The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-07
SOUNDS KEYNOTE
OF DEMOCRATS
Temporary Chairman Longs Ad-
dress 10 State Convention
ONO UNDER HARMON REGIME

Achievements o. Democratic State
officials During the Past Four
vsass-DecIarss Ohio Owes Il 70
the Democracy Of the Nation to
Tender the Name Of Harmon for
Consideration At Baltimore.
Toledo, O., June 5.Gcorge 8. Long
Of Miami county, secretary to Cover
ror Harmon, ~ temporary chairman
ef the Democratic state convention.
sounded the party's keynote ~ fol-
lows:
bid you reflect that the Ohio De-
mocracy meets today under most
gratifying conditions. In more than
30 years you have elected only six
governors. They have served. ending
with this year, only q little more
than IL years. You have elected only
one secretary of state In more than
80 years until 1910, and no state
treasurer in . half century until 1908.
Only two Democrats have served as
clerks Of the supreme court in all
that time. You come together as VIC
tors Of three successive campaigns
and you triumphed twice under one
leader. The great citizenship Of a
great state never did itself SO proud
as when in 1910 1t elected second
time by more than 100000 plurality
the dean in the college Of American
governors, your chief executive-Jud.
son Harmon. More than that, you
elected the governor and state treas.
urer In 1908 in year when the Re
publican presidential nominee was
from Ohio. And more than that. the
governor. though pitted against the
Taft cabinet and the Rooseveltian Go.
Hath. vanquished the Republican ele.
phant and his riders almost as COM
pletely a. Pharoah's army was en-
quilted in the Red sea. might add
our ,igovernor IL leader who never
leads you to defeat and he never tried
to raise mutiny n your ranks when
the bugle called 70 arms against our
old time political foe. ft
Harmsa . sprIrssr. "a
Two victories In succession have
not been givsa to the Democratic
party in = half century. and NO Demo
crat IN Ohio and only three Republi-
cans ever received - large . plural.
ity as your governor at the last elec.
tion. In 1908 you elected two state
officials. But in 1910 the whole state
ticket. including two members Of the
supreme court. . majority in both
branches Of the legislature. you filled
Offices in counties and townships not
occupied by Democrats since the Re-
publican party was born and some
Of them never before In their history.
To make the victory even more com.
plete, you carried 20 senatorial and
16 congressional districts Of the state.
As against record Of continuous
defeat for the last 18 years, the Dem
ccrats have elected only Ave COVER.
rors In the half century prior to 1905
Your work Of the last two campaigns
might be termed progressive. indeed,
end of the most substantial type. The
Democratic party then in 1908 found
itself returned to power by the peo-
pie and entrusted with the admins
tration OF state affairs That power
Was continued and that confidence
was renewed In 1910 by such magnif-
cent popular plurality, with respon.
sibility so great. that you dare not
disregard and throw them away in
1912.
Records Of state Officials.
II Is proper here and now to go
into the record and see how these
tered the affairs Of state. That SER
vice will be the test which shall de-
termine whether the Democratic party
shall for q fourth successive time be
entrusted with the control Of public
affairs in Ohio. I know that these
Democratic ofiicials gladly submit to
this test That they are ready to
stand or fall ON the record which
they have made. know. too. that
n they are rewarded according to
that record that one Of them may be
the next president Of the United
States and the others will be renomi-
mated by this convention and re-elsct.
"a next fall.
You all remember that q Republi.
can senate and an outgoing governor,
after judgment was rendered against
them at the polls in November. 1908.
filled every vacancy then existing or
soon to occur.
This was done to further strength
en- the spoils system which had been
fastened on the Republican party and
the people Of the state by highly
perfected and powerful machine built
end operated by coterie Of Republi-
can bosses. Though Governor Har.
mon was able to block only. one ap.
p0intment through the courts, he de.
manded full and efficient service from
ell appointive officials. holdover Re.
publicans and newly appointed Dem
ccrats alike--a dollars worth Of SER
vice for dollar of pay. He called
for the highest possible efficiency and
economy In the administration of the