Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-26
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That they we're unwilling that they should
be printed and scattered abroad among the tax
payers Of the State Do the Senators fear the
people? or is It Democratic to conceal from the
people the uays and means by which their
earnings are fraudulentIy used and squandered?
l have been tol BY the Senator from Hamilton
Mr. Mathews that an occasional Republican
is mixed up in the contracts. So be it, like
poor tray, he may possibly suffer for his te.
merity Is there no need Of reform in these
things9 or is it better to let things go on in
this way? or, verify, is it not better at once to
arrest the frauds, and, il possible, prevent them
in the future?
Do we egslate for favoured few who are
permitted to uss The public ueyiu violation
Of all law and justice? or for the whole peo-
ple? Akin to this kind of Democracy stand the
Senator's vote in favor of the present tariff on
sugar. thereby compelling our citizens to pay
IS instead ofs cents per pound for that very
valuable qrticIe. This seems to be the theory
of the Democratic party, which am moi nov
disposed to discuss it shows its own inconsis-
tency. And again, the Senator voted in favor
of the priest, instead Of the members of The
church, having the absolute ownership ant
control Of church property, thereby making th'
priests the mllionarirs, and the members the
penniless serfs of Gods free church on earth
which things 1 advert to merely to illustrate
how a mind otherwise Independent. has been
compelled by party necessity to sustain an &C.
castics supremacy over the elective franchise
for party purposes. Here then we have shown
the imperative necessity Of reform in every
branch of the public interest, while under Dem
ocratc rule,
But glance at the retrenchmcnt amomen'.
It is shown frt m the Auditors report and ov
ernor's message, that the general expenses
of the State Government are S380,655,7i, in
1856, under Republican rule less than in 1855
under Democratic rule, to which, add Legisla-
tive expenses in 1885, there having been none
in 1885, Sl08,OOO and we have the sum o.
s498, 655,7l or nearly half million saved tc
the people in single year by the integrity and
economy of our public officers, to which add
the aforesaid sum of $500, ,629, ,91less Sl00ot
as above paid) and We have $l,349 285, 90
Yes, sir in a single year, under republican rule
we have saved thirteen hundred and forty y-nine
Thousand two hundred and eighty-fve dollars
and sixty two cents retrenchment and reform
Is there any wonder that the people hav'
lbeen burdened down with taxation? They ev
er will be under such fragrant nisraIe.
The annual interest upon the state debt o
sI4OoS Q47 At is $500 ,253 60. This amour
we could more than save in one year. W
submit these facts to the people, and await tn
? issue with an abiding conf lence, that our act
will be approved, and that they will readily pei
= c.iys the n4ces,ity OF so amending our consi
;iitu,ion. as to have annual sessions and singl
5 districts. We hope our Democratic brethre
: here and elsewhere. will exert their utmost eft
+ ort to accomplish these purposes. Surely the
must command the respect and support OF e'
II erv lover of his country. and her glorious r
: publican institutions. "-
= Will the s. na'or speak of our purpose
s, The .,idle and ilNsory motto of ,retrenchme
al and reform?' Will be again say tha' he IS