The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-16
Written for The Spirit Of Democracy
OUR CINCINNATI LETTER
CINCINNATI, ONO, Dec. 6, 1873

CINCINNATI, ONO, Dec 6, 1873.
ED SPIRIT: The adjournment over
this afternoon. of the Constitutional
Convention. until Monday morning, to
give the workmen time to make some
repairs to the hall, gives me time to drop
you line, giving you some of the work
ings Of tie Convention for the past
week.
The people of the city of Cincinnati
have done themselves great credit,in the
first place in preparing and fitting up a
very fine hall for the the Convention, free
of expense to the State. They have
spared neither pains nor expense in fit
ting up and furnishing the hall,receptiou
rooms and committee rooms, and every
thing necessary for the comfort and con-
venience of members. In addition to
this they have thrown open to members
the Board of Trade Hall, Mercantile AS
sociation rooms, the rooms of the Bar
Association, the Law Lihrary,the Public
Library of the city and the Young Mems
Library Association. They have done
everything in their power to make the
stay Of members here as pleasant as
possible.
But with all these pleasant surround
ings there is an increased anxiety among
members to finish up the work and go
home. We had no difficulty in begin.
ming where we leit of last summer and
working or, and several propositions
that were fully discussed before the ad-
iournment have been taken up and voted
on with but little further discussion.
The Judicial article has been further
discussed, and has gone to the printer to
he printed with the amendments That
will come up on W Wednesday next when
1t will be disposed of without further de-
bate.
The Convention has had under con
sideration the report from the Commit
tee on Miscellaneous Subjects, being a
proposition to do away with free passes
on railroads. and to prevent any person
having any interest in a railroad, as
stakeholder or otherwise, from holding
any office in the State whatever The
report is so stringent and in some re-
spects foolish, as think, that some very
ridiculous amendments we're offered to
it. 1t may be that there should be some
restriction on roads, but, If so, the Gen
eral Assembly of the State has ample
power to regulate it. There is dispo
sition on the part Of some to make q
genera, war on railroads, and to de,
nounce them without giving any reason
for doing so. In Monroe County We are
not blessed with such mprovements,and
we, as a people, regret that. The meu
who put their money in railroads are mol
the parties benefited by the road, unless
they live on or near the line of the road
Persons familiar with railroads kno"
that there are but few roads in the whole
country that pay the capitalists that bull
them The stock of the Ohio roads Il
not worth so cents on the dollars and ths
stocks Of many of them are worthless
but the country through which they pass
has been and will continue to be greatly
benefited. l regard it as worse thar
lOHy w oDuSc tuo1 OioSS VI
ments that has done more than any otne
one thing to build up the country.
Next we have had under consideration
the report from the Committee on Coun
ty and Township Organizations. Th
committee in their report Recommend
. making counties and townships. several
, ly, corporations. have some doubts a
to the propriety Of the change. Unde
( the present law.you cannot sue county
nor can a county sue; but suits ar
, brought for and against the County Com
missioners, ana the law as it now stand
t is pretty well understood. / do no
know but it might as we'll stand. fea
: that if suits could be brought direc
against the county there might be dan
ger of increasing the liability OF IN
!, county, as it is said corporation ha
no soul, and is easily beaten in la
1 suit.
But have written beyond my imi
! We have pleasant winter weather
W,O.