Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-06-20
The Difference.

'o"e IN 'avor OF patronizing homo
manufactories IL we have them. Ths
Cincinnati Commercial says:
"a contract for four thousand over
coats for the Ohio troops at S9,65 each
was made with a Columbus firm about
the first of May. The regulation price
is S6,4O. The margin in favor of tbe
contractors is "a, ,25 on each coat, or S43,- =
900 on the lot. The difference between
the materia! used 10 the regulation"
coats. and that furnished by the Colum-
bus contractors. is almost as great a. the
difference in the prices"
The Ohio manufacture is satinett. We
were shown samples from the east, all
wool and worth 40 per cent more than
these Ohio weos and the contracts could
have been made for SO, 40 each and this
would afford fat margin, all the con-
tractors conscience would allow him TO
take. But the advertisement over Col.
Whittlesey's name limits the bids to
cloth of Ohio manufacture and on this
account the Cleveland parties who had
the eastern samples were blocked against
bidding. and in consequence the State
pays 3os per cent. higher for an article
worth 33s per cent. less. We are heart
ny sick Of showing up these terrible swim
dies, and begin to query whether the home
government which robs us by contract Ia
any better than Southern rebels who rob
US without contract.
We are informed that the 18th repi-
nent could have passed to Bellair for
S4,0O0 over the Pittsburgh road, but
they were sent over the road in which Mr..
Dennison is a stock holder for $4,000.
The tin cup business as shown up by tho
Cincinnati Commercial, White Repub-
licsn paper, exhibits another beautiful
record, but that paper says with ell out
disposition to be charitable, the enormous
profits made is sufficient to justify the
harshest public censure. 1t adds:
Our own Investigations sustain sub
stantially the results exhibited by our
contributor. The cost to Government
for regulation uniforms"-much better
than those supplied to the Ohio Volun-
teers is s9,3s each without "scales"-
say the Governor were made for 5000
uniforms with the "scale" at Sl6 each.
SO here is the large margin of 1852 on
the lot-not to consider the inieriority Of
quality in the goods furnished. We are
assured by competent business men, that
even this is a favorale exhibit.
But another watched contract has been
sifted and the result is sickening. 1t was
reported that the Governor had approved
contract for tin cups. camp kettles, DC.
at extravagant prices, directly in the face
of much lower propositions. One of our
most prominent citizens. in order to sat-
isfy himself, entered into an investigation.
and he presents the following as the re-
suits, viz:
"Mr. George D. Winchell sent samples
to Columbus of camp kettles which he
agreed to supply at 81 40 cents per nest
three in a nest; tin plates at 81 cents
each, and tin cups at 81 cents each. He
received reply that the samples had been
received and should have attention. He
heard nothing more upon the subject Of
ficially, but subsequently got dispatch
from j. l.. Gill d Son, of Columbs. Or
dering him to make 5000 plates for them.
Suspecting the facts Mr.. Winchell went
to Columbus and discovered large con-
tract had been given to Gill g. Son at the
following prices, viz: Camp Kettles. 8 in
nest,S3; Tin Cups. each, cents; Tin
Plates, each. cents. The contract was
signed by Governor Dennison. Gill d
Sons bid was more than 100 per cent
higher for Camp Kettles than Winchell's.
and precisely 100 per cent higher for Tin
Cups and Tin Plates. We believe that
every tin cup in Cincinnati could be pur-
chased at retail for five cents each. The
idea of contracting to pay seven cents
each for large numbers is so preposterous
that we doubt whether the veriest Lunstio
in the Central Asylum would be guilty of
it. If he should the Superintendent would
discharge him as incurable."
Notwithstanding all this showing still
the work goes on, and the Governor is
fighting hard against being made Govern
or again. Hepositively declines, he does.
He will not be his own Succedaneum."
The very bes. drilled partisan sheets.
after renewing the lame defences. especi-
ally the Brown pamphlet referred to cry
out, "It cant be whtewsshed."
1t would really seem as though Gov.
Dennison had taken philosophic view
of the thing and concluded that "one
might as well be hung for an old sheep as
a lamb" or rather than to have the Ohio
press demoralized by making false state
ments he will make their statements true.
We are still inclined to attribute ss
much to the Governors weakness as wick
edness, but it takes bully portion Of
both do the discredit to the Buckeye
State he has done. We shall repair the
State Government in four months
Plaindealer.
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