Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-05-31
The Dead Hero.


last legislature, making Belmont county
to constitute the Second sub division of
the Eighth Judicial district, certain pre-
judiced minded Democratic politicians
have sent up a doleful wall from the
grave of "Bully Monroe" To assure
sympathy they attempt to diguise their
real sorrow under the false title of "Ju-
dicial Steal" and still fearing that the
death of this Democratic dignitary
might pass without regret and without
mourning the citizens of Belmont, even
with Democrats, they hang the crepe on
the doors of taxpayers asking them to re-
member the circumstance of his death,
and wreak eternal vengeance on the two
or three Republicans who so fOully slew
him, because in connection with the
dark deed an additional judge has been
foisted upon the wronged and, conse-
quently, revengful taxpayers. In short
their claim is that Bully Monroe" met
his sad fate in order that some Republic
an might be appointed to administer his
estate at the expense of the general tax
payers. "The Tariff is a Tax" This is
one Of the Democratic entrenchments
where part of their forces are always
stationed. But they go further and claim
the bill is unconstitutional. Unconsti-
nationality is the Democratic last ditch.
Wherever a Democratic legislator may be
found in life, in this ditch is the place to
look for his bones.
Now the truth of this whole matter is
that this act of the legislature YVES not
only justiiable but absolutely necessary.
Every taxpayer with a grain of sense
knows that the amount of litigation in
creases along with the growth of our
population and railroad, mining, manu-
featuring and commercial interests of the
State. Ohio has grown one hundred per
cent in population since the adoption of
the present constitution, and progress in
the other lines has more than kept
pace with the population. Every ten
years we have reapportionment of the
State to increase the number of legisla
tors and like apportionment to adjust
the representation in the limited States
Coagrc5s.. need of increasing the
number of Judges is more imperative
than in either of the other cases.
The present population of Belmont
county is now about as large as that of
both Belmont and Monroe when they
were erected into the Second sub division,
and Belmont, on account of the develop
ment of her business interests, has come
to have twice as much litigation to her
population as Monroe. The fact that
our docket is now cleared up means that
our present Judge has knack of rushing
business, which is necessary and COM
mendable under the circumstances, but
some of our very ablest and best Judges
have been utterly unable to keep up with
the current of business, and prevent that
drag and delay the greatest bugbear to
1t must be noticeable to the
casual observer that now we try cases
like horse race is tried on the fair
grounds. The main object of litigation
is justice, and each case should have its
day in court, if two minutes and forty
seconds is not sufficient for fair trial. If
you do not believe that the present Judge
of this b-division has been Overworked,
ask our Representative on what ground
it was that, before entering upon his
second term, three years ago, the legisla-
ture was so earnestly besought to in
crease his salary from 81, 800 to $500.
The Democratic doctors propose to
this dead hero by the hypo- |
dermic injection of a powerful dose of
of unconstitutiOnality. The
Of this miracle will de- |
pend largely upon the significance of the
word practicable" as used in the 3rd |
section of the w. article of the Consti-
tuition of Ohio. 1t provides that leach of
said districts, consisting of three or more
counties, shall be sub-divided into three
parts, of compact territory, bounded by
county lines, and as nearly equal in pop
ulation as practicable" 1t is to be pre-
sumed that this word means practicable
under all the circumstances, the number
Of judges assigned to each subdivision,
The amount of litigation in proportion to
the population and so on. In the sub
divisions of this district the first has
three judges and population of 119, ,751;
The second, which consists of Belmont
county, has one Judge and a population
,f::57 Alb, and the third has two Judges
and population of 1O6,663. This matter
Of sub division is something that can not
be done to nicely. No the deceased is
lead as Lazarus, and the stone will not
De rolled away and the words of resur-
'ection will never be uttered by our
supreme Court. TAXPAYER.
A FREIGHT car containing four fine
lorses and four wagons belonging to
Jacob s. Coxey passed through Wheeling
N route from Washington to Massillon
asst week. These horses are the ones
joxey drove, and Browne and the un.
Inown rode on their march. They at
racted considerable attention while in