Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-07-25
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| PROF ESSlON tcrSHS lRACiICB, OK ltE SlS-
| TEN or CARRYING WATER ON BOTH
| SHOULDERS!
| The people of Noward county will recollect that
it has been but few weeks since, that every Loco
Foco Journal from the Washington City Globe down
to the Boon's Lick Democrat, were engaged in the
foul Islander Of asserting that Gen. Harrison refused
to answer questions relative to the measures in
volved in the for the Presidency, but hav,
ing been driven from thatas from most Of the other
lies that they have propagated against this distin-
gushed soldier and statesman, we propose to quote
a short paragraph from the "Hichoyy Clu5," that
the people may see how far the professions Of the
men who attempt to RUE, and dictate TO the
people, correspond with their professions The ar
tice has reference to the stale and acknowledged
Islander, of Gen. Harrson's refusing to make al
expose of his principles, and may be found in that
paper of the 18Th Of April last. Here it is
What candidate make no declaration of his
principles for the public eye whilst he is candl-
date? If he will not make them for the public eye,
who will he make them for p! For those to whom
he has promised Offices we suppose. And has it
come to this Shall man who is u candidate ter
the Presidency make no declaration Of his princi-
pies, when the people will not let candidate for
the Legislature go uninterroguted What would
you say, felloW-citzens, to a candidate to repre-.
sent YOU in the Legislature, who would say that
he would make no further declarations of his prin-
cples when called upon by those who were to elect
| him to know his sentiments in relation TO subjects
engaging the attention Of the people. We know
what you would say. You would say that We can
not vote for you and so you will say to General
| Harrison The reason why General Harrison will
make no further declarations of his principles is
very obvious. They will not bear the touch of in
vestigation.
| Now let it be borne in mind, that the seiE-sty!ed
Democratic Candidates for the Legislature in this
County have been regularly called upon 70 make an
expose of their principles through the Boon's Lick
Times and the Stakeholder, and what is the result
Are they not as silent as death! Who is there in
this county that prctends to have seen hand-bill
| from any one of these Candidates ! AS tile Club
says will the people vote for man who even
a candidate for the Legislature, without he would
make declarations for the public EYE .! In the lam
guuge Of that paper you "would say we cannot vote
for you Let it not be said that they will meet and
talk to the people. Four weeks ago when they
thought they could gull he people into belief that
Gen. Harrison was in a CAGE, and would not an
swer questions, then it was that the salvation Of
the Republic depended on an expose of principles,
even down to candidates for the Legislature ut
now that tie authors of this contemplate sian er
have been made to hide their faces in shame, and
now that Mr.. Van Buren has refused to answer in
errogatories from committee appointed by the
citizens Of Illinois, when one of his own Registers
Of LauG Office was one Of the Committee men,
now it is that it is deemed expedient to make TO
''further disclosures for the public eye !" In hon
est candor, who would have thought the same men
who edit this "HcFory ClgJ," would have so en-
tirely changed positions in the short time Of three
or four weeks Again say, let it not be answered
that these men will meet the people and talk to
them. How easy is it to make one declaration to
one voter, and another declaratio to another Do
we not see it already? In this township they have
already commenced asserting that their candidates
are opposed to lie Currency Bill and the odious
project Of the Presidents STANDING ARMY,
but We call upon the honest men of all parties in
Monitieau, Ind Eoune Femme, and Franklin, where
meetings have been held, to say what they have
said there. We ask the voters to call upon tie
leaders of the party and see if they are not, to a
man. in favor Of these measures, and then ask the
Candidates and see if they 90 NOT answer to suit
the company they may happen to be in. Every
cndeavor has been made to call these Candidate,
out, but so far they have been unavaiug. We
give the wire workers notice that they might a,
well let the Candidates come ont like tie Wing,
have done, for the people viii! not be thus hum
plugged. C-.J%Let it be recollected that Owen Raw
Inns and Joshua Redman have once voted for thi,
odious Currency Bill