The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-25

an eleventh-hour political play, Cox |
ended
VICTIM OF LOBBYISTS
That the taking up Of the guberna-
torial reins and whip by Willis was /
the immediate signal for the return |
of the old insidious gang of lobbyists, |
was affirmed by Cox, who told of eff |
forts of these self-same men, acting |
or the liability companies, to offer |
$250,000 in cash to legislators in re-
turn for not passing the workman's |
compensation law. Their turn-down |
, by lawmakers was so firm and so un-
mistakable that they pulled up their !
tents and left
Newspaper correspondents, who
have watched Ohio politics for years
; from Columbus, noticed, Cox went on,
that all of these lobbyists returned
and brought in their wake train of
scarlet women from Cleveland. These
women were bats for the legislators,
Cox stated, and served to put many of
| these representatives into embarras-
sing and compromising situations
wherein they became the tools of the
lobbyists.
This situation exists and has exist
ed all during the Willis misadminis-
| tration, Cox affirmed
MACHINE DEFINED
machine, Cox explained, is some
thing which several drops of gasoline
| will cause to do the work of forty
horses, which several drops of gasoline
will cause to rise in the air like bird,
etc, and since efficiency is naturally
| promoted and attained by machines,
the Cox administration was one. This
was never denied. "If am reelected,
not two years out of date" the COVER
nor shouted amid roar of applause.
THE SCHOOL LAW
Frankly acknowledging that the
terpreted by so many, contributed
largely to his deefat, Cox told of an
apology which he recently received
from a number of residents of Trum-
bull county, who had voted against
him on the strength of the school
law and who wanted him to make the
dedicatory speech of one of their new
school buildings erected under the
law. Cox predicted that within five
years, every resident of Ohio will
welcome the school law and stated
that he would rather be known as
the father of the rural school sys
tenn" than a reelected governor of
the state.
A HORRIBLE FIASco
Governor Cox told of the attacks
leveled at him the last campaign on
the grounds of his alleged creation of
so many commissions with so many
salaries and then called attention to
Willis fizzle in undoing and decen-
tralizing the power of these commits
sions, which resulted in the substitut-
ing of board of agriculture in place
of commission, the members of which
received no compensation, but lost the
state $4,000 on the state fair last
year.
He pointed to the fact that IL 900
free passes to the fair had been dis
tributed through the state last year
by members of the board, and then con-
trasted this condition with that in
force during his regime, when even
the governor himself and all members
of the agricultural commission went
right down in their pockets and paid
!, for admission to the fair, just like
g any other citizens.
< That the corn-growing contests had
: diminished in numbers one-third un-
: der the Willis board was charged by
: Gov. Cox, who deplored the waning OF
e this splendid institution whereby so
q many boys were stimulated to devote
: their talents to improving in a scien,
: tific manner the output of the farming
/ sections Of the state.
, HUNTER LAUDED
+ During his address, Governor Cox
: passed out nice little bit of praise to
Hon. Norman II. Hunter of Buckeye
!. City, former representative, to whom
J. the governor referred as thoroughly
:. progressive legislator and splendid
l example of militant Democracy. His
+ unstinted praise of Hunter was graft
{ flying to the many friends of this capa
( BILE and efficient man. He also com
Y mended the course of John Cunning
$ ham in the senate.
r FAITH BROKEN
>. Anybody can defeat Willis this
!. year." Cox declared He then stated
that he felt a pity towards the pres
!, ent incumbent of the gubernatorial
S chair who has made such a consistent
: and hopeless mess of the affairs OF
3 government and stands sorry picture
Of halpIacgnagg -, h,