Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-01-16

crumb from the spoils table that is
being spread by Governor Bushnell.
Our readers have all doubtless wit.
messed similar scenes attending aswil-
ling of half dozen or more swine in
a pen after long fast. The clamor
for ofice is unparalleled Doctors have
Quit their homes in the hope Of secur-
ing small position that even rsys
txoenses for a winter in the capital.
Lawyers also with good home prac-
tice have come on and got down in
the swirliDg and highly scented mas,
struggling for positions that profes-
sional men would blush at, Ex-mem-
bers of the legislature are on deck
begging for positions as porters, ser
geant-at-arms, assistant sergeant''at-
arms, clerkships anything just so
they can be near the legislature. In
former times it was considered dis
grace for a member of either branch
to desire to return in a menial capacity
to the body of which, at one time, he
was an 1lonored member. But they
are all here begging, cringing, smirk.
ing, smiling, shaking hands and
blscking the boots of their worst
enemies if only by so doing they can
get a vote or a favor. The picture is
a disgrace to American manhood, and
is but the result of the tendency OF
the times as started by the Republi-
can party. And vet there is not a
year passes that the Republican par.
ty does not increase ths&ddt6ber OF
offices and the salaries of those al
ready in existence.
PULLING THE PUBLIC EEG.
The auditor of state has submitted
his statement of funds needed for
next year. He asks about ST., 800, 600
more than was allowed last year. The
people of Ohio have been giving the
Republican party such liberal MAORI
ties that 1t has come to think its
power is perpetual and unlimited. 1t
believes that it can assess any amount
on the people 1t wants and they will
stand it. Never was the evil of over
whelming majorities more apparent
than in this state at the present time.
Average majorities Of over 100000
in three years past have led the Re-
publican party to think 1t owns the
state OF Ohio and that it has unbri-
died license to spend all the peoples
money it wants. This is shown IN
the fact that it asks the first year
more than million and quarter
more than any other administration
has ever asked before.
FINANCIAL STORM BREWING.
A financial storm is brewing over
this fair state right now. With a
million and quarter more money
demanded than last year, the people
are confronted with q grave question.
There is legislature chosen to enact
a law that will destroy, if carried out
in full, a half million dollars of rev.
enue that goes to the state direct from
the Dow tax. 1t would also destroy
more than $2,000,0eO more which
now goes to the county poor, the 20
lice and fire funds, and the counties
direct. All this would have to be
made good, and the deficit created by
fanatical and unreasonable legisla-
tu would have to be made up by the
agricultural classes and the people
who own property in the cities. The
farmer cannot conceal his land, nor
the capitalist his houses, and the tax
gatherers would fall upon whatever
was in sight. The Republican party
ls pleged 10 the destruction OF rev.
enue on the one hand, while on the
other it is bound to vastly increase
the appropriation bills to meet the
current demands of the state. De-
stroying with one hand it is adding
additional burdens with the other,
Dictated by spirit Of fanaticism on
the one side, threatening the destruc,
ton of laws that contribute in tax
aud license over 100000 every
year to the state and counties, it is
also governed by spirit of greed and
spoils which is already casting covet.
GUS eyes upon the state treasury,
contemplating grab that will enrich
its spoilsmen and reward the bench
men and camp followers that follow
in its wake. The people of Ohio
have, without doubt, hard financial
winter before them.
Lively as Cricket.