Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-03

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its of women and girls in the nail districts,
the million of public-fed paupers, and millions
of pupers starving in their honest pride, pre-
ferring any suffering to the workHouse, the
sweating system of tailors, the mere animal
life of the peasants of agricultural countries,
are among the glorious sounds and sights of
free trade, the great principle of which is that
neither humanity nor religion has any right to
stand between the buyer of labor and the
seller in any effort the former may make to
monopolize trade by cheap goods.-TOronto
(Canada) Mail.
Democratic Institution Manage
ments
The various public institutions OF the
State are in a desperate strait to make
ways and means" to meet their ends,
or to make "both ends meet" Stew
ards and others now iu Office are maxi
ing great professions of economy in the
present management over their prede-
cessOrs that are not warranted by the
facts. AS q rule, with only possible
exception, the management OF the
States charities under Republican au
spices has been with an eye single to
the public good and the welfare Of the
institutions. The political complexion
of officials and employees was not con-
sidered. Now, as a rule, all this is
changed; the institutions are run in the
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interest Of the Democratic party. The
well being of the inmates, their health,
education, and discipline are of minor
Importance. HOW ~ do all this, to
plunder the funds and at the same
time keep up the pretense and make
show of economy taxes the ingenuity
of such men as David w. Brooks, who
wass the Columbus Asylum, Robert
! Bell, Steward who ruus the Athens
Asylum, and others. Mr.. Brooks
made his specious statement, short
time since, in reply to the inexOrable
logic Of Capt. Cope's facts, and lately
Robert Bell has published, over his
own signature, a statement Uf his f.
nancial management of the Athens
Asylum, as compared with that of his
predt tcessor, r. Z. Hamblin Ia good
D .lnocrat, by. the way), now co-part-
ner in the American House. Mr.. Bell
takes the three months ending August
Is, 1877 and 1878, aud makes the fol-
lowing exhibit:
fNt.t.,, r,,a bNy Mr. Hau1hlin-
For mouth ending June Ii, 1877 s9,9S2 80
For month ending July 10, 1877 5000 q
For month ending August 10. 1877 $3.50 50
| Total S27, ,GoS 10
And by Mr. Bell
l. For month ending June Is. 1877 So i56 81
For month ending July Is. 1875 6.373 4S
For month ending August 10. 1878 9.OSl fl
Saving it three months ..-.......... S5.752 II
This all looks very well. Now, what
are the facts? We thought it must be
either false statement OF susceptible
OF some explanation; and went over to
the Auditor of States Office for the
truth, and got it-and found it strang>
er than fiction. II there is not COM
miltee Of inquiry plying Mr.. Bell with
questions, it will be because they don't
want the facts. Mr.. Bell gives the
first three months Of his management
OF the Athens Asylum, and demon
strates to his satisfaction (?) his ability
% save some s23 900 year in the cur
rent expenses ofthat institution. We
find, Oh the contrary, that he entered
the Office with over 5000 in cash turned
over by Mr.. Hamblin, that he received
from the State Treasury $1,000 during
the first month, $4,000 the second
month, and $14 900 for the month end.
ing August Is last; he reports only
S9, ,OSI Al disbursed in the August stste'
meut; what has become of the 5000?
Can it be possible that it is being used
in the vain effort to defeat Van Worries,
or helping the desperate condition of
the tried and doomed Converse, who
will be- defeated by the very same
sgencies that prevented his nomina'
tien for Governor last year? Rise up.
Mr.. Bell. and explain.
While at the Auditors Office appli.
cation was made for payment of tie
expenses of the benevolent institutions,
and the discovery was made that the
appropriation was exhausted month
ago. Mr.. Alexander, the great tinan'
cier. cut down the estimate largely,
Notwithstanding the large increase in
the number of Trustees. The Trus'
tees of the Blind Asylum alone have
already incurred travelling expenses of
upward Of $500 for four months, against
$22. so for the whole Of last year; and
besides they present receipt dated
September IA, 1878, for $52 13 for the
expenses incurred In travelling and
purchasing d team for the Institution
for the Blind. Here's reform indeed.
The law provides that the trustees OF
the several benevolent institutions
shall render service gratuitously, but
shall be allowed their necessary expen'
ses while In the discharge Of their du.
ties; appropriation is made for paying
such expenses. In the interest of bum
comte, as illustrated in the legislative
career of Representative Alexander
this appropriation was made for half
the amount needed, but the Trustees
of the Blind Asylum, making 1t con-
venient to travel at the expense of the
State, spend the above sum and have
it charged tothe Current Expense fund,
for the support and maintenance of the
Institutions clear infraction of law.
Bad spelling and false syntax can be
freely excused when attendant upon
sound sense and stern integrity, but
when Democratic Trustees, blatant In
their hypocritical cries Of economy and