The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-02
A DEMOCRATIC RooRBACK.
Baseless Charge Of Veterans Discharge
by Gov. Herrick, Of Ohio.


BY Gov. Herrick, Of Ohio.
Columbus, o., Oct -.
Special Correspondence Of The National
Tribune.
The same old story. started more
than q year ago by tho Democratic
press; that anywhere from 20 to %
ex-soldfers OF the civil war, who were
serving as guards at the Ohio Peniten-
tiary under the Administration OF Gov.
Nash, had been unceremoniously dis
charged by Gov. Herrick as soon as he
was inaugurated. has been revived.
The following official roster has just
been compiled, showing the exact num-
Der OF soldiers now on duty at that in
stitution, and the remarks opposite the
names Of those who are not now on
duty states plainly the disposition OF
each and the reasons why they are not
SO employed.
In every instance the ex-soldiers who
were In service at this institution when
the present Administration assumed
charge were reappointed when recon-
mended for reappointment by the Coun-
ty Republican Committee and by the
members Of the Legislature represent
ing the County.
Three soldiers have died and three
positions held by soldiers have been
abolished. There are now on duty Is
civil war soldiers. eight Spanish Amerf-
can war soldiers and Al sons OF veter-
ans. or a total OF these three classes Of
"A in this institution alone, and upward
Of 60 OF the same classes are now en-
ployed at the State House. The total
number 50 employed at the State in
situations at this time Is 435.
Democratic speakers are reading to
their audiences a list Of the names Of
20 men who they claim were all ex-
soldiers discharged from the Ohio Peni-
tent1ary as soon as Gov. Herrick was
inaugurated. An examination of this
lot <nfv - 70 <l,n
OF the men so named were not soldiers,
five are imaginary names, as they do
not appear on the pay roll under either
the present or preceding Administra-
ton, one man named on the list is
dead, and three SO named are now on
duty, and one named resigned under
the former Administration, and places
held by two others were abolished.
The whole story is made of whole
cloth without any foundation whatever,
and is Democratic boomerang to catch
the soldier vote.
has been liberal in distributing patron
age to soldiers Of the civil war, soldiers
Of the Spanish war and sons Of veter-
ans. as evidenced by the attached roster,
which speaks for itself, and was pre-
pared from official data furnished by
heads OF Departments.
Fifteen years ago, when the soldiers
of the civil war were in their prime and
were able for any duty that required
physical strength, let us see what the
Democratic Administration was doing
for the ex-soldiers for whom they ex-
press so much love at this time. I'm
der the Administration Of Gov. Camp
bell II soldiers were employed at the
Ohio Penitentiary, while under the pre-
ceding Republican Administration there
were II, or loss OF 60; that is all.
AT that time they were coffee coolers
I arn Gsr1frw
cratic standpoint. No comments neces-
sary. Oh, what hypocrisy!
The Exact Roll.
Penitentiary during the Herrick Ad-
ministration:
Aaron Wagner, Co. A, 9th Ohio,
| member of Board, time expired.
Coleman Gillian, Co. A, seth Ohio
L. III. Wells Co. F, 1st Ohio.
c. L. Barlow, Co. K, 95th Ohio.
8. A. Aud, resigned.
w. c. Cook, Co. c, fist Ohio.
r. S. Bishop, Co. A, ADD Ohio
Eph. Costello, Co. 1, 4th Ohio.
F. F. Conser, Co. A, LIST Ohio H. A.
William Farrell, Co. B, 41st Ohio.
P. c. Jackson, Co. I, 21st and Co. A.
William Jones. Co. E, 18th U. s. l.,
I'd battalion.
Alonzo Kelley, Co. B, 7th Ohio.
d. II. Middendorf, Co. A, consolidat-
ed 31st and 32d Mo.
F. M. HartshOrn, Co. B, 81st Ohio.
George Bowman, Sd Ohio Battery,
II. A.
Charles Durfey, resigned to accept
better position.
w. T. Hollowell, resigned after one
years service.
William WorIey, Co. F, seth Ohio,
and Co. I, Ohio H. A.
L. D. Mathers, Co. F, 10th Ohio.
s: A. Richards. Co. K, 1920 Ohio.
died.
L. P. Wright, quit work Of his own
accord; not dismissed
James Chavers, quit work of his own
accord; not dismissed.
Isaiah Lindsay, Co. B, 149th Ohio.
Michael Mears, absent on leave.
w. H. Moorehead, Co. B, Tooth Ohio.
B. B. Wyrick, civil war.
Thomp Burton, civil war.
Martin Davis, Co. G., 18th Ohio.
D. J. Morgan, Co. b, Hath Ohio.
Sandy Cain, Co. d, 32d Ohio.
w. F. Bryant, Co. d, 18th U. s. Regu.
lar Army.
Spanish-American war soldiers:
I. G. Fair, Co. c, 8th Ohio
A. M. Deitrick, Co. L, 10th Ohio
w. c. Krouse, Co. d. 9Th Ohio.
E. F. Dietrich. First Sergeant, 9Th
Ohio, First Sergeant 31st u. s.
H. B. White, Captain. Co. H, Sth
ONO.
George Martin, Co. H, Sd Ohio.
John Price, resigned after six months
service.
List of sons of veterans employed at
the Ohio Penitentiary:
j. s. Chambers, Harry Smith, J. L.
Dellinger. III. M. Fogle, George Roth.
William Cheney, c. F. Cullison, j. w.
Creager, A. T. Bowers Dennis McKin-
ley, John O'Brien, L. f. Osterhaust, w.
p. Mckinley, A. Russell; L. Schaffer, p.
L. Goddard, J. w. Davis, W. S. Vans
koy. d. E. Marshall, E. I. Shearer, E.
B. Sims, w. W. Short, S. j. Williams.
A. M. Fogle, r. B. Biggs, Charles Grein-
er, A. 7. Huber, G. H. Lyons, w. E..
SWeitzer, F. 0. Campbell, WILDER Youse,
G. A. Long, f. r. Arnold, W. P. Dono-
hoo, nj. e. Fornshell, J. e. Davis, o. B.
Randall, L. M. Campbell, F. G. Laros.
J. c. Thompson. r. H. Line.-Olen-
tangy.
Rows Of Corn on a Cob.
(St Louis Republic.)
George Hanson, of this city, is ex-
hibiting an ear of corn grown on his
farm that is attracting a great deal of
attention, due to the fact that the ear
has an odd number of rows of grain
% in all. Several of the oldest farm
erS in the neighbOrhOod We're Skepti-