The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-17
THE JOURNALS KICKERY COL.
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UMN.
If newspaper wants to bring to
the service all kinds of broken down
brain cells especially those which are
characteristic of unacy let him start
a column for the cranks la which to
air their views Here is a contribu-
tion to the Ohio state Journals de-
partment Of kickery:
Harmons Legislature.
Editor Ohio State Journals
call It Harmon's legislature be-
cause he helped elect II and must have
known to some extent the character
of the men whom he helped nominate
and elect Hence ] say that he Is
partly If not largely responsible for
the msdeeds Of the legislature elected
on his party ticket and now so largely
smrched In public estimation for
bribery and other unfaithfuness
Is Il possible that the governor
and his party associates knew nothing
OF the deviltry going ON during the
three or four months preceding the
employment of the detective agencies?
Giving him the credit now voiced
in the East, for starting this probe,
why did he not start sooner. even last
year when bribery was coiling under
the telephone bill? Did not Governor
Harmon discover that his only hope
of passing his pet bills and thus get
ting the presidency was to awe his
opponents into submission? That he
succeeded is shown by the quick pass
age of some Of his measures, but only
a week was needed for his opponents
to get their wind or breath again, and
now, under the hopes of immunity,
Harmon's enemies. even in his own
ranks, are Just as bold and determined
as ever REPUBLICAN,.
Columbus, May 10.
II that writer had stopped 10 con-
slider that two of the men indicted are
Republicans and that by no manner of
means could the Governor have been
responsible for their misdeeds he
might have held a different opinion
And then. too, when one contemplates
that the Legislators are nominated and
elected to represent SS counties and
"a senatorial districts he viii be able
10 understand how little the control Of
Governor Harmon must be over the
nominations and elections of the 1853
members of the General Assembly.
Moreover. 20 hold the Governor re-
sponsibe for the misdeeds of these
members. II there be such. is absurd
beyond characterization. These mem
bers were elected directly by the peo-
pie In their own counties and districts
and the only derelicuon Is one Of
which all electors must bear their
share.
Furthermore the critic lacks intro
spection and analysis OF course. II
is probable this boodling has been go-
ing OH for a long time. But II II is a
political matter why did not Governor
Harris stop it? Why did not GOV
ernor Herrick check it? Why did
all Of Mr. "Republican's' friends let
things slide? The last Legislature was
as bad as this one No progressive
legislation could be enacted because
of the boodlers In the Senate and the
attorneys who represented corpora
tions. This Legislature will gel
through ten times as much real pro
gressive legislation as the last one did
which was Republican. Wherefore
Mr.. Republicans "holler?" What bust
ness has he 10 be making idiotlc
noises? Because of the boodlers,
bribe-takers and corporation control,
needed legislation has fingered in Ohio
for years. But this year Governor
Harmon and some able ana honest
men In both parties like Vining OF
Mercer Smith of Marion, Langdon Of
Warren, Black of Ashland and Win
ters Of Erie are pushing forward much
needed legislation They are doing
the best work done by any House for
forty years And even the rotten
Senate IL compelled 10 do some things
But IL is no reflection on Governor
Harmon that they do not do more
When Republicans turn down good
legislation for small, mean, picaune,
contemplate party purposes-to try TO
make capital against Harmon they
are the ones on whom the blame
should reeoil And when bribe- takers
and corporation representatives vote
against the peoples interests any man
tof sense ought to know exactly where
70 place the blame. But Governor
Harmon has fought yaliantly for what
he knew 10 be right. II Is true ne did
not begin soon enough ana make IL
sufficiently strenuous but stin IL has
been a great and worthy battle for
better government And It has been
the only one worthy OF the name
made by Governor Of Ohio for many
years.
Hetty Green's son overlooked some
of Hetty's ST Louis tenants for full six
months. Does he want to break his