Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-22
HOME INDUSTRY,
PLAIN WORDS AND SHARP.
Governor Campbell to the Ohio Legisia
ture-That Unacceptable Message.

ture-That Unacceptable Message.
COLUMBUS, o., October q. - The
House this morning adopted a resolu-
ton declaring as the sense OF the body
that no slight or insult was intended on
the part OF the House in the refusal OF
the Speaker to accept the Governor s
message yesterday evening, and appoint
ed committee to call upon the Gov
eraor and request that the message be
again sent to the House. Governor
Campbell complied with the request.
The message is as follows:
To the General assembly:
You were summoned here to perform
plain and imperative duty. After a
special session Of several days, having
been unable to agree upon form of
relief for the city of Cincinnati, some
further suggestions are in order. = >
1t is recommended that in lieu
OF the present Board Of Public Improve
ments u non bipartisan board be created,
to be appointed by the Mayor, who, as
executive head of the city government
ought to be responsible for its boards /;
and having himself been elected by the
people of that city, such appointment
would be in conformity with the doc
trine of "home rule"
Since you assembled it has been
clearly demonstrated that although no
pains or expense have been spared to
send lobby here to mislead and intimi-
date you, nobody in the city of Cincin-
natl could be found for that purpose
other than those having direct personal
interest in said board. This sufficiently
proves how low the board itself has
fallen in public estimation.
Let the handful of schemers who are
scufiiing in the dirt before you, hoping
for some petty personal gain, be over
looked. Remember the great body Of
the people of Ohio, who stand amazed
at the scenes enacted here last week,
who have read with disgust that noto-
rious lobbyists sit in the halls of legisla-
ton openly directing the votes and
speeches OF members. The plain
duty before you is to permit no
deviation from the path marked
out Let no speclous amendments or
changes be permitted. Do not swerve a
hairs breadth from your purpose to
wipe out the board and eventually sub
NIT the whole question to the people.
From this time on any and all PROPOSE
tons other than this are meant for par
tisan advantage only. There is no mid
die ground. To delay longer is con-
fession of incapacity. To refuse the
passage Of the bill is confesson of in
fidelity.
[oignedl JAMES E. CAMPBELL.
Governor of Ohio.
Executive Chamber. Oct. q. 1890.
ATTACK on THE GOVERNOR.
Governor Campbell's message was read
in the Senate this afternoon and referred.
Following this a strong attack was made
on the Governor by Senator Brown, of
Cincinnati, who in q lengthy speech
condemned his course relative to the
Board OF Improvements at Cincinnati.
and read letter which Campbell had
written at the time of the appointment
expressing great confidence In the
members OF the present broad.
NEW BILL PASSED.
During the session the Senate passed
the bill providing that Mayor Mosby
shall have the appointment Of members
OF the new board and that an election be
held in April The bill is non-partisan
in character and abolishes the present
board. There were only three votes in
the Senate against the bill, all the Re-
publicans voting in its favor.
IN THE LINE OF THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The measure is in the line OF Cover
nor Campbell's message and substantial
ly what was asked in the original mes.
sage. The bill, it IL believed, will pass
the House, as the Republican members
Of the Judiciary Committee OF that body
have reported substantially endorsing
the Governors message. The House
caucus, controlled by the Democrats,
said TO be opposed to the Governor. has
agreed upon bill giving the Governor
power TO remove for cause only, and
fixing an election for April There viii
be . contest In the House over the two
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