HARMON OF OHIO OLUMBUS, O.—[Special} When the bribery charges against members of Ohio general assembly exploded with the suddenness and of a bomb and sent scores on a hunt for lawyers, Governor Judson Harmon took the same view of the personality of guilt that he did when he report « to Pres ident Roosevelt that Paul Morton, a member of his cabinet, haa been guil ty of granting rebates while an officer of the Santa Fe railroad “Guilt airways personal,” said Harmon Roosevelt, he resigned his missicn 10 investigate rebating cause Teddy was inclined to shield Morton. A hours charges were filed sent out an order be spared in investigation. Party and even person al friendships must be governor said, and the e: cleaned up. Throughout nineteen tinuous control Republican ministrations, u'arities olvin bers of their party, assumed tude, “They are our must defend t statute ery tive committee, an with a the force is to com- be and few after the bribery the Ohlo executive that no man should " Z the legislative boodling get aside, the Lire situation years of con when charg were made hem.’ which one who test law, together whitewa \ Republi had ator prevent Yio Vi munity cne insisting the bathing After he became governor two years Mr. Harmon quietly began his in- vestigatioa of methods by which public meney had been loaned by Re publican state treasurers. He learned they put earnings in their pockets. There followed in rapid order the estate and bondsmer McKinnon, former state treas £116,785 and interest there State Treasurer L for JEQ the interest suits against ct W. S urar, for against former ron 1 and Republicans. Another graft in brought the prosecution bondsmen and his it thereon They interest were vestigation forth expo of tate sure, and Slater, former Republican and indictments charges conviction fa vie Si I's printer other on graft in lesser degrees; interest claim fund former iter D for over $31 1 defunct Republicar Gulilbert aim th during the gover the civic for his The Democrats awakened the was assembly at the ing committee be appointed and the inquest of the grand jury only probe, that be the Indictments were returned seven members of against the general assem bly and the sergeant-atarms of the senate, and these cases will take the same course as that of the most hum ble citizen who becomes involved ir criminal charges. A coterie of Demo crats who had been fighting the gov ernor's bills were among the members indicted In less than three years of his ad ministration Governor Harmon has made a record of accomplishment un. paralleled in the history of Ohio poli tics. He has wrought more progress for the people than was accomplished There has been written into the stat utes legislation that the enlightened citizens had been demanding and pleading for in vain for decades. The supremely importan: achieve ments of the Ohio Democracy under the leadership of Governor Harmon of graft; tax system as will protect the tax. payer from the tax spender and will taxes and pay along with all indi vidiual property owners; third, the ap plication of fourth, the enactment of, purely nom- partisan laws for the benefit of the entire people, irrespective of political interest seeking corporations extreme. iy difficult and rule by the people easy. ination and election bill “I for a Republican for United States senator If the people by their votes declared for a Republican,” the governor told this committee dur- ing the conference. “I would be proud to do it. 1 would simply be doing the will of the people.” One of the com- mittee suggested the Oregon plan was undemocratic. The executive replied, It's the very essence of Democracy put the government back into hands of the people and let them say whom they want for United States senator.” The plan torial would nor vote to the defeated the bill, but a new senate senatorial Harmon took had a similar measure offered the house, the Wyman bill. That body passed it and sent it to the sen- ate, where the governor finally got Oregon Governor tack and Ohloans hid demonstrations recent. sacred ment, had been invaded by party boss- es in thei. inordinate thirst for power. Instead of being places where the peo pla could turn to invoke the penalties ing used, in cases where men of vast political power were concerned, to shield violators from the vengeance of the law. But the general assembly took a tion of the courts by enacting a’bill providing in the future that all Ohio judges, from the dignified gowned jus tices of the supreme court down to the 4 i teaple for reelection, Ohio Republic Mrs. a #53 * NY ' ’ v . . » v » « - > ¥ ¥ ¥ » v > . ¥ » YES - Guilt is always personal. ta 8 a ols "= » The party emblem in a 40% ols Ta ww vs * » gent electors. of purely municipal elections i * oe o Ts ots DARE * it is shame to a state, We must its powers are ample to grapple developed by new conditiors. relief so not the existence or we Ne Ne Ne s ae te te Je a BEER eh * » There can be no a. 4 Ae ols Eee ¥ » discrown him, Oi 8 » of a board 18 TO secure results These honorable after, had been used as a sort of currency to pur and the delivered voles in con positions and eagerly sought chase nominations to repay who had The trustees appointed su perintendents and subordinates, and these combined furnish the dynamic power for steam roller which the late Mark Hanna and Boss George B. Cox used to crush life out of rebellions agains: the rule of the G. O. P. machine Governor Harmon's idea was that “she establishments which a Christian gtate maintains for charity are sacred and that every selfish purpose should perish at their doors.” Acting on this principle, the gover | nor framed and forced through the | general assembly a bill placing all em- ployees of the institutions ranking be- | low superintendent under civil service | rules. The nineteen separate boards of trustees and nineteen stewards un- de~ this law were legislated out of office, and the duties of the fifty-seven i trustees were placed in a single board boys ventions all to the the i i | placed the nineteen stewards, | plies for all institutions in bulk and | the reduction in employees will save the state $500,000 a year. This law makes it possible to utilize the work compelling all Ohio political divisions to purchase such supplies as they nesd from the penal institutions. Employers and employees locked in ‘a struggle over a workingmen's com- pensation act, and when it seemed there would be no bill passed Gov. ernor Harmon stepped in and acted as arbitrator, A bill was framed drafted that has been approved by both employees and employors. » > ’ . a . . " a . ? . - » . . a » ' ‘ - a . » . » ' : ' » » . » - » » > 4 » . . 4A. > » 5 4 > if the be . States senator Republican, and | would ts a SX a ate ote ote te ah AR EAR AE IR have to econom “ = ~N o *. 4 ah ae oa ¥ » wrongdoing that brings a stop to it. 4 we ta » more broadly useful, for 4 oe ate ath a as the which profit interests $ & LN tax rate afficers of tax du the held, administration needed th was more mones incorporated in for a refe rate Smith dum prov inion vote on a higher There were farge number of ing boards composed of with jurisdiction excise and other corporate taxation, but dif ferent boards were made up of differ ent officers so that there could be no uniform and consistent action. Audit tors in eighty-eight Ohio counties had nearly eightyeight different rules of appraising property, with result that no one got a square deal Governor Harmon had a bill drafted to abolish all these boards and to place the entire taxing machinery of the commonwealth in the hands of a single state commission of three mem: bers. Other new tax laws make it possible to chase out of hiding mil lions of dollars of property and also strengthen and broaden the inquisi- torial power of the state tax commis sion Ohioans expected big Judson Harmon when him their governor. a tax various state officers over the things from they" elected The achieve general as sembly show the expectations of the | people have been realized. He had been a leading attorney for years, but a search of his record disclosed Har mon, while he had corporations among his clients, had never given his talents to appear in a court suit against the people. As an attorney general of the | United States he had proved to be a | SOSA ODBD PTOI BRODHTRD court cases which established the foundation of all jurisprudence on the | anti-trust subject. In private life he luwyers in Ohlo. i fn February, 1910, ten months be | The Re did not talk Taft or of restoring party; they talked of defeating Gover thay talk Unconsciously paid a tribute real man, It suddenly success of his « omplete publicans at Dayton of helping President the Republican the Harmon, about chance nor did not and hey } 4 sirengih aled the xovern patent to the reve or and political situation of opposition ou censed No governor been opposed by so strong Ha During his first Republican general credit him reduced the naking Governor rmon term of tw aggemnly ance $2652.85 K bi res ed obliga! by tures for state revenues by voting out dred thousands to the wrong ment of prison labor MON's arms were apparently . ¥ ¥ PT a a a EE RE EB RR I BE ER EE SE RNY YY YEN SOME BIG BILLS A REAL i oa a NE 4 4 Ol Oe Wh NO Rg Ny > wey , +, LB *. ny get damages A public utility commission *o , # ge . * A corrupt practice act that * + * A limited initiative and , * $e employees. under civil service. three members each. eral constitution. Creating a fund of $3, & Ld o a a @ i“ 2 per cent tax levy limit bill trol of a woman, 3 Harmon thus wus successful in both, a8 and it Was tablished the law stanas to odd series of coincl FLEECE HEeNCes ¢ CATOOTS of Governor Har: Always Har Taft resign mon a? mon aft or Harmon and Taft Mr. Taft became Ohio, OOK Boilie ted Niates Harr ‘ashinglon as follow ate a Te BS Oh Sn O86 ee spp now w GOVERNOR e. the clutches of party bosses with authority to regulate issues of wiil make votes buying in primaries for Ohio cities. infirmary directors of Ohio constitutional, convention » CHOCO ORIOLDOOLROY provide for the every year by general levy to give equal to the best in the world taws that will put tax dodgers out a woman's reformatory and BRS e00D
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