Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-07-17

That government is the venting of
the spleen of. those temporarily in
power against those who are temper
arily out of power.
Has Great Faith in the People.
We have reached a time when opti-
mism should supplant pessimism N
the legislative and administrative
branches of the government, both
state and national. We need a leader
full of the milk of human kindness for
all mankind, who, like Lincoln and
Washington and Samuel Adams, has
great faith in the people, and who be-
lieves in the fundamental principles
upon which our fathers builded this
commonwealth. A strong constitution,
a cheerful disposition, and an abiding
faith in the integrity of his fellow
men are among the most essential ele
ments of a leader of men These ele-
ments are strongly developed in
Frank B. Willis.
He comes of a long line of patriotic
sires. His forefathers have fought in
every war from the days of the Revo-
luton, and ne inherits a soul af1ame
with patriotic fire. Intense love of
country will cause one to think twice
before seeking to remove any of the
foundation stones upon which these
heroic old ancestors founded this
marvellous structure-the only govern
ment in which the humblest citizen
has an equal voice and vote with the
most exalted in the land. Experience
may teach US that changes are needed
here and there, but the man whose
f%orefathers fought to win our iiber-
ties will be cautious in making radical
changes, and feel the way carefully
before removing the foundations
which they laid at the expense of life
or limb.
He was born of humble ~parentage
Neither the richest mol the poorest
but of that great middle class which
makes up by far the largest part oil
our citizenship. He is in touch with
the needs of the whole people. Hav
knows of the struggles of the sacri
fees, of the hopes and disappoint
ments of the horny-handed sons of toll
and by what rigid economy and con
slant e%ffsrt they are able to meet the
family needs and every act of his pub
lie life shows that he is in sympathy
with them in every honest effort tt
better their condition. What he /.
he has made for himself, he inherited
neither wealth nor position, except the
wealth of a strong body. a sturdy ma
ture, a cheerful soul and the position
of being the offspring of a pionee
father and mother who believed in al
the fundamental virtues which charac
terized those rugged pioneers wh'
carved this commonwealth out of tn
primal forests and made it what it is
In his young manhood he taught
country school, and after working hi
way through college and taking a post
graduate course in law, he was TO
many years at the head of the Law
Department of one of our leading uni
versities, at Ada, Ohio, SO that he j
familiar with the laws of the land AN,
with the needs of both the commo
schools and colleges of the state, ant
is thus qualified, in a particular de
gree, to render assistance in tn
proper Inauguration of the new schoo
system, and to suggest, from time t
time. such changes, if any, as expert
ence proves necessary.
His Rise In Public Life.
Twice he has represented Hardin
county in the state legislature, an
he was elected to represent the eight
congressional district in Congress
where he is now serving his secon'
term, and but for the fact that he is
candidate for a higher office he woul'
have received the third nomination t
Congress without opposition. He wa
elected the second time against Wm
Durbin, the Democratic candidate, an,
a Bull Moose candidate, notwithstand
ing that the state machine exerted it
utmost endeavors to save the Durbil
skin, while for every other office tn
Republicans lost the district by a.
overwhelming majority. 1t is a tri
umph of pure personality in a distric
where he was known by almost ever,
voter. They knew his record and in
dorsed it regardless of politics.
, He knows the needs of both tn
farmer and the business man. H
represents a district which, Will
largely agricultural, is also the sea
of many prosperous m~anufacturini
plants, some of which send their Out
put to the farthermost countries of tn
globe. Then, during his two terms il
the Ohio legislature and his two term
in the National Congress he has mad
a careful study of economic questions
with the assiduity characteristic o
his inquiring turn of mind, until h
has become familiar with the peculia
needs of each. While as governor hi
duties would be administrative, he i
fitted by study and experience to rec
ommeHd wisely to the legislative bod,
such changes as is necessary to lea
US out of the maze of socialistic legis
| lation into which we have been drag
ged by the present administration
and restore us to a sound and hopeful
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ing the affairs of the state.
Practical Not Theoretical.
He will make no promises of bring
ing about ideal conditions by the wav
ing of magic wands. He knows tina
life and government are both one con
slant struggle, and that there is n,
) patent process of bringing success O
} prosperity to man. If nominated an,
; elected he will strive conscientiousl,
: to bring system and order out of tn,
chaos and confusion which a Demo
cratic administration has brough
about. He is just in the prime Of man
hood, and having fought his own wa,
up, he is we'll fitted to lend that help
{ ing hand which Ohio>so much needs a
this critical time. For these and 9th
} er reasons which / might assign, | re
gard him as the logical man Of tAl
auur."
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