The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-16
Chr l0eeklY Gazetfe,
CITY OF LANCASTER;
SaturdnY . EvcninR. sep.. II. 1852

LOCOFOCO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IL"
cofocoisn is everywhere the same. In Ohio
or Indiana, its peculiar feature mahites's
itself upon all oocasions-an ardent aud una
bated affection for the spols of Office, a strong
love for thepeoplc, expressed frequently ana
in terms of endearmcnt,- such as aprod'gai
nephew bears towards rich old uncle, last
ing no longerthan the probability of getting
his arms into the old gentlemans Golfers
The payers of Ohio well know what
was done last winter, They know that the
Legislature which performed the most bung- (
ling work ever attempted to be passed off
upon the people of Ohio, charged the high !
est price for it. They know that the Con-
stitution was violated, ain the hands Of its
friends'' to give the printing to Mcdary;
they know that half the session was spent
in perfecting measures to give the spJils OF
Office aud the money of the people to the
Locofoco partizans throughout the State, in
stead of lcgislating. as they were bound TO
do under their oath of Office, for the good Of
the whole people; and they know also that
they called around them a set of lazy,
worthless Locofocos, paying them with the
peoples money,when they acknowledged by
resolution that there ives no necessity for
ilalf the number So much for Ohio. .
How in Indianal We have before us a
document complied from the official records,
and addressed to the taxpayers ofthat State,
sent to us.by an old and valued friend, who
has had some experience in our own affairs
and has paid some toxesio keepu up extrav-
agance in our own county.
We will remark that the people of that
State, rs in ours, Influenced by the profess
sions Of economy and love for the dear tax
pays, entrusted the reforming Of their organ
ganic law to the leaders of Locofocoism. We
viii add that the people of that State, as in
ours, begin to think that they have pnd a
very high price for very bad work, and are
beginning to realize that the men who make
lofty prctensions about their requirements
in craftsmanship and loud professions of e.
conomy,arc very upt tobc grown up appren-
ticeswho left their masters before they had
learned even an,idea ofthcir trade. 81
Buthow is it! In the first place, the new
Constitution, which was to be good job aud
very cheap at that, cost the people twice as
much as a better instrument would have
cost framed by honest and patriotic men,
The excess was caused by calling around
the Convention extra reportsers, clerks and
sergenut-at-nrms, to lounge about the city,
cat oysters and drink whiskcy. There were
sixteen secretaries and twenty one SER
geunts-at-rrms and door-kccpcrs, enough in
all conscience TO write n dozen books and
guard the dignity and sweep the halls of u
dozen Conventions.
But the job was done and we are free to
admit that We like ilbetier than our own
There were few good men in the convcn-
ton who had influence enough to keep out u
few Objectionable features which crcpt into
our own. "The new constitution was then
TO be plnced in the hands Of its friends. y
Upon this point there wushurnony botwcer
Ohio und Indiana Locofocoism; in bo,f
States, they entreuted the people not to lc
the rascally Wings put the machine into op
Grafton or they would spoil it. They sue
cccded- aud wherever any part OF il woul'
turn out flour for the hungry pnriizans un'
chaif for the people, twas II gIorious inven
ton and must by all means be strictly ad
hered to; but should there be any likelhoo
of another part turning out flour lHT the tax
payers and chafF for some leader Of Locofoco
ism, as the printing clause, it was II matte
of small moment aud there was no ncccssi
ty for regarding it.
The LegislOSurc met, The two bodies an
their committees hud thirty-eight clerks
nineteen door keepers, and vurous othe
partizans around them, costing the State al
together Gli2,77l;I4, aud paying in uddi
ton over 100000 for printing the revise
code. More than this, the auditor Of Stat
says some accounts urc yet to be audited
In 1923, when the Whigsrevsed the laws
the Legislative expenses amounted to $25,
ll2, and the printing to $Sl5,S3I, making th'
whole about $4,000 against $l4l,O00. Ii
lSil-2, the most expensive year of a VIII.
Administration, the whole expenses of the
State Government amounted to SSl0S 3i3 n,
gainst $l97,77l cfa Locofoco Adminisra,
tion--nnd in the year of Wing aseendency
the transactions Of the Fund commissioner,
were investigated, costing large amount il
the way Of Witnesses fees, &c. For clerks
sergeunts-nt-arms,&c,t tho wings paid 80 ,3o7;
the Locofocos paid $27,362.
Need we again refer the reader to
similar comparison in Ohio! Let it be re
memhered that in both States economy wa
promised; IN both Staies thene promise
have been shamoiully violated, bad Locofc
co legislation costing the people about thre
times us much as good Wing Legislation
botched work costing more than well-mad
and well-fnshed jobs.
Is il any wonder that the Locorocos lov
the dear tax-poyers so very much! Mo,
any prodigal would prete d TO love the ind
yidual who supplied him with the means
which he could continue his dissipation. Blu
are these facts not enough to convince tn
people that the men, who, with the syre
song u Democracy upon their lips but tb
mnnav oc fho 0noala thai. hau.t ,nnttn,