Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-19
MOnstrous Corruption Fund In ohio.

The following letter from the Postmaster
Of Ashland, Ohio, 10, the Postmaster Of Hay
villo, of the same county, exposes a scheme
for raising funjs for Republican eleotioneerlng
purposes, which aurpasses anything yet on record
for the enormousness OF the demand. Five
hundred and seventy.fve dollars for Ashland
county and three per cent. on the salaries Of ell
the PO5tmastors. This In ratio for the State
would raise corruption furd over one hundred
thousand dollars 10 use 10 the Ohio elections
Read the letter:
ASHLAND, Ohio, August 6.h, 1868.
"Mr. Kinningsr, p. NJ, HayspilIc, Ohio;
"DrAR SIR: Our Mr.. Blake has sent me the
resolutions Of the Union Executive COMMITTEES,
calling on this county for her quota of funds 90
conduct the fall campaign. They have ss essed
this county at hvo hundred and seventy Ave
dollars, besides tax on Postmasters of three
per cent. on ssleiy, and requested me to notlfy
all the Pcetmssters and receive from them the
amount, and forward the tams to him.
Would like ii you would respond soon and
ohlige,
" ]. CRoLL."
Wu COW have q clue to the Sc ,saton s.ory In
the Cincinnati Commercial about the Democrats
raising money to carry the elections and intro
duce ire udulent voters! This enormous tax
levy on the Abolition officials did not come fast
enough to suit the cormorants, and the bare
faced lie Of the Commercial was got % to slim,
ulate them to action. This lie on the Demo-
Gratis was relied upon to draw the money from
the Republican officials, -
The Ohio StGte Journal, some of the Repub.
lican State committee, and several leading Re
publican orators, were getting In close quarters
about the HURT frauds In Cincinnati. AZ the
sums missed amounted to several hundred thou
sand dollars, these men might find Il convenient
10 have large fund on hand to meet contln-
gencies If too hard pressed. What better way
to raise II, than by TAX levied on their broth.
rem In office! and what 80 potent to draw IL
from their pockets 90 the cry that the Demo-
Gratis wefe'about TO commit some desperate act,
that only could be oounteracted BY MoEKY!
| How long will the Republicans ont Of Office,
follow leaders who use them as mere tools ana
instruments for purposes unworthy any man'e
support or c0untenance2 We are not surprised
as the small meeting Of Bfoughites. Thous-
ands of hitherto good Republicans are shock.
ed at all they see around them. They are
doubling and hesltatlng at what to them seems
inexplicable. AFa
For two years they have listened 10 false pre-.
dictions, false promises, and lies without end;
and instead of prediction or promise be-
coming true, every honr grew darker and mofe
aud more complicated, until We find oorfuption
and violence stalking In our midst, and vars
and rumors Of WArs OF endless magnitude
pushing in upon us from every quarter, both
foreign and domestic. II the people are mad
enough TO sustain q party which is plugging
US into such misforfunes, they must not hold up
their hands with horror when the calamities
are upon us They now have 1t In their power
| TO avoid an immense increase of misfortuneB
as must ruin tho nation toreyer.-CFisis. rL