Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-07

COLUMBUS, OHIO, October 1.-The
temperature of the political pot, hav-
ing suddenly jumped to the boiling
point, is now bubbling at a lively rate.
There are numerous Republicans in all
parts of the State who shake their
heads, and unhesitatingly express the
opinion that Foraker has put his foot
into it and got badly scalded.
AMONG THE woRKINGMEN.
Hon. IIarkin McHugh, the commits
sioner of labor statistics, was seen by
your correspondent to-day, having just
returned from business tour through
the southern part of the State. He was
asked:
"What sort of an impression does this
penitentiary literature seem to be max
ing on the pepole throughout the
State?n
"Well, I'll tell you. / never like to
talk politics when l am on a business
trip, but that affair was frequently
brought to my attention so directly
that could not help noticing the effect.
The general opinion among the Repub-
lieans was that Foraker had made a
grave mistake, both in his speech and
in accepting the stories of depraved
criminals. They associate the idea of
the dignity ofa Governor of Ohio with
his speech and dealings with convicts
and are thoroughly disgusted. In IRON
ton, especially, this feeling was very
strong"
"Then in your opinion the peniten-
tiary gun will recoil and hit its manag-
ers terrible blow?"
"That seems to be the general feeling"
REPUBLICAN OPINION.
Mr.. John Halliday, one of the wealth
lest stock raisers in Franklin county
and member of the G. o. p., was met
at the Court House and asked:
"What do the Changers think Of this
penitentiary AFFAIR.""
"Well, they think it's only another and
rather novel way of ofconducting cam
paign; and for my part don't approve
of because I know DIR. Homes, the
assistant to DIR. Montgomery under the
Democratic management, and l know
that he is a humane man and an hon
orable gentlemen. Now Governor
Foraker, whom always thought was q
very nice man, might read me a stack
ofconvict affidavits hundred feet high
and it would not change my opinion O
DIR. Homes and when convict testi
mony is rebutte by that of respectable
citizens you can put it down that VIZ
farmers are on the side of the citizen:
every time and we may be green, bu
that kind of an affidavit can never bt
used to pull the wool over our eyes
The kind of men We send from ou
county to the penitentiary would no
be considered competent witnesses IL
any case"
Ex-wARDEN MARRIOTT.
At this juncture ex-Deputy Wardel
B. III. Marriott passed along and wa
hailed with:
"Hello, there, Marriott. 1 suppos
YOU have heard the rumor that yol
have been indicted by the grand jur.
for malfeasance in Office and are gettin.
ready for Canada?"
"Well, if that matter bothered thu
Republican gang as little as it does mt
they would be hunting another vic
TIM"
"Then you have no fear of an indict
ment?"
"Not bit; if that grand jury will &C
cept convict testimony there is not
Democrat in this State whom that gan
could not have indicted. 1t don't both
erme because I have done nothing t
merit indictment, except being guilt.
of the crime of holding an official posi-
tionnnder the Democratic management
ofa public institution. Ordinarily ther
would be some disgrace attached to a
indictment by the grand jury, but un
der the present persecution of Demo
Gratis for the purpose of furnishing Re
publican campaign material, an indict
ment amounts to nothing"
"Then your conscience is perfectl
clear in this matter?'
'Most assuredly it is. have don
nothing, and have nothing to fear.
will be found right here and alway
ready for trial, SO the indicting stor
can be blank blanked for all care"