The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-05-02

puDllc lie, put from women IN tn
lowest walks; that the officials are al
corrupt, at least tainted by securin!
positions through Cox.
FThen why do you not take then
into the courts?:" this rank younI
counterfeit was asked.
because the Courts are under tn.
same baneful influence was the bra
zen response.
"Give us an entering wedge here
however, he declared, and the Who'll,
rotten mass will be overturned an(
exposed to the light of day.
"And who is contributing to this re
form movement he was asked.
He nam.d Messrs j. M. Glenn
Thos. McDougall, Julius Dexter, J.
G. Schmidlapp, Bellamy Storer and
M. E. ingalls,. Such was the testi
mony OF a man who talked wildly, al
random, without judgment, truth OIL
discretion. Such, to a great extent
! was the character of the men who ap-
peared before the grand jury. Even
upon strangers they could not make
favorable impression. Unscrupu-
lous as they are, they overshot the
mark, and men Of ordinary judgment
believed them not. Their methods
from the beginning We're of the most
questionable sort.
CHARGES AGAINST BERNARD.
"The charges against Bernard were
only brought as last resort, Taylor,
Of Jefferson, having been selected to
substantiate them. It was in this case
that Beech represented himself as a
Deputy Sheriff from Franklin County,
although there is a direct statement
from Sheriff Ross to the effect that
Beech was not in his service.
"Another one Of the irregularities
of which they have been guilty was in
connection with the taking of the tes-
timony of the witnesses. Ordinarily,
when grand jury convenes, witness
es are called from the home, the farm,
the factory. They appear and tell
their story. They depart In this
case it was different. Every witness
was taken to the Office Of an attorney
and carefully drilled before being per-
mitted to enter the jury-room, strictly
advised as to the pertinency Of his
statements. This attorney was en-
gagged for that purpose, and paid by
that fellow Howell. Money was no
object. If this work was all legiti-
mate why was so enormous purse re-
quired. What need had these NUM-
cipal reforners for S30,0002 Is it
possible that any certain four witness
es could have been promised a large
slice of that sum in case an indict-
menl be found? How much of the
money remains? How was it used?
What did it buy?
WHERE THAT $4,000 WENT.
"Tt was used that Foraker might
be besmirched through Cox-to secure
the services of characterless men.
Some, perhaps, were in this movement
with no intention to injure Foraker,
but the manipulators knew the ulti-
mate object"
The gentleman who delivered HIM
self as quoted in the foregoing is
certainly intelligent, and appeared to
be well informed. He believed that
the time had come to speak out, and
felt the better for having unbosomed
himself. Cox stands before the COM
munity to-day the stronger for his
recent experiences. And, although
he was unable to bring the Conven-
tions to Cincinnati, his visit to Colum-
bus to-day was not without result.
The lines had been drawn sharply in
the committee. There was a test of
strength that would have resulted dis
astrously to the Columbus forces had
they not repudiated the issue that
must have brought defeat. Cincin-
natl would have received thirteen
votes had the fight narrowed down be-
tween Cincinnati and Columbus ,as was
expected. The Columbus men, eight
in number, saw themselves defeated.
GAINESVILLE had three votes that would
ultimately have come to Cincinnati.
The eight combined with the three
and the three carried the day. That's
all there was to it. If any one can
see anything more significant in the
event, he is welcome to his opinion.
But the Convention will be in Zanes-
vile on neutral ground, and certain
influences will not have much play
room. May the best man win.
Gus J. KARGER.
A Midsummer job.