The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-26
Glorious Fight in the Republican Camp.
An Independent Candidate Brought

An Independent Candidate Brought
Out.
A portion ofthe Republicans with two
OF their most influential papers Indignant.
ly repndiate Blickensderfer, the Republi-
can candidate for the Board of Public
Works, The Cincinnati Gazette saws:
"Under the circumstances the duty OF
the Republicans is plain. The withdraw
al of Blickensderfer should be insisted up.
on by the voters, and if this reasonable
demand is not acceded to, he shonld be
defeated at the polls"
At grand Republican ratification
meeting in Cincinnati, on the goth, at
which Gov. Chase spoke, a series OF
resolutions were adopted endorsing the
other candidates by name but wholly silent
in regard to Blickensderfer. Tereupon
the Columbus Journal wades into the
meeting as follows:
'The omission of his (Blickensderfer's)
name in the resolution is mean and cow
arldy. We can tell these gem
tlemen living on the pavements, that he
is man whose friends don't mean that
he shall be written down by the Bill
Corry's, OF to be overslaughed by any
other disappointed, ambitious and con-
ceited demagogues. With the exceptions
of this mean, dirty lodging, the resolu-
tions well enough"
Pitch in, fellers, we'll hold your hats.
DEATH OF DIR. DICK.-Dr. Dick the
well-known Christian Philosopher, has re-
Gently died in Scotland. He had attain
ed the advanced age of eighty three.
The Way our Republican State Off
Gals Manage the Treasury
We take the following interesting arti-
Gle from the Newark Adrocate, which is
edited by Ex-Auditor Morgan, who says:
There is no end to the proofs that pre-
sent themselves to confirm and fasten upon
the Chase Administration the most shame
less and criminal neglect in their guardian
ship and control over the public money.
In Kelly's new Treasury law, passed April
8, 1886, the following important, though
Iill-guarded section has prominent place:
Section lS. 1t shall be the duty of
the Auditor quarter-annually, on the 18th
day OF March, June, September and De-
cember, Cor if any such day should be
Sunday, then on the, day previously to as
certain the amount of money in the Treas
ury belonging to the Sinking Fund, and
draw on the Treasurer therefor in favor of
the acting Commissioner of said Fund,
specifying in every such draft the source
or soarces from which the money so drawn
tor was derived"
Now, mark the duty imposed by the
above section, and the consequences that
would have resulted from its prompt and
faithful performance.
FIRST. 1t was made the duty of the
State Auditor to ascertain "quarter-annu-
ally" from the books of his Office, the ex-
act amount of money in the Treasury be-
longing to the Sinking Fund, and to drau
the same Meretrona on behalf of the acting
Commissioner of said fund. Between the
date of the passage of this law and the
time at which Gibson defaulted, the duty
imposed by the eighteenth section (above
quoted) on the State authorities should
have been performed at each of four dis
tinct quarterly periods, to wit:
l, On the 18th day of June, 1856;
2, On the | 18th day of September, 1856;
3, On the ! til day of December, 1856;
4. On the 18th day of March, 1857.
Let the reader mark that at each of the
above dates the law (Keley's neao law OF
April s. 1896 made il the duty of the