Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-09-14


Democratic party of Ohio in conven-
tion assembled, we reafirm our al
legiance to the principles OF Demo
cratic faith set forth in our national
and state platforms of 1920. We ex-
press our unfailing admiration for our
former president, Woodrow Wilson,
fated to be stricken down in the
worlds greatest crisis; and for the
other great leader, James NJ. Cox,
who worthily carried the banner Of
Democracy in the last national cam
paign. =
We commend to the voters of Ohio
as the Democratic candidate for Unit
ed States senator the Honorable Atlee
Pomerene, who has SO ably filed that
dignifed position and has at all times
manifested lofty, independent and
disinterested craftsmanship. We con-
gratulate Senator Pomerene in par
ticular for the energetic fight he made
to save the senate from the stain Of
Newberryism.
We also commend to the voters
Honorable Stanley Matthews and
Honorable T. D. Price as candidates
to carry out in the supreme court
sound judicial principles and to re-
store the court to the high plane on
which the people by the constitution.
and the laws placed it-a great tribu-
nal, where men feel the urge OF high
purpose and seek in harmonious cOun-
Gil to weigh out to litigants the JUS
tice which their claims merit court
free from the factional differences
that come from small minds and mar
row thought, court in aim and pur-
pose and record truly representative
Of the great state of Ohio.
AS our candidate for governor we
again present Vic Donahey, who, dur
ing the eight years he served as aud.
itor of state, earned the confidence
and admiration of all honest citizens
Vic is a platform in himself. He will
administer the affairs Of state by the
high standard of former Governors
Campbell, Pattison, Harmon and Cox
To Vic Donahey and the entire state
ticket we pledge true and unfaltering
allegiance and support
The present Republican administra-
tions, both national and state, have
been utterly unable to grapple with
the problems of government. More
intent on personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and on plunder for retinue OF cor
rupt hangers-on in Columbus and
Washington than on good govern
ment they have betrayed the people
by using power and position for self
ish purposes. They have failed in
their obligations and pledges by a
policy Of vacillation, indefniteness
and even lack of sincerity.
The record OF the Democratic party
in Ohio is an ever advancing record
of progress The beneficent laws on
our statute books encouraging educa
ton, promoting the public welfare,
protecting the rights of workers and
of women and children, uplifting the
weak and giving fair deal to busi-
ness and the public generally, were
almost without exception placed there
through Democratic sponsorship. This
record we will maintain
We condemn the unconscionable
and wanton disregard of the referen-
dunn rights of the people in the pas
sage of so-called emergency legisla-
tion-a disregard crowned and con-
firmed by the action of Republican
majority of our supreme court in the
case of the state reorganization rip
per act
This is government OF laws and
not of men We pledge ourselves to
maintain the constitution, and to a
constitutional enforcement Of all laws
enacted hereunder. The constitution
al right OF referendum SO denied by
the Republican leaders in power We
viii restore and extend making it
still more available for the settlement
of the more important questions I'M
der public consideration. We guar
antee a careful, sanely progressive
and economical administration of the
affairs of state, the protection of the
constitutional rights of every citizen
and the operation of the agencies of
the state for the welfare of all the