The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-24
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Editor Banner:
In reading the Republican papers
editorials during the last few months,
one cannot help admiring the skill
with which the facts are garbled,
twisted and generally left out entire
ly; and all for the purpose of inducing
the gullible to think i'll of our presi-
dent and governor.
Fortunately, the general public is
heartily tired of, and wise to the
methods made use of by the politi-
clans and the subsidized press to edu-
cate the people. The mass of the
people care very little any more what
party our officials may belong to just
so they are honest and efficient.
1t is to be deeply regretted that our
press has reached such a low level as
to lose respect for the truth. The
large majority of articles seem to be
written for the sole purpose Of boost
ing the party which has the paper
under control, and not at all for the
purpose of giving their readers the
facts. Such papers should be barred
from the mails as a menace to public
morals, because they are far below
the great mass of people morally and
in the spirit of the present age.
Every issue of the Republican
News is chuck full of articles about
Gov. Cox. And what has Cox done?
Just what the Democratic party asked
him to do, and what he promised to do
before election.
He has put Ohio 25 years ahead of
where it was year ago, and neither
the Republicans nor the Bull Moosers
would dare repeal the tax law, the
school law, the workman's compen-
sation law or any other law passed
last winter. Ohio has just been wax
ing up in the last few years to the fact
that we were behind the other states
in many respects and were ripe for
improvement.
If the Republicans or Bull Moosers
had been in power last winter prac
tically the same laws would have been
passed, because they were a delayed
necessity, and something of the kind
was being demanded by the leaders
in all factions and sections of Ohio.
The Republicans are mad of course
because the Democrats beat them to
it.
They are trying to make political
capital out of Cox's machine. A ma
chine or strong organization is Just
as necessary to efficient state govern
ment as 1t is to any business corpora
ton. Most Republicans are willing
to admit that a machine is a bene-
ficient thing in the hands of Republi-
can statesmen.
But Gov, Cox must use his great
power in the interest of all the people
of Ohio or lose 1t, because the great
mass Of voters are far more interest
ed in the commonwealth OF Ohio than
they are in Gov. Cox or the Demo.
cratic party.
Mr.. Velvet talks IA good deal about
the increase of taxes. He berates
some Improvement that the Demo.
Gratis have made and winds up by say
ing "and the people pay the cost
Now | want to say that we country
folk at least are not so stingy and
narrow as Mr. Velvet thinks we are.
We believe in better roads, in better
schools, in better everything that will
make Ohio a better place for us and
our children TO live. We don't want
10 pay taxes for grafters to spend, but
there are none of us but would wei.
come an increase of taxes If 1t can
be shown to be a good investment.
did not vote for Cox but as he has
number of improvements started
and as 1t is too soon to know just
how they will work out in practice,
II seems to me that 1t will be to the
best interest OF all concerned, except
OF course the Republican politicians,
TO continue Gov. Cox another term
until these new policies have been
proven to be success or failure.
IL any OF the new laws prove sue
cess we may reap the benefit of 1t,
but If they prove a failure we can
then repeal them, but we can never
know about these new things until
they are tested out. And any meas
ure can be better tried out by its
friends than by those who may feel
called upon to make some changes for
political purposes If for no others,
We should, ! think, adopt this
policy OF trying these policies thor.
oughly no matter what party may be
in power and not change things about
SO much just 10 accommodate the
politicians who may not be in office
ut the time. ELI BIGGS.
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