The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-09-09

it hey could not point to q single ae
passed, during the iouryearsoft their pow
sr, fortho betiuregulatlon andsafe-keop
log Of the public funds, although such leg
islation was much needed and loudly call
ed for. The Democracy, having larg,
majority IN the Legislature, were cloaril
responsible, for this neglect. Brcslin wa
Treasures from 1851 10 1856. As oarly
as 1855 rumora prevailed that there wa
something wrong in the Treasury. Will
this guilty knowledge on the part ofhi
friends, Brcslin was rcnominatod and re
elected in 1903.
Mr. Dennison then reed extracts, writ
ten by Auditor Morgan to Edgorton il
1854 and Edgerton's rcply, showing b
ihefr oirn admissiogs that these function
aries were aware Of Breslin's froudulon
transactions at that early day and wor,
assisting him 20 borrow money 70 NEE
the July interest, when according to th,
books of the Auditor, there should b,
some 100000 in the Treasury. YoI
these men not only kept this guilty knowl
edge to themselves, but actually renomi
mated Brosln the second time and ran OF
the same ticket with him, thus virtually
endorsing Broslin's course.
The Republicans came into power IN
Jan. 1856. What did they dol Why, one
Of the very FIRST acts Of their legislation
recommended by Gov. Chase was to pas.
a law placing checks upon the Treasurer
and aifording greater security 10 the pco.
ple's money. Every democrat voieo
against ths bin and every Republican 70,
a. Had this law boon In force during
Breslin's administration, Il would have pre-.
vented any loss 10 the State. Under IN,
force Of this law the dealcation wa,
brought to light in June 1897.
During these eIpositions Of Mr.. DJnni.
son, Democracy began to squlrm and
wriggle and manifested an uneuslness OIL
mind, indicative ofa guilty conscience
They evidently did not like 10 hear the
truth told in such plain candid manner
Democracy again came into power in
the Legislature in 1868. What have they
since done to protect the peoples money
Nothing, absolutely nothing.
Dir. Dennison then reviewed the con.
temptiblo partisan action Of the last dem.
ocratc Legislature, in taking from IN,
Governor the appointing power granted
him by the Constitution aud giving il tc
"three governors" Of their own creation
for the express purpose Of feeding a sci
Of hungry camp-followors with the spoils
of office. lie rcpudiatod tho doctrine thai
TO the victors belong the spolls," Tn,
action Of our national Administration, ir
this respect, then received passing no.
tice. The best recommendation an of
fce-seekor could have at Washington wal
that he had murdered some free state mar
in Kansas, manipulated tho election rc.
turns or committed some other dirty nasty
trick.
The last Legislature, he said, with char.
uotcristic meanness, refused to make an
appropriation to refund tho state ofllceru
some $4,000, economically spent In re-
pairing the Hooking Canal, whlchrepnir'
in few months repaid the state two folt
in revenue tolls. Yet the democrats to 4
man voted against the appropriatlon,whilC
they at the same session promptly paid
an oyerdrait that Mr. Backus, a democrat
had made. ut makes considerable dc.
ference" said Mr., Donnison with empha.
sis, "whoso OK is gored," 4"
Again this democratic ~ Legislature
took tho joint appointing power from the
Board Of Public Works, giving TO eacl
member unlimited and unrosuained con
troll over his division aud beingyery care
ful to give to Mr. Buclus, the democrati,
member, the "lioH's share" This was an
other act Of partisan meAnness for tn,
sake of the spoils
The democrats claim to be great admi
rors Unpopular Sovereignty, yet they pass
cd bill to take from the people Of Gin
oinnati thepoweT to appoint their own po
lice officers through their mayor and re
posed il in committee ofthree irespon
sible democrats, simply because Repub
lican mOyor happened TO bo elected,
The Sub-TrcNsuy Law Of Ohio mex
received a passing criticism. The law
he said, was insecure. The county Treas
urer gives bond Of only 100000, where
as he frequently has in his possession
over half a million Of the peoples money
1.-The be bad man, he has all the ohanc,
in the world to act the rascal, He lock-
up the peoples money circulation, with
out ample security, aud keeps the uncer
tain paper" promises to pay" ofthe Banks
to the amount Of 90 or 100000, in hi,
vaults, for several months in the year,
The Banks have the money and N,
Treasurer has their paper, tsitAoul seeuri
" and 'oithOut iNtsresL Then, this enor
nous sum. thus locked up, ls ldle-lt 4
producing nothing-it is neither bringin,
the state any interest nor serving IN,
purposes Of commerce and exchange, fo
which Il ls needed, Can you this an IN
aoPsadsRt Treasury, said Mr.. Dennison
Call you this security ItIs the very op
posite. Instead Of diyoreing the publ,
Treasury from the banks, I Is tls vsry
lao tAs Banks 'oaRt, for Il keeps their cir
eulation outstanding, while they (mbny o
which are out Of the state ahd not subioc
to our laws) are speenlating on the Rinds