Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-01

upon personalities that come and 90
with the coming and going of individ-
uals, but upon the great principles
that are handed down from genera
ton to generation He spoke of the
causes of dissension in the party that
resulted in the Cleavage in the party
and showed that those causes had
been removed. The possibility of
the arbitrary use of power on the
part of the National Convention of
1916 will be under the control of the
delegates who compose the convention
At this point in his address Mr.. Cole
asked for an extra handkerchief and
as Mr.. Willis handed him one, Mr..
Cole remarked that the handkerchief
was not the first thing that Professor
Willis had handed him; he referred to
a defeat which Professor Willis had
handed him and took occasion to thank
him for it. Proceeding with his ad-
iress Mr.. Cole spoke of another cause
OF dissention in the party as the dis
proportionate representation of the
Southern States in the National Con-
ventions; this cause has also been
removed. On fundamental princi-
pies the Republicans and Progress
ives are united, declared Mr.. Cole
and if there are still minor differ
ences to justify the continued cleav-
age. We have come in this country
to the condition when not the major
ity rule but minority. AZ per cent
Of the voters of Ohio elected James
M. Cox governor and in the nation
six million advocates of free trade
and low tariff have had their way
over eight millions who believe In
protection. And the Republican
party are responsible for this state
of affairs. Mr., Cole arraigned the
Democratic party for having failed
to keep some of their platform pledg-
es mad repudiating others, They
have destroyed American industries,
their practice has developed an army
Of unemployed. Coxey who was lost
in Republican prosperity reappears.
The steel industry of this country
is running at so per cent of it's ca
pacity; 250,00O rail road employees
are out of work. Free tolls for
American shipping which was one of
the pledges of the Democratic party
in the campaign of 1912 has been re-
pudiated. Mr.. Cole closed with an
eloquent appeal to all to forget per-
sonalities and unite on the principles
of right, justice and sound political
economy to restore this state and ma
ton to its former prosperity and pro-
gressive condition. Mr.. VIM. H.
Fritz of Paulding who was for three
years Auditor General of the Philli-
pine Island spoke of conditions in the
Islands and showed the foolishness of
the Administrations policy of Civ
ing the Fillipinos an independence
for which they are by no means
readv. He answered the contention
of some that the cost of maintaining
the government in Philippines was
from 40 to 45 millions per year by
stsSeszg that the greatest total ex-
pense of the government of the Is
ands in any one year was 15 million
dollars in 1912 and practically all of
this was raised by taxation. The Fill
lipinos enjoy practically all the
rights and privileges Of citizens who
live in the states.
Hon. Frank B. Willis the last
speaker was introduced as the next
governor of Ohio and in his introduc-
tory remarks said that all he had to
say in regard to the form of his in
PRODUCTION, was that he hoped that
the next state administrator would
give he people of Ohio at least as
many rights as the people Of the