Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31
ASKS cox WHY
he SHOULD BE
GIVEN THIRD TERM
willis RecItes the Democratic
Record Against This Action

Touches Up. .the Events of Gov
ernor Cox's Administration
and Asks Why He Should Be
Granted What Washington
Would Not Have and Grant
and Foraker We're Denied.
Coal Fiasco, Criticised Ap-
polntments, and Vast Ex-
pense Increase.
Columbus, Especially Upon
what basis do you ask of the people
of Ohio a third term, refused by
Washington, denied to Grant and
Foraker?" was the open query ad-
dressed by Frank B. Willis to James
M. Cox in opening his campaign here.
:. Mr.. Willis discussed the Cox ad-
ministration from many viewpoints,
following thorough discussion of
the war conditions and problems, in
which he denied that Democrats
could make partisan issue of the
war. He called special attention to
the reckless expense increases un-
der Governor Cox.
q The questions asked by Mr.. Willis
and his most interesting discussion
Of these vital points were as follows:
After Governor Cox gets through
explaining his Views on the tenn
perance Issue, and upon the other
, great questions which his party has
evaded but which the Republican
party has courage ousiy answered, will
he be good enough to give the peo-
pie his vlews Of the following plank
from the Democratic platform of 1889:
"THE NOMINATION OF THE
? GOVERNOR OF OHIO FOR A
vhfRp TERM, IN VIOLATION
OF ALL PRECEDENT, BY THE
NoToRious AND DISGRACE
gUL USE OF PATRONAGE AT
HIS COMMAND Is AN OUT
RAGE AGAINST THE PEOPLE
AND SHOULD RE REPUDIAT-
ED AT THE POLLS"
It is said in this plank that nomi-
nation of a Governor Of Ohio for a
:, third term is in violation of all
precedent and was accomplished by
its notorious and disgraceful use of
patronage.
In 1889 the total expenditure Of
!. tie state of Ohio amounted to
but, Ave million and one-half million
dollars, and the number of Office
holders was relatively small. Under
the extrayagant administration of
Governor Cox, expenditures in 1918
have amounted to almost twenty
three million dollars. If it was a
notorious and disgraceful use of
patronage to nominate Governor for
q third term in 1889 what shall be
said of the third term candidate in
1918 who like Czar controls more
than five thousand office holders and
sees to the expenditure of twenty
three million dollars, with the con-
sent of the Governor"
Governor campbeIps Views
Does Governor Cox agree with Ex-
= Governor Campbell who said at the
Dayton Convention, October 2Sth,
1885,:
"ThIs Is no ordinary campaign.
The task confronting US is not
one of mere routine. The duties
devoIvine on every voter Irrespec-
tive Of party, are unmlstakabIe
and one of the most obvious of
these duties 10 TO rebuke those
who have defled the unwritten
law which DEGREES that no man
may three times aspire to the
highest executive office of the
state or the nation. The father
Of his country scorned to accept
a third term; the great soldier Of
Of the Appomatox failed Of Its
achievement; the very thought is
repugnant to the Instincts of the
people, who see therein an at
tempt to perpetrate III used
b, power"
Senator Thurman's Views
II the nomination of Governor fol
a third term was an attempt to per
r petrate Ill used power In 1901, Wndl Ii
1t now when the number of office
holders and the amount of money ex
pended under the Governors contro
Is more than quadrupled? Finally
S,will Governor Cox vouchafe ht
his opinion as to the correctness o
the views expressed by Hon. AlleI
Thurman in October, 1889, when hi
SAID
"Let II be remembered that If
!. the Governor 81 Ohio can be
elected not merely once, twice
or three times-and II three,
pray why not four, five or six,
win you not SEQ aggravated a
hundred fold) the Governor sur
/, /. rounded by parasites and men
worshlppers, Hunkeys Of all sorts,