Bosses and Boodle in Ohio Politics
Some Plain Truths for Honest People (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Bosses and Boodle in Ohio Politics: Some Plain Truths for Honest People<br><br>The preacher has said that "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens; a time to keep silence and a time to speak!" This is an opportune time to speak plainly and boldly upon the question of Bosses and Boodle" in Ohio politics. Twice within ten years the people of Ohio have seen their representatives freely purchased; the Legislature has been brazenly debauched; the people have been betrayed for a price; law and decency have ,been shamelessly violated and wickedly outraged; seats in the United States Senate have been knocked down to the highest bidder, and through the unlawful, profuse, and corrupt use of money, Henry B. Payne, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Calvin S. Brice, of Wall Street, New York City, have secured honors () to which they were not entitled. In the case of Henry B. Payne a plea in abatement may be entered.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.