Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-02
Vol. XXXIV.

| has shown that the maximum of salaries
| fixed by law is the salaries that are paid, es-
pecially where, in cases like the present.. the
tpeople are to foot the bills andi fficeFs hos
tile to them have the power of fixing the
kamount.i In addition to this, the board
have the power TO expend all the money
| they deem necessary or expedient for
"rents, record books, stationery, printing,
telearaphing, badges, clubs, and furniture
of necessary rooms and stations, advertis-
ling, fuel and Aie hts.'i An amount feX-i
i penditure equaling tor the cityo ColuM I
bus, $4,000 per aIinam, possibly upwards.
/ Much larger than the cost of the police at
] Iany previous period, without securing any
better, if as good, protection to pei sons
! aid property. This. large amount is to be
! levied by the City Council (about the only
/ duty, by theiWays left for 1t TO 0perfOrm, tor
police puEposes3, and collected from the
bpeOple, to- pay into the pockets, it may be,
| of mercenaries from other parts Of the
! country, 10 sprEsiasib .ssfi fset 4iilI Is fs, +
Is Is suehia system, sir, one that multipliesl
/ unnecessary soffieeS-payS eXtraYagant and
unnecessary salaries--forcesu upon people
officers not of their own choosing-Wrings
i from them the taxes to pay this enormous
lex pense, and gives them neither choice nor
EreMedy in the matter 1 say is that such a
systems is that the kind of legislation that
comnends itself to, the wise, the prudent,
ehe just legi sIator No one OF those who
expect to vote for. this bill have
yet'had the haFdih0od TO affirm that 1t is,
and lTNentufe the assertion no one OF them
WILL Them isirS We must look to other
ieauses-- We must look for other and differ
ent reasons tor their iaetion.Q ulgT .'sfJ !
lsf Again, sir who has asked for the passage
! of this law? Not the people of the citygof
|. .Colun3bds.1 H is said in conversation out of
the Senate that Toledo and Dayton wantit.
III have no means of knowing that such is
the tact. So far as know not a singlespe-
ksL l. .k<N1
of those places asking that they be depriv-
ed of the right of electing their own Off
GERS and Hhave serious doubts whether it
/ is not the great probability that those
cities will become Democratic III politics
bF reason OF the action or yesterday, rath-
er than the wishes of the people, that sug-
gested including them III this law. Wheth-
er this be- so or not. it is certain the citi-
Zens OF Columbus do not tcGRtSt 1t. They have /.
demonstrated by -tenetOs one against 1t.
With all theeftor OF a political minority
to make a respectable excuse for a leglSla-
tive! majority to disfranchise the sYo-
ters here, and all the cunning q. OF
hungry ONCE seekers anxious 1or
support. from the taxation OF she
people, less than one hundred andhtty1ot
voting population OF some thousands could
be found to recommend the passage OF this
law, while over fifteen hundred earnestly re-
En4onstrate against it. . l. fegret sir, could
bnot get possession of the remonstrances
tiled m7the other branch OF this Legislature;
! but they are said to be IN the POSSESSION OF
the Chairman OF the committee VINO had
the bill before 1t. and he is ansent' should
be glad.eo exhibit the numbers ana names
enrolled there. l. could demonstrate that
while they so far .outnumbered the petit
tioners,, they atithe same time represent by
far the largest portion OF tue property that
pays taxes iOr munlclpai ptfposes III gblS
city, .Ihe time was, slr, Wnen tne voice OF
the people thus expressed Wouia nave 1een
neeaeo oy iegislaSers III Inns Sapieei' MnaC-
ever might nave peeh their poiiCnaI stdCus'
| But new IL tIahsi pnneeaeo upon tne aeeen-
ton OF the ademihanG party IN fthese haHs,
when at STANDS In the- way oIoIher party
schemes. .EiEs4 dor -
b mere can Desho excuse Iouhd lot Inls
tacGion on the score oIits oelng necessary ior'
the good, goVerhmeht .ol tue ety. or tne
preeectlon etl its ihhapltants. NO oenaGor
mas ssood III misplace anu prouuceu 20 thls
oehate any. conplainS irohi any a9SnorlZeu mh as
source W sustain euGH d Oudi &c. Anoy eau
not 40 IL !; anu chaiienSe cotHpdrIeol WIN
any CITY oI It's popuIatioit loI ptacG, qui,:eC-
ness anu goo'i SoVeffnn..eMl f M D. IIs uany Poiice
reports snow less Oh trthe Gnan any Guy vi
eqna.siIe tuaC ais iiH7 t:7, my
DCs sLl, '.hls oIii lS
dnJuss py !eason VI la =; onai
asp " oieeL q 4Sr 2 %, o.
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u 7 as Ms., W. tsnohio The
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pa " =. Povo1 oro,,Iroa,t 0a +hary,
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of Ss 4; tiat o;fU
aggregaslon oI ptople as IN ClaC Guy,
~. looa.l PUioS p,,+ s;r +hoe 49,
1,e, ssI1o ,s Of .,oi 90 for az to scot ~
a,,,1., ~ +o citisS not ,natronoIitan
appiy 'n9 91yst' Ia a. EIL Dr. tFni p"oh
IN slze; NelIner "a Alpdny, DuIat4, .h; Hs9eue
yer, ail VI iai y, Uiito I;Cy ~ ~
popuiatPIons P. nav Sn,e ?, m
THEM: DIV @ Leg glslacuIe y! Cno SAINT pa parry
mere III Onio, ~, Slle wiz vi
the penple' on ctCIee VI Usie seconI s LAS
Whlle the ohiy clty III Ctie. oSaCe aPpIoacLi- c
ing metrepoiItalI III Slzels renewed rom t the
operation Oh elais eitfICie otity clIy III 'He
oGaCe "here' IL the Plau oe Soou OHe' IL
Is rcasohaoIe W dpl'lJ IT, PloPoe'Cl III W
make the appllcaSioh VI IhlS iaW equal oy
Including all cICles OF poCh Cne nIsG anu
second classes oHereu py me was oelloer-
ately voted down without reason Delng as
signed for IL anu lumeulately one 10 eA-
empt the CITY OF CoiumDus from It's opera
ton was defeated by tue vote OF every SEN
ator OF the domlhaht party on Inls Hoor
CINCINNATI lett out-Columous Voeed IN
Here. sir, we see the anImus and hnd the
motives that govern the action on thls DILL
and they are no mgher or better than the
qualification of partisan rancOr against a
city that all through the war and under the
presence OF the military gathered here dur
ing that time, steadily increased It's Demo-
cratic maj6rities, until to-day it stands
proudly forth the banner city of the North