The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-01
A GOOD YEAR FOR DEMOCRATS

AS there has been frequent occa-
sion to remark In days past the pres
ent Is good year in which to be a
Democrat When the personnel of
the Republican state ticket is compar.
ed with the personnel of the Demo.
cratic state ticket, again must it be
brought home to all that careful con-
sideration from the standpoint of good
citizenship must inevitably lead the
voter into the Democratic camp.
Fancy for a moment what any one
desirous of better things in govern
ment must do as between Warren G.
Harding and Timothy s. Hogan. At
torney General Hogan, the Democratic
nominee for United States Senator,
has by four years in office given proof
of the faith that is within him. He
has prosecuted legislative and politi-
cal corruptionists and never has he
defended treasury spoils, participated
in the advantages of official favoritism
nor has he ever paid cringing defer.
ence and devotion" to George b. Cox.
How the friends of Warren G. Harding
must regret their own champion can
not stand before the people in favor
able light.
Or again fancy whether any citizen
with an eye TO the future and wish
for human progress can endure the
candidacy of Frank b. Willis for
Governor with his shifty evasiveness
and his uncertain cropping amid ques-
tions upon which he has no settled
convictions. Every man who believes
that public men hold living political
principles must support Governor
James NJ Cox for a second term.
Or consider how long 1t would take
| n man who knew we'll Lieutenant Gov
ernor w. A. Greenlund and the Repub-
lican candidate for the position John
II. Arnold, to make a choice between
them. Even among the Republican
leaders Arnold is a perfect despair.
Gladly would they ask him to resign
from the ticket IL they dared.
Or consider the successful business
| man who would hesitate a second as
between John p. Brennan for Treas
urer OF State and his Republican op-
ponent, Rudy w. Archer Against Mr..
Archer In personal way nothing may
be said. He Is hale fellow well met
but he allowed himself in 1910 to be-
come associated with very distress
sing political advisers and the effects
of bad unions are still following him.
In 1910 Archer had no promise to
make to the people of the state to
| clean up the treasury. Even in 1912
he had not yet seen the light. But
while Archer's vision was poor that
OF the voters was good, hence Archer
was not seated in the treasurer's Of
| fee.
AS between the two major party
candidates for Attorney General there
can be no hesitancy. Joseph McGhee
respects the traditions of the law and
will never turn his Office from public
to private ends. II is lamentable that
SO much cannot be said for his Re
publican opponent.
Take for the last the contest for
Secretary of State. VIII it be pos
sible to find any men at all who would
prefer Charles Q. Hildebrant the Re
publican nominee over j. II. Secrest.
Secrest knows the Office and knows
the law and his capabilities have been
proven to the satisfaction of men.
Quite as clearly the incapacity of
Hildebrant in the only office he ever
held, Congressman from the old Sixth
District, was fully established Space
forbids the elongation of controlling
question in the general election. but
has enough not been told to make it
clear that public duty OF the voter de-
mands ratification of the primary
nominations the Democrats have
| made?