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THE DEMOCRATIC BANNER.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1912
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MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
FRANK HARPER, Editor
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THE WALL STREET CNNDIDATE.
Omnha WorliMfaraM.I
The most formidable Wall stroot
conspiracy launchod In many years
is the fight to kill tho state railway
commissions and to wipe Oft tho
statute books of the various states,
as unconstitutional, the 2 cont faro
laws and maximum freight rate laws,
The mOBt Important case to come
before the supreme court In tho prcs-
-nt generation Is that In which it Is
to bo decided whethor the states
have tho right to regulate railroads
and other public utility corporations
engaged in Intorstate commerce, or
whether, within tho confines of oach
state, these corporations are to bo
left without any regulation whatever
except tlicir own sweet will.
Who Is the central and most Im
portant figure In the fight being
waned for the stateo and the people,
against Wall -street controlled rail
roads, In this great emergency?
Who but Governor Judson Harmon
of Ohio, whom a few personal and
factional enemies nro loudly de
nouncing as "the Wall street candi
date" for the piesldenoy uud "I'lor
pont Morgan's fnorito"
The govemois of tho slates. In
tlicir convention last summer, realized
how great was this cilslq. Thoy took
tho oxtraordlnniy action of appoint
ing a committee of threo governois
to defend the rights of tho states bo
for tho supreme court Harmon of
Ohio, Hudloy of Missouri and Aldrlch
of Nebraska. Tho last named mom
bora of tho committee, recognizing
tlovernor Harmon's great experience
and ability as a business man, his
learning and powor an a lawyor, In
trusted to him the preparation of tho
brief which dovornor Harmon has
Just filed In tho supreme court. How
amazing It must be to those who
have listened to the cruel ulandoru
of Judeon Harmon as tho candidato
of Wall stroot ami the railroad
bosses, to seo him fighting IA1 the"
supremo court of the United States
Against all the big railroads In the
'Union, against a brilliant galaxy of
railroad lawyers, In behalf of the 2
cent passenger laws. In behalf of
the maximum freight rate laws. To
save the existence of the state rail--way
commissions that the railroads
are seeking to crush to death.
If to take thlH stand Is to brand
oneself ns a Wall street tool nnd rail
road favorite, tlion (Invernor Hurinon
Is doubly In nnded Ho applied the
brand tho tlist time when ho appoint
ed n state commission in Ohio that
raised rniliond taxes between $2,01)0,
000 and $3,000,000 a ynnr
If this kind of a man Is a railroad
and Wall street favorite, what muit
an American statesman do, In the
name of everything fair and sensible,
to get out from under the yoke?
In his brief (hncinnr Harmon
points out that the pending decision
involved not alone the regulation of
railroads and their tales, but of tele
phone and telegiaph companies, tint
oral gas nml oil rnmpaules, and many
other enterprises. Furthermore, he
uhouB that It would apply also to
Htnto laws regulating the hours of
labor end to win k men's eompeusntlon
acts pffoctlng all corporations on
gaged In Intel state (.11111111011:0. Its
Importance, in Hhoit, cannot he nvoi
estlmntcd. It meant!, to Wall street,
imany millions of dollais a yoar, And
'Hnrmon, tho "Wafl Htieot fnwirllo,"
with all his prcstlgo, strength and
nblllty, Is lighting It.
Ills brief Is a masterpiece of plain
-and simple reasoning. If n railroad
enJoH n reasonable return under
state rntos, he argues, It enns every
right to whidi It Is entitled. Tho test
Is whethor tho local rates fixed by
the state commission are fair and rea
sonable and not whether the effect
of fixing the local rates will bo to
lend the ralliouds to lower their Inter
stale rates. If It does have that ro
suit It Is a peifectly lawful rendition,
-thondnntape of which tho public Is
entitled to enjoy
Tito case Is not a conflict between
state and federal authority, Oovoinor
Harmon make pluln. but between the
states and the railroads He says;
"No one contends that congress
could exercise any control over tho
'purely Internal commrrco of the
states, The effect of the decision (of
the lower court) Is rot to take power
from the 'fates and leave It with con-
, gress, but to take power from the
states and leave the railroads free to
charge whatever rates thoy please In
thidr traffic within the states. For,
If the states cannot regulate these
- rites, nobody can."
Strange laugmu'o to fall from tho
I'Ips of Wall street's man and I'lor-
Tout's tho on candidate for the pros!-
rixmcy Thore Is noUm; so uurciiMin-
able ard unfair oh tl'o rnntor of ai
American political campaign, Charges,
reckless and cruel, falso, outrngeom,
nro flying broadcast against not only
Hannon, but Clark, Wilson snd Vic
u derwood great Democrats who, uutll
a short while ngo, were universally
recognized and applauded as states
men and patriots of ability, Integrity
nnd a zealous willingness to sorve tho
people. In Harmon's case, his splon
did record as governor, as attornoy
general, as special trust prosocutor
under Iloosovelt, had endeared him
to Democrats and progressives every
where. But now that ho has become
a candidato for tho presidency, per
sonal rancor, factional unfairness,
mnke haste to snatch from his brow
tho laurels ho has so splendidly
earned and mnllclouily to plaster him
with mud and assail him with brick
bats. It Is not the way to build up a
party. It Is not the way to win a
fight It Is not the way to gain or
hold the confidence and respect of In
telligent people
For
PROPOSAL FOR
RECALL TABLED
Trend of Discussion Foretold
Its Defeat.
MINORITY REPORT CAUSTIC
Declares That Proposition to Retire
Elective Officers at Will of People
la Obnoxious to Spirit bf Our Insti
tutions Urges More Efficient
Means of Impeaching Crooked
Jurists Convention Votes to Abol
Ish Capital Punishment For Crime.
Columbus, 0 April 18. Tho con
stitutional convention, by a vote of
r,0 10,48, expressed Its disapproval
of tho proposition to take up and dis
cuss the recall of public olectlve
officials.
ThoNole may aottlo tho recall prop
osition ho far as the convention Is
concerned,
It) substantial majorities tho con
vention ndoptcd a comprehonslvo
proposal for conservation of natural
rosourcos and reconsidered nnd
adopted tho 1'lorco proposal, which
was defeated tho day before, to do
away with capital punlshmont for
crlmo. If tho Plorco proposal la rati
fied by tho pooplo at tho polls thore
will bo no moro oloctrooutlono at tho
penitentiary.
Parliamentarians disputed over tho
status of tho Watson recall proposal
after the convontlon adjourned. Tho
qucRtlfln camoulip uinjor a special or
der to adopt tho minority report of
tho Initiative nnd roforondum com
mittee, which rocommonded Indofl
nlto pcHtponement ot tho proposal.
Tho report was signed by Delegates
Halfhill, Dunlnp, Lampson and Ev
ans. Tho majority roport rocom
monded adoption of the proposal.
Alter brlof discussion Mr. Douuhoy
moed to table both loports. Tho mo
tion cairled, GO to 48, hut clurks
mado a mistake In computation and
1'ionldont Illgolow announced Its do
feat, 19 to 49 Jlefoio tho inlstnko
could be corrected tho (ouventlou io-
Ct'BRCd.
Two Radicals Flop.
The action Ih doclared to leuctho
proposal without piojiulice in the
commit ten and no further attempt
may ho made to roport It out again,
an slight iliHciisslon hns shown that
tho piopognl will ho defeated If It
evor 1 caches a vote. Two radicals, j
Judge Peek and Mr. Hauls of Ham
ilton, Joined the (onecrvutivefl In do
halo If opposing it. Tho minority
said of tho piopoHal:
"In Its entirety It la obnoxious to
tho splilt of our Institutions and la
a supplemental blow aim ml at tho In
togilty of lopiosontntlvo government.
"That tho Judges of our courts,
being also olectho public oflleors In
this state and Includod within the
Hcopo of this proposal, the sumo la a
gratuitous ansault upon tho honor
nnd integrity of our Judiciary, and
no condition subsists or ever has ex
isted In Ohio, that remotely Justifies
Treating nny such procedure or mak
ing It 0 pait of our fundamental law.
That tho duties of overy oloctlvo
public officer of this state aro do
llned by tho law of the lnnd, which
law their oath of otllco compels
them to obey and support, and If anv
tinuHgrcos this obligation thoy
should bo tiled by tho lnw on charge
I duly made, before a tribunal, with
orderly procedure under rules of evi
dence acknowledged and subsisting
' In nil stable governments, and thoy
I should not bo nnsullpil from the
hustings and tried' at tho polls by
popular tumult or bo compelled to
face destruction of their honor
1 tlunugh a 01 diet rendered by clnm
or, corruption or ptrtlsan prejudice."
j Tim mlnnilty recommended more
elllclont menus of Impeachmont us a
remedy foi whutoor fault exists
with tho Judiciary. Tho comontlon
will consider the Dwyer proposal
opilindylug this Idcml today.
Perfectly Safe.
A tourist In a 1 emote part of Ireland.
hiiWiig Htnjetl the night at a waysldo
' Inn nut tiv.mil y tii'iiuiiicil tiy visitor.
, llilonncd tlie landlord lu the iimmliut
that tits hoots, which lind tieeu plm ert
outside tils iiinm door to he cleaned,
, lind nut been touched
i ""All, sure." said the landlord, "nnd
. you inolght put your watch 11ml chain
outside onr room door In till- notice
nnd they wouldn't bo toucued "-l.on
duu Mull,
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OFFICERS
The New K. Of P. Lodge
At Gambler
The following aro the ofllcers for
tho now K. of P. Lodge, No. 760, at
Uamblor:
Chnncollor Commander Dr. John
H. Claypool.
Vlca Chancellor Paul Lybarger.
Master-at-Arraa Herman Cliff,
Master of Work Owen Dougherty.
MtiBtcr of Exchequer -Charles
Singer.
Master of Kinnuco H. M. Jacobs.
GRAND
Saturday,
rOU arejnvited to attend this
opening and see all the new
styles in Suits, Hats and Fur
nis hings. Everybody in all Knox
county knows the reputation of this
store and that we sell the best mer
chandise for the lowest prices. We
guarantee everything we sell. It must
be right or I make it right. We ex
pect to make this the leading clothing
and furnishing ,store in Knox county
Guaranteed' goods at lowest prices.
We are the exclusive agents for the
most noted manufacturers and we want
you to see the new, beautiful wearing
apparel for men, young men and child
ren. Saturday, April 20, 1912.
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4 The
. Home of Good 'i
Clothes
of It and 3, -S II Martin
Prelate The R- D A Mortis
TiiiHtceH-Hnrry Woollson, Robot t
Canted, S. A Williams
Inner Ounrd Piatik Dial.
Outer Ounrd JInrry McOugln
WE ARE IN THE MARKET
FOR
50,000 CHESTNUT
TIES
6 In. x q In. x 8 ft.
5,000 CHESTNUT
POLES
25 ft. and up
rheW.F.GroltraTieCo.
Clevelatid, Ohio.
The
Clothes
April 20,
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SUCCESSOR TO QUAID'S
Holeproof Hose for Everybody
The Biggest Line of Room-Size
Rugs in this Section of the State
Our lino is more complete in range of patterns, colorings and sizes than ,
any you can find outside the big city stores. The grades are always up to the ,
Ringwalt standard best for the price and honestly represented If you
compare qualities vou'll ahvavs find our prices the lowest.
THE J. S. RINGWALT CO.
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