The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOGAN
ATTACKS BULL MOOSERS

Attorney General Hogan noted for
his industriousness, his vigorous pros
eoution of those charged with bribery
and other crimes, and his recent sue
cessful fight against railroads, spoke at
the overflow meeting. He also ad-
dressed the audience in Memorial hall
a few minutes.
"The situation in the Republican
party, which is split into two fac
tions, is without a parallel" said MT.
Hogan. Each is accusing the other OF
fraud, infidelity, treaehery and every
other political sin, and at the same
time all over the state and country
they are intermingling with each
other trying to get on the same tick
ct, trying to crowd each other on.
and seeking to take advantage OF
every position for the mere purpose
of promoting individual candidates.
Should such a mongrel combination
win the people would not know what
to expect or whom to hold RESPONSE
BILE for results.
Opposed to the Republican party
and to those hanging on to Its skirts
is the grand old party of the people;
the old party that has attended the
funeral of many adversaries, and is
now watching with some feelings Of
charity and pity the departure of its
heretofore most formidable foe; a foe
at whose hands it has often gone
down in defeat fighting for principle,
but to whom it never surrendered. 1t
has lived through all because 1t has
ever been the party of the people,
for the people and by the people, and
never could it more justly claim that
title than now.
"Sta ndIng for the rights of the peo-
pie Is no new platform for Democracy
We have carried the standard OF lib
erty, equality, justice and fair deal
ing these many years. The stand
ard is not new one for us. Ours Is
a united party, a party confident OF
the soundness of Its principles and
the justice of its cause.
"yrhe Democracy of this state
have the right to ask the support
of the people. 1t will not be denied
that Ohio has never been 30 blessed
with honest and efficient government
as she has during the present admin
istration.
at may be said at this time that an
investigation of the Ohio statutes
will disclose that substantially all the
laws enacted in this state the past
25 years in the interest Of and for
the just protection of the laborinB
classes have been enacted by Dem
ocra1ic legislatures. Democracy has
been the steadfast friends of the toll
ing masses in this state and are en-
titled to their warmest support.
Make Rich Pay Taxes.
"This administration has caused
millions of dollars to be placed on
the tax duplicate that the owners
thereof bear their just share Of the
burdens of government. Favoritism,
special privileges and special inter
est have found no lodging place since
the advent Of Democracy in Ohio.
Public moneys are no longer given to
favorite banks. Not one cent Of pub
lie moneys has been lost the past
two years on account of deposits in
unsafe places. The funds are depos-
tied with those who pay the most in
terost for them by competitive bid
ding.
Those guilty Of crime have been
prosecuted without regard to party.
Honesty, industry, fidelity and pa
triotism are at premGum not only in
the state house, but in every polit-
ical division in Ohio. How different
were these things 10 years ago? You
know it too we'll for me to tell you.
who is it that wants return OF
the conditions that, prevailed in Ohio
a few years ago.