Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-10-29
REPUBLICAN RALLY

! "A SOOQ SlZeQ CrOWQ, WHICH ldCh
ed enthusiasm, heard Governor Johr
Bricker speak here Saturday after
noon at o'clock, from the court
house steps. We will give the com
mittee on arranging the meeting
| credit for selecting the proper day
of the week-Saturday in order te
get out the people, and we will also
give the committee credit with
showing good business judgment in
taking much space in the Morgan
| County Democrat to advertise the
! meeting. The size of the crowd
was another argument that adver-
Using in the Democrat pays.
The M. & M school band played
several selections. The music OF our
school band is keenly appreciated,
and it is pleasing to note that they
willingly play at public functions.
Hiram Henderson, chairman OF
the executive committee, and an ap-
pointee of Gov. Bricker, called the
crowd to order, and started to pre-
side. Then it seemed he blew a
fuse or something, and he turned
the meeting over to w. Paul Has
kins. Then came the introducing
of the various candidates-K. w.
Barnes, for county auditor; Gilbert
n. Frash, for representative; Judge
Carlos NJ. = Riecker, for common
pleas judge, and w. w. Barkhurst,
for county oHmmicciouar The lat
ter looked sort of dazed when in
troduced, perhaps trying to figure
why it was that none of the other
candidates named had opposition.
Stanley Mecham, candidate for
state senator, upon being presented,
lost no time in proving his qualifi-
cations for the office, demonstrating
his fitness, as he thought, by nam
ing the counties in this senatorial
district. He attempted to bring his
late primary opponent out Of the
dumps by handing him some softly
smeared sop. Novocaine would have
been much better.
P. W. Griffith, candidate for con-
gress, when introduced, attempted
to make a speech and in SO doing
lost himself votes. If he can pro-
duce what he promised, If elected,
there will be no national debt-in
fact, there would be no need for a
president cabinet, supreme court,
senate, and the house Of represen-
tatives could we'll be cut down to
one member
Judge Robert B. Putnam, candi-
date for the judge Of court Of ap-
came from Holmes county, where
Republicans there are as scarce as
Democrats in Morgan county. We
were glad to hear the Judge make
that statement. since many Repub-
licans in this county get the idea
that there are no Democrats any
place. Judge Putnam urged that
people vote the judicial ticket: HE
wants the Republicans to all vote
the straight Republican ticket on
the non-partisan judicial ballot"
(Apology to Editor Matson, Oct. 8.)
The governor in the beginning of
his speech expressed his very great
pleasure in being present and speak
ing from the steps of the court
house. We couldn't help from
thinking that when the improve
ments at the court house were COM
pleted it was planned to have re-
dedication exercises, and every ef-
fort was made to have Governor
Bricker here for the occasion, the
committee going SO far as to let
him choose the date on which he
could be present, but he turned us
down cold, as he did when asked
other times to come here for special
occasions. 1t made one feel that
the only time he cares to come here
is when it will benefit himself
somewhat like his boasted surplus
is not benefitting the pub
lie, but is being used as the gov
ernor's chief argument, for his re-
election. However we do not be-
lieve that this surplus is stirring up
the enthusiasm as campaign is
sue that he hoped. Many are argu-
ing that if there is a s20,O0O,000
surplus, the taxpayers of the state
have been overcharged to the tune
of that much. Others cannot figure
out why with all of this surplus it
is necessary for 271 taxing districts
in the state to have to vote ON bond
issues next Tuesday in order to carr
ry on schools, local government, etc.
In many places teachers and bus
drivers are having to wait on their
salaries. Something is out of line
some place. This surplus can be
likened to the head of the house.
hold who has a big balance in the
bank, and then not permit any Of
it to be spent for the actual needs
of his family. He passed over the
old age pension political football
very cautiously. This may have
been due to the fact the state aud
itor has just completed an extensive
secret investigation covering three
weeks, following which he asked an
immediate federal inspection Of the
Ohio division Of aid for the aged.
He charges that officials in the di-
vision state office, prompted by the
governor, were guilty of political
juggling of old age pension in
creases and decreases around elec-
tion time, for political purposes.
The state auditor says I'VE have
found number Of favored pension
ers received increases as high as
from 100% to 200@o."
The governor spoke Of the indus
trial production of the state for