The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-02-01
Adams County, Ohio, and Others
E. w HOWE
E. W. HOWE


the county would have landed in jail,
This brief reference to the political
History of Adams county. Ohio, is not
idle gossip; | get it from an article
in McClure's Magazine for November
And who do you suppose the author
is? The judge of the court who Goa
victed 1879 voters of vote-selliug at
the last term of court, and who calm
ly says, on page thirty-three:
Il myself took part in the buying e.
votes.9
This man also says that some of the
members of the grand jury which
found the indictments for vote selling.
and the court officials, had taken part
in it. This judge of the district court
of Adams county. Ohio. also says that
he once saw a voter auctioned off tG
the highest bidder. The bidders were
the two percinct leaders. The winner
paid $50 for the vote. A hundred men
stood around, and witnessed the sp.r-
tied bidding of the two precinct lead
ers.
This reform story in a Reform mag
azine reminds me of another saw
year ago. 1t seems that VIXEN John y
Rockefeller attends church. he is aa-
noyed by curious people who want
sit in the same seat with him, PICK
his pockets, blow him up with
bomb. or sing out OF his hymn book.
Another member of the church occa-
sionally proved useful in keeping the
ill-mannered crowd off of Rockefell-
er's tees. and one day Rockefeller per-
sonally thanked this man. Soon after.
Rockefeller received a bill from his
brother in Christ for $4,000
Roclsefe'lfr refused to pay it ge
had not employed tie man. or request
ed his services. But the member of
Rockefeller's church insisted On par
nient. and then followed a Iong ac-
count of how the pastor of the church
discussed the matter: how the dea-
cons discussed 1t; how the lawyers
discussed it. Finally the suit wis
dropped. and the inference was plain
ly left that Rockefeller. worn out ~
persecution. paid a considerably sum
of money for peace
The author of the article was the
church member who sent Rockefeller
the bill for $4,000; he unblushingly
signed his name to It, have forgot
ten the exact details. hut recall that
they were all disgraceful The author
of the article could have been arrest
ed. and convicted on his own evidence.
of extortlng money.
The Judge who writes in MccIures
Magazine of conditions in Adams
county. Ohio. and who unblushingly
says on page SO, Il myself took part
in the buying OF votes SAYS on page
40: 81 know that conditions very sim
liar prevail in most OF the counties In
the southern part of Ohio. and in the
counties of Kentucky across the river
from them. And I have received scores
of letters from other parts of the
United States stating that votes are
sold and bought at wholesale in the
writer's own community"
Is not my contention true that wliat
is particularly needed in this country
is reform OF the people? II the men of
Adams county. Ohio, eighty-nine pr
cent. of them guilty of at some time
violating the law by buying or selling
votes. should get after railroad
company or water company. or
gas or electric light company. or any
other corporation, would they demand
exactly what the people were entitled
to, and no more? II citizen Of Adams
county should have COW killed by the
railroad. would he not demand twice
its value and would not a nAdams
county judge and Jury grant his de-
mand?
I stand pat on the proposition tn II