The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-06-20
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Governor Dennison and ~Carrington-
1.-THE little humbug"-ar the responsible
military heads in Ohio. Let us trace some
of their speculations. Governor Dennison
gave out to ZONE Of his personal and politi-
cal friends the first subsistence contract
He allowed these contractors to charge the
State sixty cents a day for the subsistence of
each man. They sub-let these contracts
from thirteen to fourteen cents per day, and
when there we're 5000 men in camp, these
commissaries made $500 per day, or about
$685. 900 per week.
Our very brilliant military authorities then
sent to the State of New York after tent
poles, which were bought at high figures and
oppressed through at high rates. Now, ev-
erybody of common sense knows that if a
company of men had been detailed they
could have entered the woods of almost any
farmer in Northern Ohio, and hGea thar,ised
for taking these poles out! With n little
trimming turning and Pointing they would
have beeIH as good for the purpose desired
as those in New York. But somebody had
70 make money out of the tent polosl Ohio
has to be robbed by bankrupt politicians of
the "irrepressible'' school
Tents that we're purchased in New York
at 50 were sold for ST. In this tent bust
ness there was q large swindle and the large
profit went into the hands of some body
Ohio is rich, but some Of the Republican
clique at Columbus are poorl
Now, turn to the uniform. A contract ap.
proved by the Governor Of Ohio, was made
for 5000 uniforms at $l6 each. The cost
to the contractor was almost $3.50, being
$3.50 profit m each unjforml The Stat
of Ohio was aeeced in this contract out Of
S60,000l A tailor of Cincinnati writes to the
Commercial on this subject as follows:
'Ifit (the uniformly had been good, well
made, durable goods it would not have been
so bad; but before the soldiers wear them
three months, they will be again in rags.
The most of them were made up without any
staying, and of such fimSy cloth that it is
impossible for them to wear any time, and
the tailors paid such prices that it was i'm
possible for the workmen to make them
right: The cost of the coat is, II yards of
cloth at 50, 1915; making SIPS; trimming
81, and cutting 10 cents. Cost of pants, 2!
yards of satinet at 65 cents, $l,G3; making
80 cents; trimming and cutting As cents.
Cost ofpants 1898. l have put everything
at the full amount, SO that the public can see
how they are swindled by the management
of their officials. The State Of Indiana ad-
vertised for bids three weeks before they
were awarded, and made each contractor
furnish q sample, which they kept. And
theirs is q more suitable suit for the pur-
pose, and one that will last twice as long,
made for Indiana at $500. than the sixteen
dollar suit furnished Ohio"
But we cannot refer at length to all the
schemes by which Gov. Dennison and his
co.ofiicials are getting rid of the THREE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS appropriated by
the State of Ohio for military purposes! We
will close this chapter by referring to the la
test detected swindle. We again quote from
the Cincinnati Commercials
"Mr. George D. Winchell, Of Cincinnati,
sent samples to Columbus Of camp kettles
which he agreed to supply at $l,4O per nest
three in a nest; tin-plates at 81 cents each,
and tin-cups at 81 cents each. He received
a reply that the sample had been received
and should have attention. He heard moth
ing more upon the subject officially, but
subsequently got a dispatch from ]. L. Gill
& Son, of Columbus, ordering him to make
5000 plates for them. ~suspecting the facts
Mr.. Minchell went to Columbus and discov-
erod that a large contract had been given to
Gill & Son at the following prices, viz: camp
kettles, three in a nest, SO; tin.cups, each
seven cents; tin plates, each seven cents.
The contract was signed by Governor Den
nison. Gill & Sons bid was more than 100
per cent. higher for complexities than Win
chelIs, and precisely 100 per cent. higher
for tin-cups and tin-plates. We believe that
every lineup in Cincinnati could be pur-
chased at retail for five cents each,
By this kettle and lineup speculation the
State was robbed of $4,000. [Senaca
County Advertiser.