New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-30
An CHIC DEMOCRAT.
CONE OF THE REAL OLD SORT"
A SPECIMEN ONO BOURBON GIVES AN ACCOUNT o.


A SPECIMEN ONO BOURBON GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF
THE PRoUDEsT ACT OF HIS LIFE.
IFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
COLUNBUs. Ohio. June o. The present Democratic
Legislature of Ohio is without doubt the worst
body of men that ever undertook TO make laws for
this enlightened commonwealth For an entire
session it chung pertjnaciousy to the company OF
bountv-iumper and ex penitentiary convict be-
cause his vote was useful on party questions Dut-
ing its whole career, now happily about al an emu
il distinguished itself only by steady exhibition
of low order of partisan greed and malice upUurh-
ing the excellent organization OF the DeheVoichU
institutions of the State to make places ior Oelno
cratic strikers whose performances have been the
cause of shameful scandals, and trampling upon the
right of municipal self-government in order to de-
liver the offices in Republican cities into the hands
of Democratic rings. Such an Assembly naturally
contains numerous picturesque characters, ana
volume of biographical sketches of the members
and officers compiled and just published by the
clerks of the two houses. affords deal OF enter
tanning reading. Not one of the members has, now
ever, written himself down an ass IN so cOnsplc-
uous a manner as the chief clerk OF the House
whose name is L. A. Drummer This ndlYldual
writes of himself at great length, and with com
placency that must proceed from check OF ada
mant His principal political exploit is thus re-
counted:
r,ripc the sixry-second General Assembly, the
casion OF the inauguration of MT Hayes Washueton
when Speaker and Speaker pro TEN ana large uinDer
Of members OF the House were away 10 WINES Ie i
posing inaugural ceremonies Of HIS fFdudulency ne
with the aid Of few other Democrats cap.nlea the
Ohio House, and with Dr. Norton temporary ~ tIe
chair introduced and had passed the following resou
ton
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO es.-Mr Runner: Whereas
Even to- sockets r. b. Hayes las secured 1856 ectora
votes thereby becoming the ruler of dsgracod Nations
Rcso5s-Frst: We sorry for t. because it desroy;
Almighty God have been taught r. believe was tne
lowed fraud vany and moral perjury to triumph over
TRUTH honesty and virtue
With the usua Republican honesty the clerk OF the
aouse faIsied The record by making it House Joint IN
stead what il was, simple House resolution rms
was done purpose hoping thereby, If they iaed III
cxpunging 1t from the record in the House. that tbe
Senate would reject II. The preamble and resolution
ingon thieves howl, and the radical press Tor weeks
Wed with each other IN abuse OF the author nc De
ieved them and still the opinion, that Hayes was
roce of me neopc was defeated and the rape Of the
Presidency cOnsummated. Fraud, PERJURY ana prac-
ea Ia tv winch Mr. HAYES reached the White House.
Mr. b. has net learned hypocrisy line art una II lie
Is damned II will not be for shining IN the WOrd as
wIeG M p of me oTse after three day struggle
but VIII SIN stauO as monument 10 marx the uay
and the year when crime perpetraied by Rnthei-
ford b. Hayes and company upon the elective franchise
of people Of the United states, only cqualed In de-
gree by that committed by Judas IscarloL
This is not all. The seli-celebrating clerk breaks
ont into rhyme and chants the coming Of the Demo
cratic millennium when radicalism viii be purged
from the earth and then branches off into theology
to give his opinion of political priests, by which be
means all those who are not good Democrats
little OF this sort of stuff goes long way however,
and have given the reader pretty heavy dose in
the above extract. Mr.. Drummer no doubt intended
his photographed panegyTc as passport OF
genuine Democracy and a recommendation for
higher honors from his party than the cer<shlp OF
the Ohio House. Whether not it will be SO ac-
cepted is a matter which does not concern Republic
cans 1t is evident that he is regarded as first
rate specimen Democrat here III Ohio, whatever may
he thou ht of hun elsewhere 1t is equally evident
that he is a blasphemer and q blackguard. Ii he
expects any further official career he had better
look TO the Confederate caucus at Washington, 10r
# will be a long time before the people OF ONO per
NIT another Democratic Legislature TO disgrace
them. The next LEGISLATURE is assured 10 the he
puhlicaps by the action of the Democratic stats
Convention. Oparty can secure majority IN the
General Assembly without carrying hamilton
County whose heavy delegation Is elected upon a
general ticket The Germans settle political con-
tests in that county. They are welded TO ideas
more than parties and one of their lNed IDEAS is
that all soft money theories swnGlng hunbugS.
They will vote sldy against General Ewing and
against all legislative candidates who run upon the
same ticket with him. Such Democratic statesmen
as Clerk Brunner will find their occupation III the
Ohio State House gone after October next, and that
eminent Bourbon Senator Thurman, will soon fol-
low them INTO retirement. T. V. =