Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-07-16
THE REPUBLICAN EDITORS.
A CaustIc Crltici.m.

ITO the Editor of the Toledo Commercially
The able Republican editors seem to
have failed TO do their work nt Columbus
in their usually practical and effective
way. Why did they call SO loudly on the
United States Senate 10 act In the Payne
election? 1t is generally admitted that
Mr.. Payne did not purchase his election,
It is, on the contrary generally affirmed
and believed by good men in both parties
that his election was bought by some one
of his ambitious kin. ii such are the facts
who should be first punished and the most
pnnishedf Clearly the party or parties
who gave and those who received the
bribes.
Has the United States Senate jurisdic-
ton over either OF those scOundrels since
they are not members of that body? Can
Senator Logan by his vote send TO lha pen.
i,entiary amy OF the former members oi
Ohio's General Assembly from this district
for ins,ance2 Can the whole United
States Senate convict Of bribery the sleek
cunning "cuss" who came 10 Toledo from
Cleveland and began the great corrupt
purchase for which he afterwards delivered
the onsh at Columbus? Certainly. Mr.
Logan or the Senate cannot do. those
thlngs.
From the action Of the editors il would
seem as though Ohio has no power IN her
self in this great disgrace. 1t would seem
rs il the people had no law punisl'ig brib-
cry no grand jnries brave enough to in
diet bribe givers, no petit jnries staunch
enough to convict bribe takers. In this
affair the editors. did not do themselves
credit. They should have appealed 10 the
people Of OHIO, who alone hold the rod OF
Justice, to punish the chief offenders. The
editors should have demanded action by
the Ohio courts,
What real, practical effect will resolu-
tion TO the United States Senate amount
to in this case any way7 What would
Ellwood, the famous New York burglar
care about n resolution OF the United
States Senate? 1t would just more than
ticled HIM to have been investigate by thai
distant body than by our Lucas county
Court of Common Pleas. 1t would hav,
suited all the miserable gang in his bus
ness also, II he had been subjected to ,
resolution OF the United States Senate in
stead OF the sentence of our judge lie wonlt
be IN some ones chamber Tonight bngginl
watches and money and cody telling hi
trembling victim This is my night out
keep still"
So will be the effect of Senate resolu-
ton on political brlbe givers and receivers
in Ohio. They cannot be throttled il
Cnyahoga county, or Delaware county o
Putnam county by restitution of the Unit
ed States Senate.
| The Indifferent and gener,! way IL
! which the lower branch of the Ohio legis
luture declared it's decision in the Payn,
case deserves the attention of Ohio editor
more than The referance of the affair to tn,
the United States Senate. Our own legi>-
lntors deserve more blame than John A
Logan, who ought TO be our next president
And yet by the censure hurled at Gen
Logan one would think he lmd run of
with our pententiary key, and that III,
door could not be opened to lock up tn,
bribe takers.
Our legislature did not declare single
man positively guilty. They reported {
mass OF generalites about several person
and thus mantled the entire case in doubt
The benefit OF this doubt go 10 the accused
While if in fact there was guilt as til,
people believe, our legislature should hav,
said: "Messrs. A., b. and c. are guilty o
receiving bribes and Messrs. d., Z. and +
are guilty OF giving bribes and the conrt
having Jurisdiction of the offenders ar,
urged to indici, convict and punisl, them.
Let the editors who are impeachin,
Gen. Logan pause till Ohio's--own author
tiles have first done their duty.
CHARLES EATON.
Toledo, July 10, '86.