The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-09-15

Jhab DlIs bfeblln commenced ana carried
on his immense populations upon the
State treasury. There was no legisla-
ton to prevent, check or detect his mis-
management Of the public revenue and
his using the public funds for his pri-
vate benefit All this took place under
the eyes Of the Democratic administra-
ton, who made no effort to stop il.
AS early as 1853 Mr.. Broslin was 5us-
pected of this mismanaeemeut Of tho
revenue of the State. He had to resort
to extraordinary and illegal shifts to
| meet the interest on the State debt at
time when there should have been am
Iple funds in the State treasury All this
was known to Morgan and Edgcrton and
Medill. Was any attempt made to arr
rest his caroor2 No I'm the fall of 1858
he was nominated for reelection upon
the ticket with Morgan and Medill. Not
q whisper was suffered to escape the
mouths Of the party leaders at Colum-
bus. Tho people, kept in entire ignO-
rance Of the facts, reelected Mr.. Bres-
lin. Encouraged by this impunity, he
went on in the same career, until when
he went out of Office in 1855 he had alb
stractcd between Eve and six hundred
Thousand dOllarsl Who was responsible
for this mismanagement and misrule of
our State AFFAIR." Was it not this im-
maculate Democratic party2
How different was the conduct Of the
Republicans when they came into pow
Ter. AS soon as Mr. Gibson was discov-
cred to be a dofaultor he was unCeremO-
niOusly elected from Office and the guar
dianship of the treasury placed in safe
hands. The Democratic party leaders
lconcealed and retained In Office known
Idefaulter and unfaithful officer, and thus
became particeps criminis in his depre-
dations upon the State treasury. Who
have cursed the State of Ohio with their
mismanagement and misrule in this
case? Who acted most honestly, and
protected the interests of the people
:, with most promptitude, Gov bIedill
and Auditor Morgan, or Gov, Chase and
Auditor Wright
The Republican party elected its State
ticket and a majority of the Legislature
in 1855 Having obtained the control
r Of the State government, they immedi-
ately sought to reduce expenditures as
far as was in their power. They went
to work to organize a system for the safe
keeping Of the public money 1t re-
lqured that the State Treasurer should
take bonds from every depository of the
public money, in such sums and with
such securities as would make the safe
keeping Of the money sure beyond all
lquestion-so sure that if this system
had been adopted by the first Legisla-
ture under the new Constitution, no
such deialcation could have occurred as
did occur under the administration of
Breslin & Co.
{ The law passed by the Republican
! Legislature provided for periodical ex-
aminations Of the treasury, and strin-
, gent system of checks and balances in
, regard to receipts and disbursements,
which Democratic legislation had wholly
I neglected to provide, while their State
e officers had free access to the treasury,
q without let, bindrance or check-it thus
became the prey Of these plunderors.-
Against all this in the future, the Re-
lpublicans Immediately adopted the pro-
Iper legislation. They also instituted
- Thorough Investigations into every de-
{ partment of the government and of the
D public works, and ferreted out many
frauds and abuses. They only had the
O legislative department two years. In
T. 1857 while the Republicans carried
the State and elected their State ticket,
t they failed to elect majority Of the
? members Of the Legislature. Thus,
d owing to an unfair and unequal appOr-
\ tionment the Democrats, with a minor
@ ity of the popular vote elected a major
ity of the Legislature. Well, what have
. they done? Havo they relieved the
n State from the effect of the two years
70 nJismauaqcmcat and misrule of the Re-
C pubicans? Have they reduced eXpen-
= ditures? Did these guardians and
s friends of the Constitution do up all
G the important business of the State in
one short session, as they prOmisod?--
Is What was the character of their legisla-
3, tion? They repealed the Kelley Repub-
It liean system for the safe keeping of the
Is public money, and established what they
d Icalled the sub-treasury system, under
which they receive the paper Of the
h banks of this and other States, and lock
l. it up in iron safes, provided at heavy
D. loxpense to the counties They watch
n the bank notes thus locked up in these
1t safes until they arc wanted for use. IL
,e is not specie which they have locked
sr up 1T is nothing but bank paper
l. which thoy cannot convert into spe-
n, Gle. This is the safe Democratic sub
f treasury system What other legisIa-
" ton distinguished that Legislature?-
G. How did it occupy its two sessions2 A
70 greater part of its legislation was Of a
Mt partisan character, designed and direct
ne cd to put money and power in the hands
ic of the hungry followers Of the party
If Although elected by a minority Of the
Ie people, they undertook to deprive the
d. Governor of his constitutional power
a. of appointing the Board Of Director.
le Of the PenitenGary In order to dC
ID this, they appointed three Governors ID
is make the appointment Of the directors
m What was an this for? Was 10 for pur
n poses Of economy-lorany public good
I'd No. They wanted 20 uso these otice'
lg for partisan purposes--they wanted q
to substitute three Democratic Governors
,r. Cor one Republican, whom tho poopl,
4 A.. u Hf.fe hsaaeanaa IA