The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-01
"COLONEL PONDS DERELIC-
TION on DUTY as LEGIS-
LATOR.o

Prominent among the editorial
squibs, in last weeks Herald, is q
notice claiming that the CoNsERvA-
TIvE's Contributor has slgnalIy
Gilod to "prove Col, Ponds derelic-
ton of duty as Legislator" while
a member of tho late Ohio Logisla-
ture. The Contributor goes, this
week more into detail, and shows
the course Pond pursued while n
member of the Legislature. He
shows that of the seventy-seven
laws which Governor Hayes, and
all the Republican speakers and all
the Republican newspapers ofOhio,
condemn as bad legislation, sixty
seven of them were voted for by
Col. Pond, nine Of them he did not
vote upon at all, one of them he in
troduced, and one, and one only, he
voted against. Considering these
facts, which the journals Of the
House of Representatives show TO be
true; and considering the "dere-
lection of duty" which the Repub-
lican party charges on the last Leg
islaturc, because of the enactment of
these lars for which Col. Pond rotcd,
aud VIC ash lf"Col. Ponds derelcc.
tion Of duty as Legislator" is not
proven ? 1t most certainly is pro-
ven, if lho campaign cry ofthe Re-
publican party, "Legislatire ErtrdU-
0gancc - is rruo, and we know that
the Herald will not gainsay its
truth. Col. Pond most certainly
stands in no very onviablo position
He is the candidate of party that
condemns his ovory act MS n public
servant. Many men, under such
circumstances, would withdraw
from the canvass.
But this is not all. Tho Repub.
lican party OF Ohio is crying out a.
gainst tho late OHIO Legislature for
receiving $500 per day for each day
of service each of its members rcn-
dcrcd. The Republicans Are doing
this in the face of the notorious ftct
:hut n Republican Legislature fixed
the present salary of members o!
the Legislature and in face of the
fact that tho same Republican Leg
Islature drew the increased pay fOi
their service, which they voted
should be paid to future Legisla
lures, when they knew such an act
TO be contrary to tho State Consti
tuition, which they had sworn tC
support. Thoy are also keeping uT
this cry in the face of the fact tha'
Col, +. B. Pond received, probably
moro pay for his service, as a mem
Dor Of the last Legislature, than any
other member Of the same.
We do not know tho number o
days Mr., Pond was absent from du.
| ty, but this We do knOw-that b,
drew pay for evcry day the session
lasted, and besides that, he drew
pay for mileage from his rosidenc,
to Columbus and back, three Seuera
times, and that, besides his rcgulal
pay of five dollars per day during
the entire session, from the first day
to the last, Sundays and holiday
included, when the House was no
in session, as we'll as when it was
he charged and received FIFTY DOL
LARS ertrd pay, for SerUeng on q com
mttee ! For his three days Servic
at the November session, Mr., PonC
charged, and was paid, hirtg-Si.
dcltars and ninety -sir cents, being a
the rate of hoelue dollars and thirty
tloo cents per day.
Col, Ponds account of money re
coivcd for legislative service, stand
thus :
First session, per diem and mile
age, S69l o
November session, per diem, 3
days, and mileage, SO O
January session, per diem, and
mileage, 636 8
Committee service, 90 o.
Total, sl,4l5
Fourteen hundred and fifteel