Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-27
dacy for the presidency? Don't you

d&ey for the presidency? Don't you
know he was the best Governor our
State has had in a generation?
Is it not true that you gave Bob |
Wolfe all the patronage in Franklin
County and then caused Yaple and
Duffy, your henchmen, to rent the
Majestic building for Office purposes
at an enormous rental and fasten it
down for years, to satisfy Boss Jim
Ross? Ever hear of Governor Har-
mon doing anything like that, Mr..
Cox? When Governor of Ohio pays
his personal political obligations out
OF the public treasury to protect his
machine, l think it is time to stop
the culprit at the ballot box, which
we did once, and will do again.
You have been claiming that you
had to deal with the new amend
ments to the constitution. Even so,
did that warrant you in making a.
reprehensible political machine of
every department Of the State Gov
ernment? You ought to be ashamed
to have taken mean advantage of
your opportunities by moving Gov
eminent farther away from the peo-
pie, where Jefferson intended it should
remain. believe in the party found
ed by Jefferson, but not in the ma
chine built by Cox and Findlay.
During the primary campaign your
subservient and trucking newspapers
over Ohio refused to allow the name
Of A. P. Sandles or any of his state
ments to get to their readers. In
this way they cease to be newspapers
and become mere sewers, through
which your press bureaus fed their
slop to the people in laudation of your
alleged virtues, but after the primary
when Mr.. Sandles issued his declara-
ton to support the ticket your pee
wee newspapers printed his statement
under glaring headlines. Did these
actions represent all that is left
among your supporters of the great
American principle of fair play? And
l notice, too, that some of your truck
ulent press and virulent news bureaus
have been uttering dirty insinuations
to the effect that Hon. John J. Lentz
is not Democrat, a man who has
campaigned for State and National
tickets for twenty-five years and is so
engaged now. Is every man to be
lied about, misrepresented and Will
fed because he does not worship at
your shrine and gracefully bow to
your edicts, Mr.. Cox? We want
Government as Jefferson planned and
as Lincoln declared, "Of the People,
By the People and For the People"
believe in Democracy, but not in
Coxocracy.
Preceding the primary, you were
offering yourself as the strong man,
willing to help Woodrow Wilson.
Now, you seem to be hiding under
the coat-tails of President Wilson,
Judson Harmon and Vic Donahey, but
we will find you on November 7th,
when politically, you will need a NOR
tuary residence, for in the opinion
of many, the only hope for a re-
spectacle and successful Democratic
party in Ohio in future years, is in
smashing your machine methods, fads
and fancies so fiat that they will not
return to poster US evermore, for it is
proven and plain that Coxism, Find
layism, O'Dwyerism and Wolfeism
must be driven out before self respect,
decency and success can enter the
party habitation, for it is the opinion
of thousands of Democrats this bunch
has little more comprehension of the
principles upon which Jefferson
founded our party, than pig has OF
the Lords Prayer, and if half you
say about Governor Willis is true, he
is the best man the Democrats could
have in Office to insure the success
of their party two years hence, but
after two more years of your rule we
could not elect a Democrat Governor
in Ohio for at least twenty years, fol
their would not be party enough left
at the end of your term to hold a re
spectful funeral, for Coxocracy woule
be flung into the faces of Democrat!
in every campaign and would bewildeI
them with shame, while Republican.
marched to victory, for so far a.
Democratic principles were concerned
your administration was certainly the
greatest failure that was ever writ
, ten, pictured, painted, stained Of
stamped upon the history of Ohio.
Now, my dear Mr.. Cox, some da!
during the campaign when you ar
; making speech, I wish you woulc
, tell the people about all these mat
ters and things, for assure you tina
ignorant as you think them, they will
be intensely interested. I live on
farm three miles south of Scio il
Harrison County, and should fortun
ever decree that you pass my way
stop at the house; I will give you
: good dinner, will entertain you as wei
as can, will accord you ali the defer
l ence due CD from plain common
, farmer to a great politician, bu
damned if will vote for you.
! Yours truly,
! HENRY w. HENDERSON.
L