The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-03-26
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| AHOSO NoC"IiGiltS were, OIL
course, Republican inventions,
furnished by The Republican
Committee, and placed in the
Democratic newspapers at the
office Of delivery. These facts
having been brought TO my
knowledge from so mxny and
such widely separated Offices,
warrants me in expressing the
belief that a regular system was
in operation throughout the en-
tire State. The Democratic pub
fishers and the Democratic party
alike suffered from it.
Another plan has been to fail
in the regular delivery of Demo-
cratic papers to subscribers, and
hold them back until they were
a week old. A few weeks of this
kind of work would lead TO the
discontinuance of the home
Democratic paper, and as the
home Republican paper always
arrived OH time, it would be sub
stituted in many instances, and
! in this manner Democratic voters
would be unconsciously led away
from their party and into the
Republican ranks.
l have dwelt upon these things
at length TO show the great influ-
ence exercised by the smaller
post Offices on political matters,
and The Importance of putting
them under the control Of a gen
tleman who will not permit such
a system to be continued. Dem
ocratic editors will not ask any
special favors, or look for any
special advantages over their
business or political rivals, but
they do expect to have an equal
and fair show.
So notorious has this partisan
work become in our own State,
if not all over the country, that
the only way to cure the evil is
to make general change in this
class of post Offices as rapidly as
it can be accomplished, and l
have no doubt bat that it will be
done. for Mr. Hay is man of
vigorous and Thorough ideas and
he will seek to elevate the public
service by eliminating known
evils, and inaugurate a better
system in its place. That is all
that Democrats and Democratic
editors desire.
The General appropriation bill
for the last three quarters of the
present and the first quarter of
the next fiscal year, which is now
pending in the Legislature pro-
vides for the appropriation of
81 100000 This will be cut down
probably TO the extent OF $3.50.
600. making the aggregate of The
bill about the same as it was
last year. The deficiency bill
and the extraordinary appropri-
aticns will be in addition to the
above, but the total approprla
tions for 1885 will probably be
$250,O00 less than in 1884, and
fully 100000 less than during
either Of the preceding four
years under the administration
of Gov. Foster,
There has been a great deal OF
legislative work performed du-
ring the past week, but none Of
it of a ve:y y exciting or interest
ing character. The general ap |
preparation bill is really the only |
of great public mo-
ment before the Legislature
The question of license is likely |
10 be defeated by the refusal of
the Republicans to vote in favor
Of its submission. the DEM Gratis
lacking just three votes in the
House.
The Honse has resolved IN ia
vor of adjoUrnins on the 18th
of April, but the session will
probably continue until May
The proposition to increase the
5 alaries OF members to 81 900 has
been up in the Senate, but did
not receive as warm recep-
ton as its Republican author
had hoped, II will hardly 60
through. w. A. T.
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