The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-01-20
Letter from the State Capital.
COLUMBUS, JAM. Ia, 1876.

q 41st
ED. PsEss.-The inauguration cere-
monies passed of pleasantly, Iess the
intense chilling process that hciclerk
of the weather lnaugurated the night
before. No effort seems to have been
made to call out the ptop'r, and yet
no spectator who pressed through the
crowd in the rotunda, wished for
more people, unless they were less in
size and weight than those present.
The scene xpen Inauguration is pecu-
liarly the product of American fnstf-
tu,ions. After the heated contest of
the last political campaign. here stand
the two men around whom the surg
ing waves OF political. feeling swept
with so much fury a few weeks since.
the successful one and presents him to
the people OF the State as their chosen
chief magistrate. All bow to the ex-
pressed will of the people without a
question.
The.city delegations, in the General
Assembly, seem to be .devoting their
best energies to the municipal code, Or
to city government. about as usual or
slittle more So" Looking at the
number of ''Boards" that they are ev-
cry winter creating or remodling. one
would suppose lumber was plenty Or
scarce-plenty when they make new
and scarce when they "amend." Per-
haps they outgrow their boards, from
year to year, and really need new.
The brethren from the country, find
the "Game law" fruitful theme of
contemplation all through the "winter
of their discomfort" And SO it comes
to pass that cold or warm as the wealth
er may be, it does seem az though this
'irrepressible conflict" more or. less
stirred up by the happy Granger,
would eventually strip every bird in
the country. How the poor things
can tell when sit is lawful" to lay, set,
hatch or moult is more than the inves-
legations of the reporter has brought
TO light. '7 esa 'l.t7 9si; la77s
Our goodly State is not done with
the sweetness of Constitutional tinker.
ing, as the newspaper men walk up to
the Treasurer's office with their little
bills, asking for more than twenty
two thousand dollars, to pay for ad-
vertising the amendments voted upon
last election. 1.-The constitution as it
is," will be the watchword for time,
by the taxpayers, we think, unless
some way can be invented to mend
constitutions icheaply. No general
legislation has been matured as yet,
The mileage of the members has been
matter of regulation by committee.
AS a consequence some men are quite
astonished that they live SO near the
capital of the State. 1t is most re-
markable fact that some members of
the House live so much farther from
the State Capital than the Treasurers
of the same counties. "Mighty large
counties in Ohio"
The Democrats very generally made
a call upon Gov. Allen, at his rooms,
Tuesday evening OF last week. lie
seems TO have borne 1.-THE burdensl OF
his official station we'll He LEFT TOR
the quieteOf his farme home, near the
city of Chilicoahe, the next hay! sisb
Our State seemed! oshavea ken. so
large dose of Constitutional tinker
ing, tha. our political doctors seemed
to think last winter that a small dose
would he good for the patient, but
now comes the reaction i'll claim for
twenty-five Thousand: dollars to pay
for advertising the amendments. Or
course the newspaper men of the
House eXhort the members TO i''go il
blind, but against this there is not
little kicking, willie spread eagle eral
tory is being aired. We are happy to
say that the claim from Old Portage
for this a iyertisimg work is among the
mosi reasonable filed. being only a bout
twenty five per cent. of the claim t. ON
another, county of ee-fourths oflthe
population OF Portage. Tins whole
matter is creating quite a furry. Wait
patiently for your pay, O.! ye print.
ers. The old buckeye State is. good
for all reasonable clainls, If she does
not pay now. she will keep your
money safely. t-fEr NJ