The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-13

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Theso restrictions, under the Legs.
lature Of 1912, were carried to
such m extremity that improve
ments Of every kind were prohibit.
ed, and It was with extromo diff.
Guilty that sufficient money could be
raised by taxation Tor current cx-
penscs. II court house, jail, IN
firmary, or union school were burn
ed DOWN, or bridge swept away
by higl, water; there was no means
Of rebuilding IL, except by Apphca~
tim to the General Assembly to aG-
thorize special levy for such pur-
pose. There we're upwards of elev-
en- hundred bi'ls introduced into
the Fifty eighth General Assembly,
very large portion Of which were
TO authorize special levies This o.
vii was seen and felt especially by
the committee 10 which the bills
were referred. 1t was conceded
that the General Assembly would
need to no in perpetual session to
act intelhgently on all such bills.-
In order to avoid tins vicious sys.
TEN ofspeolal legislation consequent
upon the restrictive policy adopted
by former Legislatures, measures OF
general legislation were devised and
passed into laws, covering the whole
matter Of lcvies for the erection Of
town houses. court houses, jails, IN
firmaries, bridges, and union school
houses. In addition to these may
be Included tho Municipal Code" ="
winch provides a complete system
Of government for villages and cit
les; and system OF finance that OF
fectually superscdes the whole syS-
tenn of special legislation. BY rof
errnce TO the Legislative journals It
will be seen that these measures Of
general legislation were supported
and opposed alike by Democrats and
Republicans. While these meas
urcs were chiefly introduced by
Democratic members. the real leg
islntors OF your own party, Il al
ludo to such men as Colonel Pond
: Mossrs. Garfield, Dixon, and Den
ms, Of the House, and TO Messrs
Burr ows, and Everett, Of the SEN
ate,) were active and efficient in
maturing the bills, and in the al
vocacy Of their passage.
You further charge that "they
(the Legislature } added to the STATE
liabilities, for variOns purposes, Il
, bout 1900, 900 a decent REGARD
for eaudor and fair dealing woul,
have required you TO make the fur
ther statement, that the rebuilding
. Of the Central Lunutic Asylum at
. cost Of S400, 0,000-the rebuilding 0
), the old lihnd Asylum AT cost q
y $3.50, ,000-the completion Of the ne,
!, asylum at Athens, and the compile
p" ton of the Deaf and Dumb Asylur
a: Columbus-the establishment {
Reform School for girls--the ereC
- tion OF new buildings on the RcforI
u" Farm near Lancaster-lhe paymer
of Judgment in favor OF the As
y siguee of tho Ohio Life and Tru'
'e Company-aud provision for nenrl
halt u million deficiency IN the Stat
,o Treusury-were all eXtraCrdinar
70 expenses-as well as the MOrgu
le Raid Claims of nearly 100000, Il
10 10 present payment of which seems
- have been vetoed by the AttornC
=, General.
- - These provisions are what yc
80 have seen proper to term "reckte
~ ~ and unnecessary eTpenSes." Be tn
VI as it may, all the acts providing f
- these unnecessary expenditure
'S' were as generally supported by X
publican as by Democratic mer
~ bera. suspect that If these ''rcc
a. less dndunneceSsdry expenditure" hi
10 not been made, the cry would ha
gone forth from the 9th of Ju
ol Convention, that democrat
be Legislature" had refused to ma
20. provision for the unfortunate i
IN sane, and for the care Of the blir
IN and for tho reformation of J oung
n males who are en- the highway
NJ destruction.
60 Notwithstanding the very sp
cious manner in which You fou
IT. your charges against the legislali
it branch of the State governIneu
wv you have, l think, rendered an i
,ss portant service to the public by !
d. itiating n discussion on thoinpOrta
r. matter of taxation. The only tc
lid is that others IN tho Republican p,
ty will not follow your example
or Whilst tho producing classes Of Il
20, State pay annually, in round nul
ed bers, $50, 100000 Of State and 10,
30 taxes, which are expended in I
payment of the State debt, IN I
or maintenance Of tho State COVER
TX meht, in the support Of schools a
mt the benevolent institutions, the &C
Nv struction of roads, bridges, and pu
'er Inc buildings; they at the same iii
nd pay S45, 100000 annually to the {
ou ficers Of the Federal Governme
ho Not single Democrat is to be iou
Tor in the entire list OF revenue offic,
nd; of tho general government; u
tlc immense sum is annually collect
lot and disbursed by Republican o
he cials. Tho same 10 true Of eve
7or revenue officer in the United Stat
Dr.. They are all Republicans. II
" party is therefore rehponsble TO /
Iat " hole people for an honest coilC
,p. tion and application of the S45
m 100000 annually collected. ! "
as make no charges against them