Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-04-02
FROM COLUMBUS.
From Onr Regular oOrrespOndent.l

From our Regular Correspondent
COLUMBUS, o., Mch. 80, 1885.
Ere this letter catches the eyes Of your
readers the gentleman from franklin,
Mr.. Allen o. Myers, will have been sat
down upon by the sterling common
sense of the lower branch of the Ohio
General Assembly. The best reason
which can be Offered for such an act is
that Mr.. Myers possesses the dogged
tenacity of making darned fool of
himself to the detriment of public busi-
ness. Most every man makes fool of
himself on special occasions, but Mr..
Myers seems to take delight in resolv-
ing himself into Committee of the
whole and making fool of himself on
general principles. That is, he will get
drunk and in that condition he at
tempts to foist his own sins upon a
Legislative body. Thank God! he has
lost his usefulness for either good or
evil
Right here, the statement will go un-
challenged that the present General
Assembly is the wisest and best that
has ever been held in the history of Ohio.
Your correspondent asserts this in the
face of all the lies sent out to the public
through Republican newspapers. The
Republican papers of Ohio, through the
most villainous and treacherous and
insidious means, have gone to the last
end of the string to belittle the present
Legislature. They can't even tell the
truth about an every day occurance of
the past century. They have stolen so
many millions of dollars that the only
way to cover up their misdeeds is to
spin lies about the Democratic party at
the rate of ten per cent. off spot cash.
AS one of the evidences of malicious
and downright lying about this General
Assembly, there was statement sent
to the press several weeks ago giving
the amount of scissors, knives, soap
ETC., which had been drawn in one
month-February-of the present ses
sion, by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House, for the use of the members
The object of the correspondents was tt
convey q false impression and make
people believe that this officer was ell
gagged in little game of steal. Th'
aim and end of some of the Republican
correspondents is to tell a lie and sticl
to it so that at last their readers will be
lieve it to be the truth. Now, we hav'
taken the pains to look over the expen
ditures of the Sergant-at-Arms of tn
! House for the year 1884, as they appea
in the advanced sheets of the report q
the Secretary of State, airrs> have com
pared them with the expenditures q
the Sergeant-at-Arm of the Republi
can House for the year 1882 and 1885
We tiLd that in 1882 the Republican
drew in the session for that year, a
follows: Scissors, AL; knives, 1856; cake
of soap, 375. In the year 1888 the Re
publicans used: Scissors, 254; knives
236; cakes of soap, 3l8. Now, the Demo
Gratis used during the session of 1881
SCISSORS, It's, or 266 less than the Re
publicans did in 1882; knives 1866, or 19
less than in 1882; cakes of soap 25S, o
lit less than the Republicans did tw
years before. In dollars and cents tn
expense account of the Republican
was S3,292,0S and that Of the Demo
Gratis 81 1853 making a difference G
81, $780, in favor of Democratic econo
nay and official reform. 1T is true thes
are small matters to harp about, bu
when Republican newspapers throug
their correspondents set lies afioa
through the world it is well to confron
them with the figures as shown by tn
books. The reporters for a vicious Re
publican press shall not be allowed t
injure the cause OF Democracy just be
cause they hold personal splte agalns
one official, or at least their contempt
ible lies shall not go to the people un
challenged. The Republicans hav
been robbing the people for twenty-fou
years and covering their tracks unde
the hue and cry ofloyalty and patriot
ism. This is q gausy disguise. Th
Democrats propose to turn the rascal
out and keep them out, and no "Pick
away,n or "Gath" shall be allowed t
stab the party without receiving
punch in their deceitful bellies.
MAHARBA.
END OF A RINK SENSATION.