The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-09-01
7. TWO YEARS ] .A.E5
tEg .sa G &g 3GI.g &
OF FOSTERS MlSRULE IN
/. aaa q OHIO. 1'''a
A SucClnct History Of Successive
, Misdeeds.
The FOstOrian Administration the Weak.
est and Most ImbeCile In the
History Of the State.
Out Of the Mouths Of Republican wit.
neSueS Are They Loudly
Condemned.
Correspondence Of The Cincinnati Enqutrer.l
COLUMBUS, August %, 1881

COLUMBUS, August %, 1881,
During the session Of the state Board Of Equal.
izAtiOn on the 10Th Of May, Mr.. Bowman, ofstarE,
who was formerly legislator, stated an axiomAt
10 truth. he 10 Republican, but nevertheless
the correctness Of hin admission would make It
flst'claSS keynote for the Democrats In the next
campaign, and this Il what he said: ..-
1.-THE last Legislature will 20 down 10 hhtory as
the weakest and most imbeoile that has ever con.
vened since Ohio has separate form OF Govern.
ment. The bulk Of its work consisted OF eighty
railroad bills, which have been declared unCOD.
stitutonN by the Supreme Court, leaving II
nothing to show for all the vast expense Of the
session save lot Of bills to tax dogS and transfer
dog.tax funds"- From Report OF Proceedings Of
Board Of Equalization.
Two years ago the Republicans gained control
Of the Government Of Ohio BY plain end bold
promises to conduct the aAairs Of our State In the
best interests Of the whole people. Never were
faiIeF pledges made to the people; never were
promises 90 shamefully and dehRntly net aside
Now comes the Republican party, after two years
msTue In State Affairs, and after two sessions OF
the most reckless leglBlation that ever diSgraced
the Commonwealth OF jeOpardiEed itS prosperity
by heapiDg local and illegal tAxati0ns mountain
high, and with AmP SlDR AudScity those who have
been recreGnt to their trust ask to be continued In
power two years longer.
The incapaclty and WorthleHuneIs Of both the
State Government and the Legislature have been
90 grievous that the Republican press Of the State
have united time and again In open denuncia.
tIon and useless remonstEance against their many
miSdeedS. t|.tl 1H ilHi
Governor Fosters Inauguration was tho begin.
Tho CanitaI vas SeaTchsd rom celIsT "a saTrot
ana mi univ narnocyalS hut honast ana bsj,hN,i
Republican ofncialS were removed 70 make place
for the "sTikers" ana hencnmen" OF Governor
Foster, VINO were no sooner IN place 'han lhey
began tne use OF Ouolsl power 70 promote their
masters ambition Every appointment made BY
Governor fos'eH W Ine Dest piAc IN AlS gut was
Ine result OF parsS,D; Lhe insurance Oommis'
sionership' IN tne iace OF the protest OF the best
hePpohcAns' was given ~ reward ior personal
services. Tne ksiFoaa Oommiaaionenhip WaB
disposed OF IN a Smuar manner. Every work,
lnsman IN Onio was ihSul'ea Dy tne removal OF
Mr' hairy walls nom me neaa OF me bureau OF
Lapor sIahs1lcs' blli alDSon, VINO WaS indicted
IN tle courts % deiepl'sE % tne sIete ior over
NOOVUO, was msqe AOluta ant.SeneIal' me late
hon d. v. Aerf, gcAolSr Suu man OF pure
me ena nlen cnathecteEs Was removed iEom the
STATE LiDrarlanShip' ana ma place was nlled Dy q
VtEulent ana broken Gown politician ~ prefer
enoe 10 many educated ana Eenned kepublloans
who were applicAnis for tho place PefTOnal SER
vice, and not ability and htDesas and not even
good Republication, weighed anything In Gov
efnoE RoSlerleBtmRiion In making his appoint
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The Republican platform Of 1879 deplOred the
reorganization Oi.ths benevolent and penal In
ssitutlons for merely partisan purposes, but the
first session Of the last Republican Legislature
was devoted excluslvely TO Tie passage Of bills
reorEanizl1g the penal and benevolent lnstltu.
uong. Governor Foster boldly proclaimed that
10 tue victors belonged the spoilg, and as there
were more vIctors than there were spoils the
hones Of the deaf and dumb the retreats of
those with darkened minds. ana the refuge Of the
criminat oass. ware seiaod nnon AZ a legitimate
prev, not for the RspublIcSn party, II must be-
said. but for Governor Fosters little party. The
oovsrnor removed every ReDublioan ir1Istee who
was not A Fouter man. az IA instanced In the case
Of Truslee, RrtleF. OF the Columbus, ASvlum.
whilA Demolfats N anna inularoaa wera permIt'
ted 10 Remain beCAU5e. a the Governor bossted
with a chucfls. sT6Sl mona but Foster men
would be nut on guard" ,sEtTT NtrlI
In ouaft6r n k5ognaufy Ohio haa upent Aftv
milIious Of dollarS on hsF, 9S,uuendoug =, and
beneaoent syuteu Of UhurDtlSa. b The proper ana
Enoeespfhl rhsnAaenoent 81 these luUtitutona de-.
mSnd that thev Ihsil "a voveFnei bv man of az.
ueTlenCe and peoulIar ousli atlopG In he ian.
quSae of A oampaiQn cIrculer iruuod by Hon.
George K. Nash two years 40, THESE institu.
tionS to all who are not made mad By partisan
zeal are too sacred TO be converted into aSylumS
for imp ,cunious marty Upoilsmonl The DOOR, the
,soIk Snd boinIS.s invnotau n,,sht ,bI - ~ al.