Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-09-28

cratic majority which saved tn
State to the party by 1900. S
much for Tilden's election as Go,
ernor.
8. Has he made good Governor
When inaugnrated, he took an oat
''to obey the Constitution, enforc
the laws and protect the interests {
the people of the State. SHE kne'
because a Senatorial committee al
pointed by his predecessor. Governo
Dix had so reported, that millions c
dollars had been stolen from the tax
payers by the men who had charge c
erecting new State capitol building
He did not enforce the laws. No le
gal action has been commence
against those plunderers. The sam
is true of the plunderers of the cit.
of Brooklyn. In each case, the mel
whom he had said should be in Stat
prison, and whom he was elected t,
duly punish, have become his fas
friends by well known arrangements
and instead of being on their road Il
prison, we found them shouting fo
Tilden for President in and ont o
the St. Louis Convention. Perhap
these are the acts of a ''good Gov
ernor."
The Constitution of our State
says:
"The Legislature shall not pass :
private or local bill in any of the
following cases: Granting to any
corporation, association or individual
the right to lay down railroad tracks
The Legislature shall pass genera
laws providing for the cases enumer
ated," etc.
Governor Tilden was interested in
a street railroad in the City of New
York. A bill to extend the road by
special legislation, IN violation Of
the Constitution, which he had
sworn to obey, was gotten through
the Legislature by the well known
use of money. Governor Tilden
signed the bill June II. 1875. OF it
the New York World, a Democratic
newspaper, said:
at is an eternal disgrace to the
State of New York that such dis
honest practices are allowed to con-
tinue.
"Members are bought up On these
bills as you would buy a pound of
beef!
"The bill known as the Greenwich
Street Elevated Railroad bill was
passed by the promise of 800 each
or IS votes "a majority in the AS
'embly.
"a noted lobbyist, formerly pub
ic printer Van Benthuysen), held
he stakes, $4,000, to pay Barber
TWEED AND TILDEN'S former
obbyist), when the bill became
aw."
Perhaps this wax the act of n -good
Governor.
A bill adding about $4,000 per
mum to the Sheriff's fees of this
office was before worth
40, 900 per annum-was signed by
Governor Tilden after knowing all
he facts, and being opposed by most
ttorneys acquainted with them. 1t
yas bill in the interest of a ring
rho control delegates. Perhaps this
7as an act for which the 10000 vo-
ers of Brooklyn ought to call Mr..
,ilden 'good Governor"
Mr.. Wardell said in June last that
Governor Tilden has appointed some
f the worst men to office who ever
isgraced the State" A man con-
ected with the Insurance Depart
nent of the State was a defaulter of
tate funds to the amount of $780,.
100. The facts were investigated
nd laid before the Governor by a
riend. He begged that the facts
night be suppressed on the grounds
hat the defaulter was his most efii-
lent agent in getting up Presiden-
ial delegates. He subsequently
ominated this same man to q lu-
rative position, but the Senate re-
used to confirm the nomination. In
S75 the city of Brooklyn indicted,
ried and convicted several Charity
Commissioners for robbing the peo-
lie of large sums Of money. The
ring men requested Governor Tilden
o appoint one Of these convicts, who
8 valuable ally at election times,
O a valuable position. Other men,
Without reference to party, of course
against the appointment.
rhe appointment was however made
y the Governor, and the appointee
5 now drawing q salary from the
tate Treasury, Perhaps these are
cts which become a "good Gov
rnor" and a man who is using "re-
orm'' capital.
Governor Tilden lays claims to re
lucing the debt and taxes of the
'tate. In the first place an Execu-
i've cannot do this, in the second
lace the changes IN these items,
which did occur in 1875, were the
esult of Legislation by a previous
and by an amendment of
he Constitution, adopted in 1874;
md in the third place the State taxes
we're never so high in the history of
he State, into $56S,OOO, as they are
he present year. The annual State
axes for several years have been as
ollows:
-872 $2,610, 900
1913 3,194 900
.874 1928, 900
1875 3,255, 900
1916 3,S24,0OO
Perhaps this is financial economy
md reform worth boasting of by
.good Governor"
In eighteen months Governor Til
len has pardoned one hundred and
criminals and restored
seventy to citizenship.
| have confined myself to a few