The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22


Mr.. Wilson, a Democrat. voted with
the Republican. Mr.. Williams, to sup
press il.
Being severely attacked by the
Wolfe newspapers, Mr.. Williams gave
out description of the 6lm and At
torney General Turner. who had seen
II, gave an interview. Both asserted
that It exalted the Ku KluX Klan,
made generals Of the Northern army
appear ruffians and depicted negroes
and soldiers wearing the blue engaged
in the most revolving OF crimes.
During the recent campaign the mo-
vie men who desired to show it in
their theaters in Ohio said Gov. Cox
had promised to have the picture aF.
proved by the censors, if he were elect.
ed. Directly after the inauguration
the picture was reviewed, and passed
by the vote Of Mr.. Wilson.
MIR. Wilson explained to reporters
who inquired why he changed hi9
mind when Cox became governor, re-
piled that the Objectionable parts had
DNfll Nul buN. NOhnCIlCN WIN lhi1
statement, a reporter printed the fact
that the piece cut out was long
enough TO take but % seconds on the
screen.
The introduction of the bill was
prompted by approving of this fil'-~
The representative of the Epoch Pm
ducing Co., which owns the Birth OK
a Nation" Mr.. Lee BOda, was chair.
man of the Cox inaugural committee.
spent money freely in adding splendor
to that great function. and the own
ers of the film are here from New
York to see that the governor keeps
his promise to make it possible TO
show it in Ohio.
Ten Dollars Month for Guardsmen.
But the senate sent the house u
bill which will worry the governor
much more and longer thang either
of those mentioned the bill under
which each man who went to fight Vii
la and stood the burden and heat Of
duty on the border is to be given an
addition of SO a month to his pay.
After White of COlumbiana and
Tremper of Scioto had made speeches
referring to the men who had yolun-
teered TO fight for an invaded country
and had spent eight months patroling
arid wastes, the Democratic floor
leader, Senator Miller, moved that the
bill be indefinitely postponed.
A reporter got copy of the roll
call, saying: 81 want to tally the cop
perheads' who vote no."
They fooled him. The floor leader
and four others left the room; the 20
who remained voted with the Repub-
licans. There were no noes"
Will the house pass this bill?
No The appropriations Of this ad-
ministration already exceed by over
1000 900 the budget which Gov. Viii
lis prepared expecting work under it
himself and it is $2.OO0,OO0 more than
the estimated income of the state.
Speaking of Lobbyists.
Many will recall the instant demand
of Gov. Cox that the legislature which
was elected with him pass a drastic
antilobbyist law, which he had had
drawn to protect their integrity
against the seducing wiles Of the lob
byists There was protest against
their going home the first Sunday
without securing to themselves pro-
lection by this act. Urgency may have
been prompted by the, then recent
conviction of members of the Harmon
legislature for soliciting bribes.
Look at This Picture.
The Columbus paper Wolre's Dis
patch, the ablest of the defenders Of
the Cox administration, prints the par
agraphs which follow:
Among the horde of lobbyists who
are necessarily dogging the steps of
the Legislators in the closing hours Of
the present session, are many familiar
faces. The lobby is the biggest and
the most clamorous that has infested
the legislative halls in years. At
times it, is like bucking the line for
a member to attempt TO pass from the
house TO one of the adjacent commit
tee rooms. The moment he sets foot
out of the house door he is pounced
upon by the insistent lobby, which
forces its views upon him, telling him
how he should vote on this or that
measure,
Members of the senate are not inn
mune TO such attacks, but as the mem
bership of that body Ms considerably
smaller than that of the house, the at
tacking parties are not so large and
their drives not quite so pressing, al
though annoying enough
The Lobbyist Described.
"It is quite the vogue to have a
lobbyist these lays. The profession
ais in this practice, glib tongued fell
lows, seem to have little difficulty in
convincing nearly every organization,
association, religious cult, line OF in
dustry or corporation affected ac-
versely or otherwise by proposed leg
islation that things can be fixed
through the simple eXpedient Of hiring
them and paying them good money for
their services"
Will this bill pass the senate? No!
Before the house was called to order
prediction was made that it would not
be given 10 votes.
The only speech was that Of its au-
thor, Mr.. Beatty, who said:
I'VE are only SO years from bond
age. We try to advance, and stumble.
Spare our race humiliation. Leave us
our opportunity to take few steps
ahead.
Don't kick the under dog.
"Give us a chance.
"T am not appealing for myself;
the best part of my life is behind me-"
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