The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-02-16
HirI, Salaries

II any ono thing leads to corruption more
than another, it is giving enormous salaries to
public officials Every public officer should have
fair and liberal salary for his services, but "a
give him or them moro than that, leads invaris-
bly, to corruption, aristOcracy and the meanest
kind Of Snnbbery-
we have been led TO these Suggestionsby read
ing the following bill, which has been introduc-
ed into the Legislature, by Hon. Ralph Leete,
the member from Lawrence county
a bill to amend the first sectien of IAN act fix
the salaries of certain state officers.
Section /. Be enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State of Ohio, That the first sec
tton OF the act entitled ian act fixing the sala-
rieS Of certain state officers passed May LIST,
1852, be so amended as to read as follows:
Sec. l. The several office herein mentioned
shall receive tbr their services the following
sums annually.
dred dollars.
The ia lgeS ofthe court ofcommOn pleas each
twenty five hundred dollars.
The secretary Of state twenty five hundred
dollars.
five hundred dollars.
The andtor of state three thousand and five
hundred dollars.
The state librarian, twelve hundred dollars.
The attorney general fifteen hundred dollars,
and five per cent on all the collections made for
the state by hlm, all ofwhich sums shall be pay
able in eqnal inStaHments at the treasury of the
state, on the first Mondays Of Januaay, April,
July and October in each year.
Sec 9 There Shall be paid TO the lieuten-
ant governor eight dollars per day during the
sessions OF the general assembly, and also eight
dollars ior every twenty-five miles OF travel, to
be computed by the most direct route of usual
travel, in goiug to and returning from the seat
ofgoyernment at each session Of the general as
sembly, in the discharge Of his official duties as
president OF the senate.
Sec. 3. That the original section one, of the
aforesaid act, 70 which this act is an amend
ment, be and the same is hereby repealed; pro-
vided that ro rights acquired or liabilities in
Cured under the provisions or terms of the said
section Of the said act shall in any wise be ei-
iected, or altered by such repeal.
Sec. I. This act shall take effect and be in
force, from and after its passage.
The present salaries Of the officers named a.
boye, We think are amply sufficient, without ii
should be the Governor AMI Auditor of State.
32OOto each Of their salaries would be just and
proper;but to double theirs and nearly all other
State officials, (as the above bill proposes is an
outrage that the people of Oaio would not sub
nit to.
II such bill as the above had been submit
al ,oI, 10 hor ba
Legislature, we should have thought nothing
oft; but to come from a pretended Democrat,
it gives us some surprise. and not a great deal
either, when we remember who its author is
lfthere is any tom fool project aAoat, as a gen
eral thing, you 'cqn bet your li(e' that Ralph
Leete is engaged in it. The cause Of this is
Mr.. Leete is man of superior education and
fine legal abilities, but he does not bring them
to bear properly, but often runs wild on certain
subjects. For his credit, the credit Of his con
stitucnts. and the respect he has for the Dem
ocratic party, (tkat is, fhe has any?) we would
advise him to Withdraw this humbug bill from
the House. and never let it be seen again.
We trust that if this is not done, that the re
naming portion ofthc Democratic members will
give MIR. Leete's bill no countenance whatever,
but give it a sleep that knows no waking. The
salaries Of the State officers, with the exception
otthose we have mentioned above, are sufficient
" high. This is our opinion, and we believe it
to be the opinion Of at least nine-ten Of the
people of Ohio, without respect to party.