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mands are concurrent and coIncident
with the governors desires"

mands are concurrent and colncident
with the governors desires"
Pressure Is being brought to bear on
the legislature to show the folly of
boarding the ten million dollars sur.
plus accumulated under Democratic
administrations, and the consequent
starvation of the state institutions.
From all parts of the state demands
are coming that the building of the
state prison at the Lebanon farm be
continued and rushed through, and
that other necessary improvements
and extensions for state institutions be
allowed. Because of the cramped con.
ditions Ohio can no longer care for
deficients and the insane who are per-
mitted to run wild in the state and
threaten the future generations. The
board of administration asks for a
minimum appropriation of two and
three quarter millions to continue the
work so well begun under the Cox ad.
ministration, but says four and one.
half million dollars are actually need
ed. Thanks to the business like con-
duct of state affairs in the past, the
Willis administration is now collecting
interest on more than three times the
amount that is needed to do all that is
necessary for the welfare Of the state
wards. The general opinion that the
state would better spend the Cox sur
plus of ten-millions where 1t Is need
ed, than to let it lie idle in bank, is
growing.
Formerly we reported that the motto
Of the Eighty-first General Assembly
was Wine, Women and Song" It now
develops that the song is "Mary-Lee
we roll along"
Absolutely under the domination of
the, lobbyists the administration of
Governor Frank B. Willis is founder
ing along, accomplishing nothing good
or constructive, and rapidly approach
ing the shoals of evil. DIR. Van Deaton,
of Miami, plain represen-
tative, again asserts that there is
powerful organized lobby at work, and
apropos of the defeat of the measure
le advocated he has issued a statement
saying: "The power of an organized
obby manifested itself very clearly in
The opposition to the Deaton bill pro.
viding for county uniformity of text
books. 1t also took a political turn in
hat recently appointed oil inspector
j. NJ. CARR and former school superin-
endent showed keen interest in it's
iefeat" In debate on the measure
Dr.. Deaton named names of lobbyists
Interested in the bills defeat, and note
worthy among them was man who
With other lobbyists and certain legis-
ators had been closeted with Governor
Willis to discuss certain school legis-
alton.
To provide meal tickets for his per-
onal henchmen and the hungry horde
If place-seekers, Gov. Willis has sent
etters to the members of five state
commissions asking them to resign.
70 charge is made against the proper
md satisfactory management of the
several departments by the commits |
lions. The members of the commits
,ions have been confirmed by the
senate and have several years to
erve. One of them appropriately re+
marked that 1t would be just as be-
coming in the members of the COM
MISSIONS to ask the governor to re-
ign. The misapplication of Former
Governor Harmon's message by Gov.
Willis, shows the trickery and small
alibre of the present chief executive.
Willis did not refer to the fact that
lannon's request was denied.
State Auditor Donahey has issued
lis statement in explanation of the De-
ember tax settlement, showing that
he special session of the legislature
allied by Governor Cox to reduce the
AK rate, had saved the people of Ohio
xactly $1,556,210.75. This is more
han was claimed by the most enthusi-
site supporters Of the reduction. The
eople, however, repudiated the admin
that gave its efforts toward
air valuation and reduction of taxes,
o that it will be interesting to note
esults that follow under the present
administration, which apparently will
i've the people nothing at all.
Governor Frank b. Willis has again
ssued a form of pleading asking the
obbyists to please be good, and step
1ining and dining the legislators. This
nay be all right for the registered leg
slative agents, but the female hookers