The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-03-07
STRIDE OF
PROSPERITY
Continues In Ohio, Shown By
The Records

Columbus, o., March 6-The pros
perity stride continues in Ohio as
shown by the corporation records In
the Office of the secretary Of state for
the past month. 1t was thought at the
beginning of the year that the limit
must have been about reached, but the
January record is quite satisfactory,
and the February record is only slight
ly less.
During the month just closed there
were 257 new companies for profit or
ganized. OF these Cleveland had 80,
Cincinnati rs, Toledo 15, and Colum-
bus IL. The other lis were distribut-
ed over the rest of the state.
The new companies had total auth
orized capital of $1O,294,5OO. Increas-
es of capital stock in existing compan-
les were 1904, 100, making gross
increase of $21 1,6O4,6O0. The reductions
we're $12, ,75O, leaving a net gain in
business capital during the month Of
$9, 9,427.S50.
In advance of going to Tiftin on
Washington's birthday, Gov. Willis
prepared speech which was given to
the newspapers for publication. In
this article the governor took elabor-
ate pains to show that Thomas Jeffer-
son was a secret traitor to General
Washington while member of his
cabinet and hired journalist named
Frereau to lampoon and libel him.
When he got to Tiftin he found that
he was to address the faculty and stu
dent body of Heidelberg college.
Thereupon he took the platform and
delivered a speech in which no refer
ence was made to Jefferson. The ex-
panatlon Is easy He knew that his
Intelligent and educated auditors
would have quickly exposed his mean
ness. But he was not manly enough
to have his prepared speech with
drawn from the Ohio papers. 1t is one
of the governors constant complaints
that the newspapers do not tell the
truth about him. After this perform
ance he should forever hold his peace.
While addressing the farmers at
Waverly, Pike county the other night
upon the subject of the many econo-
mics he had accomplished (mentally),
Gov Willis, strangely enough, did not
tell them that upon that very day he
had caused the state tax commission
to create new job for Newton Miller,
his political manager, ut salary of
So, 400 year Newt" is to be called
special examiner of corporations. This
sounds like a campaign fund hunting
title But why did Willis refrain from
telling the farmers about It?
II liz to be hoped that the politicians
who we're in on the expected profits
on the state automobile tag contract
didn't spend the $4,000 in antlcipa
: tlon of getting it back out OF the state
treasury. Nothing SO hard TO repay ai
that kind of money!
. Daugherty the senatorial candidate
. complains of the salty stories that the
friends of Herrick. the other senator
ial candidate, are telling about him
The common people won't object
They may find out something concern
ing what happened in the halcyor
lays before Pattison routed thu
thieves from the temple at Columbus
Il Sic em, Towserl
According to Matt. Glaser, one o
u the insurgent candidates for delegate
at-large upon the Republican ticket
II former Senator Foraker told the stat
administration scouts that he was no
@ backing the CHASER candidacy But h
y added that CHASER had the same rgh
y that any other Republican possesse
u OF being candidate The state aC
X miuistration press bureau said moth
ing about this qualification made b
= Foraker,
~ o.
Old times are coming back at CC
d lumbus. state senators get $50 900 col
n tracts through the back window IN
law? WHATS the law between friends
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Republican ST. Louis voted over Nv
'' to one to segregnte the colored pc,
o. ple Of that city in special quarter
If outside OF which they are not allowe
H. TO reside The Ohio Republican ma
d. chine refused TO let single colore
90 mans name 80 on the ticket anywher
III for delegate TO the national convel
" ton, It begrudgingly allowed the rae
E. one alternate-at-large In other word
rpprgspntNtipn WithOut voting Nh