Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-10-08
Tue Long mister Ron or Rspupiican
Public Tbieses and Robbers.
PI.in Dealer Special.

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Plain Dealer Special.
Z. COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 25.-It has beel
the fashion Of the Republican state exc
cutive committee to prepare and have
paraded for the past dozen years, Just
few weeks before election, u ttrumpe,
1 up list df alleged Demoeratics defaica
Mons, all of which were either largely
magnified or were manufactured out o
information furnished by an alleged
detective named John T. Norris, whC
makes himself very officious i'm trump
ing up charges against striking miner
In the Hooking Valley s6sr a. n. j
- would NOT COMMISSION HIM. Il ~
This man Norris made application tC
Governor Hoadly to be commissioned
as railway policeman for the road that
runs down into the coal regions, but re-
fused to issue the commission until the
vice president Of the miners union
could be heard against issuing the com
mission, and, the result of the whole
investigation was the refusal of allow.
ing the commission to be issued.
ATTEMPTING To HIDE REPUBLICAN
"a ET RoTTENEEss. TT
The object lin spreading broadcast
these false charges against Democratic
officials has, of course, been to distract
attention from Republican rottenness
and corruption at Washington and
elsewhere that the g. o. p. had COM
plete control of public affairs.
LOOK AT REPUBIloAN DEFAICArIoNs IN OHIO
In this campaign, however, Sherman
and Foraker have been blowing their
bngles, prociaiming Republican homes
ty and bOasting on the stump that the
books have been examined, have been
found to balance, and that only 2 cents
were missing and that they were found!
Alas, how the monumental liars are
confronted and convicted by the facts.
The following partial list of Republi-
can embezzlements and rascalities in
Ohio and elsewhere will serve as SAM
Piles:
r. H, Rowland, the only Republican
ever elected treasurer of Richland
county, who got away with 100000 of
the peoples money.
L. A, WICK. Republican treasurer Of
Sidrhe cOuutyiO.J $oV,ouu'
J. r. Helman, Republican treasurer
of Wayne, county, o., $4,000.
The Republican treasurer of Lucas
county, o., $4,000.
The Republican treasurer of Scioto
county, o., $4,000.
The Republican, treasurer OF Trum-
bull county, o., $4,000. ~ 4, g.
The Republican treasurer of Guernsey
county, O., $4,000.
The Republican treasurer of Jackson
county, o., $4,000. ara g. a Io.-}s
The Republican treasurer of Huron
county, O., $4,000, 0.,oe IL Era -. aVT
The Republican board ofpublic works
of the satate of Ohio, through f. New
berg, S5S,000. ry
Old Bill Gibson, Republican treasurer
Of the state of Ohio, $S0O,0O0. Gibson
was never punished, and is now one of
the leading Republicans of the state.
OUTSIDE OF OHIO. .,- a/
Outside of Ohio there are such sam
pies as the following, all Republicans:
Forty Republican treasurers in the
good old Republican state of Iowa, ST.
DOC, 900. q SRA So zg a 2,
City treasurer of Chicago, $500, 900.
City collector of Chicago, $13O,OOO. |
Water works commissioner of Pitts |
ourg, S5OO,O00.
Treasurer of Buffalo, N. Y, $500, 900.
Treasurer of Saratoga county N. Y,
$4,000.
Treasurer of Wilkesbarre, Pa, $40, 900.
Treasurer ofDetroit, $S5 900. IL IN
Treasurer of Jersey. City, $47, 900.
Treasurer of Green Bay, Wis, $50, 200.
This list might be extended almost
Without limit. The defalcations of Re-
publican postmasters, revenue officers,
rmy paymasters, pension agents, etc.,
would be impossible to enumerate.
Then there were the whisky ring
rauds, the credit mobilier of many
the star route frauds of many
Millions, the Philadelphia Republican
ing frauds of millions upon millions;
he naval frauds, amounting to $4OO,-
OO,000, and last, but by no means least,
he $500, 100000 of official robberies in
he southern states by Republican re-
obstruction officers and legislatures by
he issuing of the state bonds without
ny equivalent. .tuh +. .Gs }.1
Besides these, the following speci-
mems of Republican rascality at Wash
ngton, which have been exposed and
topped by the new Democratic admin
stration, are worthy of mention in
his connection: -a..ssr - ~ |
There was the half million dollar
teal which Secretary Whitney stopped
he first day he was in office. - 1,
The frauds in the state department.
which Secretary Bayard stopped. "A
The 700, 600 acres of land steal, which
'ecretary Lamar stopped the first day
e went into office. IN
The frauds in the pension bureau,
1hich the new Democratic commits
ioner has stopped.
The stealings Of. John Roach and the.
nany frauds in the navy yards, which
ecretary Whitney has stopped.
The defalcation of $4,000 in the
]nited States treasurer's office at New
|rleans, which was Kept covered up un-
II the new Democratic administration
anne into power "a na g. ~ ~g
The immense frauds in the New
Philadelphia custom houses,
Ihich Secretary Manning so promptly
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The stealing in the agricultural bu-
eau, which the new Democratic COM
lissioner stopped, and for which suit
3 recover is being brought.
The frauds in the coast survey which
ave been SO vigorously sat down upon
y the new administration.
The rascalities in the court of Ala
anna claims which have recently been
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