The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-04-23
And The Little Army Of Re.
belllon Subsided
When Confronted With Fall
Of Patronage Axe


ments to the contrary Notwithstanding,
as the lawyer fellows say in their af-
fidavits, Governor Willis has shown
that he knows something about max
ign those Republican senators and rep
resentatives eat out of his hand when
it comes to q showdown. The threat
ened reprisal in the senate, because Of
the defeat of the Gallagher bill in the
house and the announced reasons
therefor, didn't reprise worth cent.
When Governor Willis insisted that
the administration desires on tax mat
ters and other things were paramount
and that the patronage axe would fall
on some fellows like catamount, the
little army of rebellion subsidized and
work is agreeably resumed. Mean
while the coal operators who thought
they had been double crossed by the
governor are made to see light and
they too have quit kicking. The Gal
lagher bill is not yet SO dead as it
looks, but if it cannot be revived after
q while there will be a substitute
measure offered. Anyway the Green
law for the benefit of the miners will
be eradicated, the lobbyists for the op-
orators will be paid for the work well
done, the miners will be forced to
work on half pay, and the administra-
ton will be vindicated There will be
1c hn
governor can find job here and there
to give.
The following from the Sandusky
Register (Rep.) anent the Gallagher
bill is interesting. Under head of "A
Warning to Willis" the Register ed
itorially reviews the history Of the
bill, the surprise of the lobbyists and
the operators who had supported Will
lis against Cox, the later charge of
treachery made against Willis, and the
final quieting compromise. The back
ers of the bill this paper calls States
men financiers" and says: Among
these statesmen financiers are numer-
GUS representatives of the glue"
democracy. They supported Governor
Willis, not because of any great light
they had received from the political
armament but because they thought
they could get something out
of it." Still further commenting
on the apparent trouble the Register
says: "If he (Willis) has lost the sup
port Of the Republican-D coal
combine, even admitting that the Gal.
!, lagher bill had merit, he has lost it
knone too soon. His administration
could not afford the association"
Chairman Reighard of the finance
committee says Ohio cannot afford a
decent penitentiary for couple of
years because the state is "broke,"
apprehending that appropriations and
fixed funds stand against the fat treas
ury surplus left by Governor Cox.
State Auditor Donahey reiterates that
there is net unincumbered balance
of more than $6,000,000 and asks: IF
the state auditor. whose business is
to keep the books, doesn't know what
the net balance it, how is anybody
outside the auditors Office to know
it?" And Immediately, comes State
Treasurer Rudy w. Archer. staunch
Republican, who says that, thanks to
the business foresight of the past cou
pie of years, the income of the Willis
administration next year will be ST.,
100000 more than it was last year be-
cause of excise taxes and the like
which are not paid by the people. On
April 10 the treasury of the state held
balance of $9,S52,319; the balance
!, month after month fluctuates around
the $10,O00,C0O mark. The Willis ad
ministration is in power; what's the