Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-03-25
PRoBAsCO LEAKS.
The Agent of Halstead, Noyes & Co
Tells His Schemes to a
.1-- Democrat.

age Republican politician of this degen-
crate day Is the very essence and per-
sonification of mean trickery and hy-
pocrisy. A more unreliable parsonage
cannot be found. OF all I-am-holier-
than-thou hypocrites the gang which is
engineering this effort to capture the
Ohio Senate by throwing out four
Hamilton county senators are the
worst. For schemes which will shock
the sensibilities of fair men one has only
to look to Noyes, Bateman, Probasco ct
al, who are simply the tools of the dis
reputable Halstead clique. That a par
ty which at one time in its history had
good cause to hold up its head with
pride should be SO degraded as to be-
come the tool of such notoriously dis
reputable politicians should cause the
honest men of that party to hang their
heads with shame. The indefensible
actions of Lieutenant Governor Kenne-
dy gave the people sort of insight into
the workings of the gang. But to-day
some matters saw the light of day
which brand these men as entirely
lacking ofa sense of decency and as ut
terly disreputable. Among the paid
attorneys in the employ Of the Hal
stead gang, which is so anxious to get
hold Of the senate that they may redis-
trict the state to suit their whims, is
young Probasco, who Is fast learning
the lesson set by the very honest ~ ex-
Indexer of Deeds Noyes. But Probas-
co will probably be dropped as worth
less after to-day's actions. Nobody
who has watched the doings of the Re-
publican bosses during the present leg
islature has put any faith whatever in
their hypocritical cry for fairness.
THE WHOLE SCHEME WAS LAID BARE
by Harry Probasco' indiscretion to-day.
Harry came originally from Warren
county, and he seems to labor under
the belief that every person, from that
county must be deep-dyed Republic
can. To his sorrow he has learned that
there are exceptions. Senator Eltzrath
was sitting talking to Tom McDougall
this morning when Probasc0 went over
and sat by him. Lot Wright had in
troduced Probasco to Eltzrath several
years ago and he supposed that the pres
ent senator was Republican. He at
once began by saying that while Nc
Dougall and the others were here on
the police commission bill he, Probasco,
was here on another mission. He at
once waded into the subject, saying
that he was tired of the way the inves-
tigation at Cincinnati is going on and
that there is ''no use fooling with it
any longer.u "My view of the case"
he said, sis that Kennedy has every
thing in his hands and it might just as
we'll be ended tomorrow as in month
from now. I am here to see Foraker
and Kennedy to see if the thing can't
be brought about"
Senator Eltzrath suggested that the
get in their testimony.
"That's the only difficulty in the
way" continued Probasco, "but the
whole thing hinges upon precinct A of
the Fourth ward, anyhow. have in
side information to the effect that a
number of indictments will be brought
by the grand jury tomorrow against the
Democrats who persist in maintaining
that there is anything in that testimony
we might just as we'll
END THIS INVESTIGATION NOW.
Kennedy can rule that the four Hamil-
ton county men cannot vote. There
Will No VWo lCpOiUSailu uAuCl LAOuuC-
dy's ruling we can carry ours by seven
teen to sixteen"
"But," suggested Senator Eltzrath,
1--WE have a rule which says that no
man can be deprived of his seat without
the vote of majority of the members
of the senate"
"When you come at me with rules I
confess ! am at disadvantage" said
the talkative attorney, "but we can get
around that rule in the same way that
we got rid of those four votes. Oh, we
can do it in some way. think that we
ought to push the thing regardless Of
any pledges the senators may have
made. That's what I'm here for"
Probasco afterward went down to see
Governor Foraker, and has also been in
close confab with Kennedy, 1t is not
known whether Probasco has found out
his mistake. The result of his confer
ence will be watched with interest.