Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
he eye to right and fairness" /"

ruary 25th, this same Democratic
paper said:
The present Cox machine ad-
ministration was the object of bit
ter attack, Wednesday evening, yet
much remained that could have been
said derogatory to Governor Cox.
every citizen of this state real
ICES just how far the present Gov
ernor has overstepped every bound
| limiting the. duties, and grossly
abused every privilege of the office
of Chief Executive"
Here's another, the Democrat SEN
tinel of Cadiz:
There is an element of real thor
| ough Democrats who should be
mighty well pleased to hear that
former Governor Judson Harmon had
decided to be candidate for the NOM
ination for United States Senator, or
Governor of Ohio"
Listen to this one from the Water
ford Magnet, Democratic paper of
Columbiana county:
Taking into account all the ma
chinery from tax commissioners, the
assessors and other employees con-
nected Herewith, Columbina county
will be bled for about 100000 a year.
more than double under the old law.
Yet Gov. Cox calls this economy.
"We have heard much about "Boss
Cox, George B. and the Republican
machine. But George B. and his
machine were a credit to James M
and his commission machine"
| Here's part of what the Demo-
cratic New Philadelphia Times, J.
T. Hurst's paper, under an editorial,
l"Democrats must Act" says:
| "How times have changed! 1912
brought James NJ Cox and W. L.
Finley This prime ministerl into pow
er in Ohio. The Governor Of our
state, according to our constitution.
is an executive officer supposed to
see that the laws are enforced, give
information and make recommends
tions to the General Assembly and
there his duties end. AS every school
hov knows the executive, judiciary
and legislative department of our
state government are entirely separ-
ate distinct as to their duties. vet the
7eople of our state have been COM
pelled to witness the spectacle of q
Governor elect, before he had left
Washington, debating who the
/
he. and later dictated with the ad-
rice and consent of Finlev) the entire
organization of both branches of the
1eople's legislature from the top to
he last committee.
"That is not all. nor the worst
| Then this peoples servant (?l pre-
Jared what was announced and
1araded as an administration legisla-
| ,
" or thirty measures, held up the
patronage on the members and
bounded his bills through the peoples
General Assemblv-no matter. what
he people thought or wanted, no
natter what the people's legislature
thought or wanted, that 'administra-
ion legislative program had to be
enacted with it's long list of commits
ions SIS 600 salaries. and etc.
"What has become of the theory
hat the government belongs to the
neoDle? Have we an autocracy?
Who wants one-man government in
ohio, with the advice and consent of
Finley or otherwise? Think of a
Governor artnaHv debating the acts
If the peoples legislature!
| "Many Democrats say that not any
appointment is made in the depart-
nent without the %. X of W. L.
Finlev. Who is Finley? We are told
ne claims credit for the election of
Pattison, Harmon and Cox. We wish
% state that conditions elected Pat
tison. conditions elected Harmon and
Creamer the first time and their
faithful service reelected from by
Increased majorities. Conditions
Ealected Cox and gave an increased
| majority in the legislature after
Harmon and Hogan had sent some of
Einley's political friends to the peni-
tentiary for accepting bribes. If Mr.
Finlev had been in South America all
his time, the same things would have
happened to the Democratic party of
| Ohio. Democrats don't want a poll
ical boss and lobbyist with a turkev
robbler strut at the head of the party
organization. nor an autocrat in the
Governors chair, and it is up to the
roters to rid the partv of both or the
oeople of the state will get rid of the
party at the next election.
at is time for thought, courage and
determined action. In short, condi.
lions call for men, not party sycoph-
4
Governor who will persist in unsurn-
in their legislature and use it to builG
be used in the future for his personal
ends and the glory of political hench.
: men to the detriment and shame OF
the Democratic party and the peo.
ple of the state. Democrats have not
e., 4Lc4 L.
ment. There are thousands of Demo
Gratis who will refuse to vote for the
reelection of Governor Cox to per
oetuate his method of brainstorn
government and machine politics.
The Democratic Wapakoneta says
"The lime-lighting the Governors
appointees are putting on is not do.
( 'ng the Democratic party any good
my more than it is strengthening the
, standing of Governor Cox with the
| rank and file of the party. Govern.
: Or Cox has not played at all fair ir
making many of his appointments
He has apparently listened to BIZ
t Finley very much more than he should
have done, and the rank and file Of
the party are going to hold him ac
countable to the extent of demanding
: a hearing The people are not in 6
mood to be tampered with"
!, And here is one from the Ohio Pa
, riot. the oldest Democratic paper il
] Ohio:
"The proper thing for Governor
r Cox to do is to retire from the race
for Governor and allow the party tc
, name man as candidate who woulc
, have a chance to win out. With Coz
r the chance for success is gone and his
: heading the ticket will jepaordize the
chances of the other Democrats or
the ticket. The, fact might as well be
{ faced by the Governor. Not one
Democrat in Columbiana county is
for the Governor and his nomination
will disrupt the party"
The Coldwater Chronicle publish.
, ed this one:
JUST JIM cox"