The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-01
>OLD Grew
COMES BACK
And Are Commencing Again
Where They Left Off
Failure Has Resulted In State
Administration
= People Do Not Sympathize
With Old Order
MisinterpretatiOn Of Acct.
dental Election Of Willis
That People Demanded Re-
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Misinterpretati0n Of Acct.
dental Election Of Willis
That People Demanded Re.
turn To ReaCtionary Days


new idea the old crew that had charge
of affairs in Ohio ten years ago has
come back. Starting in where they
left off failure has resulted in the
Willis administration for the reason
that people will no longer accept or
sympathize with the old order. Who
ever the Republican nominee for gov
ernor may be he will have to accept
the burden of reaction Willis has made
and contest against the idea of pro-
gressiveness started in Ohio in 1912.
The people of the state want continu-
ance of business operation of affairs
the adoption of the constitutional
amendments. No man who has shown
himself not in sympathy with the new
order may expect the people of Ohio
to rally his standard in the future. The
mistake of the Willis administration
has been that it's head misinterpreted
altogether the voice thinking that his
accidental election meant demand
for the old things which can no longer
obtain. Manifestation of the spirit of
the times by comparison of the pres
ent and the preceding administrations
for the safety it may provide in the
future may have been worth the cost.
By this demonstration people will have
learned that they can trust no man in
charge of their affairs unless his heart
be right on fundamentals of service
to the people.
In his address to the Republican
committeeman assembled in Columbus
during the state fair to make use of the
free passes given by the new state
board of agriculture, Governor Frank
B. Willis laid special stress upon the
necessity for defeating the referendum
called upon his pet law to decentralize
the state liquor licensing system. 1t
was his positive declaration that the
law constituted the execution of
campaign pledge and that every loyal
Republican was in duty bound to sup
port it. Since then it has been discov
cred that his own appointees and 9TH
er state officials are responsible in
large part for the referendum and are
openly working to defeat the decen-
tralizer.
At the recent reunion of the general
assembly upon test vote, taken Sc
cretly, his favorite was rejected by
two to one majority. And now, to cap
the climax, state conference of mem.
bers of the state organization, con-
gressmen-elect and candidates for gov
ernor and United States senator, act
ing with other party leaders from pri-
vate life, refused to give it their en-
dorsement. They have heard from the
voters who are becoming irritated not
only at the wrecking policies of the
state administration but because the
governor is using the power of his Of
flee to prevent private citizens from
taking part in the referendum election.
Consequently they wisely decided to
omit any reference to this measure
and Will concentrate their Efforts to
defeat the other referendum, that
called against the congressional rip
per. What's the old adage about rats
leaving q sinking ship?
At the recent state meeting Of Re-
publican leaders to raise money for
campaign purposes one of the promi-
nent officials present was Frank Hay,
of Stark county, head of the state IL
ouor licensing board. From this it
may be not unjustly deduced that con-
trbutions from persons expecting IL
censes this year will not be regarded
as offensive.
For the first time in decade the