The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-24
For The Ohio Building At Pan.
ANA Exposition
The Bills For Which Auditor
DOnahey Rejected


lis rushes to the defense of his ex-
travagant, high-living Panama Pacific
fair commission, headed by the re-.
doubtable Newton M. Miller, whose
bills for brandy, sherry, punch bowls,
champagne glasses, and the like, have
been rejected by State Auditor Don.
ahey. In this defense he points out
that former commissioner Dan Torpy
spent money for tips and for shaves
Both may be extravagant and neither
should be condoned if so, but the diff.
ference is that one is legal and the
other is not. Brandy and sherry may
help to boom the Willis presidential
hope, but one can hardly see how it
will benefit the common taxpayer of
Ohio. OF course if the state goes in
for the knick knack stuff everyone
wants to see that he gets his share.
Coming on the heels of the
affront offerd the Progressives by
their removal from all connection
with state government by arbi.
trary act of Governor Willis, an
editorial in the Mansfield Shield,
directed by John L. Sullivan, former
Progressive, is worth considering.
Mr. Sullivan was prominent in Re-
publican politics in the good old
days" and served officially in capaci-
ties that showed him to be in the con-
fidence of leaders, so that he knows
whereof he speaks. His leadership
among Ohio Progressives is no less
marked, as he was the candidate on
their first state ticket. Accepting de-
feat gracefully he became an ex-
FOUNDER of decent politics and peo-
pies rights, and has since served in
the greater capacity of publicist with
out public office. Here is what ap-
pears in his papers leading editorial:
"The men who left the Republican
party for the sake of principle in
1912 have had no moral justification
to return to their former allegiance
since that time. Their party has not
reformed in the least particular 1t Is
just as reactionary in its tendencies
today as it was when Theodore
Roosevelt led the revolt at Chicago
three years ago last June. 1t has not
changed in the personnel of its lead
ership. 1t has not deviated one iota
from its established principles and
fixed policies. 1t is party of the
classes and not of the masses, and
will always continue to be such. Con-
and policy in 1912 1t is wrong in prin-
ciple and policy in 1915. 1t shows no
disposition to reform in time for next
years presidential election and, if
we mistake not the temper of the
American people, next year will wit
ness the final wind-up, the everlasting
defeat of the Republican party. The
Democratic party is the only party
that remains true to the common
veal, and the true progressive will
seek and find shelter in its fold"
Willis for president Dick for SEN
ator and Cole for governor! This is
the latest deal, but Burton, Herrick,
Daughterty and others may have
something to say. However Willis
has definitely decided to duck" and
to take the cowardly course of letting
some one else answer for his failure
as governor.
Opposition of Democratic newspa-
pers to the decentralization and rip,
per plans of the Republican state ad-
ministration was expected, because
the Democrats knew their program
was right. But astonishment is ex-
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