The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-03-28

bhSll olAhtoh " tue mana @tint NJ OF the
Home, Mr. OConnor, the author Of the
b II, came forward and made his speech,
and was enthusiastically applauded by
every child, who took the speech as an
earnest that their friend and protector,
Major Shaw was not 10 be taken from
them. As there has been considerable
discussion "a to the tenor Of Mr. O'Con-
nor's speech on that occasion, | am heart
lily glad that a gentleman present. who
made a report Of IT, has placed il in my
hands to use as thought best. The
speech / will now read aud ! ask the
members to give attention while | read
Mr.. OConnor's speech, made at the Xe.
MIA Home. Friday evening. Feb s. 1878.
Ny dear children, suppose
bear nearer and more affectionate re.
lAtion to you than either of the disting
uished Senators (Jackson and Seitz) who
have just addressed you. / was a soldier,
and bear, therefore, toward you a pecu-
liar relation that no man, not a soldier
can bear ! am sure have nothing but
the best interests of this institution, at
heart | am pleased with what / have
seen here to-day. The administration Of
Mr.. Shaw is excellent, and deserving Of
great praise. The economy OF his ad-
ministratiOn especially deserves com
mendation at our hands He has done
his part nobly by you and by the State,
and deserves our thanks for il. / can
not command words TO express my ad
miration Of Mr. Shaw, who has done so
well by you and administered the affairs
OF the Home with such entire satisfaction
to us all
Mr. Speaker, such a speech from an
ordinary man would have meant consid-
erable, but as subsequent events have
proved, Mr.. OConnor is not au ordinary
man, and hence his word to six hundred
innocent children meant little OF nothing
Some of the Democrats outside Of the
/ General Assembly, however, declared
/ themselves satisfied that Mr.. O'Connor
was not Janus.taeed and having 30 uure-
servedly indorsed the Home and its
management, he would not 90 back on it
and sign any report favoring the passage
the bill to reorganizs the House What
was the disgust and sorrow OF these
trusting friends to learn on Saturday,
when the bill was reported back, and its
passage recommended, that Mr. O'Con-
nor's name was at the head Of the list Of
signers.
Mr.. O'Conner's action on this bill, in
view Of his remarks at the House and his
status before the people of the State, is
shabby, and unsoldierly in the extreme
o,l torIs afiI1 f,rtbor ., ..-o-. 49, q,
terrible mistake was made when he was
placed at the head OF an important COM
mittee, and proves what ! have charged,
that this class Of legislation IS partisan.
and in the interest OF the Democratic
party, and not for the good, or interest Of
these institutions
! Mr.. OConnor: ] wish to say to the
member from Jackson, that since / made
that speech, that Major Shaw suggested a
letter to be written to me by a friend Of
mine, saying to me that If would oppose
the bill to reorganizc the Home. could
have any position l wanted in the House.
Mr. Monahan-Mr. Speaker. demand
of the member from Montgomery TO pro.
duce to this House the letter. II Maior
Shaw has suggested the writing o. such a
letter, or has written such letter then
Major Shaw needs reconstructing. end
will vote to reconstruct him.
Mr.. Speaker: don't believe any such
letter was ever written, or the writing OF
such letter suggested by Mr. Shaw. II
the member has such a letter demand
that il is his duty. after making the
charge, to produce the letter to the House
AS the member from Montgomery does
not produce the letter. it is bat fair to
suppose that he has no such letter al
charged. in his possession.
l have already spoken too long, and
have only consumed the time Of the
House because believe this question il
one that the true inwardness should "a
to the people OF the State
LATER
The time has passed when the public 3.
likely To take any particular interest IN
the whitewashed Representative from
Montgomery county. Mr OConEor; but
"a little incident ia the House discussion
yesterday tDliAl us AAAf PRIV AfiuH iiAl prs
sions as the quality Of this Democratic
deserter from the Union army. The bill
OF which the Democratic caucus was the
author, and which Mr. OConnor was Sc
lected as the very fitting instrument foi
introducing in the House to reorganize
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans HOME
was incidentally under discussion. Mr.
IOConnor, quite Obliyious OF the contempt
expressed on the faces OF his associates in
the House at his appearance on the floor
made a speech, in which he stated that
Msjor Shaw, Superintendent OF the Home
had inspired a letter which he had re
ceiyed, offering him position in the in
stitution il he would not favor reorgani
zation. Mr.. Monahan wittily replied
that if Major Shaw had done that it would
be sufficient proof that Shaw needed re
organizing. But in the afternoon Mr.
Monahan rose TO a question Of privilege
and sent 10 the Speaker the following
telegram:
XExIA March 20
Hon. A. B. Monahan, Columbus
No one ever wrote to Mr. OConnor al
my suggestion. W. l. SHAW.
The curious part Of it, and yet not al
all curious, is that this expose Of the
great whitewashed did not occasion any
surprise