Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-10-02
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be called upon to sgnfy their approval or
condemnation of the course pursued BY the
Locofoco party in the State for the year past
On the State ticket but two names appear
one for Judge, and one for Board of Public
Works. The people Of the State read the
proceedings of the Legislature last winter with
but one feeling, and that was of contempt for
the incompetent and reckless men who, by
some sad mistake Of the people, had for time
the control of our affairs. The feeling of dis
appreciation was general, almost unanimous,
among the honest. unsophisticated yeomanry
of the State Public meetings in great num-
bers were called, and Democrats wed with
Democrats in the race of being the first to de-
nounce and disown the acts of the Legislature
Scarcely man of that party was found bra
zen-fnced enough to stand up before the peo.
pie and justify the policy and practice of the
party in power. In many parts of the State,
editors and leaders of that faith, promptly
and at all times publicly disavoeoed and dis
oaOned them; and declared that the party
conld not and should not, by their indorsment,
be held responsible for the acts of the Legis-
ture.
Now, why all this? Why do the rank and
file of that party feel such reluctance, even
where they refuse to curse, to laud and talk
about last years legislation? Why? Be-
cause they knotO that there is no excuse for
the course pursued but the 6aby-act plea of
incompeteney. Look at the facts. Inspect
the record. How was it about the vexed and
eternal question of public printing? The peo.
Pile thought they had settled all that in the
new constitution. They thought that this
work was to be let, by contract, to the lowest
bidder. They knew that clause command
ing this to be done was part of that instru-
ment and they thought it was binding upon
the Legislature, inasmuch as it took effect on
the first of September
But they did not know, till they saw 1t,
that unprincipled men, small demagogues-
and designing knaves would trample that con-
stitution under foot, and defy its positive COM
mands if it was necessary to put dollars and
cents into the pockets Of hungry leeches that
were. demanding the sacrifice of law and the
constitution to their wants. And when they
saw all this done-wilfully, deliberately, and
with the openly declared purpose of reward
f ing partizan at the expense of the tax pay
ers-they were astonished, indignant, and
t spoke their disapproval in no measured terms.
They now find that over THIRTY-THREE
THOUSAND DOLLARS have been paid
MEDARY for doing what would have cost but
little over half that sum, if done under the of
= fer of others. They saw proposition to put
the work to the lowest bidder deliberately
. spurned. They read with dismay, that the
men they had sent TO the Legislature. and who
had sworn to support the constitution, had
thus, at the bidding of another, deliberately
trampled it under foot. Where is the locofo-
co that tuiH dare, before the people in the
country, the honest taxpayers, stand up and
attempt to justify his conduct: Was there
ever a more bare-faeed, fragrant trampling un-
der foot of the clear. imperative commands o.
. the constitution? Such conduct met, at the
time, the open rebuke of the people. And
never was rebuke more richly deserved.
: The course of policy pursued by the Board
q of Public Works towards the railroads, was
0 marked by the same reckless disregard of law
: the same notorious incompetency to fill, prop
r erly, the duties of their post, that made no
a torious the Legislature. Their famous ORDER
u commanding the superintendents to pull dowr
r ALL railroad bridges over the canals Of th,
State. if not pulled down by the companies
+ before the lst of June, was one of the mos
g high-handed, extraordinary orders that eve
g issued from responsible body of men in
free State. The recommendation to the Leg
islature to REPEAL all the laws that pro
tected the property of railroad companies,wa
!, the crowning act of the entire series of blum
: ders, which, according to the TALLEYRANI
!. code of diplomacy, are morse than crimes, bu
4 which, in this case, was precisely their equiv
4 alent After all the odium that has foower
the promulgation ofthese orders, the Locofo
co party has had the temsrity to recomment
for reelection Mr.. STEEDMAN, who was one O
the three that issued those edicts. Do tn
q people of Ohio approve this idea of tearing
down railroad bridges? Do they desire tn
IS Legislature to repeal all the laws protectin,
l. railroad property? If so, they will manifes
+ that approval by re-elec;ing Mr.. STEEDMAN.-
v If they disapprove, and wish to rebuke il
they will take care to elect Mr.. BEARDsLEY.