The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-09-19

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The indictment of the Democratic
Fire Commissioners of Baltimore, fol-
lowed as it has been within q few days
by the sweeping charges of rascalitv,
corruption. iobbery and thievcry made
by a Grand Jury of San Francisco
against the Harbor Fire and School
Commissioners of that city, may give
the American people some idea of the
character al purpose of the Bourbon
rascals who want to get into the Ma
tional Offices. The Baltimore Grand
Jury has indicted its Democratic of
fcials for plundering the public; for
using public Office to enrich themselves.
The San Francisco Grand Jury boldly
charges a Democratic State official with
enabling q subordinate to steal SS6, 600,
indicts the Fire Commissioners for levy
inc political bnckmail, and denOunces
the School Commissioners for iobbery,
for bartpling situations, and for general
Iascality.
The oldest Democratic communities
are not exempt from extravaganza and
corruption. The case of Polk, the
Tennessee Treasurer, is too fresh in the
public mind to need more than passing
reference. A few days ago Governor
Hamilton, of Maryland, in a most inn
portant address, took occasion to call
attention to the iobbory and corruption
with which every department of the
Government of that sta.d old State is
boneycombed
Governor Hamilton was sort of
compromise Democratic candidate
forced on the party which has had con-
troll of the State for years. He was
spoken of rs a refOrmer, but the old
ring had had so many rcformers who
never gave them any trouble, that they
made no serious objection TO Hamilton
They thought they could pull the wool
over his eyes and manipulate him as
they did the previous ''refOrmers. Is
They mistook their man. He has been
watching matters for nearly four years.
He was elected i'm 1879. His term eN-
pires in january. The old ring has de-
creed that he shall not be elected. He
has rCtaliated. As the result of careful
examination, he boldly makes the fol-
lowing charges: (D The last three
Democratic Legislatures improperly ev-
pended 100000 of the public money.
(2) The collectors of taxes, many of them
prominent public officials, have with
held since 1879 in the aggregate SIP,
73S.OS. (3) Thirty-three thousand four
hundred and fifty dollars of public
money has been used in subsidizing the
rural press. (4) The Legislature has
been generally eNtravagant, employing
a clerical force of lOj at an expense OF
S57, 900 to attend on the deliberations
and to carry out the instructions Of III
members whose own salaries aggregate
but $4,000. (5) ENtTavagant rates
were paid for public printing, and il.
legal allowances were made to news
paper correspondents in order to get
them to pass over steals. CO. The
Legislature resisted all his efforts tC
Curtail expenses, 50 that, while he
feels satisfied that he could have
saved about $4,000 in the single
item of legislative expenses, he was
permitted to save but $26.OOO.
This Is certainly a formidable indict-
ment, but Governor Hamilton gives
facts and figures, and days and dates
for the charges he makes, and has APP
pealed to the voters of Maryland for re-
election on the issue. The Democratic
COrruptiOnists have made no effort to
meet the charges. Their only answer
to Governor Hamilton is that he will, by
persisting in his candidature, disrupt
the Democratic party in Maryland. 1t
seems, however, rs if it were time the
Democratic party there was disrupted.
Governor Hamilton thinks so to-, nc
doubt.
The case of this State is but another
illustration of the corruption, rascality
and yenality of Democratic bosses. This
Is the class of rascals in whose interest
their High Priest, Dana, wants faithful
and efficient public servants turned out
of Office. If the Democrats ever break
into the National Ices the corruption
and vcnality. of San Francisco, Baltj-
more, Chicago, New York and Mary
hnd VIII be carried on on a National
scale The ra5cals should be kept out
at all hazards. .- CbjcuqO Tribune.