The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-03


AS state fire marshal if Mr.. Creamer
Illegally charged $310.60 (Which he has
paid back) he made up for 1t almost
forty times over by turning into the
state treasury q balance of $11,064. .32
saved by economical management Of
the office and successfully conducting
more prosecutions for incendiarism
than can be found in the record Of
any OF his Republican predecessors. II
Creamer were o CRATER he would
have gobbled up the whole of that
s11,064.32 instead of saving it to the
state.
Harding Fails I'm Argument.
The cry of graft that Is raised by
MIR. Harding, Mr.. Denman and the
mud-slingers of the Republican cam
paisn against Mr.. Creamer does not
speak we'll for them.
Mr.. Harding and Mr. Denman on
the stump are making more of a fuss
about that sS10.60 which they say Mr..
Creamer took Illegally (and paid back
without being suedD than they are
about the s116.7S5 with per cent in
terest charged against McKinnon that
Attorney General Denman was ordered
by Governor Harmon to sue for; or
about the $2l1,720 with per cent in
tereS that Attorney General Denman
was ordered by Governor Harmon TO
sue former State Treasurer Cameron
for; or about the $5,647 claim against
Guilbert already settled and u S3l, 800
claim against Gulbert still pending;
or about the s3S,0O0 graft in Mark
Slater's management of the office Of
state printers; or about the SIS, 75
found against former State Secretary
Laylin in the report of the Howe SEN
ate committee for which no suit has
yet been brought by Attorney General
Denman, IL being the same l.. G. Lay
lin who is chairman of the committee
managing the campaign for Mr.. Hard
ing, Mr.. Denman and other candidates
on the State Republican ticket; or
about the claim of 1924 found by the
Howe senate committee against Sec
retary of State Thompson, for which
no suit has yet been brought by At
torney General Denman; or about the
$959.55 claim against Hy Davis for
which no suit has yet been brought
by Attorney General Denman; or
about the claim of nearly SllO0
against w. S. Rogers, for which no
suit has yet been brought by Attorney
General Denman; or about the thou
sands of dollars of graft in the state
board of public works which AttOr-
ney General Denman made no effort
to discover and which is being de-
Tended by subordinate of his de-
partment.
And Mr.. Harding, Mr.. Dcnman and
the mud-slingers of the Republican
machine are raising the cry of 1910
graft against Mr. Creamer to divert
attention of the people Of Ohio away
from the $l1, ,O6i he saved TO the state
when he was fire marshal and the
$40.33l he has saved to the states
deposits at an Increased rate OF in
tcrest obtained by competitive bids.
Magnified ,Iistcmcnor."
In q speech at the Lincoln banquet
In Dayton last February MIR Harding
sought to defend Republican state Of
ficials against the charge of graft by
calling 1t "magnified misdemeanor"
Here Is Mr.. Harding himself, Joined
by Attorney General Denman. engaged
In magnifying an item of 1910, they
charge against Mr.. Creamer in the
hope Of making 1t look as big as all
of the graft charges against Republi-
can officials combined amounting u
upwards of 100000. The assail Cream
cr with mock virtue like school child
rem making faces and saying you're
another.
Creamer's record in the state treas
ury is distinguished for its honesty,
efficiency, financial gain to the tax
payers and citizens of Ohio. The $40,
800 he has gained to the treasury in
the deposit OF state funds at a higher
rate OF interest obtained by competi-
tive bids will more than pay the an
nual salaries Of the Governor, lieuten-
ant governor, his own salary and the
salaries of the attorney general, sec
'retary of state. clerk of the suprema
court and the dairy and food commits
sioner combined. 1t is IA magnificent
record in contract with the you may
have 1t back Monday" and none of
your business" records of his imme-
diate predecessors. 1t is record on
which David s. Creamer deserves a
rejection at the hands OF the people
of Ohio by a majority that would be
II testimony of public appreciation and
gratitude