The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-22

he aeereeate to 100000 The greatest amount
ever appropriated by the Republicans in any Two
Isl so IS, or ss5ss76 90 less than our Democratic
friends the next two years and that saying nothing
1872 and 1873 the Republicans appropriated g 400
726 36 to the asylum fund, this great sum being
me Athens io pa ghs 0s ~s R IN s s and
the Democrats cut down thatfund to sS24OO0 iess;
@ S Se
was ever appropriated by any former Legislature at
It appropriated the enormous sum of $3.50, ,oz6 o..
against $75O2ss a in 1877 and s6s2 sl6 ss in 1876
session Of this Democratic Legislature. in other
words. appropriated s17S129 o6 more than did the
monsy Ga II 3 0s
But again, in ls74 and 1875 the Democrats placed
1as People 5s s S ms in & @ 1
while in 1870 and 1877 We cut 1t down 20 9l0 ana
BY apoo Asf the s
ton the true test Of eeonome adminisTap1, + she
history Of he Unfortunate General Assembly Of 1874
and 1875. The people of Ohio condemned II oy
sending back Republican majority in both branches
But DO want to call your attention to the record
Of the legislature of 1878 and the general admins
tration Of the State government
VIII not refer in terms of even mild criticism OF
Gov. Bishop. Bis recent misfortunes Challenge our
myself By saying that up TO todag Thie IN as tne ages
5 n q wno sh Os aa ~ widely
santly discussed by the press OF his party not one
paper, 30 far as have seen or heard advocates his
denomination. The fat has gone forth. and ne Ii 70
be made yearling of.
The following. from the pen of 8 just and upright
opponent of the Governor, is, perhaps, as full ana
fair resume Of his administration as can be made:
"The work performed by the chief executive officer
vigor was to search the State House from garret to
basement for officials who had faithfully performed
who % had no inowledee i ' Of the duties 70 be per
quire such knowledge. Not even the battle Scared
veteran. who guarded the most sacred trophies Of
visitor through ohio's Capitol were spared"
January until May. 1t held the longest session
since 1861, when the war cloud then just bursting
tion It spent ffty-seven days exclusively or nearly
so in the business of reorganzihg the public insti-
generally. at least often. in supplying their places
with incompetent ones.
given In the following, which / again quote from
.sThe results to the people of this reform policy
"a. The loss Of the skilled officials and the acquisi
ton of awkward squad whose members knew
not their duties in nearly every department of the
% The Fire Department of the city Of Cincinnati
was Eeorganized for political purposes ohio Laws,
"a The Officers and guards of the Ohio Peniten-
tiary kicked out of Office, and the spoils thus
acquired distributed to henchnen of the Democratic
party in each county of the State 10. l., vol IS,
e 4 law was made, which. If bearing its true
Board of Aldermen elected by the city Of Cincin-
natl. and replace them with men who viii act M for
the exclusive benefit of the Democratic party. 10.
Is The Reform School for Boys, areformatory estab-
and teachers the welfare of institution requr
ed peculiar experience and learning was sacrificed
What was ohio's loss was, in part the gain Of the
Democratic State OF Connecticut Her officials, hav-
deposed to their aid and placed him
in charge Of their school of like character
and Longview Asylums for the insane, were made
asylums for Democratic pensioners [Ohio Laws,
tunae inmates to the best skin that the state could
furnish were not respected by these office hunters.
mainly without skill and without eapsrience The
nized the prize ss' which Ohio had rejected in DE-
Gundry, the Superintendent of the Columbus Asy-
4. The AgricuItursi College. founded upon q
onson from the national and E5ann
8. The Girls Industrial Home and the Asylum
for the Blind the Deaf and Dumb, and Imbecile
youth, all fell prey to partisan greed lSee Ohio
no SAFE as @ss for members of
gress in the interest OF the Democratic party 70. l.
They drove from the employment of the State DR.
pure man, and the best man for the place Of Super
intendent in all this country; and his wife hat
equal fitness for her place. he was man who had
by his zeal education honesty long experience, ant
many. years the rank Of leader. They suppliet
n place with ssV1m and Ths had
more fitness for the place, if Democratic statements
Bishop Of canterbury It IS true Z that proyiden s
TALLY, almost, they got nd OF him before an
ssca9sd s s Ct G cen snd p at good GOOD
man too good for the place, because he viii
not prostitute his office to to- the he bnsinsss % Of feed
Columbus. His services and the services of his fam
lily well worth the thirty-sx hundred dollars pc
They drove from the Athens Asylum DR.. H. c
an %oss @neh Of
size; man of brain. OF culture. and observation o
the I Institution with WoDderfnl Success economy
and fairness. He may have been q Republican, bu
dischsree Of ofcsI duty. Neither be nor Dr. Se Gun
dry ever asked what were the politics of q man VIII
applied for position in the institution.
draw the picture mildly, and color it family ant
exhibit it modestly when assert his place has beer
filled in such manner as that the extreme op
ments have all been found combined in one man
The discovery is in the nature of miracle; bu
he did service for the rebel army, and that helps
and then, he and his co-adjutors, the little fellows
Hean voter shall be turned out, but that The minc
sons OF dead Union soldiers and the widows of dea
Democracy and reform may come In. 1 ought
add that great flourish has been made about II
have cut down he poorer isborers heaViiy and M uI
necessarily, but by some means the current expense
of the Athens Asylum for the month ending July L
1873 foot up 296 49, against % for the mont
ending March Is of same year.
The poor man is made to suffer. but the pockets
the people are not benefited. If it shall becom
necessary, will go into more minute details in tn
future OF the campaign, and will show still mol
startling proof of the general allegation that goo
in any direction has of this change, Whi
much of evil is all around and increasing.
The picture, my countrymen, is sad and terrib
one. Seven hundred of the unfortunates of Obi
the people upon whom the hand of God seems res
ing down in and wrath, yet the objects of th
fondest filial love of so many Obi
people, shut up behind bars and locks and col
signed to the care custody, and control OF incomp
tentmenI Itis burning disgrace to the people
Ohio. 1t is disgrace to the thought and name {
Charity. 1t is stigma upon our boosted Christia
civilization, and libel upon our claims of benev(
lence and hberality.
These institutions ought not to be made the foo
ball of politics and politicians. To make them sue
is sin against God and an outrage upon the righ