True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-08-22
THOMAS h. FORD.
a SeasOnGMe Ertract from Commission
~ RaIaO's RepOrt

which they have recovered; they have vol.
unfairly relinquished their pensions and
asked to have their names stricken from
the roll, such rare examples Of strict in.
tegrity, and honesty, should be placed be.
fore the public as worthy of universal CON-
mendation-l allude to the eases of Capt.
Thomas H. Ford, of the State, of Ohio
and Capt. John L. Mcconnell, of the State ;
Of Illinois. See Documental History,
Commissioner Of Pensions. Report for
l854-page 212.
Such is Thomas H. Ford, Esq, our nom.
inee for Lieutenant, Governor; in war, or
in peace the same inAexibly honest and
trustworthy gentleman who holds second
place on the invincible Republican ticket.
The Commissioner rightly observes be is
one of the two rare examples of strict in
tegrity, which has come under his notice
of the whole number of pensioners who
came up on the list during that memorable
campaign. If the good and praiseworthy
Of the whole Locofoco ticket were riddled
and sifted, the good qualities of the whole
of them combined would not make Thorn.
as d. Ford. Yet Notwithstanding his su.
perlative qualities of head and heart, mix
cd up with the valiant services he has ren.
dered his country in perilous times that
tried men, the Seneca Advertiser, assisted
by the Ohio Patriot, undertakes to defame
his character, by attempting to snatch the
well-earned laurels from lis brow, and
are doing their utmost to lay waste the
enviable standing he has attained in COM
munity, both as moral and intellectual
citizen, by unmistakable language which
represents him as q common drunkard who
subsists on dcbauchery. When the editor
of the Advertiser penned the article he
must have had gallon Of malt beneath
his shirt, or otherwise had certain John
G. Breslin, his coadjutor in the trade of
politics, in his minds eye, whom Morgan,
the late editor of the Patriot, once ushered
out of this county by deliberately and qui-
etly placing him upon plank in the Gill.
ford reservoir, at the tender mercy of the
wind and weather, to hide him from the
presence of his friends; and still more re.
Gently, in company with friend, in the
heat ofa familiar excitement, plunged bis
more sensible horses and themselves into
the confluence of the swollen streams known
as White Woman,
which spree came nearer cooling his ardent
propensites than anything which has Of
late years overtaken him. He was demon
strating with what facility the proceeds of
the interest Of the peoples money could
be squandered in spree; and some have
the cool audacity to presume there might
be some principle involved in the matter
, The difference between us is, we arc
willing to trust honest intelligent and tri-
ed men for every purpose and the Democ-
racy Gull out, with possibly all honorable
exception as State ticket composed of in.
dividuals who are openly accused of rob.
bing the people out of that which legiti.
e mately belongs to their Office. In the
place Of lifting salary allowed by law,
, Breslin, in joint stock partnership, with
the rest, is so working his cards that S45,-
: 900 or $4,000 will insure to his Office,
!. instead Of 81, 500 prescribed By law
f Here is the difference: Mr. Ford relinquish-
0 es his pension, when it is needed, under
, the act of congress, but Breslin & Co., are
= made oftougher metal, instead of disgorg'
ing themselves as was the case with Ford
e and Mcconnell, they hold on like leeches.
t until an indignant people hurl them from
= Office as unfaithful public servants, who
$ ook more to their own aggrandizcment
than the peoples interest, hence the accu
n mutation of taxes and the consequent in
IS crease from two to nine million dollars.
j. 1t appears from this report that th'
of Commissioner speaks out to the public OF
d matters of public business; and apparent
,e ly without his knowledge, he utters tha
D. which will prove to be pills for the Democ
al racy. Show us locofoco on the who'll
t, ticket, who has, or who has not been drown
Of ed in a butt Of mamsy, but will calculat
politically what bearing the report Of Nh
Waldo will have upon the public mind
s. but as truth and righteousness ever NEE
~ together, so ought VIC as intelligent cit
he zens to so assemble and demean ourselve
ds in the examination Of public officer
he report that due justice shall bo met out
OF our nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
se Here is candidate before the peopl
he who is not only able to take care of hin
on self, but whatever may be intrustcd to h
be charge, He is man Of the people, an
ca both ready and willing to serve in on
I'D laudable purpose that will tighten the bu
err thens Of taxation from the shoulders
tox .payers. In the place of being bu