The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-01

1908 he was put forth as the chief
representative Of the trusts, and his
eloquent advocacy of their cause won
him a place on the Supreme bench,
where he was quick to show his bias
in their favor. But while he has been
winning valuable rewards as a repu-
bican, who is deserving" from the
standpoint of the predatory interests,
the plain, common people have been
waging a brave and continuous strug-
! gle for the rescue of their govern
ment from the hands of Mr.. Hughes
! political friends and supporters, and
| they have won battle after battle
They have secured, without Mr..
! Hughes aid, the election of senators
by the people, thus putting the SEN
ate in touch with the voters. They
have won, in spite of Mr.. Hughes op-
| position, an incmoe tax amendment
to the constitution, which has made
! it possible to transfer a consumption
! to incomes They have secured a re-
duction of the tariff and a measure
of relief from the eXactions of the
trusts. They have secured currency
reform, rural credit law, a child
labor law, and other measures of JUS
tice to agriculture, labor and COM
merce, and they have made their fight
at great sacrifice to themselves, and
in the face of intimidation, coercion,
and Ostracism. They have shown a
moral courage and a devotion worthy
of the great cause in which they have
enlisted.
received the support of nearly six
millions and half of these voters in
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thy of the affection they have shown
and the confidence they have mani
tested, as well as of the support they |
have given, if | were willing to admit |
that a republican is necessarily sup |
erior to them either in patriotism or
capacity. | would be unworthy of |
their loyal friendship if l did not well
come every opportunity to reward |
them by aiding them to secure any |
appointiye offices, outside of the civil |
service, for which they were compe-
tent
As an official, l enforced the civil
service law to a letter, and upon my
resignation, received from the en-
ployes of the state department, more
than 80 per cent of whom were under
the civil service, watch which /
prize as a priceless treasure. But,
while | observed the civil servic law,
wherever it was in force, | felt myself
free to aid in rewaTdinj deserving
democrats, wherever II could be done
without detriment to the service. My
regret is that | was able to reward so
few of the multitude who are deserv-
ing, measured by their political SER
vice, by their capacity and by their
fitness for the work to be done.
In a republic, where the govern
ment is good only when the people
are willing to undertake labor nee
7ssary to make it good, political seal
md Willingness to spend time and
money in behalf of remedial legisla-
lion can never be legitimate object !
on to political appointment. Those
VINO can raise campaign funds by
nortgaging the government in ad- j
'ance to the beneticiaries of privilege
nay scorn the favors of the unselfsh- {
he unpurchasable, and the unfright-
'ned political workers, but those {
whose only appeal is to the conscience {
md patriotism of the masses will not
lang their heads in shame at any Ie- I
climate effort that may be made to I
introduce into government employ l
nent those who combine heart in {
crest with the service rendered by /
rain and hand. The deserving dem
'crat' is not to be despised-he is '
S much entitled to recognition as J
deserving republican, - and both '
emocrats and republicans are de- T
erYing in proportion as they honest +
endeavor to make our government J
government "of the people, by the (
eople, and for the people," and in A
ure its administration, according to
ne maxim equal rights to all and .
Decial privileges to none"