The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-10-03
SOME OTHER WORKS OF THE LEuIs.
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SOME OTHER WORKS OF THE LEuIs-
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Under the above caption this Dem.
Ocratlc eommittes attempts to emu
merate what the SD General Assem-
bly, did for the State, but 1t falls to
tell the peopls that this Legislature
was In session I2s days, which Is the
longest session known to this State
for many years, They forget, also, to
Inform us that two-thirds Of the time
Of this long session was devoted to
partisan legislation, with no other
object than that OF providing for
places for their hungry constituents.
They have also neglected TO inform
the outside world that, In order to ao-
complish their partisan purposes, they
kept In his seat in the House of Repre-
sentstives q man whom they knew to
be, not only an eX-penitentIary con.
Vict, but a notorious deserter and
bounty jumper , that when he had
served their purposes, and In the very
last hours OF the session, they un-
gratefully turned their backs upon
their corrupt tool, and expelled him
from his seat.
In Its attempt to justify the acts OF
Its Legislature, this Committee has
nothing to say about the several Joint
resolutions providing that the i'm
prOvements and repairs ct the insti-
tutlons located at Columbus shall be
made by the convIcts In the Peniten.
ffaru fo tho avaluaIon 81 fha hapaak
workingmen and mechanics Of the
State, They are Keeping very quiet
about this particular part OF the work
Of their Legislature, and the provis-
Ions OF these resolutions are not to be
carried out until the October election
has been held then the grounds at
the Asylum will be alive with their
friends in the striped costume, and
the streets in the neighborhood OF
the prison will swarm with these
cheap labOrers OF this Democratic
Legislature. But In order that the
mechanics and labOring men Of the
State may fully appreciate the kind
ness Of these Democratic Legislators,
we give the resolutions alluded to
above. They are IS follows:
SIR. No. so. WHEREAS, The
State Of Ohio Is the owner of certain
lots OF ground In the city OF Colum-
bus, on Ohio and Champion avenues,
Town street, and 3 street recently
opened by the State on the east side
OF the Asylum for the Blind, and ex.
tending from Town to Friend
streets and
WHEREAS, The Improvement Of
the streets is retarded by the fact that
the State will not contribute to the
improvement thereof; and
WHEREAS, The improvement OF
these streets and avenues Will en-
hance the value Of contiguous proper.
ty, and conduce TO the public conve-
nience and
WHEREAS, There are q number Of
convicts in the Ohio Penitentiary
who are unemployed, and who ars
likely to remain unemployed for some
time to come therefore be it
Resolved By the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That the Direct
Ors Of ths Ohio Penitentiary be and
they are hereby instructed to direct
the Warden OF the PenitentIsry to
employ 30 many Of said convicts as
may be necessary and can be safely
ana profitably used for the purpose Of
improving said avenues and streets
by grading, mecadamiZlng, curbing
and placing cutters therein as they
may deem for the best interests OF the
State.
8. ]. r. No. 50. Be ii resolved, That
the Warden OF the Penitentiary shall
furnish to the Superintendent Of the
Columbus Asylum for the Insane,
such Prisoners mot otherwise en-
ployed) as In his judgment may with
safety be trusted to do labor outside
the walls Of the prison (; also, . suit
able number Of guards who shall
have charge OF such prisoners. Said
prisoners shall be employed in grad
ing and fencing the grounds Of said
Asylum, under the direction OF the
Superintent. The Penitentiary shall
be paid at the rate Of fifty cents .
day for each prisoner 30 employed,
out Of the grading and fencing fund
for said Asylum.
8. J. R. No. 55. ResOlUed by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio, That the Trustees of the Ohio
State Asylum for the Idiots are here
by authorized and required, ifin their
judgment, economy and the best in
terests Of the State will be subserved
thereby, to use all the convict labor
they can make available In the con-
struction Of the additional buildings
now authorized, such labor to be en-
ployed by them upon such terms and
under such restrictions as shall be
agreed upon by the said Trustees and
the Directors Of the PsnitentiAry. The
said Trustees are given the discretion
Of varying their action under the
present law regulating the construc-
ton Of public buildings so far, and
only so far, as is necessary to enable
them to carry out the provisions OF
this resolution.
The reorganization OF the Soldlers'
and Sailors Orphans Home Is so out
rageously nefaTious in its character
that the Democratic Board OF Trustees
have bsen instructed by the leaders of
the party to ignore it for the present,
and, in violation Of their solemn oaths
they have treated it as nullity, by is
suing q circular telling the people
luEI hON DC ~ 49,
DIV with It's provisions. Even the
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee make no attempts to justify this
law, hut content themselves by cir
latIng q defense by its author, backed
by the endorsement Of . sore
headed editor Of q guerrilla neWspa-
per, who Is mad because be failed to
induce Major Shaw, the former Super
Intendent, to allow him to run the
institution for the - LIT of himself
and friends.
But we startet ou that the
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