The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-07

C01QmDQS.--N0 upteifSe VI Tie liiol
dinate primary campaign expenditures
in behalf of the Republican nominee
for the governorship has been offered
in answer to criticism which continues
to accumulate. Close advisers of the
candidate prepared and proposed such
defense after the Democratic State
Central committee publicly urged the
Ohio voters "to make certain that the
highest office in the state shall not be
Knocked down to the highest bidder"
The report that was calculated to
Justify the acknowledged expenditure
of approximately $65,000 to win the
nomination against Governor George
White was considered and rejected.
Whether it was deemed inadequate or
whether the generous campaign out
lay was admittedly indefensible is not
explained.
"It is hardly conceivable that the
intelligent electorate will be satisfied
to see our warning against the huge
expenditures to be expected in the
campaign efforts to defeat Governor
White merely ignored" said Earl "A.
Hanefeld, chairman of the Democratic
State Central committee, today. "They
are entitled to an explanation as to
whs the Hoover administrations can
didate for the governorship feels the
nomination alone is worth $65,000 and
how much more is to be spent by his
millionaire supporters in a futile cam
paign for his election Surely answers
to these questions will be forthcom-
ing"
Watchful editors, commenting on
the huge primary investment Of the
Republican candidate, continue to ex-
press concern lest possession of great
financial resources and willingness to
spend may determine the result of
elections. Typical of such views was
that of the Dayton News which point
ed out editorially:
"Any discussion of the campaign eX-
penditures of David ingalls,, candidate
for governor of Ohio, must begin with
the fact that had he not had S64,-
461.66 to spend in this hard times year
he would not be his party's candidate.
Had the family of Mr.. ingalls, not
been able to build up a campaign fund
1 oe ecd de1 &c - Faruvord h;c oa,,, ,.a nv,
the nomination would obviously have
gone to the $4,000 candidate, Clarence
j. Brown s. In a year when money
is scarce and hard to get. Mr.. Ingalls,
has paid $64, 4,416.66 for the nomination
to an office which will pay him, if he
is elected, total of $4,000 =. There
is problem here which the people of
Ohio cannot view without deep con-
Germ. 1t is not question of the merit
of rich or poor; it is question of op-
portunity.
1--WE hold ourselves to be a demo
cratic country and state, yet here we
see political leadership limited to the
few with money enough to spend a
fortune on nomination. This isn't
democracy. 1t isn't the equality of op-
portunity which America is supposed
to SPELL"
The Tiffin Daily Advertiser editor
tally presents the question: "If Mil
lionaire Ingalls, and his millionaire
friends and relatives are willing to
spend SCI, 700 to secure the nomination
for governor, what would they be
willing to spend to secure the actual
election ?"
Possibly the question will be an,
swered at the election next Novem.
ber, continues the Tiffin newspaper
"When the honest and Embossed cleo
torate of Ohio goes to the polls to
register vehement protest against
any attempt to debauch the name OF
the state that has sent such men as
Cox, Donahey, Harmon, Hoadly, Nc.
kinley, Foster and White to the gov.
ernor's chair. This paper believes
and it will always believe that this
high office cannot be purchased under
any guise or pretext. 1t has too much
confidence in the sturdy honesty of the
citizenship of the state to harbor any
such foreboding."
Itemizing reductions effected in
state government costs, the Napoleon
News observes:
Itemizing reductions effected in
state government costs, the Napoleon
News observes:
"These decreases are concrete evi-
dence of the fact that we have in Gov
ernor White man who is conducting
the affairs of Ohio in an economical
manner; Ohio's budget more than bal
ances. Would Ingalls,, who is worth
about s7O,Oo0,0OO, give us this kind OF
government? We do, not believe so;
he isn't of the saving caliber of Gov
Iernor White"
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