Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
"THE IDES OF MARCH
ARE COME"

julius Caesar, the great Roman
cOnqueror, was warned by the or
acle ito beware the Ides of March
Wilbur d. Matson, Morgan coun
tvs Little Caesar" is facing the
problem of becoming the Petel
Black (Zanesville) faction candi
date for the Republican nOminatio.
for congress in the August primary
according to the Columbus Dispatch
julius Caesar was able to snatch
many victories from the Jaws Of de
feat upon the battlefield; "Little
Caesar Matson has been able tc
snatch political appointment for his
relatives after Democratic victories
at the polls; one Matson relative
has had appointments In the state
banking department, another with
the state tax commission, both OF
which appointments were obtained
troll. Two other Matson relatives
now draw salaries from the public
till, one in county office and one
in village office. These achieve
ments Of Little Caesar" Matson in
getting the spoils of lost campaigns
for his relatives make the record OF
Caesar seem pale by comparison.
After being elected Consul of
Rome, julius Caesar thrust the
crown of emperor aside three times
each time more feebly than the
first and upon the. fourth occasion
the conqueror seized the crown;
ed the political editor of the Co.
lumbus Dispatch to insert in his pa
per that ''the scholarly and erudite
editor of the McConnelsville Her
aid" will not be candidate for con
gress at this time, which is the first
time the breathless public had heard
of the demand for Matson for con-
gress. After two more and fainter
denials, Little Caesar" will weigh
into the race.
The great Caesar brought many
ton at the celebrations of his vic
tories; Little Caesar" Matson
brings his servile committeeman tc
McCOnnelsville to ratify his decis-
ions as to who shall have the Re.
publican nominations for county Of
fee and who shall not. These pre-
cinct slaves are exhibited to visiting
state candidates by Little Caesar"
who also writes letters to the New
York and Columbus papers to boast
about How 1 run the Republican
party in Morgan county and on
how the Republican party in the
Little Caesar has not required
his subjects to endorse candidate
for governor due to the fact that he
is uncertain as to whether he should
endorse John Bricker or wait until
Congressman Tom Jenkins makes
up his mind as to the campaign for
burning question is
whether Bricker or Jenkins could
help him more in the congress fight.
The great Caesar was a willy
strategist in his campaign and "Lit-
him. For instance, Senator Metcalf
is the almost unanimous choice of
18th district Republicans for the
nomination, therefore
Matson publishes front page edi-
torials urging Metcalf for attorney
general with the double purpose of
removing a man from the congress
race who could ID BE beaten in the
primary and also lining up ton pa
peri the Washington county organ
ization for Little Caesar" Little
Caesar" Matson believe that he has
obligated Noble county Republicans
ization place a Noble county man
in a responsible local office.
Here, however, the analogy in
strategy ends, because great Caesar
would never have made the blunder
of lining up for twenty years with
the Black faction against the Mus
kingum county Republican organ
ization, or of biennially opposing
Guernsey county's Congressman
Moore, or of ditching K. c. Ray, or
of trying to rule or ruin Morgan
county Republicans as has Little
Caesar" Matson.
julius Caesar, as emperor, be-
came a tyrant and a group of his
former friends stabbed him to
death to save the liberty of the Ro-
man people, Among the group We're
the envious Casca and the beloved
Brutus.
1t might be that 'Little Caesar
Matson may suffer the agonles OF
political assassination and after
hearing the returns from Morgan
county next August, may collapse
upon the Herald office floor and
with his last conscious political
breath mutter to his faithful staff
the famous last words of Caesar
"And Thou, too, Brutus."
Truly the Ides of March have
come for "Little Caesar" Matson.