Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-01-26
OLD ORGANIZATION
ONCE MORE RULES
Finley-WoIfe Clan Is Again in
Power as Result of DEM
oCratic Victory in Ohio.
COX'S PLURALITY SMALLEST
Democrats in Eghty-second General
Assembly of Buckeye State Deem
Economy an AffIictIon to Be
Guarded Against.
BY DR.. Clarence Maris.


Especial 1.-THE capital
had an eventful week The Finley
Wolfe organization is again in power
as the result of wave of timidity
which in carrying the country for Will
son cast Cox upon Ohio as driftwood
Let the people rule!
It's no use holding autopsys to de-
termine what mistakes were made by
the Republican managers, for there
will be new mistakes to make in the
next campaign. Could any group of
managers, no matter how efficient and
adroit, have overcome a public senti-
ment which gave Wilson plurality of
9O,110? But bid byegones goodbye;
the present is interesting and the fu-
ture promising.
The cynosure of every eye was
James M Cox, and Columbus exalted
his self-appreciation by putting
around him a wonderfully beautiful
frame at Inauguration time The Dem
ocratic press alleges that it was the
grandest inaugural ever held in any
state, and that it cost 1000 for tenn
porary structures about the state
house, the decorating of it and the in
auguraI ball.
The stupendous preparation for at
tracing and dazzling the multitude
was not conceived in desire to divert
the mind of the new executive from
the fact that his plurality was the
smallest ever given an Ohio governor,
nor the fact that he ran $4,000 behind
his ticket. No. The gentlemen who
fed from his bounty in 1894 now,
with purposeful eagerness, made this
great display in order that story of
the tremendous popularity of the good
young governor, as shown by c1amer-
GUS outburst of enthusiasm when he
returned to power might be wired
throughout the country to give the i'm
| preston that with Cox candidate for
the presidency in 1920 Ohio certainly
cratic state.
One Budget and Another.
| Gov. Cox, when in Office in 1914, de
termined, wisely, to have appropria
tions through a budget and hired Mr.
Heffernan of New York city to. pre-
pare it, Mr.. Heffernan brought with
him an expert budgeteer, Mr.. Donald
son, at half as much salary.
They made the budget used by tn,
appropriation in the Republican leg
islature which came in with Willis
Mr.: Donaldson, the scientific bulge
maker, was retained by Gov. Willis
and prepared the budget which Willis
presented to the present general as
semblY. But Gov. Cox says the sci
entic budget. prepared by the exper
he brought here for the purpose
won't do and will have another pre-
pared for the legislature
Perhaps some of the obiectionabl
features of the Willis budget may b
learned from news story in a Den
ocratic newspaper-really Democrati
and really newspaper-whicb read:
in part, as follows:
"Thei budget is filled with sugge!
tions that are far-reaching, the mos
important perhaps being a propose
standardization of salaries to obviat
ment to adopt this refarm wa
reached two years ago., but actus
progress will be slow.
"By diligent use of the prunin
knife, the estimated disbursement
have been brought within the est
mated outlay. The departmental! r
quests were $44,308,992.82; and th
budget commissioner has cut OF
$1O,935, ,82z.17,. recommending $33,37f
1855.
There are items of; $6,615,0O0. in al
dition for support Of common school
irreducible debt and other schools, s
that the total appropriations of tt
budget are S39, 1888, ,165 65. AS Auditt
Of State A. v. Donahey estimates thi
the receipts will be $39, 100000 for tt
next two years, the state can lii
within it's income unden the Will
budget.
THE commissioner has eliminate
practically all of the requests of tt
state board of administration for ne
buildings. The reason given that
is not deemed to be wise to carry o.
this program at this time, WHIT
prices are high and when plans Fl
complete rehabilitation are not f
mu1ated.
"These improvements the repo
says, should be made at time VIII,
: the price of. materials is lower, prefe
ably during time of depressio
=, when the activities of the state alol
! this line will help to give employme
to the working men of Ohio
= "The budget report has much
: say about standardization of salarit
Our present system of compensate
: and promotion for state employees
"a unsatisfactory, unjust and discours
ing the report says. Merit is 4
Il sure of reward and similar servic
{ are unequally paid for 1t is strong
y urged that the measure for standal
i izing salaries be speedily enact'
II The manner in which this is to be
U complished IS by installing the stal
!, = ard salaries as present employees dr.
II out where there has been no sLal
ardization.'
Turner Saved $115,ooo.
Attorney General Turner's report
Is his department shows an unexpend
n balance of the appropriation for [
h expenses of his Office of $86,915
IN turned over to his successor for
& till the fiscal year ends June 80. If |
OF rate of expenditure during his term
u. not exceeded by the new attorney g
e. eral, Mr. McGee, the balance to be
)u turned to the state treasury at t
OF time will be $4,000. Two years {
OF Turner asked that the prospective
y, lowance be cut $4,000. His depi
on ment effected a saving of $115,0OO
OF the two years, he asserts
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