The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-16

INVESTIGATION! Condemnation Incarceration |!
Three steps in Republican office holding that
seems to tell the story of the strides in these days
of corruption in high places and our neighbour
Athens, seems to be under the search light.
There is such halo of political rottenness that
hovers around that city, that it is wonder it is
imbibed by the fellows around, and worked out to
their own angrandisement. 1t seems that it is also
In Athens that corruption is so e airing, that the
honest men in high places there, are prompted to
tighten the strings of usage and law to force the
crooked to go straight. few years ago, one
Aaron Price, Hooking born, but representative of
Athens county, introduced and secured through the
Legislature our present state accountant system
which investigates all accounts of office holders at
least once year. Mr.. Price was no doubt prompt
ed to his propose law by his personal knowledge of
the skulduggery of his baawick Sobe-it the
first person to suffer by his proposed law was his old
time political friend Winfield Scott deputy auditor
of Athens county. The state accountant discovered
shortage of $50 900 in county affairs at Athens,
and finally pinned boquet of $1,000 of it most posi-
lively upon the lapel of Deputy Auditor Scott, his
having collected that amount that he did not turn
in. Scott indicted FOR embezzlement, convicted
and sent to the penitentiary for seven years. Such
to the credit of Mr.. Prices accountant law that
"i 0hS HOAV iolloW suy OI wrong uOlng.
While our Frank Rochester, also Hooking born, was
Stewart of the Athens Asylum he established the
only system fair in the purchasing management of
such state institutions; the competitive system -
He saved the state thousands of dollars each year.
and treated every wholesale house alike and gave
them all "square DEAL His system was a reve-
ation in the management of state institutions, and
and made it hard for his successors whom wanted to
graft" little. One of hi, SUCCESSORS il the nre
sent incumbent, Jerry Carpenter, Il Republican of
the Dick brand. comparison of how economical
Frank Rochester run that institution, and how ex
trayigant Jerry Carpenter it, brought ON an
Investigate on, and the now inspector, Frank
Rochester, is sent to Athens investigate Carpen
ter His report has not been made public as vet |
put enough is known to give color to the rumor |
hat Carpenter has not followed the competitive
system" so honestly established by Rochester, but
s said to have used the graft system" and given
to the fellow that would do the most for
him at any price. 1t is the same old story; graft
graft. They learn much of il in Athens where the
he 'tri-umvirate" hold sway, and in Athens rise
up the men to punish the CRATER for they see and
know its evils
LEW BERNARD, the Democratic wizard and boss
II Hamilton county politics, yesterday compile
ely routed from his strong hold, and now he and
loss Cox are numbered among the "has-beens" For
many years Bernard has been the whole show in
hamilton. He would stand up in state conventions
nd cast 10 votes for whom be pleased almost con
rolling nomination. Now he IL "A daad ona He II