Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-04-06
CoLuMDus, March 27, 1868.

Dedr IetegrdPH-lh ioTHer et'er VIC
gave some account of bill introduced
into the house for the ostensible purpose
of reorsauizing the Ohio Penitentiary, the
real object of which was to legislate the
present efficient officers out of their places
to make room for partisans. of The stripe
of the majority of the present Legislature.
The thing is clearly in contravention of
tie constitution, which places the appoint
ing in the Governor, with the confirmation
of the Senate.
Another bill ha. been introduced in re-
lation to the Benevolent Institutions Of
the State, which we were about to criti-
else, but find an editorial in the Columbus
"GaSette," neutral paper, which SO we'll
expresses our views tha: we adopt it, with
the simple disclaimer of any Endorsement
of what is said about the doctors as a
class, who are. in our opinion, as honest
and honorable as any other class of citi-
zens. The article is as follows:
OUR BENEVOLENT INsTITUTIoNs.-The
dominant party in the present Legisla-
ture is fast acquiring a venerable noto-
rie,y from the blunderlng and desperate
attempts making to get hold of the few Of
fees of trust and profit connected with
the Benevolent Institutions and the Ohio
Penitentiary The Constitution Of the
State provides, Art. 2, section II, that
mo appointing power shall be exercised
by the General Assembly. except as pre-
scribed in this Constitution and in the
election of United States Senator's" and
Art 7, section 2, says, "that the Trus-
tees of the Benevolent and other lnstitu-
tions, as may be hereafter created, shall
be appointed by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate;" and yet in the face and eyes of the
Constitution these sapient lawmakers,
instead of attending to their legitimate
business. have spent nearly the whole sess-
ion in devising plans 30 as TO whip the
devil around the stump, and swindle the
Governor out of the appointing power.
To get the management of the Peniten-
tiary, bill has been introduced in the
House, giving the appointing power to the
Speaker of tie House, and Chief Justice
BARLEY and the Governor. The Speaker
and Chief Justice both being Democrats,
Of course, the Governor is only thown in to
add responsibility to the Committee
But why, we ask, is this insult to be offered
to the Governor? Has not all his appoint
ments been made with an eye single to the
interest of the State? Has there been
any just ground of complaint as to the
manner in which the public Institutions
have been managed by the appointees?
But Dr.. Kincaid, the Senator from
Brown and Clermont, the same individual
who introduced the negro bill in the Sen
ate, has capped the climax of partisan and
professional imprudence by the introduc-
lion Of a bill to reorganize the Benevolent
Institutions. This bill was never seen by
the minority Of the Committee until it was
introduced into the Senate, and Mr.. Can
field was compelled to disavow all knowl-
edge of the bill, in self-defense. -.
The majority of the Committee is
composed of three physicians, Drs. Kin
caid, Vanatta and Cass, and to them be-
longs all the credit of bringing such a
monster into tie world. These gentle
men appear to have forgotten that they
were Senators of Ohio; that they were
elected to legislate for the interests Of all
the people of the State, and they appear
to have labored under the dtlusion that
they were merely called together to con-
suit as to how they could best take advan-
tage Of their positions TO benefit their pro-
fessien. With them it was not 80 much
question of party as aquestion Of craft,
AS curiosity we invite our readers TO
notice how they manage to take the ap-
pointing power out. OF the hands of the
Governor. These gentlemen may be good
pill pedlars, good plaster stickers, but they
are evidently quacks in politics. They
don't know enough to cover their tracks
Sec. z says, CDR. G.. w. Boertsler, ot
Fairfield County, DR.. G V. Dorsey, o.
Miami County, and DR.. Daniel B. Woods
of Trumbull County, are hereby directed
to meet at the city of Columbus, withir
ten days after the passage of this act, and
appoint, by and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate, a Superintendent fo
each Asylum in the State; said physicians
any two of whom shall constitute quo
rum, shall make all nominations by bal
lot. selecting the persons best qualified IL
all respects for each institution, and trans
nit his name Immediately to the Senat,
for confirmation or rejection" After thi
trio of medical gentlemen have performe,
the important duty of appointing all th'
officers for the various Benevolent Inslitu
tions, they are to go home again and lool
after their patients, their public dutie
having ended. after having used the powe
of the Governor in making these appoint
ments. ~ ..t, g..
Now was there ever anything more ri
dirulous than this? DR.. Boestler, W.
recolect, years ago. as fiery Wing, bu
we learn that he is now just as violent |
Democrat. DR.. Dorsey we have know
ever since We were boy, as All aspiran
for seat in Congress, and DR.. Woodi
distinguished himself as Tsustee Of th'
Newburg Asylum, when that celebrated