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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
TOUCH NOT! HANDLE NOT!

What should those Congressman
who voted against the retroactive
or stealing-clause of the Appropri
alton bill do with that back pay?
That is the question now up in the
grand debating society of the people
The Springfield { Mass. )Repubiican
has the following:
William Randall Roberts of the
fifth New York district leads off.
With the spirit of a fine old Irish
gentleman, he refuses to profit a
penny by the salary steal and makes
over his share of the swag to the
government. What were our native
born Congressman thinking of to al
low Mr.. Roberts to get the start of
them in this way? What are they
thinking of now that they do not at
once copy the honorable example he
nas set them?
That paper we suppose will admit
that to lead is to go in advance; to
copy is to follow. When the same
thing is done by number, stimuli
taneously. how can one be said to
lead, How can one be a copy of
another? Mr.. Roberts is not the
sole original in that matter of refus-
ing the extra pay voted under the
dishonest retroactive clause of that
salary amendment to the Appropria-
ton Bill.
Mr.. Upson of the Cleveland dis
trict can find no excuse for taking
the extra pay even though he should
Immediately bestow the same upon
some charity. He is a lawyear and
reasons as an honest lawyer; the
money belongs either to the Govern
ment or to himself:if to the Govern
ment he has no right to touch it for
any purpose. Mr.. Upson agreed to
serve his constituents for certain
pay which he has received. therefore
the extra pay does not belong to
him and he will not touch it.
Representative Monroe, has not
taken the money. No two men in
the House worked harder to defeat
that iniquitous bill than did Messrs.
Upson and Monroe, and we know
that the passage of that clause was
a personal modification to those
gentlemen, for of course they were
sensitive as to the integrity of the
Congress of which they were part
and particularly as the party to
which they belong will be held re-
sponsible for the act inasmuch as
the majority in Congress is Repub-
! lican.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
OUT At SEA.

For nearly or quite six weeks the
steamers Manistee and Messenger
have been drifting about Lake Mich
igan at the mercy of the elements
and unableto reach the shore on ac
count of the ice. They left Milwau
kee just before the cold snap and
storm of uhe latter part of January
set in, and their course to Crane
Haven was cut off by the ice. The
crew endeavored to weather the
storm. After while the fuel gave
out and the fires were extinguisheG
Early in FEBRUARY the provisions
gave out, and the choice was be
tween starving to death and attempt
ing to reach the shore. A boats
crew finally reached Whitehall, OBJ
tanned provisions and returned t.
the steamers. The last heard from
the vessels was up to Monday, tn,
oath ult. The messenger was at tina
time far out in the lake, surrounded
by ice fifteen to twenty feet thick
The Manistee was off Ludington
surrounded with heavy pack ice. L
is not likely that there will be any
chance for the liberation of the yes
sells before the ice gives way in the
spring.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
SHOULD BE MARKED.

The New York Times only ex
presses the general sentiment of hon
est people throughout the country
when it says of "the shameful rob
berry of the Treasury by Congress,i in
voting its members back pay" that
the men who committed this etfense
should abe marked, and no conf
dence be hereafter placed in them;''
and that -"there are no tricks by
which public opinion can be turned
away from the act now. 1t stands
by itself. Its unmitigated dishones.
ty is not to be concealed. Every vo-
ter in the land can understand it.
The men who are reponsible for it
cannot now shrink the consequences
of their acts. ."After giving an analy
sis of the vote, locally and political
ly considered, the Times concludes
If the Republican party is to re
tain the confidence of the people, it
must withdraw its own confidence
from the men who appear on the
wrong side of the above lists. The
country ought not to forgive and
will not forgive, the supporters of
such a shameless fraud as we have
now fully exposed.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
FIRE AT ElYRlA,

The beautiful and thriving town
ofElyria was on Sunday morning
visited by one of those sudden and
disastrous condagations which for a
time defy all human effort and sweep
away in few moments the results
of years of thrift and industry.
Elyria has lost 5000, 900 in prop
erty,including her excellent library,
treasure of which the town was
justly proud. No human life was
lost, and with the 100000 ,insur-
ance as a basis for restoration, ,ElyIia
will be year hence more beautiful
than before. 1t was a calamity in
deed, but such a one as energy and
determination can speedy overcome
Elyria has always been open hearted
and generous toward those in dis
tress, and she will receive in her
hour of trial full return of public
sympathy.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
OHIO SCHOOL STATISTICS.

The Columbus correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Gazette complies
from the forthcoming report of the
State School Commissioner the fol.
lowing facts not heretofore pub
lished:
The total receipts for school pur.
poses in Ohio In 1872 was $7,42O,.
33S. In 1871 it was 81, ,365, ,992. In
crease, $53,346.
The grand total of receipts, in
cluding balance on hand September
L, 1872, was $9,S13,517; in 1870, il
was $3.50, ,046; increase, $203, sos.
The total of school expenditures
for 1872 was $7,3S3,S57; in 1871 it
was $7,254, ,729; increase, 1929, ,l27.
Grand total of expenditures, ex-
elusive of the amounts paid for in
terest on and redemption of bonds
in 1872, $7,S17,35S; in 1871, $6,S31, ;
035; balance on hand September /,
1872, $2,429,S5S.
The Commissioner says that al
though he has made a determined
and persevering effort to get at the
cost of our school system in 1872,
and although the amount reported
is larger than in 1871, still he feels
satisfied it is too small.
The number of teachers necessary
to supply the schools of all kinds in
the State is 14,7SS, of whom about
5S7 are assistant teachers. The
number Of different persons actually
employ as teachers during the year
1872 was 12,O6l, indicating 1878
changes during the year, which was
l2S fewer than in in 1871.
Average wages of male teachers
in townships was $50 per month,
and of females $2G.
The number of townships in 1872
which did not Have schools the legal
time (twenty-four weeks) was 497,
being decrease of 3S7 from the pre-
ceeding year.
Average rate of local tax for
school purposes in townships was
S.O5 mills. In seperate districts it
was 6.37 mills.
There was enrolled during the
year very near 65 per cent. of the
entire youth of school age in the
State. The Commissioner has ta-
ken great pains to make this calcu
lation accurate, but the Commission
er thinks it too large.
The per cent. Of daily attendance
was 52.S5 of the enrolment in town.
ships, and 66.21 in separate districts.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
POLITICAL MORALITY.

1t is quite refreshing to note the
comments of the Opposition press
on the result of the Credit Mobilier
investigation. To read some of
these journals, one would think that
they were the exponents of party
that never sinned; that held in its
keeping all the public and private
virtue in the land. Democratic ed
itors who never had a word to say
against the sin of rebellion; who de-
Tended Tweed and his brother
thieves as high-toned gentlemen and
model public servants; who have
grown rich by using their columns
to advocate and justify the schemes
of corrupt lobby, suddenly assume
an air of sanity innocence, and
proceed to lecture the nation on the
sins and shortcomings of the Re.
publican party.
The spectacle is a novel one, and
we trust these self-appointed guard
ians of public purity will keep at
their work and give their hard-shell
readers a daily lecture on the beau
ty and necessity of political homes
ty. 1t will do good both to writer
and reader. The Democratic editor
may infuse in his own system lit
tie genuine honesty by continually
exercising his brains over honest
sentiments. His subscribers, who
take their intellectual food at his
table, may think the conversion
genuine, and be thus led to honest
reformation themselves.
So keep up your show of virtu-
Gus indignation, gentlemen: you
can do no harm to the Republican
party, but may succeed in penetrat-
ing the sin-toughened hide Of De
mocracy with feeling of remorse
that will awaken some of its leaders
to make efforts to save themselves.
if not the party they adhere to. II
this Credit Mobilier business leads
our Democratic reighbors to clos
er intimacy with their hong neglect
ed bibles, and forces them to look
over a few chapters on honesty to
know what it really means, and how
to write on the subject, we may reas-
onably expect, as the logical result,
general breaking up of the Demo
cratic party during the next four
years. If the Republican !party by
investigating the shortcomings of a
few of its members, can start the
Democratic party in pursuit after
honesty, why should not the world
rejoice?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
TOO FAST,

The New York World Thursday
exulted over "the New Hampshire
victory" as 'attesting the inextin-
guishable vitality of the Democratic
party" Simply that the State had
gone Democratic, when it had not
tempted the World into proclaim
ing that party Islands before the
country in a prouder, more hopeful
attitude than at any previous time
within the last twenty years" That
was ''pride" ofthe kind that ''goes
before destruction" and hope of the
kind that makes ashamed" since
the facts turn out to be the other
way. We, however, frankly accept
the Worlds declaration that ''this
first election since the November de-
feat, is of good augury for the polit
les of the next four years, "it means
Republican success.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
ROMANCE IN REALITY,

Two or three months ago, j. Row.
ell, the furniture dealer, set about
overhauling desk filled with old
papers-papers which had been ac-
cumulating on his hands Ior several
years, until he could scarcely say
where or how he got the most OF
them. After throwing away BUSH
ell or more of the documents, he
came upon paper sealed and tied
with red tape. He could not remem
Der having seen it before, and was
amazed when he broke the seals and
read: Last will and testament of
Israel Whitworth." Getting furth-
er down, he found that the paper
was nine years old, and that the will
gave to Margaret Davis, my sister,
or her children, the Gordon farm,
situate two and one-half miles from
st. Joseph, Mo-, together with all
live stock and farming utensils;
further, the sum of $4,000 in bank
at st. Joseph (unless l shall have
withdrawn it), my gold watch, my
household furniture, and the one
half OF what my house in st. Joseph
may bring at private SALE"
The will was dated Detroit, Aug
ust 10, 1863" II occurred to Mr..
r well that the will might be of
some account to some one, and he
wrote to Mrs. Davis, directing the
letter to st. Joseph, Mo. In about
two weeks he received reply from
her, dated at Weston, same State,
his letter having been forwarded to
that place. She stated that her
brother had been dead nearly eight
years, and that she had never known
of will. The property had been
divided among four near relatives of
the deceased, or should have been,
but three of them cheated her out
OF most what fell to her in dividing
up. Rowell sent on the will, and
Friday last he received a grateful
letter from the woman, who said
that the will had been admitted to
probate there, the witnesses called
on, and that she had been put in
possession of nearly $4,000 thro'
his finding the will. The puzzling
thing of the whole is that Rowell
cannot tell where or when he got the
will, nor imagine how the deceased
came to leave it wi ere it would fall
into the hands OF a stranger. Mr..
Whitworth might have lost it, or
eft it where he could not find it, and
inlly concluded that it was destroy
I'd, and for reasons satisfactory to
,imselfdid not make another will.
Detroit Press. ,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
TOO MANY LAWYERS.

The people of the State are nomi-
mating too many lawyers as delega-
tes to the Constitutional Convention
Lawyers run too much to law. As
makers of Constitutions they are so
technical, SO legal, use such an
abundance of language to say ''yes
or no." that lawsuits are easy, and
Judges, from a Justice of the Peace
to the Supreme Judge, can construe
clauses of the Constitution to suit
their own notions or the promptings
of a silent fee. Plain, practical
business men and tradesmen should
be mingled to give spice and com
mon sense to the assemblage.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
SENATOR BOUTWELL,.

The election of George S. Bout
well, to represent the State of Mass
achusetts in the United States Sen
ate, e,serves to keep up the list ofpure
and able men who have given so
much eclat to that State in years
gone by. Massachusetts long since
adopted a method Of Senatorial rep
resentation which so long ruled at
the south, and which has been the
means of giving great influence to
the State following it. This is, to
select the purest and ablest men
they have, and keep them in the
United States Senate for long term
of years. By this means the State
gets the benefit of their increasing
experience and influence, while they
have strong inducement to keep
themselves free from corruption and
to devote their best powers to their
duties, in the probability of retain
ing their honors SO long as good be-
havior continues. Senator Sumner
and Vice-President Wilson have
long been colleagues,-and their in
duence has been very potent. Mr..
Boutwell, is worthy successor of
Wilson. He has had expe rience in
the House of Representatives, and
welded a powerful influence there.
Has career as Secretary of the Treas
ury has been highly honorable, and
there is every reason for believing
that his Senatorial career will be
equally honorable with that which
has already been developed.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
FIRING THE SOUTHERN HEART

The New Orleans Picayune is in
large degree responsible for the
recent outbreak in that city. Fol
some time past it has discussed the
legislative imbroglio in a manner di-
rectly calculated to arouse the pas.
sions of its readers. Just before
the collision occurred we find it saw
ing:
sour forefathers upturned the
world because their rightful rulers
attempted to impose upon them un-
righteous burdens! We in the midst
of the nineteenth century stand be-
fore unlawful rulers and are asked
to bow the knee to them, and also
to indorse their infamous laws. Ten
thousand times better that we should
forget and forswear the memories of
Washington, Henry, Adams, Jeffer-
son, and host of their compeers.
and pray for the return of that des-
potism which crushes out all
thought, and worships alone brutal
force.
What ever may be the merits of
the question at issue, incendiary ap-
peals like the above can do no good.
Anger and prejudice have too long
controlled Southern politics, and no
well wisher to the State will endeav-
or to intensity and increase their in
fiuence. If there was ever need of
calmness and forebearance, it is in
Louisiana at the present time.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
THE DEMOCRATIC REFORMERS AND
THE WAY THEY DO 1T.

While smarting under the lashes
administered by the Democratic
Press, as it fearlessly lays bare the
Credit Mobilier, and proves conclu-
sively to itself the utter worthless
ness and entire rottenness of Re-
publican principles and men, and
while we are debating whether or
not we had better fast and pray a
while to fit us for association with
that body of earth's righteous, and
then go and join the Democl attic
party, We awakened from our cogita-
tions by a sudden clap of thunder
from the political sky. 1t is the
passage of the bill to increase the
salaries of certain Government of
ficers. The President to receive
$4,000; Vice President, $4,000:
Chief Justice of Supreme Court,
$10,5O0, Justices of Supreme Court,
$4,000; Cabinet officers, $4,000:
Assistant Secretaries, $4,000; and
Members of Congress, to include
those of the session just expiring,
$500.
After we have recovered from the
shock, which the announcement OF
such an outrage must give every
honest citizen, we turn to the list OF
votes given for and against the bill.
We would naturally expect that all
the support given it would be by
Republicans, and all the opposition
by the Democrats; for are not the
Democrats all reformers? and surely
'reformers' is not another name for
thieves. We should expect the list
of votes to be as distinct a party
division as is made in the Tribune
almanac, but we are doomed to dis
appointment, to bitter disappoint-
ment. Instead of the virtuous re-
formers being arrayed against this
scandalous proceeding, we find a
large majority of them in favor OF
it. We see here men who are hoarse
with croaking against Credit Mo
bilier, and with clamoring for i'm
parchment of other members; vot-
ing to increase their own salaries at
the close of their term, and taking
out of the treasury thousands OF
dollars to which they have no right
but that Of the highwayman.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
THE LESSON.

The final returns make it certain
that the Republicans have gained
two Congressman in New Hamp-
shire, the Democrats holding but one
district out of three that they had
before. We didn't need the gain,
but it is comfortable to know that
the Republicans are still united when
they have men to vote for who have
no taint of corruption on them. The
lesson of New Hampshire is, put up
good and true men, who never stole
or took a bribe, and we shall surely
WinI
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
WELL TO REMEMBER.

After all the abuse of the Poland
Committees report,i it is well enough
to recall the composition of that
Committee. Not only was it ap-
pointed by a Democrats. S. Cox,
but of its five members two, ,Niblack
of Indiana, and Merrick of Mary.
land, were Democrats, and third,
Banks of Massachusetts, was a Lib
eral Republican. Only two mem
bers, Pelican, of Vermont, and Nc
Crery Of Iowa, were regular Republi.
cans. 1t is absurd to suppose tn al
such a committee would unanimous
ly report to exonerate certain mer
because they are Republican lead
ers.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
ANOTHER CALL.

1t is reported from Washington
that, as soon as the question ofwho
is to be the next Secretary of the
Treasury is settled, the syndicate
will reopen their subscription books,
and make another call for $50,000,-
600 5-20s Of 1862. This will prob
ably about the first of next month.
1t appears that the new syndicate
are considerably slower than the
old, for the reason that there are
a much larger number of princi-
pals in the transaction, but it is
believed that that the experience
gained by the subscription now in
course of settlement will be of
great service to all concerned when
future subscriptions are asked.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
ENGLISH AFFAIRS.

The arrangement of Ministerial
affairs in England, owing to the
proffered resignation of Gladstone
has not yet been thoroughly repair
ed, and it is not clear yet, what
course will be pursued. OF one
fact, however, the public may rest
assured, which is that though the
Conservatives, under Disraeli, NAV
obtain temporary power, there is
no likelihood that they can long re-
tain it. Liberalism is predominant
in England. The trouble with Glad
stone was, If anything, that the oc-
casionally misinterpreted the word
and either failed to go far enough or
positively retrograded from the stan
dard required by popular sentiment.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20

Only forty-two candidates have
been named so far for the Office o.
City Marshal in Akron.
A Young man named Charles
Buckingham was accidentally killed
in a coal mine at New Straitsville on
Wednesday.
A Little girl named Bartholomew
living in GAINESVILLE, was burned to
death on Wednesday, by her clothes
taking fire from a crate.
Brncroft has recently informed
personal friends he intends shortly
to return to this country and com
plete his history, relinquishing his
mission.
Senator Morton has a speech pre-
pared in the Caldwell case which
will require a day for its delivery.
The Democrats, it is understood
with three exceptions, will vote for
expulsion of Caldwell.
Strangers visiting Augusta Me,
while the snow is in the streets are
particularly cautioned not to kick
any old hats they may notice in
their path, as several citizens have
had their heads seriouly bruised in
this way before they were dug out.
The aged but astute Illinois farmer
keeps no baron eter. nor does he
put his trust in the grounding, but
he knows when spring approaches by
seeing his sons who have arrived at
manhood prepare to leave home, af-
ter winter of"spongin" on the old
man.
A Detroit negress allowed a gen
tleman of that city to name her ba-
by the other day, in consideration
of two dollar bill, and the poor little
thing was chrlstenen William Henry
Washington Colfax Grant Scipio
Brutus Halifax Weed Soshua Lone
Jack Madison Buffalo Bill Saunders.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20

The fight over the life of Foster
the New York car-hook murderer
has now become general throughout
the State. Sides have been taken
by the various religious denomina-
tlons as well as the entire press.
The preponderant weight of public
opinion, however, is decidedly in IA
vor of letting the law take its just
course.
The Legislatures of Ohio and Illi-
nois have by very heavy maiorities
passed resolutions condemning the
action of Congress in the salary
business, and censuring members
from those States who voted for the
increase.