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

eker's smooth speeches you would almost be per-
suaded that you are so prosperous that 1t fairly
oozed out of you you sit on these benches
have taken the trouble, however, to hunt some
things up and they tell different tale. In tho
first place, have found how he appears to
have money in the treasury when it it not there.
Now, thatis a pretty good trick, Last year
and the year before the Circuit Judges of Ohio,
who are mainly Republicans, and who draw
about 100000 per year from the State Treasury,
had word sent them by the Governor that he
wanted to make good showing just prior to
the election, and requested that they would
not draw their salaries at that time, but let
them lie in the Treasury until after the elee-
ton. That is tampering with the Judiciary,
which is almost as bad as to steal what rights
we have in the little city of Hamilton
These accommodating judges, in order 70
halp the Governor out Of tight place. did NOS
draw their money, and so it was left In the
treasury. I am watching this October to see
If they do it again, and if they do am going 70
let you know.
am never bashful about furnishing informa-
ton to the people.
know another reason now why he wanted 70
get rid of good trustees, like Major Lloyd, NJ
the institutions. This was their little gamei
In October OF last year and the year before,
just before the elections, it became necessary,
as said to show there was some money in the
State Treasury,
WHICH WAS ABOUT EMPTY.
trustees of the several State institutions that
they must absent themselves from the board
meetings in order to break quorum and pre-
vent the allowance and payment OF any bills.
This was done by the superserViceable gente-
man whom the Governor appoints from his
own party and consequently no bills were
passed, and in one instance the financial om-
Ger went and borrowed money to pay bill in
order to help a poor creditor who needed
his money. The Governor said that they
must pay out no money. Tne same tnlne
was done on the canal do not know
whether it was done here in Pike County, bus
it was on the other canal between Dayton ana
Cincinnati Printers bills were left unpaid, In
order that there might be some money remain
ing in the treasury. 1 now read from the Gov
ernors S speech delivered at Xenia, or Amelia,
in which he recites the great things that ne mas
DONE 1 do not wish to be critical, but must say
that the Governor is inclined to be little ego
tistical sometimes. The first official thing thae
he did, 30 he says, was TO refund the oeoG
Then he told how much he had saved by refund
ing the debt
He says: Most Of the public debt was bear
ing per cent. per annum. The annual interess
charge was &218, 600. We had to pay that much
for interest alone but we thought per cent
was too much for the great State Of Ohio to pay
under Republican administratio so we pro-
posed to refund the bonds, and did refund
them,' and SO forth. Why, the law refunding
these bonds, so far from being proposed by him
bill was introduced by Allen o. Meyers and
passed by Democratic Legislature Under the
provisions of it the Governor must approve the
refunding. A bid was made to refund the deot
while George Hoadly was Governor for 365 per
cent. interest but Governor Hoadly saw that
the State could get money for less, and
DECLINED TO BE THE TOOL TO
A certain Republican broker who is now living
in another country, nobody knows where. He
refused to approve the refunding. and going oun
Of once before it could be offered again 1t be-
came merely perfunctory matter for the next
administration to close the matter. Our mod
est Governor says: I'VE proposed this reduc-
ton" The fact is that he had nothing to do
with the matter. Hon. James Robinson, then
Secretary of State, was taken from sick beo
and put in q car and went to New York TO get
the money, and the Governor did not know any
thing about it until Robinson got home with the
money He hadn't any more to do with the re-
funding of the debt than that child there sleep
ing IN its mothers arms, and yet he swells out
and saws: 1--WE proposed and carried out this
great reform" will tell you another way they
got up nice statements. 1 don't want TO tire
this crowd to death, [cries, "Go on''l but every
body does not look into these things; do, hav-
ing been employed by the Democratic Commit
tee who intend 10 pay me salary OF SSUOO per
year after the second Monday of next January.
One source of increased expenditures is found
in the rapidly increasing cost OF maintaining
the inmates of public institutions under the
present Administration. Nothing but extraV-
agance and decentralization could follow In the
wake OF policy which makes these institutions
part of a political machine, organized to ad-
| vance the personal ambitions Of the Governor.
Here is given the annual per capita cost Of
maintaining the inmates of public institutions
| The figures given are based on the number OF
| inmates actually in the institutions, and the
| total disbursements for current expenses and
| salaries OF Offices combined.
Cr II Dor Ann