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

fuses to shoulder a portion of the
load on the shoulders of the president
Governor Cox pointed out the per
sonal obligation of every single citizen
to line up with the national admins
tration in these times of the greatest
stress, irregardless of politics or DO.
litical feeling. He depicted the Unit
ed States as it now exists, melting
pot of all nations, and urged the cry
ing necessity of upholding President
Wilson's hands in a patriotic, un-
selfish and unbigoted manner.
81 have no desire to be the leader
of the political fight in Ohio next fall"
Cox cried out, "but if can be of any
humble assistance in giving Ohios
electoral vote to Woodrow Wilson, |
am more than willing" The COVER
nor spoke of the trying administra-
tions of Lincoln and of Mckinley and
stated that he had patriotically sup
ported all policies of the latter.
CHAPEAU is IN
With the ringing declaration that
he would be in the political fight in
this state from the day of the pri-
maries until the night before election,
Governor Cox stated that he would
rather be upright and defeated as a
candidate for governor than faithless
to the trust and confidence in him by
the people.
He told of the prediction tactics
of Willis and those whose buffoon and
clown he was. He told of the wild
and reckless promises to the people,
covering everything possible in the
range of human imagination in case
Willis were elected He told Of the
maze of lies, fabricated by ruthless
for the purpose of arousing animosity
in the various sections of the state
against himself and his administra,
tion.
"The real campaign is in 1916" the
governor averred, "and the duped pee.
pie now realize how much they were
deceived in 1914" The tremendous
applause with which this statement
| was received indicated that many in
the crowd have been led to the light
of truth after long months of politi-
cal darkness.
The good young governor, otherwise
Frank B. Willis, will be asked by Cox
to answer numerous questions during
the oncoming campaign. Among
these are the following:
Why were you wet in Cincinnati
and dry in Ashtabula?
How can you erect million
dollar building off the interest of
defunct state treasury?
Why are taxes higher under
your administration than under
the one Immediately preceding?
Why has your actual admins
tration cost the people more than
any other in the history of the
state?
Why did you recently remark,
Were going to begin to do
things now" referring to making
over the prison brick-yard, which
] has been allowed to stand idle for
/ two years, and the building of a
state penitentiary near London?
Have you no knowledge of the
affairs of the state, or are you
merely acting in bad faith with
the people?
Affirming that the Little Red Book
which figured SO prominently in the
1914 campaign and which cost Cox
many thousand votes of people who be
lieved its statements that the admin
istration was recklessly spending mon
ey in securing office quarters outside
of the state-house, would be the death
warrant of Governor Willis, Cox sig
nificantly pointed out that a magnifi
cent new building would be started
next June by the Willis misadminis
tration, the same to be located near
the state-house and to be used for of
flee purposes.
TO be sure, this building will be con
structed only on account Of the prac
tice of the greatest economy by Gov
/. Willis administration. Cox stated, and
went on to tell of the one notable econ
omy of the Willis regime in which II
was desired to move some offices back
into the state-house for political play
and the liquor license commission was
placed in the attic. This saved over
a thousand dollars in rental, Cox aver
red but it cost $1,000 to make the at
tic suitable for headquarters.
Governor Willis soon discovered
Cox went ON, that the state-house was
entirely too small to house the neces
sary offices and the only attempt he
made, and that for political purposes
to remedy what he had pointed out in
the campaign as a deplorable condi
tion of affairs resulted in the above
, grotesque move.