Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-03
He Approves.

4 1OE ~ OI GIlC 0fCulDR
of August 20, 1885, George Hoadly, Cow
ernor of Ohio, declared in the presence
of all the people that he approved, with
out reservation, all the acts and perform
ances of the late Legislature. Governor
Hoadly must be man of "unbounded
stomach" He approves
First-Of the sale for cash of seat in
the Senate of the United States, and he
approves of the refusal of the Legisla+
ture to investigate the charges of bribery
and corruption in connection with the
senatorial election made by Democratic
members of that body, and by scores of
reputable Democratic newspapers in diff
ferent parts of the state.
Second-He approves of the passage of
the infamous ripper bill, the design of
which was to deprive the citizens of
Columbus of the right of local self-gov-
ernment-a right dear to every liberty
loving citizen, and formidable to tyrants
only" He declared that if he had DOS
sessed the veto power he would have
approved of that pretended law, notwith-
standing the fact that so fragrant were
its provisions that Democratic Supreme
Court was constrained to declare it un
constitutional, null and void. And vet
it is understood in all quarters of the
state that Hoadly is finished scholar
and an able constitutional lawyer.
TAird-He approves of the so-called
penitentiary reform law, the operation
OF which has already cost the taxpayers
of Ohio more than half million of dol
lars; and which, while purporting to
abolish the convict contract system, has
restored it again in new form, and
brought prison labor into ruinous com
petition with free labor
Fourth-He approves of the act of the
Legislature, known as the Loewenstein
law. amending and re-enacting the Scott
liquor law, and says that if be had pos>
sessed the veto power he would have af-
fixed his signature to that act, notwith-
standing the fact that he considered both
the original law and the Loewenstein
amendment unconstitutional.
Fifth-He approves of the neglect and
refusal of the Legislature to re-enaet the
Scott Law (omitting the alleged uHconsti-
tutional clause, though that refusal
made necessary the levy1ng of extra
taxes upon the people of the cities, vii
lagos and counties of the state to the ex-
tent of between S2,OOO,OOO and ss,OOO,-
900.
Slxth-He approves of the numerous
acts of the Legislature (two-thirds of
which are in conflict with the Constitu-
tion) authorizing and directing the levy
of extra local taxes and assessments,
without the consent of the people, to the
extent of over S5,OOO.OOO, and also the in
crease of local Indebtedness over S1O,-
100000. All of these acts, constitutional
and unconstitutional, ne says he would
have signed had be been vested with the
veto power.
Seventh-He approves of the action,
or rather nOn-action, of the House of
Representatives in suffering its ball to
be converted into miniature pandemo-
mum; in suffering its speaker, officers
and members to be iDsulted, abused and
villiied (while in session and supposed
to be engaged in the transaction of pub
lie busiDess) in language that would dis
grace a brothel: and he approves the
refusal of the House to expeI or other
wise chsstise or discipline member who
was found guilty of all these things by
committee of the House, and whose con-
duct both in and out of the hall was,
and is, disgrace to the State of Ohio.
Governor Hoadly does not seem to
realize that in his wholesale approval Of
the performances of body of legislators
who paid no regard to his recommenda-
tions as Governor, and who treated his
person and Office with studied contempt,
he is making himself responsible for acts
which the people of Ohio reprobate and
condemn, and that he is defiHing the is
sues of the campaign in manner not at
all agreeable to thousands of his party
friends.
We have faith to believe that Cover
nor Hoadly will wake up on the morning
succeeding the second Tuesday of Octo-
Der to find that the intelligent people of
Ohio neither approve of the perform
ances of the coal oil Legislature nor of
the man who pretends to approve of acts
which in his conscience he must con~
demn.-Ohio State Journal.