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in its stead may be delivered to
the congress one to President
Eisenhower's own liking. In his
message Mr.. Truman intimated
that a further increase in taxes
will become necessary. We shall
wait and see what later develop
ments will bring forth.
Beginning on the first Mon
day of January Of this year the
Republicans now hold the poll
tical reins in the vast majority
of the Noble county offices, the
result of no party factionalism in
the recent political campaign.
The Republicans now have the
representative to the Ohio Gen.
eral Assembly, the entire men,
bership of the board of county
commissioners, the county audi
! tor, the sheriff (for the first time
in sixteen years., the clerk of
courts, the county engineer and
the county coroner; the Demo-
Gratis have the common pleas
judge (by appointment and elec-
ted to fill an uneXpired term)
the prosecuting attorney, the
probate judge (of long standing)
and the county recorder. The
county treasurer's office is now
occupied by Democrat and his
Republican successor elected
last NoVember) will not assume
the duties of the office until next
September, as provided by law.
Muskingum county's sheriff's
office is now in Republican
hands, for the first time in
twenty years. The reason: En-
tirely too much Republican fac
tionalism in that county. And it's
now about time to cut it out.
Monday of this week was Ohio
inauguration day at Columbus.
In the forenoon the oath of Of
flee was delivered to each of
the five Republican officials
elected last Nov. and at noon
the inauguration of Gov. Frank j.
Lausche, Democrat, for his
fourth term, took place. There
was no demonstration in either
instance. The Ohio governors
salary is now $4,000 annually,
having been increased with the
beginning of 1858.
Gov. Adlai f. Stevenson, the
Democratic candidate for cleo
ton to the presidency last Nov
ember, is now out of a political
Job, having been succeeded on
Monday of this week as governor
Of Illinois by a Republican
Jess S. Harris
Editor, The Journal:
In last weeks Journal, the |
statement was made that Bob
Secrest and George White were
the only Democrats to represent |
the 18th District in Congress.
have seen that statement
made before have thought to
correct it but let it pass by.
General A. j. Warner of Mari
eta, Democrat, was elected the
fall Of 1882 in the 48th Congress.
walked to Scott Town to hear
him speak, about two and a half
miles from our home. | was about
II years old and if needed any
thing more to make me Demo
crat, | got it from his speech. |
thought him to be the greatest
man on earth and he was the
| greatest | had seen up to that
time. He came and talked to my
father at our house | am not
sure it was on that particular
trip or on another. My father
was usually on the Democratic
| Executive committe.
David Okey, an uncle of the
late Judge J. A. Okey, was a SON
in-laW Of Gen. Warner and lived
at Woodsfield at that time. There
were no telephones then, and
when the results of the election
were in, Mr.. Okey sent this tele-
gram: "You carried Monroe
county by 230O is that en-
ough?" Meaning to ask if that
was enough to overcome the Re-
publican majorities in the other
counties. His Republican critic
answered with another tele-
gram: IF that is enough" as
though if it would not be enough.
they would make it more.
/ once asked Mr.. Okey about it
while he was Mayor of Marietta
He laughingly said the former
statement was the way he sent
it.
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