The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-04-20

thrown around the treasury which no
succeeding political party will ever
dare to remove.
"These fiscal laws have saved much
money for Ohio taxpayers, but best of
All they have protected every aven-
tie leading to and from the public
treasury. There has not been single
defalcation OF state funds since Jan.
uary, 1913, an unparalleled record in
the history OF the state. A loose, dis
jointcd fiscal system tempts men to
do wrong.
ain 1908 Governor Judson Harmon
exposed the state treasury interest
graft and recovered many thousands
of dollars from tho pockets of ex.Re.
publican state officials.
Prior to the Inauguration of Gov
ernor John NJ. Patterson in 1906 only
$32,66934 in interest was reported
earned during the 1O3 years of the
| oIdtC . CAlotCuCc.
"Since the time Honest John Patti.
son climbed feebly up the State
House steps, the state surplus fund
interest earnings amount to the enor-
nous sum of $5,592,39O2. Interest
earnings for the nine months last
past amount to $993,35792.
Governor Cox expressed belief that
much If not all, of the Industrial dis
order of the time had its inception in
partisan conspiracy which sought
to gain governmental control for self.
ish purposes, by playing upon the har-
rOwed feelings of those who had suf-
fered in war, and catering to the fav-
ored imaginations of classes formed
through the sympathies engendered
by war
In part Governor Cox said:
eve are reaping the harvest of the
seed sowp recklessly by the leaders
of political party, who seeking par.
tisan and selfish advantage, started
movement, the end of which cannot
be forecasted. Out q the sorrows of
war they builded political Franken-
stein which now pursues them to
their own destruction-a souless mon
ster that will keep after and harry
them to the dire end.
"a long time ago the leaders of the
Republican party thought they saw
chance to again seize the reins of
of government and turn them to the
advantage of the coterie of reaction
ary leaders who have long been de-
prived of power and profits at the
same expense of the people. Only a
few months ago these same leaders
looked upon the outcome of the next
election as a foregone conclusion but
things have changed. The sure thing
of little while since has now be-
come only shadowy hope.
'There has never been a time in
history of the country when disorder
was so deliberately planted and nour-
ished. Some branch of partisan lead
ership made definite play to every
element Of distrust and dissatisfac-
tion. To gain the end sought cam
paign fund Of studpendous amount
was sought. So sure were these lead
ers of the result of their efforts that
they began quarreling among them
selves concerning division of the
spoils.
"When these selfsame leaders ap-
pealed to the inflamed imaginations
of various classes they set into mo-
tion machinery which will be diff
upon disorder The radica of the
meaner type who feels that any gov
ernment is unjust, because he sees
the radical of the opposite type, seek
ing to control can never be made to
understand that government. is just.
$50 long as those in governmental
power deal in good faith there is moth
ing to be feared, and Good Faith was
never so demanded as now.
1--WE have two very radical move
ments in this country. One may be
described as Bolshevism, as the term
has come to be understood here; and
yet another movement equally as dan
gerous and as radical is that of re-
action. One radical movement says
we will not wait for things to work
out; we will bring about revolution
and destroy the institutions of gov
ernment That is the philosophy
which prompts man to tear up his
potato vines in order to get rid of
potato bugs. On the other hand the
reactionary radical says we will make
no change, and refuses to meet new
.. conditions with proper concession.
"The American peOpel must sub
( scribe to the doctrine of evolution,