Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-10-17


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"MY DEAR GOVERNOR: Allow me to
introduce to your favorable notice and
consideration the bearer, Mr.. r. G.
Wood, of Cincinnati, firm of Hall &
Wood, glass ballot-box inventors and
manufacturers. am informed that a
measure is row pending in your Legis-
lature for the adoption of these boxes.
We use them at Cincinnati, o., and other
places in this State, and they have given
the very highest degree of satisfaction,
resulting in greater honesty at the polls.
Any favor conferred upon him will be
appreciated by me.
'Most respectfully,
81. B. FORAKER,
Governor of the State of Ohio"
governor LUCE, Lansing, Mich,
April: l have only to say that on this
generous testimonial the boxes were
adopted in Michigan"
Mr.. Campbell then read from one of
Governor Foraker's speeches an extract
in which the Governor charged him
(CampbelD with introducing ballot
box bill to form a trust which would
steal from the people $1,OOO,OOO. In re-
lation to this Mr.. Campbell said:
''No man but
AN INFAMOUS scoUNDREL
Would charge another with stealing
S1,0O0,0 900, or any other sum of money,
without making an investigation and
informing himself of the facts,
and l would scorn to make such
charge against Governor Foraker. Such
a charge has been made against him,
however, by others. The Springfield
Democrat, owned by man worth over a
million, makes the charge. The State
Democratic Committee makes the charge
and it will be made public in Columbus
tonight
"They charge him with lending the
use of his name as Governor of Ohio to a
swindling corporation to give it the
cloak of respectability that it might the
better
ROB AND PILLAGE
Its innocent victims. But would scorn
to call him thief or charge
him with dishonesty until L had
chance to hear his side of
the story and hear what he has to
say concerning his connection with. the
Black Diamond Railway and its pro-
motef, A. E. Boone, of Star Route fame.
Others have charged it, and to them
Governor Foraker must look for particu-
lars.
The Republicans found great deal
OF fault because l was SO long in opening
the campaign. When I did get it open
ed they were equally as much dis
pleased because one door flew back and
smashed George Topp on the nose and
the other pinched the Governors toes.
Governor Foraker said the coldest, the
most formal, the most business-like let
ter ever read was written by an insane
man, and he appointed commission
consisting of two Republicans aHd an
alleged Democrat, who has been busily
engaged in writing cards against me in
a newspaper. This committee to-day
wired me as follows:
THE COMMISSIONS COY TELEGRAM.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 8, 1889.
Hon. JAMES E. CAMPBELL, German
town, Ohio: In public meeting in Gin
cinnati on Wednesday last you stated in
substance that the Board of Publis AT
fairs of Cincinnati is corrupt and rotten
to the core, it is den of thieves and
can prove it. We will begin ON one Of
them now and then read letter pur-
porting to be writ ten by George R. Topp,
q member of that board, in support of
your statement. The Governor has DOW
er to remove corrupt members of that
board under Revised Statutes, section
s22S,as amended, and has requested us
to investigate the charges made by you
and report respecting them to him, and
to that end has delegated to us all pow
ers of inquiry veSted in him by law.
The party to whom the letter referred
to was addressed has refused to appear
before us, we ask you in the name of
good government to appear in person or
by representative and assist us with
such evidence as you may possess to the
end that it may appear whether cor
ruption exists, and IL so to furnish proof
on which theChief Executive of the State
may lawfully act. Please answer at
once whether you will assist us and
when.
JOSEPH p. CARBERY.
w. NJ. WoRTHINGToN.
DANIEL STONE.
Quoting from the dispatch Mr.. Camp
bell said musingly:
"a den of thieves, rotten to the core.
that's JUST WHAT 1 MEANT,
And will prove more of it when I re-
turn to Cincinnati. We have began with
Topp and there are some more of them.
The only thing / object to in the dis
patch of the committee, is where it says
letter purporting to be written by
Topp. They know it was written by
him and he don't deny it. In this con-
nection am reminded that the Com
mercial Gazette, in its headlines the
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