The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

l1nOn Snch l6glSldtlOn III oQlOt ana we dG0 ,
proud of the fact that the Ohio Miners Assoc I
the right direction" e
"bad lot in our General Assembly, we sus- 9
beet that the ~workingmen of other states !
would be szf glad dS sG h 'yT1 the begsiaes this' h SSS- I
ever, at its first session it gave civil rights TO
men equal to those possessed by the :
is the bad Job of a "bad lot The Repub-
lican party had allowed thirty years OF Re
opeo1er pG It passed p"I registration law for
Cleveland and Cincinnati-a severe registra-
ton law. Doubtless this was a bad JOB OF 9
party broke up the Legislature itself by
absent.ng themselves, breaking q quorum,
and and thus pre le @ Ih hg fn in pa Tsn9es .. iss con-
s:dered in Republican parlance an obstruc-
ton to ga free ballot and = fair count II
an amendment to the constitution changing
the time of holding elections in Ohio from
platform calls upon the Democrats Of
The Republican, platform is wheily silent
upon this point. The course of this silence
we are not informed, but are left to infer
that it was from one of three causes. First:
they may ha.e been bee s1n dntean uR tbe eternal ~
principles of regulation and taxat on that
they forgot it; or, secondly, they may have
in favor of any constitutional amendment
for fear they might not have a suffic1ent ex-
Gu euse ef for re Jus u asi to te nro Tfeahep a asg Il seems @gns
to be a cardinal Republican principle that
that which is to be changed in the constitus
party part dfffference@only that which is to be
changed in a statute;. or, thirdly, it may,
| pivotal State, so that Governor Fosters
pathway to the Senate might be rendered
easier by creating the necessity for John
The abad lott also provided by law for the
erection of a gallows in the penttentiary SO
tablished a forestry bureau so as to preserve
| the forests of the State from indiscrim1nate
destruction. They steadfastly refused to
deed, it may be said Of this "bad lot that
| they were satisfied with. their own badness,
and INDUCED in no steals or jobs whatever.
posed by them. They also provided for the
inspection of the Soldiers and Sailors Or
Of this General Assembly, and the most inn,
portant, in my opinion. was the work, OF
upon such a foundation, that whoever may
be elected Governor of this State the Legis-
lature will never disturb it.. refer Senator
Sherman to his %neighbor, General Brinker:
hoff, the most distinguished advocate of
prison reform in the State, and to the Re-
GG SSorifian tosetBer witt ii the Republican nSalS ca ' Sec,
good work done in this direction by the
was left in the hands of the Democratic
party. as one OF the RudruS plUully ediu, WIN
Enothing but the walls, the prisoners,
and the verniin," no adequate supplies Of
food or clothing being on hand, and with
iition of contract labor. The prison has
been thoroughly cleansed; the men properly
S Sope has Tee Seen aa ada @Gf by Setting TIM apart a small
portion of the wages of their labor as a re-
ward for good conduct; while punishment
has been made more severe for third-term
: prisoners, by requiring their detention even
, for life, unless they reform; cruel punish.
/ has been encouraged by the establish.
: ment of night schools which are attended
by more than six hundred, prisoners, and
S a beginning has been made in Mr.. Sher-
? mans own city of an intermediate peni
Tertiary, which | am sure that ne would pc
. the last man in Ohio, bad thongh the l9 3h D %
r these reforms have cost money is true. The
abolition of contract convict labor is an eX
Q pertinent, hopeful, but necessarily costly. TG
dispense with contract labor altogether
n means to spend at least 81, 600, 900 in the neces
f sary building, tools and machinery to do the
9 There are four possibilities with regard t
d prison labor. First, and worst of all, is tx
leave the men in idlenes a,;+ Sc confrsct ans
o Thirdly, and what is better, to adopt what !
known as the piece plan, by which the cor
i instead Of the work itself. The advantag
10 of this plan is that it prevents the contracto
q from becoming a tyrant OF the men IN 81 a!
If desire to exact extreme results for hi
e money. 1t keeps the men under the contro
n of the State, and insures their being treate
of the Prison done. on State Account. Tha
:? this last is the best plan yet proposed | al
So convinced, but it will cost a large sum whicl
le the State can not advance without increase
i'll tax, except by installments from year t
n year. For this reason, therefore, the plan
a adopted and will be steadily pursued, II m
b. Judgment is followed, of annually appropr
e. ating a moderate sum toward proeurin g tn @
at amount of work to be done on State accoun
5y the residue being on the piece plan.
81 The General Assembly has also been gel
ed erous, though not extravagant, in its Apr,
Ne Guard. The administration of the .Adjutan
re Generals office has beer, since have ! 5e Is
p Republican Adjutant Generals contract Il
IN coal was 81. 30 per ton; in 1sS-the hrstyear
nd for the present year is s1.5s. In 1888 Govern,
Dir Fosters Adiutant-Genera contracted for Il
us cost of uniforms at 1922; in 1854 the contra
as was made at ss.9S, and this year the price
Is, SS.44. During the years of Governor Foster
nd administration the average annual expene
DO lures for the National Guard, leaving o
ID. extra items, such as were caused by riot 81
is Executions, were sss,is7.R.e During the fl
year of my administration this increased
no So. Oes.77 but if the e~ncampments of Il
lal had been limited to six days as in the TO
years previeo1mns,T the S expenditures aadr u es would So rdm ma
IN the average attendance at the encampmer
of was over 3,6T5, and the average cost of 2
it'll diem, transportation and subsistence "
ON, SiO.53 per capita for six days. During 1
nal the number l. oert N 9o at zen same , @as f,V af t hne " :
Of days IN the length Of encampment "
en- wise, Notwithstanding the corresponding
increased expenditures, 1 leave the public
nd determine, advised by the officers and IN
ust of the National Guard at whose instance
len was done. For 1885 the appropriations
ade the Ohio National Guard have been increas
to to Sill, 459-an increase which, in my jul
the ment, is extremely wise, if we are to enco
!. 7 oUn ac ya Onpht IN do the military 0GDS
dye ment of our service.
of But there is a class of legislation agai
me which MIR. Kohler voted, and which Mess
of Sherman and Foraker would rend in tn
the wrath. Foul bills were passed by the Six
), I sixth General Assembly in the nature REQ OF
9th these, viz. the Springfield police bill and
had Columbus 'ripper, were declared uncon
senator Sherman describes as having nj
Ned the Scott law by a partisan judicial
cision" How this Court, SO severely and w {,
par without being called a had lot" is eviden
Re- considered by him no unworthy associate
erai suits, / leave it to him to answer. The
bad lumbus ripper bill was in my opin'
oh although held unconstitutional, intended
ask right a grievous outrage and wrong, viz:
y Of fact that, taking advantage of an accidel
bill majority in the City Council some years
IDLY the Republican Councilmen redistricted I
city so that however great the Democr
,een majority might be on the total vote cast,
cted Republicans would, nevertheless; retain
veto troll of the municipal Council. That sue
act wrong is an insult to the principles of pr
this lar government, and amounts to a CT
Mr.. against the majesty of the people
late. need not argue. If MeSsrs. Sherl
Sem and Foraker think that the present
n of tribution of the wards in the City of Col
now bus is such as ought to be maintained at
hich Capital City, l invite them to say so. A t
n of act of this character was the act Great;
n be Board of Aldermen in the city of Clevel
e re- which resulted in the election of seven
IS, it of nine Republican sad mis-
isest for a "bad lott to make when engaged in
Ohio tisan legislation, but a mistake, neverthe
Let copied from a Republican model, for
Republican party themselves passed a
lture creating a Board of Aldermen in the Cit
CINCINNATI many years ago, and have
late since maintained IL IN Iorce lntnaIc Guy.
It's of last act OF TINS klnd Is tne taking irom
,ould to appoint police. and comforting it or
the Board of Public WORKS IN tnat Guy, AM
Used act drawn from d ~hepupHcan Hlouel, l
I - m nnUpr ha fOrpOffGn IN ONO IndG v