Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-25
FROM COLUMBUS.
Washington's Birthday for the
First Time Observed
AS a Holiday BY the Ohio Gen.
eral Assembly.

Mansfield Working Hard for Big Ap-
preparation for the State Reformatory.
The Reformatory Explained-The As
sessment and Equalizing of Property.
Ripper Bills Continue to hob Up
Serenely.
COLUMBUS. o., Feb. %.
The cause given for adjournment from
Friday to Tuesday was the fact that
Monday was Washington's birthday, but
there are those who say that the real
reason was because the Legislators had
been to so many banquets during the
preceding week that they were unable
to attend to business properly. The
feasting began with the Republican
league banquet at which were many of
the majority side; then came the board
of trade banquet andnext the governors
reception. Is it any wonder that debih.
tation set in2
Representative Taylor, of Guernsey
county, said in support of the resolution
for adjournment: 1T is not only Wash
ington's birthday next Monday, but it is
Representative Pudney's as we'll" The
resolution was promptly passed.
"That is the first time the general as
semb.y ever adjourned on Washington's
birthday" said Clerk Malley. So that
the importance of the fact that it was
Mr.. Pudney's birthday also, can be fully
realized.
1t Did mt Affect Him.
The patriotism, philanthropy and sense
of right in public matters, Of many peo-
ple-not to say of members of the
legislatures illustrated by one of the
stories rehearsed at one of the recent
banquets.
A member of the Kentucky legisla-
ture, colonel of course, was being up
braided for the way in which he had
voted on another fellows bill-probably
one of those manufacturing bond bills.
"Why," said his lecturing friend,
''that bill is unconstitutional and is the
very worst thing that could happen to
that county, even if the people do think
they want it."
II don't give d-n what happens" +"
said the colonel" as long as it doesn't
happen to me-"
And there you have the very milk in
the coaconut which is often labeled,
You-tickle-me- and-Pll-tickle-you.
why Boesel is Democrat.
Representative Boesel comes from the
Democratic county of Auglaize. He is
thoroughly competent gentleman,
modest in bearing and comfortable in
purse. One enthusiastic Republican
thinks so well of him that he remarked
to me the other day. "If Mr.. Boesel had
always lived in republican community
he would have been a Republican"
Mr.. Boesel says that the Democracy
of his county is of the Simon-pure order
and the original and true trade mark is
blown in every bottle. In one township
of 500 voters, says Mr.. Boesel, there is
not Republican to be found; year after
year this township had returned a
unanimous Democratic vote, but a
change was finally called an election or
two since, One Republican ballot was
found in the box. This was astounding
The judges didn't know what to do
with it. They studied the matter for
some time, and then decided that they
would lay the ticket aside until the
others had been counted. They knew
it was a mistake, there could be no
question about that, but whether they
ought to count the ticket in the face of
the invincible proof that the voter had
made mistake. was the question that
assumed mountain proportions before
them, They debated long and earnestly
and finally decided not to count the bal
lot, consequently it was thrown out on the
ground that the voter had put the wrong
ticket in the box. Mr.. Boesel says that
he hasn't the direct proof for this story,
but it has been told so many times that
it has the element of truth that accrues
to yarns that have had that experience.
Wants a Big Appropriation.
The city of Mansfield is after big
slice of the coming appropriation bill
for the Ohio state reformatory. The
fact that the resources are 100000
less this year than they were last, does
not deter them from asking for two and
one-half times as much as they had last
year. They have the facts and the
logic on their side and no mistake, and
they go after the $3.50, 900 that they want
in7a very systematic, not to say pleasant
fashion. Through Representative Gau-
mer they invited the whole general as
sembly to pay them a visit and see for
itself if they are not right when they
ask for the large sum Of money The
invitation was accepted and large party
went to Mansfield under the chaperona ge
of Mr.. Gaumer and his charming wife.
At Mansfield the party was met by Gen
eral Brinkerhoff, of the state board of
charities, Hon. William Cappellar of
the Mansfield News, Editor Wickham,
ct Elyria. who is one of the new institu-
tons trustees, as well as the Oldest
editor in Ohio, and many others. The
day was good one for ducks, but that
fact did not deter the members from 60
ing out to the reformatory and looking
over the half finished buildings. In the
evening, all were invited to assemble in
the handsome Ct. A. r. hall, and the
for the appropriation were
made. Mr.. Gaumer presided and
sounded the keynote when he said he
was for the old flag and an appropria-
ton.
After the speeches the guests were es-
corted to the leading hotel for a lunch.
The lunch was in reality banquet, and
put the finishing touches on those men,
bers' stomachs, who had been attending
banquets every other night for week.
A Thriving Little City.
Mansfield has the proud distinction of
being the only city west of the Ale
ghenies through which as many as four
trunk lines of railroads pass. The peo-
pie Of this beautiful town are hospitable
to q degree--in fact / think their hospi-
tality would stand the test of the lack of
q. -s!cte institutions which some nliaht