The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-01
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LOCAL, POLITICAL, s. OTEE-
EBlVVHSEl.
BY A CONTRIBUTOR.

BY \ CONTRIBUTOR.
OUR Radical Col portcrs are ped
ling about an clectioncering pans
phlot OF eight pages, called "Docu>
ment No. l." purporting to have
been published by the State Uuion
Republican Executive Committee.
This pamphlet, on its title page,
says "Facts Tor all Tax payers.
A Plain Record Of tho BxtrovagaD-
cos, Wastcfullnoss and Trickcry of
tho 58th General Assembly" and
much more, too tedious TO print.
Cot Frank B. Pond, candidate
FOR Attorney General, on the Re-
publican ticket, was q member from
Morgan county to thus j6th Goncr.
al Assembly.
In this pamphlet, issued by this
Radical Committee, at page 8, thoro
IS chapter or section, headed
flaws OF 1sGs-LoANs AND LEV.
IEs-AUTHoRIzED.'
Look at each item, or charge, and
tho reader will find TO what they
refer, and in tho list he will find
that they number n bills. These
a bills, at the session of the Legs
lature IN 1868, were enacted INTO
laws, which are condemned and de-
nounced by the State Radicai Ex-
ocutivc Committee us "A plan ro-
cord Of the oXtravagances, waste.
fullncss and tricl5ery Of the Fifty
Eighth General Assembly"
or the II bills, 80, or over one
half, were introduced by Radical
Senators or Radical Representa-.
tives !
Mr.. Pond, the Radical Candidate
for Attorney General, was a men,
bcr of the Judiciary Committee OF
tho House of Representatives, he
voted against tho passage of but
ONE CT these II bills. He introduc-
ed one of them in tho House, "A
bill TO authorize tho Town Of Malta
to borrow $4,000 for wharf purpos-
es. On the passage of nine Of
these n bills, he did not vote at
all. But on tho passage OF G7 OF
these bills, or on all but ten Of the
whole number, he voted "Yea."
a thorough examination Of the
journals Of both Houses has been
made, and the result Of Mr. Ponds
action in regard to the n bills com.
plainod Of, and denounced by hi.
friends, IS correctly stated above
Tho journals Of the Senate anC
Housc moreover show, that, against
theso a bulls, thore were east OF
their final passage, in the two Hou
Sos in the aggregate, G39 nays
OF these nays, 1876 woro cast BY
Democrats, and 1873 by Radicals
Hence il will be seen that aguns
, these n laws, condemned and de-
/ nounced by Governor Hayes ant
, the Radical State Executive Com
mjttee, the Democratic members o
the FiltyrEighth General Assembly
; Of Ohio cast three hundred anC
, thirty three more votes than di,
Radical members. 1t does, there
, fore, appear, by tho above facts sc
forth. and proven by the journals o
tho 5SJh General Assembly, tha
; Col. +. b. Pond was Il member O
that Assembly, is now the Radicu
f candidate for Attorney Genera
: and is a party upon the "plan re
, cord" showing the "cXtray0gances
, wastofullness and trickery" of tha
, General Assembly, set forth, expo,
. ed, condomed and denounced b.
D Governor Hayes and by the Stat
: Union Republican Executive Com
, mlttee.
Now, lot any one put in an ap
e pearanco for Pond and show the Il
, bove statement Of facts, in any pan
tlcular, untrue. We have olcarl
3 shown, from tho journals Of the lie
gislature, how eXtravagant an
I wasteful was Pond, and we are rcg
dy to submit the question for deci
D sion 20 Il jury Of twelve honest Re
a publicans. Bring yourselves up t
b the issue, gentlemen. and max
n your defence against tho charge, G
- forever cease your defamation an
D abuse. We want argument, roai
on and n display Of some little con
mon sense, ifyou or any one Of th
}, Ring has any such stock now o
/ hand.