The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-21

Keen it Before the people.

That VIM. Dennison who is snow seeking to be
placed at the head of the State Government,
was a Senator in the Legislature of Ohio, dur
ing the period when Bliss was Treasurer of
State, and although he KNEW the Treasury
was unprotected by necessary laws, he MADE
NO EFFORT to place it under proper safe
guards.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That VIM. Dennison, althougha leading and
influential member of the State Senate, served
his entire term in that body WITHOUT PRO
would no longer permit the State Treasurer on
retiring from office, to secretly settle his ac-
counts in such 4 manner as he and has successor
alone 1aight arrange 6et,oseas themselves.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE!
Thet when the Democratic Legislature in
1852, 1858 and 1854, sought to pass acts put
ting the Treasury under more rigid govern
ment, VIM. Dennison (then and now a Column
bus banker,) RIDICULED the alleged need
of better laws, and gave his aid in promotion
of THAT COMBINATION between Breslin's
friends and the Republicans which resulted in
leaving the public money under Breslin's un-
restricted supervision and control.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That one year after Bresfin went into Office,
the Democrats suspectingst that Bliss was a de-
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A TOOL in covering it up, passed resolutions
through the Senate December, 1882 seeking
to obtain information as to the existence of a
defalcation, and that through the influence of
Bliss and the Columbus bankers, Breslin was
induced to withhold an exposure.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE!
That whilst the Democrats in the Legisla-
ture of Ohio, were endeavoring to ascertain
whether the Treasury was safe, VIM. Dennison
WITHHELD FROM THE LAW MAKING
POWER OF THE STATE his knowledge
that Bliss was a confessed defaulter to the
amount of SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS, thereby depriving the Legislature of
information which would have secured the pass
age of proper laws before the loss Of a single
dollar by Breslin had occurred.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE {!
That Bliss is still a defaulter to the Treas
ury, and that Dennison, knowing that the Treas
ury had been plundered and that Breslin had
been vtctimized in consenting to cover up the
| defaleation in Bliss accounts, %reconveyed Bliss
! entire property to his bail, still CONCEAL
ING FROM THE PUBLIC, from tie DEM
ocratic State officers, and from the Legislature
all knowledge of facts and circumstances,
which, if exposed, would have secured the pass
age of laws that would have effectually guard
ed the Treasury from the STILL HEAVIER
Oh0OL III
KEEP IT BEFORE-THE PEOPLE!
That VIM. Dennison by his own oath before
the Investigating Commission, has shown that
he was PERSONALLY COGNIZANT of the
wrongful and hazardous conduct of Breslin Gin
his transactions with Bliss at the very outset
of his official terG-yct the said Dennison, fear
ing the passage Of lars tor6idding tie deposit
Of the public money eodh banks, kept his knowl-
edge of these transactions WHOLLY CONCEAL
ED until it was FORCED OUT by means of
Committees of Investigation appointed by the
Legislature.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE!
That VIM. Dennison is a bitter and unrelent-
ing opponent of the present system of keeping
the public money SACRED TO PUBLIC
USES-that he is in favor of restoring the He
publican deposit law of 1856 under Khich the
Lewistown Reservoir. Company and Frank
Kimbail obtained upwards of SIXTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS of public money from
Gibson-and that if Denison shall be elected
Governor; the Independent Treasury law WILL
BE REPEALED.
KEEP THESE FACTS BEFORE THE
PEOPLE,
And let every taxpayer of Ohio, without re,
spect to party, remember when he goes to tie
ballot-box in October next, that he is to say by
his vote whether he prefers Rufus p. Ranney
and an Independent Treasury, or VIM. Deni-
son and q continuance Of losses such as haze
occurred umder ere1y Treasurer Cor the last If
teen years.-Nelcark AdUocate.