The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-11-13

The Bi
since continued to be operated
on the streets and highways.
For the first time in many,
many years the next Ohio legis-
lature in both branches will be
under the control of Democrats.
G. Stanley Mecheln, whose early
boyhood days were spent as a
resident OF Caldwell, will no
longer be president Of the Ohio
senate. One of the main reasons
for the overturn OF that august
legislative body, is the general
disgust the electors in the state
have is with the present ballot
system imposed upon them by a
recent session of a Republican
legislature, which, to an extent,
disfranchises them at election
time. 1t is to be hoped that the
next session of the legislature
will return the "circle under the
party emblem" in order that the
elector will be enabled to vote
a straight" ballot with a single
x. No doubt that's why so many
Democrats were elected on
November 4th as senators and
representatives as members of
the Ohio general assembly,
costly one.
The defeat of United States
Senator John w. Bricker at the
recent November election in
Ohio, who aspired to reelection
for his third term as a member
of one of the highest elective
positions in the gift of the grand
est nation of the entire world
is not only deeply regretted by
each resident of the Buckeye
State but by millions of ad1niring
friends throughout the country
as well.
In fact, his defeat was dis,
tinct shock to all. This columns
became intimately acquainted
with Senator John at the time
he was Ohio's attorney general
more than a half century ago
and later as the states two-tern
governor and has ever since con
tinued.
| All through his mature lif'
Senator Bricker has proved him
self to be a man of the higheS
honor and one strictly worthy o
his hire-one who is entitled t
be placed alongside of that o
the late lamented President Will
| liam Mckinley and other Ameri
cans loyal to their country.
| His public life has been sucl
that it has become known nation
wide and highly worthy of con
tinuation--and let's bring hin
| forth once more.
The one big and puzzling ques
ton that prevailed Throughout
the nation, the state of Ohio an
Noble county Immediately fol
lowing the late November cleo
ton can be accounted for to onl
one cause, that of the arrival Q
the political cycle, which come
at intervals to each politics
party. Coming this way, tn
cycle first struck the member
ship of the national congress b
eliminating one Democrat
woman senator from Minnesot
and one Democratic membe
from Arizona and our own Re
publican Senator John w. Brick
er, but our neighbor, Congress:
man John E. Henderson, of Cam
bridge, retained his seat in tn
lower house by being re-electe
by handsome majority over n
Democratic opponent, Herbert
Smith, of Marietta. Next in lin
came the state of Ohio in whic
came the defeat Of each Republ
can nominee for office, exceI
Thad w. Brown for secretary
1 state, who was reelected. An
finally came Noble county,
: which the entire Republican til
ket met defeat, with the exceI
ton of Edmund G.. James IL
l representative and Stanley Oslo
: for county auditor, each of whol
/ was unopposed by a Democrat
r nominee. This was the only tin
4 since the establishment of Mob
:. county that a complete count
: party ticket was entirely wipe
:. off the slate. Just why is tt
mystery of all concerned. Thel
e can be but one cause for tt
a uptur.n Of the Republican par
at the recent election and tn
n Wes because Of the enormo'
g spcr ding Of our governmel
T me ney in the useless attempt
Y visiting and encirculing the mo<
r as well as for other purposes.