Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-09-22
ISTATE AND NATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION
MAKING GOOD

Ohio Republicans who are misleaC
by nisinuations of party conflict
carried in Democratic propaganda are
merely playing into the hands of the
enemy. There is no conflict in the
Republican ranks. Individuals dis
agree in all parties and it is a heal
thy condition indeed when men who
have opinions freely express them Sc
that there may be open discussion OF
public questions.
In state affairs there is but one aim
of the administration to give Ohio
better government at less expense
This is being done and done we'll. 1t
is pointed out that in July the state
spent a million dollars more than ir
July last year. This is true. Demo
cratic propaganda stops at the mere
statement, forgetting to add that fol
this million the state is to have q
million dollars worth of permanent
good highway. Expenses for state
government for July were materially
reduced.
One of the delightful pastimes Of
the Democratic press is to tell of one
combination among Republicans lin.
ing up against another combination
for state office next year. 1t is
quite likely that there will be num-
ber of candidates for state office
among members of the Republican
party. Is this Democratic propaganda
concerning combinations to be taker
to mean that the Cox-Durbin outfit
is to slate it's ticket? Possibly so
That has been done in the past. There
will h. cln fo r4o 70 h.
Republican primary. 1t will be an
open field.
The desire of the Democratic ma
chine, which is in bad way, is tC
have Ohioans forget that the nation
al administration has cut more than
$3.50, 100000 off the appropriation
bill as compared with the last fiscal
year and that under the contraliza.
tion of authority in state affairs, less
money is being spent and greater
efficiency ss the goal.
The Ohio Democratic organization
forgets to mention the fact that the
big Democratic newspapers of Ameri
ca are forced to admit that thus fa1
the Harding administration has made
good, and that it is meeting with pub
lie approval in veery section. Not
only the press, but the big men OF
all parties stand in admiration at the
retrenchment made by the American
government in the last four months
1t has attracted attention beyond oul
own border and it is being held up as
an example of thrift and sound gov
ernment.
This condition has been brought
about regardless of the fact that the
country has just passed through the
greatest orgy of waste ever known.
The revival of business which is
seen in every city in the land is dis.
concerting to the Democratic organi.
cations. Propaganda must be made
and spread which will direct the pub
hes attention to non-essential mat.
ters.
The success of tie Republican ad-
ministration in Washington is the re.
suit of close cooperation and honest
purpose. What is true in the ma.
tion's capitol is true in the state
There has been a riot of mismanage
ment of affairs in Ohio for a number
of years and it has been blamed or
'the war" and accepted as one of the
results of war; Keep an eye on the
efforts being made to stabilize thv
government and return to norma
business and living and these paiC
propagandists will not be worthy Of
their hire.