The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
RECORDS SHOW
DEMOCRATS
Have Stood by the Peoples
Interests-An Appeal
To the Facts.
py United press wire.

by lIntteu Press wire.
Columbus o.. June 22.-The Demo
Gratis party Is the party of the peo-
pie and the records of Republican and
Democratic members of the general
assembly in the 1911 session demon
strated that.
The work Of the past Republican
general assemblies. when infidellty,
disloyalty and faithlessness stood
forth, was what contributed toward
Democratic success. The whipping
Administered last fail to the @. O. y,
didn't teach the few Republicans I'm
the Ohio general assembly anything
They preferred to continue their po-
Icy of opposing bills the people want,
ed
Senate Republicans made notorious
~ bad records. House Republicans
under the leadership of Larry Lang
don, were no better. The Scripps-
McRae league of papers. a non-par-
tlsan organization, gives the records.
Favorable mention is given Lang
don for his work on the conference
committee for the utilities act, but
he Is branded as an opponent Of sew
tThl lHlDUiAull ulAlN anu lHAihFu hN "
doger and q shirker In the following
record: "Langdon voted against the
nom partisan judiciary, initiative and
referendum, canal reform and Ed
wards tax bills. Didn't vote on the
state wide primary, the uniform
school book women's reformatory,
Crosser jury reform. income tax
amendmeft to federal constitution.
corrupt practices. municipal owner
ship of street car lines bills"
Here is partial list of records OF
other Republican house members:
L. II. Scott. Harrison county-had
n Crouch on newspapers. Generally
out Of sympathy with reform measur-
es
g. II. william. Lorain county-slow
on political reform measures. Fre-
quently ducked. Strong dry man.
Frank G. Zumstein, Hamilton
county. Seldom voted on big bills.
Most Independent of Cox representa-
tives. which swasnt saying much for
Zumstein.
r. A. Bonnel. Guernsey county
Hidebound party man who usually
lined up against the peoples inter-
ests. tll
A. B. Canfeld, Fulton county
out of touch with political and econ
omic needs. Voted for progressive
legislation except when 1t wasf OPP
posed by his party bosses 0f
w. n. Golfer, Lucas county---Elect-
ed as labor man. Honest. and well
meaning, but lacked experience to
see through the game OF the selfish
machine bosses, who often got his
vote against reform measures.
II Crank II. Gusweiler. Hamilton
county-truly represented Coxism.
IN. i. Jenkins. Madison county
Listened to his party bosses rather
than to the people. Unfriendly to re-
form measures. lil .ptI}
Handy r. Jones, Franklin county
-.Stuck with the 1lepubllcan sorgani-
zhtion. .4..,., fr r4
Carl +. II. Krug, Hamilton county
Only interested in liquor bills. 10y
al to Boss Cox. An orthodox COX leg-
islator. Rn. ttN ~
ID. A. Lamb. clinton county-Con-
sistently reactionnry. Against every
thing progressive.
w. l.. Guard, Champaign county
Intense partisan. Reactionary. More
Interested in prohibition than In the
people.
John l.. Pocock, Pauldlng county
Thoroughly reactionary and out OF
touch with the peoples needs.
Raymond Ratliff, Hamilton county
"a Cox adherent Used ability as
lawyer and orator to further corpor-
alton ends.
Chas A. Reid. Fayette county
good speaker but seldom spoke good
for the people.
i. VIM. w. Riddle. Logan County
Rough and ready obstructionist of
Democratic reform measures.