Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-06-15
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that the State Treasury was not bankrupt
ed. and that locofoco Legislation bad not i'm
posed crushing weight of taxation upon
the people of Ohio.
Now the voters of the State know as
well as the editor Of the Democrat, that
the locofocos have been the rulers of Ohio
for years. They have made the laws, as
sesssd the taxes, received the money.
and they too have managed to getrid of il.
viii the editor pretend to say that the
government Of the State has been carefully
and economically administered since his
party commenced tinkefing at the Consti-
tuition? No. be dare not The money of
the State has been squandered as layishly
as water, Il has gone to pay the party
faithful For instance the 100000 ex-
pended by ]. B. Steedman on the Miami
and Erie Canal acquedact. The whole
Of which was loss TO the State. For all
the good it has done the State il might as
well have been thrown into Lake Erie, and
this, too, through the incompetency of Mr..
Steedman. This is but one item. Look
at our Lunstic, and Blind Asylums, are
they prosperous and accomplishing the
good the people desired they should when
they created them? No. They are Ian
gushing, and what is the cause? There
is no money for them to use. How is it
with the new State House? There is no
money to complete this edifce. The Board
Of Public Works complain that they have
no money to put the State works in repair,
and they are therefore almost useless. In
stead Of being a source of revenue, they
ere daily increasing the State debt. And
yet the editor of The Democrat says there
is over half million of dollars in the State
Treasury, and asks if that looks like being
bankrupt. Well, suppose there is that
much money there does that establish the
fact that the Treasury is not bankrupt p
By no means. The greatest portion, if not
all, of that money is virtually paid out, and
used up by orders already drawn on the
Treasury to be cashed as soon as an appro-
priation bill can be got through the Legis-
lature. We know of many thousand dol
lars of these orders,-some of which have
been sold in our town, and that too. at
great shave. We may say tha. every far
thing in the State Treasury is pledged at
the pawn brokers, and while the State
holds this half million of money she is pay
ing $4,000 for the privilege, in the way of
interest.
The people understand how loccsacoism
is now, and for years has been robbing
the State Treasury. They commenced
work of reform last fall, and they intend
to prosecute that work to final completion
this fall. They are going to have men for
their officers who will discharge their off,
cial duties faithfully and economically
They intend 70 elect men who are compe-
tent to take charge of the Public Works,
and manage them SO that they will be
source of revenue TO the State instead Of a
bill Of expense. The same too, with the
Benevolent Institutions, the new State
House, in fact. every State officer who holds
to the Slave drivers creed, is to be driven
from the treasury.
The voters of Sandusky county are going
to have word to say in this matter too;
notwithstanding what the editor of the
Democrat may say of the economy of his
party, we tell him it is doomed to terrible
defeat Every man who is desirous, in
heart, TO have our State and county affairs
faithfully and economically administered,
will vote the Republican ticket at the fall
election. The ball will be put in motion
by Ohio's freemen on the 18th of July, at
Columbus Already the Slave drivers fear
and tremble as they think of the fate that
awaits them. They will be driven out of
the State on the second Tuesday of Octo-
Der. Republicans. be of good cheer, victo-
ry waits toperch upon your banner. Push
on the column.