The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-03-02
INDISPENSABLE
TO REPUBLICANS
Euns Can Afford TO Be Without
Columbus Saturday Monitor,
IS HIGH CLASS, HEWSYH.iEEkLY

Politics From a Republican sand
point Which Is Not Prejudiciai to
the TrUtA-Publshers Would Have
. the Monitor In Every Republican
Home In the State.
Columbus, O.-(Special)-Just what
is Governor Willis and his administra-
tion accomplishing? WAT is Senator
Warren G. Harding doing at Washing
ton, and how is the Ohio congress
sional corps taking care of its con
stituents?. What steps are being
taken toward the 1916 campaign?
These questions are ever before the
Republican officeholder. the RepuDIi-
can committeeman, and the RepuDli-
con citizen. They want the truth
about the state and national govern
nlent, and not distorted stories. col
ored to suit tae whims and fancies of
an editor who has an ak to grind.
The answers are to be found in the
Columbus Saturday Monitor, the only
Republican newspaper published at
the seat Of the state government. 1t
Is a hlgh-claSs, neWsy, educational Re-
publican newspaper, with a statewide
circulation. 1t deals with local, state
and national politics from a Replbli.
can standpoint which is not prejudi
cial to the truth. 1t believes that the
Republican party contains within it.
self the best Influences with which tC
bring about the very best things in
the form of an enlightened and for
ward moving American government.
The home of the good Republican
citizen can not, for dollar a year,
afford to be without the Columbus
Saturday Monitor. 1t is indispensable
to the Republican otticeholder, for it
tells him what steps are being taken
tC retain the Republican rule at the
next election and depicts the move
ments of the Democrats to get back
into power.
The goal of the Columbus Saturday
Monitor-EVERY Republican home in
the state-is being approached
through an endless chain soliciting
campaign in which true Republicans
are forging the links. Realizing that
the greater it's subscription the
greater its power will be in the ap-
preaching campaign, Republicans
lave jumped into the work with zest
and vim.
Ten receipt books are being sent to
Republican county and state commit
teemen, with the request that one be
handed to each OF ten good, loyal Re-
lublicans or uOcommitte2men, each
of whom is to tear out one receipt
and mail it with dollar TO the Co.
lumbus Saturday Monitor at Colum
bus for a years subscription, and then
pass the book on to another true Re
publican. When the book is void o,
receipts, each Republican has done
mis- part in passing it on to another,
and no one las been dana gcd fnan-
cially to any great extent, although
they have keiEed the Earty and hoped
themselves.
The Columbus Saturday Monitor is
a conspicuous example Of clean jour
ralism and will stand for clean c.ti.
zenship Therefore, the best news is
the news that has its foundation in
truth. The Columbus Saturday Mon.
itor insists upon truth.
The respect and esteem in which
the Monitor is held by Senator Hard
ing is reflected in his newspaper, the
Marion Star, i'll the following ed
torial:
"The Columbus Saturday Monitor
has just published one of the finest
commentators Of tle Willis admin
istration which has appeared III print,
end it is to be regretted that the same
torceful presentation can not be re.
produced in every Republican paper
in Ohio. Many voters will recall The
Little Red Book of the 1914 cam.
raign. 1t was NE publication which
portrayed the many Columbus Guild
ings in which the great Cox machine
was housed. The Saturday Monitor
portrays the buildings from which
state officials have been withdrawn,
at a saving to tne taxpayers of $13,50O
e year. This is not tremendous sum
when compared to the annual state
budget, which mounts into millions,
but it Is the saving Of a gratifying
sum, and distinctly a move in the
right direction. In these days of
cost, In these days When so
many, even in party power are pro-
testing reduced salaries and the re-
duction of official forces, Governor
Willis has achieved the thing whicl.
the taxpayers will note with satisfac-
ton. and will leave an impression on
thoughtful sentiment when the failure
Of the McDermott license plan at the
polls is long forgotten. The CROWNS
cost of government and the excess Of
combine to make one OF
the big issues of the times. and the
Willis administration is meeting
great popular wish which is of seri-
Gus import to the people Of Ohio.
"The Saturday Monitor has rem.
dered real party service in pictu.
ing the great buildings from which
offices have been withdrawn. The
pictured argument in this case is more
potent than words"
Republican county committees and
Republican leaders are beginning to
officially recognize tha Columbus Sat
urday Monitor as the state organ >