited public funds and
was compelled to pay 1t back into
the county.
Again in 1908, after the public had
been thoroughly aroused by the par
tial investigation which had been
made in 1906, joint resolution pass
ed the general assembly providing
for another investigation into affairs
of the city of Cincinnati and county
of Hamilton, and again Republican
officials blocked the work by an in
junction proceeding, and while this
resolution was pending in both
branches of the general assembly, it
was met with constant and violent
Republican opposition.
Again, in 1908 IL was a Republican
governor at the campaign opening at
Youngstown who gave a clean bill of
health to every associate upon his
ticket, Notwithstanding the outrage
Gus disclosures that had been made
in connection with the state treas.
urer's Office. And who, outside of
these officials, were the benefciaries
OF these Irregularities? Among them
none other than George b. Cox
whose bank was made one of the spe-
eial repositories of the state.
George q. Cox.
He is and ought to be the para
mount issue in this campaign. Cox,
the man who more than any ether
Ohioan, dead or alive, is the expo
nent of machine politics of the worst
and most corrupt type, controls the
city of Cincinnati and Hamilton coun.
ty absolutely, dominates its affairs
names it's officers, including its
judges, who are of the Republican
faith, and at times, we know, at
tempts to dictate and control thei,
decisions. This is the same man OF
whom President Taft spoke IN 1906
at Akron.
/ remember the eloquent words of
Mr.. Harding's Kenton speech on the
subject OF honesty in politics. /
wonder If George B. Cox is his ideal
when he refers to the honest man in
politics? Whom did he have in
mind when he said in his Kenton
speech:
When we make every servant of
the people, high or low, genuinely,
not pretendingly, honest, We will
save not hundreds, nor thousands.
but millions of the peoples funds"
! confess to the highest regard for
Mr.. Harding personally, but l cannot
understand him when at the Colum-
bus convention in May, 1904, while
naming the delegates at large to the
Republican national convention, in
speaking of the very man VINO was
so vicious in politics that President
Taft could not vote for him, ne used
this language:
Il want to name great, big, man
ly, modest, but mighty grand marshal
of the invincibe division of the grand
Republican army in Ohio. A man who
as division commander has been
uncomfortable and by sheer force of
merit and ability has forced his way
to the very forefront in party coun-
sci; modest | say, but man of
ability, who is wise in counsel, trust.
ed in advice, just in judgment, who
places party principle above person.
atty and success above selishness.
He has elevated his head high above
the storm of calumny and abuse and
won his way to a trusted place in the
party, ana We yield Difference and de-
votion--it is George b. Cox OF Hamil.
ton county"
II Mr.. Harding could yield defer.
ence and devotion" to him in 1904,
what must be his attitude now since
he has received at Coxs hand the
nomination for the governorship of
the great state of Ohio. Our state
might be willing to trust Hardinb
aloua hut not Hardino i, ont, ON, Il, N.