Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-09-24
IS TOLEDO ON sALE7
A Review OF Frank Hurd's Claim TO
Republican Votes.
Il He the Only Representative Toledo
Ever Had


on the sth Of September, Frank H.
Hurd made q speech which was chiefly
devoted to setting forth his claims to
the votes Of citizens Of Toledo, without
regard to party, on the ground Of what
he had done and promi,ed to do for
their local interests, beyond what
others had done, could have done or
hereafter would be able TO do. His re-
marks on that subject, as reported in
the Democratic daily paper, the Toledo
Times, are given below; and for conven-
fence in referring thereto, the several
points Of the same are noted by figures.
Mr.. Hurd said
1.-TWO years ago, on the postoffice steps, | said
to you n new public building should be erected;
one which would not only bea custom house
and postoilice, but court house Of the
United States. (D In 1870 bill was passed
in Congress which provided that United
States District Courts should be held in To-
ledo only at such times as the judges might
designate. (2) In the Forty-fourth Con-
gress pressed upon that body bill chang
ing the order The bill failed TO pass on ac-
count Of the effort to count in a fraudulent
President. 49,
subsequently, however, bill passed pro-
viding for sessions of the Circuit Court here
as well as Of the District Court, and compel
ling nearly one-third of the State Of Ohio to
do its business in Toledo. Such has been
the result that nearly three months in the
year will be used IN transacting the business
Of these courts in Toledo. az
"ln the first place, you must make law
providing for the erection of public build
ing. INTRODUCED such a bill and IL was
passed. Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, OPP
posed the bill lie wanted to know Of Sena-
tor Thurman il he did not know that il
meant the expenditure of nearly half mill
lion dollars. lie replied that he supposed it
would(5)
"Now the question is whether you will
continue in Congress the man who has in
augurated this movement, who has shown
himself able to carry it to the end, or send a
new man who will be with little influence
in the next House, which will be overwhClm-
ingly Democratic. | submit the question,
who can get this for you ?(6) Loud cries of
Frank Hurd, Frank Hurd,
"Nor are we interested merely in public
buildings This being a commercial city we
are largely interested in our harbor. The
Welland canal is being widened for the adj
mttance Of ocean steamers, but it will be of
little service TO our city unless we have a
channel which will enable these steamers to
come to Toledo. A law has been passed
which requires that the Toledo harbor shall
be deepened to sixteen feet, and already
arrangements have been made by which a
straight channel to the lake will be recon-
mended by the engineers. After that re-
commentator, propose to introduce bill!
to make the straight channel, which will
Il Il e 81
Of dollars, and which without doubt will be
passed. Shall the individual who inaugur.
ated these schemes be ignored?(O Cries Of
No, No.p
COMMENT.
Q.) What Mr.. Hurd said 1.-TWO years
ago" was that upon his reelection in
1880, IAN event he seemed to accept as
certain, he would address the people OF
Toledo "frcm the steps Of a new and
elegant building-commensurate with
the reeds and importance of city like
Toledo, and which should cost half a
million of dollars" That was bis
promise.
(2.) The act providing for two annual
terms of U. S. District Court at Toledo
was passed in 1872, and not in 1870.
(3) Mr.. Hurd was elected to the 44th
Congress in October, 1874, and took his
seat in December, 1875, but did not in
troduce bill providing for terms Of the
Circuit Court at Toledo until April "a,
1876, nearly FIVE months after the ses-
sion commenced, when his measure was
far behind other bills more promptly
presented; nor did he do this until re-
peatedly prompted thereto by a COM
mittee of the Toledo Bar, who found
it necessary to follow up the matter
Why this long delay, he may
be able to explain. 1t is quite probable
that Mr.. Hurd is correct-that its failure
the next session (1s7e-77) was due to
"the effort to count in a fraudulent
President" He ought to know, for he
was one Of the most active of those en-
gagged in that notwithstanding TO it his
entire time throughout that session. As
one of the band OF lawless "filibusters," /"
who sought to employ revolution as a
means for counting in" the old "Cypher
Fraud" it is very clear that he could
have little time or thought for his con-
stituents. What was a bill giving a
Circuit Court to Northwestern Ohio, be-
side the conspiracy planned for giving
success to the system OF intimidation,
murder and election frauds by which
the Democratic party sought to over
come the honest votes OF honest men
Yes, it is quite likely, that but for that
gigantic outrage, Mr.. Hurd might have
had time to attend to the business for
which he was sent there. One thing ia
quite certain: There is no record of any
act on his part in promotion of that
bill from April %, 1876, (when he in
troduced it), until the close OF the sue
ceeding session and of his official term,
March 4, 1877 "a period Of ten months,
including six monthG of Congressional
session. The effort to count in" Tilden
did not really commence iu Congress
until about two months before the close
Of the session. Where was our indefat-
igable and potential member all the
previous timer Could he not get even
report from the Democratic Commit
tee 10 which he had it referred2
a. The bill which Mr.. Hurd SAYS
failed under his management, was in
troduced by his successor, (Gov. Cox
and became law, June 4, 1878, taking
effect September lst, same year. The
latter gentleman had no "flibusteriug'
to occupy his attention and thus had
time for his constituents. And he got
this bill through Democratic House"
"a thing which Mr.. Hurd tells US a
Republican member cannot be expected
TO do.
(5) As to the Government building,
Mr.. Hurd did, at the suggestion of citi-
zens OF Toledo, at the recent session in
troduce bill for that purpose, and il
passed, and he came home, TO receive
for such service trinmphal, 'non-parti-
san reception" which he had 30 care
fully planned, including the substitu-
ton OF biped asses for the quadTuped ami
mails usually employed 10 haul passen-
gers in carriages. 1t is also true, that
ON that occasion Mr.. Hurd stated, that al
though the new and elegant half mill
lion building had not been built, "the
appropriation forit had been made, and
in view of such result of his efforts in
behalf OF the people of Toledo, he ex-
pressed his disappointment that all
parties did not join in giving him a
more fitting reception, which he had
looked for. 1t is further true, that it
was soon discovered that in his state
ment Mr.. Hurd had not been entirely
candid with the people Of toledo, and