The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-09-01
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parts of the country, inquiring Why the
shameless lies and impudent misFep
tions of the last Legislature, indastriousIY
circulated by the AbolItiOns State Central
Committee, were NOS thoroughly refuted
and exposed by some 0ae whose position
enabled him to do so. We were unable
to give definite or satisfactory answer 10
these inquiries. For ourselves, we have
published from time to time brief expo
sures of the lies circulated by the .Aboh.
tionists to deceive the people in regard to
the Legislature. We recently published
the very able and as yet uneontradicted
letter of Hon. Ralph Beete, on the subject,
q document which completely exposed the
demngOgieal misrepresentation of Cover
nor Hayes, but did not cover all the topics
treated of by the Abolition document re-
ferred to. We hope to hear from Mr..
Leete again at an early day, and trIist he
will go further into the subject, Of which
he Is, master. Other gentlBmen 4nmes
diately connected with the Legislature and
eminently qualified for the task, vii; doubt
less, as they should, completely demolish.
the fabric of falsehood published as cam
paign document HOW beng peddled about
the State by GOV. Hayes, whose states! !
manghip goes no farther than q misappre'
hension Of the Legislative acts passed upon
his own recommendation aud with hia en- ;
proVal. We also understand that the State
Executive Committee were charged by the
State Committee with the duty of getting
upithe facts in g formal sAGps 4Ad expo
sing the infamous AbolltloH mikfenPesens =
tadous, but the dOcdmSht hAS net ppeared. :,
The enactment of tie law creating tie
Geological Board, which involved the chief
expenditure complained of by the Jacobin
Committee, was exclusively the creation of
Gov. Hayes, supported by Lieut. Gov. Lee
and it was reported by Dir. Ase, R9; Aboli-
ZIONIST from Delaware, the MOST ultra of
the JacObins. Every one of the offices
created under this enactment has been fill
ed by the loyal creatures of Gov. Hayes,
and every cent of the patronage growing
out OF this law has been gwen to the
Black Republicans. Tho State journal
and all other Jacobin papers in the State
urged the passage of this Geological bill.
In conversations with several of our Dem
ocratic friends, we warned them of the
consequences of the measure. We told
them Of its great expense TO the State, and
that it would be used against the 1emoc-
racy in the canvass. The adoption of the
measure was againet our judgment, and
we told our friends 50. We have seen
during the past fifteen years of JscObin
rule in this State, that the advantages SC
eruing from all such measures have been
swallowed up by 3 few shOddyites in con-
nectiOn with the Republican Legislatures
I and other public Offices, till they, had in
creased the expenses of the State govern
ment from less than S., 900, 900 3 year,
under Democratic rule, to more than 500
900, 900 qndeF the last Abolition Legisla-
turs.
Every Republican in both branches, ac-
eordIng 70 onr recollection, urged and vo-
/ ted to about double the salaries of the Re-
/ publican. Judges of the Supreme Court
l and it was only by the almost united vote
of the Damocrsts against this measure that
! it was defeated. The special laU by
which Cincinnati was permitted to vote
herself ten million debt to build = South
I ern railroad, to get back the trade the Alb
clifton war had lost her, was the creation
| of JacObin caucuses. The entire Cincin-
natl (Abolition) delegation, backed by
Gov. Hayes, urged and insisted upon the
adoption of this law, which the Republi-
can city Of Cincinnati has sustained by
very large vote At the polls. e...... y.
We have heretofore explained that 4
was the Republican Legislature OF 1856
that passed the law paying members five
dollars day instead of four, snd every
State officers salary had been nearly doub-
led by the Republican legislatures of 1861
and 1866. Our readers are well aware
that under the Constitution the Legislature
cannot pass law to affect their own salai
ries, or that of the State officers acting a
the time of the passage ofcshch asta. : In
crease of salaries san only sffsot those
who may be elected or qualified after the
act becomes q law. There Is not upon tn
} statute book law crested by the late Leg
l isiature that creates new offices, or increas
es the pay of old officers that was not de
I pendent uphn- the votes OF Republic :
| / Even the claim of our worthy fellow Cit
zen, SamL Doyle, was dependent upon Re
publican votes. -. .-.-..!l.- e.--..s.-
Even the extra pay allowed the Clerk
} / of the two Houses, about which the Stat
2 / journal and the Jacobin Committee hav
5 1 sad so much, was voted for almost unAni
{ mously by the Republicans, and Repnh
D | lican Auditor and Comptroller, under th
: instructions of the Abolition. Attorne
: General, have paid the sums called for.
E 4 As to the monies expended for the me-
: Lunatic Asylum, Blind and other beneYC
: lent institutions, we belIeve there was \
n difference of views Is to the necessity {
: those appropriations which were recon
}. mended by Republican State officers.
e Now, we recommend to our friends 3
= over the State to pledge their candidates
ie repeal the law creating the Geological SD
l. Vey and every other State measure IN Il
l. hands of Republican officers that is unne
y essarlly taxing the people. Let it be u
+ derstoOd that the first week of the sessiC
ID shall not be passed till all unnecessary laT
ID increasing the taxes of the people shall
in repealed. Let the Democrats pledge ther
70 selves to retrenchment and reform in Ste
u expenses-take all the immense patrona
N from score of Republican State office
ct and return to the plainest and most prin
tive system Of government. THIS accor
n plished, and the hoWis of these Aboliti
ed demagogues and Office holders will
~ pitched in another key.-lCrisis.