Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-09-17

resluent 0erneiu. MOI Q0llhr OF
that. money wss expended. 1t also
lspsed and was covered back into the
Treasury, and also reappropriated by
Democratic legislature. Hosdly
spent ten thousand dollars OF this
money for the monument of the mur-
dered President. It now stands in
the Rotunda Of the Capitol at Wash
ington as q small memento Of Ohio's
veneration and regard for her lamen-
ted son. My Republican friends, do
you condemn that act Of your legisla-
itu-e. If you do, pray tell what
Democratic Governor could do that
would please you. Well, this money,
toe, was deducted from Gov. Fosters
economy and added to Hoadly's ex- (
travagsnce. Shame on such hypoc-
ricy! Again, the Democratic legis.
lature appropriated one hundred thou.
sand dollars for the Ohio river food
sufferers. Almost every man in that
legislature voted for that appropria-
tion, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Every dollar of it was expended for
the relief of our own citizens, who had
lost their all in that unprecedented
flood. This is another item of Gov
ernor Hoadly's extravaganza. If there
is single brute in human shape in
Ohio, so mean as to complain of that
worthy and benevolent act Of relief, l
would venture wager that you could
Iplace his stony little heart on the point
of a cambria needle, and it would have
more room to play than the smallest
frog has in Lake Erie. It is IN this
way that million has been patched
up on paper against our governor, and
that too, when the Republican men,
bers Of the Legislature voted to ap-
|propriate nearly every dollar Of it.
One more of these items Of expendi-
ture and / have done with this branch
of the subject During the last year
of Gov. Fosters administration the
Legislature appropriated $75,50o for
the support and equipment Of the Ohio
National Guards. During Governor
Hoadly's Administration $l52,236,
was appropriated for the same purpose.
! That was really tho only increased
expenditure. No State in the Union
has such an organization of citizen
soldiery as Ohio. 1t is the pride Of
our people; always ready for duty,
you have as fine q company in Will.
liams Co. as there is in the State.
What do they think of il. Do they
object to it? Let the Republicans
attack the fostering care Of the legis.
lature for this purpose, If they dare.
It takes twenty six millions to support
our little National Army. A stand
ing army is not necessary in this
country. The Militia have fought all
our battles from the Revolutionary
war to the late civil war between the
North and South. And they have
fought them successfully. During
the strikes of 1877 when almost
every State was calling for troops,
, the question was asked Gov. Young
; if he desired federal troops to preserve
order and protect property in Ohio,
and Ee answered, "Not until every
man in Ohio is whipped
i For the honor and glory of Ohio she
} had the power to control her own
internal dissensions without federal
aid. The Legislature also apporpriat-
ed some money for an intermediate
penltentiary. This institution is for
younger and middle class of criminals
The experiment in the State Of Now
| York shows that eighty per cent. of
this class are reformed in such an in
stitution, while the result in .other
States show that eighty per cent. are
ruined by being confined indescrimin-
ately with hardened criminals The
Legislature also. provided for live
stock commission, if needed, for the
protection Of farmers against conta-
gious diseases among domestic animals.
Il a,aa. LABoRINa MEN.
i One of the professions Of the Demo-
cratic party is that it has always been
the friend oflabor. Capital is general
ly able to take care Of itself, But an
fortunately for our State and many
other States, we have from time TO time
been afflicted with labor strikes. One
of the causes of discomfort among labor.
ling men is the low wages they receive.
/. Low prices for their products would
necessarily decrease the price Of
days wages. and the employer and
laborer suffered alike in consequence
i Another cause was the contract labor
system, under which many capitalists
went to foreign countries and employed
paupers, convicts, and any body else
they could get to work cheap. They
brought them here by the thousands
| to take the place Of our intelligent
American laborers. Congress, thank
Heaven, stopped that iniquitous busl-
, ness. We heard great deal from Re.
publican voters last year about the
protection Of American lapor against
, the pauper labor Of Europe. Their idea
J, Of protecting the American laborer o.
gainst tile pauper labor Of Europe was
, to have Congress pass laws to rob the
. American lahorar of his hard earned