Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-09
Do,noor.cy and Dishonesty.

nrou,inept paper Of the so-called
Ue,eoefaao persuaeion IL greetv usLs.ts h. ~.
81 AZ me indictment preferred against the
Conperhead Legislature of Ohio Dy ,ne
recent Republican Convention IN 'nss .,sS
Ststo I .The charQe preferred against tne
I,evielAture WAS rs follOWss
sSrhat Tho late Democratic General Assembly,
in its reckless bnspess Of the State
hv 6.iiinc 10 enact the wise and much-neeueu
snanoisi measures providing for the assessmSn.
ana eousligation OF taxation prepared by the com
mission appointed by the preceding General a. A.
eembly; It's hostility to our benevolent anu hte-
Tsry aiiietions "a {dNnf % c1rk 2,sfs. G "
scoro,rv u hs Hdie. its extraordinary length Of
session in time Of peace, resulting In an expense
20 the state amountng for ne pay 2, nv s ptesed
inc General Assembly; ts malignant attempts 20
disfranchise disabled soldiers and citlsens q, ,no
State It's attempt TO take rom inc ond nupIsh
those who violate the laws made 70 Z 49,, ",
tho Consiqp oIqe U9gse ny sScS; cos Sno p, ,Se ,Se
nS,,on 10 nreasrye and protect the liberty and
safety Of its citisens, has shown Tho democratic
party unworthy 9i .np ..uss, ,, ""u sup
This is serious arraignment of q par
ty OF profuse professions OF economy
and loud proclamations of immaculate
honesty. But every charge made Is too
notorious for denial, or even equivoca-
tion /; and the Comprehend leaders of Ohio
stand before She betrayed people cohiebei
efJly kuiIty of every 6ountinl The lindict.
ment The Copperhead paper referred TO
Oroans over the mischief such misconduct
does 10 that party In other States. IL has
no regrets for the cheating and stealing
0er Sc. but being detected at them Is what
Srieves its heart rItf fears that the
Hcharges of corruption and extravaganza
against the late Ohio Democratic Legisla-
ture can be substantiated," and that the
unteffihed, willie in power in that State,
have not kept themselves free from taint."
II adds: - s4.,r
"Inasmuch as the Democrah obtained control
OF the Legisiature BY pledges OF an honest and
prudent management OF aiiaira, their chances FOR
nture suocess would depend largely npon the re-
demption OF those pledges"
AS they redeemed none of these pledges,
but deliberately violated all of them and
robbed the tax.payers without mercy or
compunction, their chances of future sue
cess for long time to como are slim in.
deed. We fully coincide with this Dem.
ocratic paper when 1t says:
"There is one point connected with the ar
rAignulent of the late Legislature OF Ohio which
is az the groatest interest and importance to thu
strength 4 yhe % PATTY VIM in any I section u che coan
try wiz " Affected by the mqlner In which Dem
oerate discharge official dntiee whenever they uial
be devolved upcns thom. Vhis, consideration
makes the Democracy OF every locality and o
every state responsible to the party of the ma
tlon."
And it is because of the irrepressibl,
tendency of the Democratic leaders Il
plumber and rob the people and be guilt,
of all manner OF corruption and rascalit,
that the people so geldom entrust then
with the discharge of official duties, an,
so rarely re-elect them. The misoonduC
of the Ohio Copperheads will be warn
ing 10 the people OF the surrounding
States for several years. For tn
past sixteen years the people hav
not, in any Northern State
with the single exception of New Jersey
voted twice In succession for the Demo
cratic ticket One experience general,
sufl1cea for half a score or more years
Ohio has gone Democratic but twice il
sixteen years; and there Ia little probabili
ty of its being again under the rule of tina
party while the memory of the infamou
and corrupt doings of the last Legislator
remains in the minds Of the people.-Ch
cdg0 Tribune, June 27.