The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1951-10-11
Geuuga Cain Be Second

few weeks ago suggesed that Geauga could take the
lead in shaking off the controls the federal sets
up the Geauga welfare and chdrens aid
particularly in keeping the welfare rolls secret and permit
ting abuses of both welfare and chdrens relief to be hid
den from public view.
Harrison county, however has stepped into the lead in
taking the stand that welfare better handled at home In
an editorial praisng the stand Of Harrison county, The
Cleveland Plain Dealer last week said:
"Ony about dozen of Harrison county's totally and
permanently disabled citizens require public assistance
The board of county commissioners which sits in Cadiz
believes that the support of those citizens being humaney
and efficiently provided through the countys welfare de-
partment which is directed by James T. Mcdonald who
doubles as clerk of the board of elections.
Because Harrison couny's welfare director is not
der civil SERVICE chosen by the on the
ground that he was qualified to perform his job Gov
Lausche says that Federal Security Administrator Oscar
Ewing may off Ohio 0000 in federal aid to the
permanently and totally disabled That is extending the
hand federal bureaucracy to lengths but
wouldn't put it past Oscar.
But it be clearly understood that the Harrison coun
ty commissioners not being muish and technical and
lust arbitrarily refusing place the position of county well
fare director in classified civil service
"The commissioners have formally notified the State
Welfare Department and the Federal Security Adminstra
ton that they the federal assistance They have
it clear that matter Of principle they would rath
forego the federal aid than surrender another measure of
home to the federal bureaucracy They have said that
they will continue take Of the countys permanently
and totally disabled who public dependents through the
countys regular relief organization.
'1f county Ohio elsewhere cannot do that, with
out having the Ewges threaten to cut off federal aid to
public assistance program for whole state then the time
has come if it coming to cut back federal control
over local government
"Until six months ago, permanently and totally
disabled dependents cared for through direct relief
paid for by the state and local government Under COM
parativey law the federal government matches state
and local contributions to this purpose provided certain
dons complied with. One of these conditions is that
the administrator of the program for the permanently and
totally disabled be under civil service
"The officials and, am majority of our people
look upon this program just another expansion OF
federal power county and something
do not need said Milton Ronsheim, public spirited citizen
who editor of the Cadiz Republican, weekly newspaper
published in the Harrison county seat.
"We feel certain that if participate in the federaly
subsidized program the incentive to place and
people the rolls in order to qualify for aid and just
y the job of civil service apponee will be dangled before
us, ROnsheim added.
eve hope the officials and citizens of Harrison county
stick to their guns The issue of how far the central gov
ernment rammng things down the throat of local
and be fought out and the fight has
been started in earnest in Indiana over the federal require
that public assistance rolls must be kept secret
from those engaged in constructive investigation John.