Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-30

ever appropriated by the Republicans IN any s,o ~
years was in 1872 and 20, when the sum reSch e1
bSl 84 Is or 1858 976 90 less than our
friends tle next two years and that saSins s i
1872 and IS73 the Republicans appropriated s. 40O-
726 36 % the asylum fund, this great sum SelIs
needed 70 repair stg6 the 1O While in 1874 and 1875
the Democrats cut down that fund 70 So24,OOO les
The recent session of the legislature sppIop @
was ever appropriated by any former Legislature at
one session. For the current expenses OF the state
against S75O2S9 q in 1877, and s692s6 IS in 1876
under q Republican administration. The nrst
words appropriated Sl7S.l29 O6 more than did the
rst session Of iB predecessor and for this sum OF
money, what has it TO shoWi viii come 10 that
But again, in iSI4 and 1875 the Democrats placed
the rate Of taxation upon all the property Of the
people at BIO mills in iS4 and LILO mills in 1870
while in 1870 and 1877 cut il down 70 $40, and
that too upon grand duplicate actually reduced
by EhInkage of values After all, the rate OF paxa
t1n isthe true test of economic administration, and
not the appropriation bills. do not go back 70 the
history Of the unfortunate General Assembly oI 1914
knd 1875. The people of Ohio condemned II oy
sending back Republican majority In ooln Df'ncleS
Butt do want to call your attention to the record
of the LEGISLATURE Of 1878, and the general admins
aration of the State government
Twill not refer in terms of even mild criticism Of
Gov. Bishop his recent misfortunes challenge our
sympathy, and not our bitterness. Twill content
myself BY saying that up 70 to-day, while the ques
1ion Of who shall be nominated by the Democrats
for Governor next year has been widely and con-
Etantly discussed by the pres Of his party not one
paper so fsr &c have seen or heard advocates his
denomination. The nat has gone FORTH and ne Is 70
The following. from the pen of Just and upright
opponent of the Governor, is perhaps, as full and
fair resume of his administration as can be made;
The work performed by the chief executive officer
of the State, with the most alacTity and greatest
Tigor was to search the State House from garnet 70
basement for officials who had faithfully performed
their trusts for years, As soon as found each one
was removed to give place to some hungry partisan
who had no knowledge of the duties 70 be per
formed. and in many instances no capacity to &C
quire such knowledge. Not even the battle Scared
veteran who guarded the most sacred trophies of
Ohio Valor-the flags borne by her regiments during
the War-and the one armed man who guided the
visitor through Ohios Capitol. were spared"
January until May. It held the longest session
since 1861, when the war cloud then just bursting
compelled extended session for military prepare
ton II spent ifty-seven days exclusively, nearly
So in the business of reorgRnizng the public insti
tutions, the turning out OF competent onieals and
generally, or at least often, in supplying their places
The aggregate Of this shameful work is correctly
given in the following, which again quote from
the same able and honest writer:
THE results TO the people Of this reform policy
81 The los of the skilled officials and the acuuisi-
ton of an awkward squad whose members knew
not their duties in nearly every department. Of the
% The Fire Department of the city Of Cincinnati
was reorgEnized for political purposes Iohio Laws,
49, The officers and guards of the Ohio Peniten-
tiary kicked out Of Office and the sDoils thus
acquired distributed TO henchmen Of the Democratic
party in each county of the State. TO- L., vol IS,
q. A law was made, which, if bearing its true
name, would be entitled An act to turn out the
Board of Aldermen, elected by the city of Cincin-
nati and replace them with men who will act for
the exclusive benefit of the Democratic party 70.
IS The Reform School for Boys areformatory estab-
3ishment near Lancaster, O., whose superintendent
ed peculiar experience and learning was sacrificed
70 the greed for spoils lSee vol rs, o. L. page GIL
Democratic State of Connecticut Her officials hav-
ing in view the public good. Immediately called the
deposed to their aid, and placed him
in charge Of their school of like character.
sc. The Cleveland, Columbus. Dayton, Athens
and Longyiew Asylums for the insane, were made
vol IS pages q and ss The rights Of the unfoT S
unate inmates TO the best skill that the State could
FURNISH were not respected by these Office hunters
Men of long experience in the management and
treatment Of insane people were replaced by men
mainly without skill and without experience. The
Democratic State of Maryland Immediately recog-
mized the prize which Ohio had rejected in Dr.
sGundry, the Superintendent of the Columbus Asy-
Jun, and called him to her assistance.
~. The Agricultural College, founded upon a
donation from the national government and Frank
lin County, was reorganized- I0hio Laws vol 75
s. The Girls Industrial Home and the ASYLUM
for the Blind the Deaf and Dumb, and Imbecile
Youth, ell fell prey to partisan greed. lSee Ohio
LAWS vol. 70, pages IA $50 and Sill
SO. The State redistricted for members of Con-
gress In the interest Of the Democratic party TO- L.
They drove from the employment of the State DR..
Richard Gundry and his invaluable wife. He is a
pure man, and the best man for the place of Super
1ntenoent IN all TINS country; and his wife had
equal fitness for her place. he was man who had
by his zeal education, honesty long experience, and
great skill In this specially, gained and held for
many years the rank of leader. They supplied
his place with q country politician who had
more fitness for the place, Democratic statements
are 70 be relied upon, than have to be the Arch
bishop of Canterbury 1t is true that Droviden-
tally, almost, they got nd of him before any
harm came OF II and by great good fortune
secured tor the Central Asylum good man
not prostitute his Office to the business of feed
ing "the ward bummeS and free lunch fends' of
Columbus His services and the services of his fam
1y well worth the thirtySix hundred dollars per
snuum they receive
They drove from the Athens Asylum Dr.. n. C.
Rutter, most competent, efficient and valuable
man; q man of much experience, OF character, of
size; man of BRAIN of culture. and observation of
the world and civilized society. he had managed
the institution with wonderful success, economy
and fairness he may have been Republican, but
he never seemed to know the fact himself when in
discharge of official duty. Neither he nor Dr. Gun
dry ever asked what were the politics of man who
applied for position in the institution
draw the picture mildly, and color it family and
exhibit II modesty, when assert his place has been
filled in such manner as that the extreme oD-
pos1te OF Dr.. Rutters qualifications and accomplish
ments have all been found combined in one man.
The discovery is in the nature of miracle: but
he did service for the rebel army, and that helps;
and then, he and his coadjutors the Ie fellows of
the board. now demand not only that every Reput-
ucan voter shall be turned out. but that the minor
of dead Union soldiers and the widows of dead
Republicans shall stand aside that the friends of
Democracy and reform may come in. ought TO
add that great flourish has been made about re-
ducing the expenses of these Institutions and they
have cut down the poorer abOrers heavily and un-
necessarily, but by some means the current expenses
of the Athens Asylum for the month ending July l5
1873 foot up SiI 5 So against 942 Is for the month
ending March IS of same year.
The poor is made to suffer- but the pockets of
the people are not benefited. If it shall become |
necessary, viii go into minute details in the
future of the campaign and viii show still more
startling proof of the general allegation that no good
in any direction has come of this change, while |
much Of evil is all around and increasing
The picture, my countrymen, is sad and terrible
one. Seven hundred of the unfOrtunates of Ohio |
the people upon whom the hand of God seems rest
ing down in anger and wrath yet the objects of the
fondest flial love of so many Ohio
people are shutup behind bars and locks and con-
signed to the care, custody, ana control of incompe
tentmenl It's burning disgrace to the people of
Ohio. II is disgrace to the thought and name of
Charity. It is stigma upon our bOasted Christian |
sciVization and LIBEL upon our claims of benevo-
1ence and hberality.
These institutions ought not to be made the foot
ball Of politics and politicians. To make them such
is sin against God, and Outrage upon the rights
of poor helpless men and women.
This monstrous outrage was the invention of the i
Democratic party. 1t seized the lunatic asylums |
and converted them into partisan "usufruct'' in /
1874; and in the bill for that purpose they put |
libel upon the Republican party. The bill had this |