The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-23


Locofoco party, for many years past, wheth-
er in or out of power, an opportunity to dis
play their cloqucnce and make appeals to
the Taxpayers, Yet, in almost every in
stance. experience has demonstrated that
thew were not in earnest, that it was mere
pretension upon their pErt-for whenever
they have obtained chance, they have not
lailed to enrich themselves the expense
of the people, We need not refer to their
management of the Public Works, or to the
Van Barren dynasty, for these they will claim
are old matters trahspiring before the party
had reformed. But how isit now!
A few days since, we instituted a compar
ison between Locofocoismin in Indiana and
Locofocoism in Ohio, and showed that both
were OF the same piece. What was then
said need not be repeated now. BY pronIis
es ofamendment and reform, Ohio LocoToco-
SIN obtained the control ofthe Constitution
II Convention and Afterwards of the Ohio
Legislature. Their sway was absolute
Phey had all in their power and their prom
Constitution we need say nothing. They
themselves now admit tsimperlecion. How
about the Legislature!
In the Senate, the Clerk had eight assist
ants, the Sergeant alarms seren, and there
were sir messenger boys. In the House, the
Clerk had thirteen assistants, the Sergeant.
alarms had eight, and there were sic mes
senger boys. This makes total in both
Houses of fifty two, about one to each three
members. ..s.
After calling around them, this small mr.
my of otIice-seekers, they were not yet salts
fed. Preaching gretrenchment, they not only
increase the number of oiiice-holders, but
absolutely incrense their pay from three to
FOUR dollars per day ay-economy witha ven
geanco, giving less work to do and raising
the wages, but making the taxpayers do
more work for less pay. The cost of all
this, during the session Of four months, is,
for Clerks and Sergeant-at arms about Sl9,-
600, for messenger boys about $1,000, max
ing total of $2O5oO. But the sequel to
all this is rather rich. Towards the end of
the session, they not only admitted the fraud
upon the taxpayers by reducing the number
of these Legislative loafers, but passed
resolution declaring that less number
should hereafter be employed. The indig-
nation of the taxpayers began to reach
their ears.
This was for their retainers; but they were
equally impressed with the importance of
their own labors and increased their per diem
from three to four dollars. This would cost
the State, together with their mileuge about
$4,000. The printing, given to Medary al
nigh prices in violation Of their own Consti-
luton, will cost $50 900 more, making the
aggregate expense of the bungling legisla,
ton of last winter, al least $3.50, ,OoO-an enor,
nous amount and spent chiefly in rewardlng
partiznns.
In lS44-5, when the Wings had the pow
the pay Of members, clerks, &C., only
It 1927, ,553 The next year 25 ,49G. The
next year $27,634. And the next $33,705
mDking in all STATS, an average du-
',f,ng Wing rule of only $2s,6i9. AS above
u, deducting the printing item, II is only
Fraut oas-third the cost of the locofoco Leg
!slAtion.
During the years Of Wing legislation, ma
ny important measures were projected and
ra5scd. The credit of the State was improv-
n portion Of the public debt was paid Of
md generally the people were satisfied with
the Wing measures of public policy. A
trial was mnde to beat them on the
Banking question. That failed. 1t was re-
newed with tcn-lold vigor on the tax-law.
That failed. AS n last resort, they made Il
hobby of the Constitution and with the aid
of the Free Soilcrs triumphed. What have
the taxi payers made by trusting them with
powerl What have they done for the ben
fit Of the people Nothing, absolutely no.
thing, Besides the above statement of the
cost of Locoloco legislation, it must be borno
in mind that they raised the salary of nearly
every State olIicer--thus upon all sides Civ
ing the lie to their declaration that they
were In favor Of Retrenchment and Reform,
And yet this is not all. Already pecula-
tons have commenced among some of tho
retuiners Of the Board of Public Works; the
old system of gouging is ngain rcsorted to,
and unless a change is made, the days when
Yontz and Murine and Barney ilourshed so
well, will return. The reader will remem-
her how like the transactions of Wallace and
Sawyer, and their notorious predecessors.
The remedy is with the people. They
can MP this game in the bud. They can
sayt these men that they hive proved them
selves to be unworthy public servants and
have not fulfilled their promises. We know
that nine-tenths ofthc people are dissatisfied;
but mere expressions of dissatisfaction do no
good. AS long as these men can induce
their party friends to keep them in Office ,,hey
laugh at their murmurs of disupprobation
but once they are ousted, they begin to feel
That The people have little more spirit and
independence than they give them credit for.
TAXPAYERS, LOOK TO YOUR IN
TERESTS!
ONO STATE FAIR .--The total entries
were 1923, as follows:-- horticultural 59I
Mechanical and Fine Arts 526, Machinery
NJ. A.