The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
The Maine Inye.tixat ON.

The Legislative Committee inquiring into
the conduct of Ex-Governor Garcelon and
Council have made a report. The committee
say first " that the returns were kept from can
didates contrary to usage. Second, that dur
ing such time alterations, erasures, and forger- |
les were made upon them for the purpose of
counting out Republicans. Third, that dur
ing this time defects in Fusion returns were
surrepticiously corrected and afidayits were
secured to throw out Republican towns.
Fourth, in all such cases the results invariably
counted out Republican candidates and counted
in Fusion candidates. Fifth, the result was
reached by refusing to allow Republican errors
to be corrected. Sixth, rules here laid down
were strictly applied to reject Republican re-
turns and not applied to count Fusion returns.
Seventh, these illegal and fraudulent acts
were a part of q premeditated plan to secure a
Fusion Governor and Legislature, and the
Governor and Council must have been parties
to it. Ninth, different appropriations by the
Legislature have been diverted from their le-
Ultimate purposes, and in many cases have
been exhausted. Public funds have been with
drawn from the Treasury by Gov. Garcelon
and his Council, without warrant of law, and
applied to I4pauthorized purposes and for
unlawful ends. A large sum of money be-
longing to the State remains in the hands of
Gov. Garcelon and other officials of last year,
which should be recovered back il the Treas
ury. The recklessness of the management
disclosed in the transactions of last year tends
to destroy public confidence, undermine public
credit, and introduce practices which, if I'M
rebuked, will prove fatal to the future pros
perity and progress of the State"
The Cincinnati Southern and the South.
The completion of the Cincinnati Southern
Railway has been celebrated in a manner that
cannot fail browning that enterprise as one of
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emit century. Built to secure the Southern
trade, and, if possible, to more thoroughly
unite the interests of the North and South,
Cincinnati, in her customary generosity, has
nicely climaxed her object by extending in the
roads inaugural excursion not only a free ride
to the Southern merchant, but by entertaining
him with a banquet whose equal in extent is
not known to the history ofthe world. The ex-
cursionists embraced representative merchants
from every important Southern town, who repre-
sent a combined capital, at a modest estimate
ofnot less than Sis, OOO, 900. Their reception in
Cincinnati, on the arrival of the three special
trains bearing them, was one of the grandest
scenes ever witnessed in that city. The city
throughout was decorated handsomely and the
streets were literally packed with a swaying
merry crowd, who made the air ring with theiI
deafening huzzas. If one of those merchants
ever dreamed that there was yet in the
breast of the Northerner the old feeling
of hate generated by the rebellion, that idea
was quickly dispelled on beholding the eager
thousands thronging the streets in every direc'
ton lever ready to lend a voice to the huzzs
that greeted the mere sight of "a member of the
labeled visitors. Throughout the night the
crowd seemed loath to leave the streets to return
to their homes and not until the approaching
morning hour did the streets reassume thei
wontsd quiet. The banquet itself was an even