Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-09-14
Vance Notes.

10. Aleshire does not know which
is the larger type, plea or minion,
and Vance explains that his cousin
was called to Washington as an ex-
pert book keeper. 1t does seem
strange that among all the clerks at
Washington, no man could be found
as an expert book keeper, without
sending to Gallipolis for miller.
The rebel papers in the district are
good deal worried over the dis
covery of this petty trick. And no
wonder. Hurrah for Tilden, Vance,
all the Aleshires and-reform.-
Jackson Standard.
Vance gave his cousin Joe Ale
shire little dip into the U. S.
Treasury to keep time out on point
of his expenses during a pleasant lit
tie trip.-IrOntOn Journal.
During the year that Vance has
been in Congress, he made it point
to provide for his relations. The
half has not been told. But Vance
is dead cock in the pit.-Cin. Ga
zette.
The Government has a system of
ok-keeping of its own, peculiar
and very different from that of
country grist mill like that of the
Aleshires at Gallipolis. IL Mr..
Vance required a book keeper from
country grist mill to examine the
books of the public printer in Wash
ington, why could he not have OBJ
tanned such person in the vicinity
of Washington, and thus, In true
reform style, have saved the mileage?
Simply because there was no cousin
of Mr.. Vance nearer Washington
than Joseph P. Aleshire, of Gallipolis,
and because Mr.. Vance wanted to
distribute some of the Government
funds in his district and among his
own friends, where it would do the
most good.-Ports. Tribune.
Aleshire is no printer, and knows
no more about the art of printing
than mule does about heaven
Same.
The Democratic theory of the Sex
pert Printer affair, wherein one of
Vauce's Gallipolis cousins wagged
off with a 800 government check,
won't hold water. If every public
official had lost to the Government
by his own mismanagement, as much
as Vance has, the Government debt
would have increased $S,000,000 in
the past six months.-Ironton Reg
lister.
Vance isn't promising ''more
money" this year like he did two
years ago. It's reform now that he
tenders the dear people for their
votes. Alas, they have seen how his
promises pan out.-Some.
There is no comparison between
Mr.. Neal and Mr.. Vance, Mr.. Neal
evincing the talents of statesman,
while Mr.. Vance uses the wiles and
arts of the demagogue.-Logam Re
publican.
At Pond Run, the other evening,
Hon. John L. Vance was so confused
with the questions about the one hun
dred dollars he took from the govern
ment to pay "Cousin Joe" as an "ex-
pert" that he was almost compelled
to take his seat before finishing what
he had to say. And the elegance of
the thing is, these questions were put
by Democrats and not by Republi-
cans.-Portsmouth Blade.
If the people are to be burdened, not
only with Congress, but with the re-
lations ofevery fourth class politician
who finds his way into Congress,
then we ought to have an amendment
to the Constitution limiting the re-
lations. Vance has too many.-Some.
John L. Vance, Confederate Dem
ocratic member of Congress from the
Eleventh Ohio District, is candi-
date for reelection. But his chances
have been greatly injured by the in
discretion of one of his cousins,
named Aleshire, a fellow who is a
bookkeeper in a flour-mill in CALI
polls. This Aleshire desired to visit
Washington. But he desired to do
so at the expense of the country. He
applied to Vance, and Vance, being
chairman of the House Committee
on Printing, gave Aleshire a job as
an "expert printer" Aleshire en-
joyed his trip, and returned to CALI
polls. But he was indiscreet enough
to bring back with him a Govern
ment warrant, which he ought to have
had cashed in Washington, so that
Vance's constituents would never
hear of it. This warrant he got
cashed, like fool, at the bank in
Gallipolis; and, of course, the thing
Immediately leaked out, to the utter
destruction of Vance's character as
"Reformer" and economist" since
Aleshire is not and never was
printer, and don't know job printing
press from a cider-mill, or a shooting
stick from jack-plane. And now
the honest farmers in Vance's dis
trict want to know, you know; and
Vance can't explain satisfactorily
Detroit Post.
A YOUNG man from Huntington