Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-09
COOPER AND MOORE SPEAK
AT &. O. p. MEETING HERE

COOPER AND MOORE SPEAK
AT G. o. p. MEETING HERE
A big crowd was in town Monday
night Just how many came for the
Republican rally, how many came
for the anniversary celebration op
ening at the opera house, which the
manager of the opera house had
spared no pains or expense in adver-
tising; how many came because of
the monkey show on the public
square, and how many were out be-
cause of the concert given by NAL
conta band-well you may figure it
out-at any rate there was a crowd
that more than filled the opera
house.
Just how well the speeches pleas
ed the Republicans we do not know
but we do know that the Demo-
Gratis were mighty well satisfied. It
was very different Republican
rally from what we are accustomed
to- In the past we heard preached
Democratic hard times; unemploy-
ment, empty dinner pals, Cleveland
panic bank failures, business de-
preston, cheap wool, bread lines,
soup houses, etc. We couldn't help
from thinking as the speakers
struggled to cover up the real con-
ditions of the country, what lot of
thunder they would have had, had
the Democratic party been in pow
er at the present time, and condi-
tons as deplorable as at present.
1t is predicted that the G. o. p. is
about to go the way of the earth
at least if it attempts to hold on to
it's present ideas.
But to get down to the meeting.
Kenneth Ray officiated at the OBJ
sequies, and music was furnished by
Mrs. Kishler and Mrs. Hammond,
the G.. 0. p
Governor Speaks
Governor Cooper was the first
speaker Everything considered, he
managed to cover up the weakness
of his administration very we'll You
see he could criticise but little the
administration of Vic Donahey
since things that took place under
Donahey's administration, that prov
ed very unpopular, were due to the
Republican legislatures who passed
a number of obnoxious matters over
Governor Donahey's vetoes. Speak
ing of the matter of debt that Coop
er claims to have Inherited from
Donahey's administration, Governor
Donahey answered this charge re-
Gently in which he challenged Coop
er to be fair and tell the voters the
truth in the matter. OF course one
administration leaves obligations to
be paid by the next. Similar Obli-
cations will be turned over to Gov
ernor White by Cooper when he re-
tires next January-and4 we will
wager that those obligations will be
far in excess of those Donahey turn
ed over to the present governor
The question is what would have
been the debt-hoV enormous
would it have been, had not Don
ahey vetoed appropriations passed
by the Republican legislatures.
The past Republican legislature,
at recommendation of Cooper, broke
all record for all time, in the mat
ter of spending Cooper spoke Of
the present $5,O00,000 balance in
the state treasury On the surface
that statement might sound like
economy, but how about the expen-
ditures? Figures show that his ad-
ministration has cost $5,000,000
more than did Donahey's; that mon
ey has been spent recklessly and eX-
travagantly; that thousands of new
jobs in state departments have been
created; that the pay rolls in these
departments have been increased
enormously-and who will dare say
that the present administration has
been more efficient than was DON
ahey's? Extravaganza and expendi-
lures on every hand. Good roads
torn up and abandoned; extra jobs
created thousands of unnecessary
dollars paid in architectural fees for
the new state office building at CO.
lumbus, to outside architects, when
the state has it's own architects.
No, Governor Cooper did not tell
his audience that examination of
the August payroll in the state de-
partment of commerce showed 287
employees, as against 223 on the
first months of his administration.
The increase in payroll of this sin
gle department, of $166,367.52 a
year, and at this rate for the two
years administration, would total
nearly a third of million dollars.
The state finance department has
added 80 employees, increasing the
payroll $65,870.16 year. Thus it
is seen that in these two depart
ments there has been added to their
payrolls at the rate of $232,237.68
year. AS stated, the number of
employees in the various depart
ments has been increased, with
mounting payrolls. In the admin
istrative division, increase in pay
roll is $482.3S monthly; in banks
and banking division, an increase in
payroll of $3,76492 a month; in
surance department, increase in
payroll of $1,264.9S month; Sc