The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-14
Fer Gsverner-yohn seitz.

Fer Gevernor Seitz.
Ths men placed in nominstion by the
National Greenback State convention are
in every way worthy Of the suffrage of the |
voters Of this State. Every man on the
ticket is = thoroughly honest, upright oii.
izsn. In this article We shall refer NOR.
particularly to the head of the ticket and
in future numbers Of the ApvAxez shall
speak Of the other psrsa
Honest John SeiAz Of Se.eea eoun,v I.
our candidate for 06vspu0A and /, has
been rAnG xears Aincs the people of Ohio
have. had, The oppOrt~niiy Of casting tAsir
votes, for - worthy man for CHIEF ma sis.
Tracy ofths state. Mr.. seisz h So years
old. He iss Buckeye; was hssa and rails.
ed In the very County Of Ssasca, where he
now liveA Mr.. Seitz hsa always been en-
gagged IN agricultural pursnit.. He owns
. bne farm fss nailes from TifRn where
he resides. Mr. SsiI was gifted with an
industrioaA and Investigating nature, and
- ~ Exex v. manhood occupied his spare
Ropeph in sasdy and self-education. He
gxaduallU became the owner Of q Rne Ii.
bsaz5 snd whom the labor Of the field was
dDns he would retire to his library and
eultivsss the intellectual part of his being.
Such man cannot hs overlooked by the
commuaity in which he lives, and several
ysass ago The people Of that county (no.
Ne politicians they always tried TO snob
Mr.. Ssiiz,) thought that no man in ,ha
county could better rsprsssut them in the
State Legislature; he Vas nominated and
elected.
The 6rss shiRa that attracted Mr.. Seitz's
attention upon going to Columbus was
shihlesAsas in the manper of conduc,;n
RsaA.ivs bu'iness and extsavagesce in
Rsbiic affairs. He had not been aecustom
70 do thinss in that way ON his senec.
county farm, and he could NOT understand
Why the paid Legislators Of the STATE should
not be dslissss in serving The State a. we'll
% the farm laborers who were faithful sc
thsir smployes He thought he would
look about him and zee if there were any
leaks through which the peoples money
was taken fsoA The treasory. He found
anona oaAss things two officers that wer,
drawing salaries from the Treasury, that
% the duties Of their office we're then con.
Quoted, rendered listls or no return to IN
State for the money paid. He introduced
bill abolish the Offices. and showed tina
one was entirely unnecessary aad that III,
other was not made the insszument Of pub
lie good. that IL might ~. These Office
were the Comptrol,ss Of the Treasury an,
the labor Statistican;: sha batter Office hsi
since Mr.. WAhla of CipcianA.i took hol
oft, bssa made vsry valuable as q mean
Of compiling and placing before the pub
lie vsss amount of statiscal iAfo~matior
and Mr.. .Ssitz informs us that he is qla
the Office was not abolishsd o. IL has b.
come moro Efficient ~ means Of publ
good since the time Mr.. Ssitz began hi
Investigation. TAS other, that of Ii
Comptroller Of tAe currency was a. usele,
and unnscosssasy rs second tail to do
it was taking, all told about $1,000 p,
year oui Of the treasury, and Mr.. Sci
said that be saved. The Comptroller an
his lobby fought hard, but Mr.. Seitz is
determined man and good dsbaier and vi
on the floor used such potent areumen
to show THAI the Office afforded no add
tional security for the safe keeping CT Il
public funds and that the Treasurer a
Auditor we're absDdantly sufficient to tai
care OF the State money and accounts, III
the lesislaiiOp was forced to pass N
Ssitz's bill cad abolish the Office. And nc
many ysss have passed sincs then, q,
aos In the slightest degree have the peor
suffered In their inssrests, from the loss
comptroller of the Treasury; sverythi
has been just ~ safe and public bnsin,
not suffered At all. Mr.. seitz has IN
saved the State on that one item oy
$4,000 already. and the Lord only kpov
how long the useless comptroller weu
have continued to draw his $4,000 per q
sum (offics and incidsussls ioelnded) h
not Mr.. Seitz looked into the matter. !
ssitz served the people 20 we'll in
Lower House that the voters of the Sci
'orial District In which Seneca county
situated insisted upon sending him to
Senate. he was nominated and elected, Q,
trasy 70 the wishes Of the Court Ho
oliquss and Ward Politicians of the I
mict TAsy (shs politicans) deiermiI
70 slaughter him and when the Senate
term expired gave out word through
district, that there would BE- no opposit
10 Mr.. sei,z, and then quietly but ef
lively packed the convention against
and defeated him for the nomination.
friends were enrsged, but Mr.. Seitz,
though he knew he had been defested
trick. refused TO be IN independant C
didsss. though strongly urged BY host
friends. Having went into the convent
hs would not be an opposing candidat
the man there nominated, but would v
until the term expired and il then
friends desired, IL he would consent
serve In the Legislature again. The
Senatorial convention nominated him
spite Of the hesculsnsn efforts Of the
quss to prevent il, and Mr.. Ssitz ,
back to the Senate. He had observed
in late political campaigns that the I
corrupt and dsbssing means we're uses
carry on political campaigns and that
sst ard sincere appeal to mems reason
interests to induce them 10 vote for
ticuIsr parties or candidates was beinf
li,srased BY appeals to the appstisiss
the svarice Of man. He was to got
student Of history, be was 10 much
patriot, not to see and know that this
tenn Of bribery and debauchery, BY u
money and liquor. ss . political
would destroy the value of the sle
franchise and corrupt the body po
and the Individual, 20 we'll. BY grsa