The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-27

tlOnal n menNInpn' 8 10 Tue l'eiuVCt db auu
Her,ld (both of which papers Mr.. White
owns an equal one-balf interest in
S409 So; for publication If delinquent
tax sale notice for Defiance County.
$245 81; for publication Of for rented
land sale, notices, $50 8S. Upon said
date OF February 5 1884, said balance
of $649 10. being the only amount re-
naming Of the Indebtedness of $4,-
6lS OF, as represented by the mortgage,
which had been doubly entered upon the
record, vas cancelled, and the mortgage,
$3.l36 Ga, as given by White d Mains
as collateral security to secure tae pay.
ment of Mr.. Mains individual notes,
representing the balance of the purchase
money for his interest in the paper, We
would state was in q short time alter tie
date thereof reduced by Mr., Mains to
81, ,O45 "a BY loan he secured he se
cured from the Merchants N t'onal
Bank. AMI that the mortgage for &3 500
spoken Of was given as collateral Sc
curity tn Mr. Mains indorsers, in which
Mr.. Viii had no interest save and ex.
cept az being CO mortgager for the &C.
commoda,ion of Mr.. Mains; that the
amount OF obligations as represented by
mortgages IN which Mr.. White had no
other interest save and excer : as an ac-
commodation moltgager aggregates over
1900. ell of which the majority OF
your committee have indirectly under
taken to charge him with as his indebt.
edness, or, in other words, Mr.. White
has only liquidated from April 81, 1883,
up to the present date, upon all mort.
cages that were signed by himself and
partner, S7l4 SO, which, in the eyes Of
the majority, shows a wonderful degree
OF prosperity, which can only he &C
counted for except by bribery and cor.
ruption. [See pages 720, 72l and 722
of the stenographer's copy OF testimony.
II having been suggested to your com
miitee that E mer White had furnished
the money to purchase real estate in
Defiance. and had the same placed in the
name Of bis father, LYMAN White, your
committee devoted considerable time in
making inquiries upon that charge, and
failed to 6nd, as your minority believe,
any circum, ,tances whatever which have
even tendency to substantate any such
charge (See testimony of S. p. Moon.
page 6S7; Edward Squires, pages 6l2.
6lS and SOL; Lyman White, page 81 !;
Andrew Sauer. page 500; Elmer White,
pages 1913 and 1851
Your minority, therefore, fnd that
there has been nothing whatever to cast
any reflection on the character OF Mr..
Elmer Wlite. In regard - the testi.
mOny of Mr. Hull, concerning which .
great deal was said by newspaper re-
porters at the time, there is but little
significance to be attached, as will be
seen BY reference to II on papes 252 to
2o7, inclusive, OF the stenogrspher's
copy Of testimony. Touching the testi.
mony of one V Z. Hama, from pages
3S4 to 405, inclusive. of.the stenograph.
er's copy Of the testimony. Where he
undelt, ,kes to give positive evidence, on
page 2S4 in answer to the sixth Ques:
tion, he gives four distinct and posi-.
lively contradictory statements, as fol.
lows:
@ Were you In the city Of Columbus
on the night Of the Senatorial caucus 2
A. was. can not say whether il was
the night Of the caucus or not, but ! IVES
there at that time. might have been
out OF t,wn on that particular night. as
l have forgotten the date OF the caucus.
This is given as fair sample OF the
clearness OF the testimony, that the ma.
jnrity of the committee desire you to
ACCEPT q, proving al least suspicion Of
bribery against Messrs. Mooney and
Roche. Thew wish you to accept and
pass upon il uucontradicted, as they
have refused to Issue subj % ,as for these
gentlemen, although rqnesied frequently
80 to do BY your minority; that have
not only refused {, allow these gentle
men to appear and answer the charges
made against them, but have also failed
10 present to the Committee the sworn
testimony OF M,ssrs. Mooney and 9TH
ers, showing beyond any question the
faleity of the testimony against them,
which sworn testimony and application
to be allowed to appear before the Com
mittee is herein embraced and made q
part OF this. your minority report as fol.
lows: This has been inserted.
The minority can see nothing in the
testimony that would even create sus.
picion against Messrs. Mooney and
Roche. House Resolution No. %. un-
der which your committee was organ
iz"d, was introduced and adopted upon
the article OF one Simeon X Donayin.
in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette OF
January II, 1886, wherein he made Ger.
tain definite aad specific charges. After
weeks of DELAY Mr.. Donavin appeared
before the committee and testified that
he knew OF no fac. OF bribery or no act
on the part OF any person toward any
other person either directly or indirectly,
tc improperly influence them. as mem
hers of the Sixty. sixth General Assem-
bly,, in their support Of Henry B. Payne
he knew of himself Of no facts upon
which he based said article. hut gave rs
bis principal authority one VIM. A. Tay-
lor, who testified, when called, that he
had no knowledge Of any act of anv per-
son toward any member OF the House.
or Of the Sx'y-sixth General Assembly.
OF bribery or corruption used to induce
that person or persons to give their cup.
port to Henry B. Payne for United
S ates Senator. See pages 3o6 and 3O7
OF the stenographer's copy OF testimo-
nv
Il simply demonstrates to your mi
noritv the easy manner by which MOLE
hills may be made into mountains bv
corrupt and unscrupulous PERSONS
With all The labors your committee have
undergone. it is nevertheless trne that
they have at times been highly entertain
ed by parties whose ambition for news
paper notoriety excelled their better
judgment. Their desire to appear be
fore the committee and deliver them
selves Of careiully-prepared legal argu-
ments and fair readable matter, based
upon nothing more tangible than un-
founded rumors and personal dislikes
has compelled them to state to the CON-
mittee that they were possessed OF no
knowledge OF any acts, or any facts OF
improper methods having at any tine
been resorted TO bv any person in the
intereat Cf Henry r Pavne. Aa notable