The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-10-22
REPUBLICANS HIT
AUDITORS OFFICE
G. O. P. Men Declared There
Should Be a Change.
CHARACTERS AssAssIMlTED

Anti.Maehins Republicans Attempt 70
Gust Ruling Bosses In the interest
Of Good Government but FaiI-vIe
Donahey VIII Turn on the Light,
and People Will Know What Has
Been Done In the once.
There seems 70 be pressing reasons
why there should be . change in the
state auditors office, the only state
ONCE held by . Republican, and these
reasons. according to Republican au-
thority.. have existed for many years.
There was well-grounded convic.
ton among honest Republicans all
over Ohio in 1908, when w. d. Gull.
bert had finished his third consecu.
tive term ~ auditor and dozen
years a. clerk in that once, that his
chief clerk, who had grown gray
haired in the same department.
should not be nominated as Guilbert's
successor, but that new man should
be selected who would renovate the
office.
A great clamor was raised about
Ohio by anti.machine Republicans
and S. A. Kidwell OF Lebanon was
solicited and consented to make the
race against Fullington. Republicans
openly charged that reports of investi-
cations had been manipulated to force
county officers into line for the bosses
who were perpet,iating their rule in
the state auditors office. Extracts
from one of several letters that were
signed by Republicans and sent to
delegates to the Republican state con.
yention Of 1908. read: The bureau
OF inspection and supervision Of pub.
lie Offices was Instituted some years
ago. with Il. II. Fullington as chief
auditor. Some phases of the bureaus
work are good. but the manner In
which the inspections are reported Is
a species OF character assassination.
At this time you have an opportunity
to make a change in the state audit.
cr's once that will put an end to the
above methods. A united effort on
our part will break down the ma.
chine that has branded US az We are" !"
After the convention nominated
rullington there was such q clamor
against the machine that put him
over that Governor Harris. who sci.
dom saw any corruption In his party,
was forced to make an effort toward
ending conditions In the auditors
department which Republicans CON-
planned of. Governor Harris sent to
the legislature a special message In
which he asked for an appropriation
OF $4,000 for an investigation OF the
operation of the auditors Office and
the state bureau OF inspection. The
Republican legislature paid no atten.
ton TO the message. From that time
to this II has been impossible for the
public to find out Just what has been
done In this department. which was
80 severely condemned few years
ago by Republicans. The state au.
ditors Office needs to be inspected,
and the only way TO assure It's being
done Is to elect Vic Donahey. the
Democratic candidate, who announces
In his platform
1. If elected auditor of state all
records, reports, examinations, etc,
will be open for inspection by the
press and the people at all times.
2. Statistics and other internal
data win be compiled and sent to all
the county papers In the state for
publication. The state auditors Office
shall be an. intelligence bureau and
the people are entitled to the facts
| I will turn on the light.