Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-08-26

And thus this effort TO make Republi-
can capital and tarnish the fair name
Of one Of OhIo's most distinguished
statesmen ended In miserable fiasco.
And now while some of the active pro-
moters of this business are engaged in
reading Senators Logan and Everts and
Teller out OF the party for refusing to
carry out the Ohio idea, others are
making lugubrious complaints, that
while they were absent In the Legisla-
ture and at Washington, engaged in
this and other Republican schemes,
that their Republican competitors ut
home bodied them out Of their Con-
gressional nominations that they ex-
pected. Laughter and applause.
When we come to examine the cost Of
last winters administration, we are
struck with the most forcible exhibit
of extravagence ever made In the his
tory of Ohio. The principal results of
last winters administration show an
increase of the State indebtness, an in
crease Of annual expenditures, and q
consequent increase in the rate of State
taxation, a startling increase In the To-
cal bonded Indebtedness, an increase in
local and special taxes in addition to
the regular tax levy of the State. The
total appropriation for this year
amount to the extraordinary sum of$5,-
946,S36. Deducting from this the sink
ing fund, the school fund, leaves for
general revenue appropriation So, ,469,-
252, as the cost of one years Republican
rule in Ohio. This amount exceeds by
nearly one million dollars the average
annual appropriation for the last ten
years. It is 1926, 900 more than the an
nual appropriation during Gov. Fosters
administration, and $956,000 greater
than the average appropriation under
Gov. Hoadly's administration, ZAP
plause, )although during the admins
tration of Gov. Hoadly there were ex-
traordinary appropriations made nec-
essary by reason of the Cincinnati riots,
the Hooking Valley strikes and the
flood.
As if the Legislature were seeking to
hide from the people knowledge of
its reckless extravaganza, it did not con-
fine itself to the regular appropriation
bills, but more than 20 additional ap-
preparation bills were passed, so that
the casual inquirer when he came to
wander through the pages of the session
laws would be mislead. No wonder that
in the face of such appropriations the
State was forced to borrow $500, 900 to
meet current expenses; no wonder that
a bill was introduced by the Republi-
can chairman of a committee adding to
the burdensome taxation already i'm
posed upon the people ofthe State. The
figures of the appropriation acts are
startling enough indeed, but the def
cheney that follows is still more start
ling. That grand duplicate of the State
foots 81 $40, ,079,S There is q levy
collected annually for'all State purpos-
es 80 mills. which yielded $4 $40, 700,
or $l;1O6, los less than the appropria-
tions this year. To meet this deficien-
cy, it will be necessary to add seven
tenths of mill to the present tax levy
per cent. making the rate of taxation
3.6 mills instead of 2.9 as at present. Re-
publican reform comes high, but the
people will have the bill to pay, never
theless.
Let me say in conclusions: The Su-
preme Court, when appealed to for the
of a broken constitution,
found it inconvenient to observe its
and observed that the people
were the final tribunal before whom leg
islative abuses and delinquences must |
be settled. 1 accept the proposition,
and appeal to the people of Ohio, with
full confidence that conspiracy, spoila-
ton and public robbery will not go un-
rebuked and unpunished. [Great ap-
plause.
CREDENTIALS.
Then came the report of the commit
tee on credentials; Senator Geo. w.
Critics, of Tuscarawas, was Chairman.
All delegations were reported full and
no contests except from Lake county,
where the committee recommended
the seating of the delegates chosen by
the County Central Committee.
RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Gen. Tom E. Powell, chairman of the
Committee on Rules and Order of Busi-
ness, reported that nominations be
made in the following order: Secre-
tary of State, Supreme Judge, Clerk of
Supreme Court, Commissioner of Com
mon Schools and member of Board of
Public Works. ALI resolutions to be re-
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions.
[Continued on 7th Psgel