The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-05
REPUBLICANS
In THE SADDLE
OHIO LEGISLATURE OPENED YES
rgHoAv AND WILL UNDO
MANY THINGS
Thst Were osns ~ Coz Asr,in,strs-
tbss--ces. villa 10 Recall
Recess Appointments.

Special Dispatch 20 the fnteliiK.nesr.
COl.UMBtS. o.. Jan win tho
opening OF the legislature today Hspub-
neans elected IN the contest last No
venber took over the Affairs OF state
things which Governor Cox and bis
Democratic family did and which the
people a the polls did not approve.
The legislature will have a whole week
to work before Mr.. Willis will be
osr suesssv Ssals9.. sa viii np ne, me
tempt 70 dictate To the legislature q
II very likely that his opinion will u
obtained In advance on much OF the
legislative proposed. No bills will be
sent to the legislature. however. with
This practice as followed in the Demo
cratic administration at Washington
and In the Democratic administration
OF Governor Cox here In Columbus. is
not fancied BY Ohio. voters
IL has besn thought that the Repub-
ncans In the week intervening would
DO something with the Cox civil service
business so that Mr.. Willis would have
fires hand in making his appoint
msnts when he comes in. The best in
fe s,.s,1. tonight, h9 , is that the
withdraw Appointments:
One OF the FIRST things that Mr.. vii.
lis will do II Is said is to withdraw a
large number of recess appointments
made BY Governor Coz and not con
nrmed by the senate. Just as Mr.. Cox
did With the recess appointments Of
his predecessor. Mr.. Harmon, also a
Democrat. 30 In removing the Demo
Gratis from these OFFICES, Mr.. Willis
viii be doing Just what his predeees-
sor did and he cannot then be Justly
criticized BY the opposition All be-
ileved that Cox would be reelected. so
there was no great hurry to have these
appointments confirmed by the senate.
Now the Democrats realize the mis-
take they made. The Office holders
Will have TO get out after serving only
part OF the regular terms.
Looking through the statutes some
one has found In the book OF rights a
clause that says that only the legiala.
ture can suspend laws. So the sugges-
tion has been made that the legisls-
ture might suspend the civil service
laws and proceed to MI all jobs, and
In the meantime. say 30 days. enact
some new civil service code which
would be more Just and equitable. for
all admit that the Cox brand of civil
service was devised mainly TO put
Democrats into Office and then en-
trench them there Should Democrats
russ over this suspension OF the civil
service law. IL will be pointed out TO
them that the Democrats suspended
Tor a whole year the constitutional
civil service. which was TO have gone
into effect January I. 1919 and which
was not put into effect until January !.
1914. In the year Intervening. Demo
rrats were given positions in the pub
lice service and then laws we're passed
which virtually made their jobs life
tenures.
Liquor and Taxes.
The liquor license and the taxation
system are two, other questions the
Republicans will have TO solve at an
rarly date. All sorts of schemes have
been proposed for the issuing OF liquor
lfcenses, but no definite conclusions
known that MIR. Willis is determined
haYf been reached. However IL is
known that Mr.. Wills is determined
10 remove the saloon a. basis for q
political machine under control of the
governor, and he does not intend to
reiinquish any of his police power TO
enforce observance of the law He
tie may even ask that this phase of
the law be made stronger In order that