Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-08-19
Democratic Administration in
OhiO--COndemnatory Evidence.

Now that the Democratic party is
renominating throughout the State,
nearly all of its late members of the
ONO Legislature, we have thought fit
20 look up the fattering "characters'
given them by their party press about
the time of the final adjournment of
that body. The Cincinnati ENQUIRER
not Behind in the good work, gave it
this earnest ben ediction-
| We trust that all the members of
the Ohio Legislature will reach home
IN safety, and that few of them will
ever lind the way back to Columbus.
But the Enquirer trusted too far, for
every day comes the intelligence of
another of the faithful number being
renominated.
The Kenton Democrat also suggest
ed that its members ego home for
good" 1t said:
The people of Ohio demand it of
the Legislature to adjourn. They are
doing no good for the State, nor obey
ing the will of their constituents
Why don't they go home for goodG
Of it's closing business the Toledo
Democrat formed and indicated the
following opinion:
/ The discussion in the House of Rep
resentatives on the Wood County
bribery business, was simply disgust
ing and disgraceful.
On this subject the Enquirer gives
its testimony:
1t reveals the fact that there was a
gang of dirty little bribe-g -givers and
bribe takers in the Legislature, and the
Legislature did itself no credit in
whitewashing them.
The Lima Democrat, more out
spoken than the rest of its party pa
pers, although probably none the less
disgusted, hurled the following broad
side at the disgraeeful body:
The Ohio Legislature adjourned sine
de Tuesday noon. Some good things
have been done, but as whole it has
been curse and disgrace to, the Dem
oeratic party. The whitewashiRg of
the bride takers in the Wood County
affair was one of the most outrageous
acts of brazen shamelessness that has
ever been done by any Legislative
body in the history of the State. All
the people should rejoice that it is
dead, and not one feel so poor as to
do it reverence.
Even of the weak attempt at Econ
omy over which its press is now
boasting so loudly, was thus spoken
of by the Democrat at the time as not
meeting the demands of the people
We publish elsewhere the bill pass
ed by the Legislature last week, fixing
the salary of county officers. We do
not look on it with favor. It will not
have the desired effect, and will be
loss rather than a gain to the people
at large. The compensation for Off
GERS in this county is not sufficient, by
considerable, and our people will SO
determine if the law is allowed to con ,
tinue in force for any length of time.
We might go on quoting extracts
from the press of that party, eondem-
natory to the Legislature and its
Work, for nearly every paper in the
State, without regard to party, lent
their united voices in showing up its
disgraceful proceedings, but it is not
necessary The people everywhere
have had their minds made up in re-
gard to the recent notorious law max
ing body of this State and they will
see that the most earnest wishes of the
Enquirer and it's cotemperary press,
will be fulfIled.-[Kenton Republican.