The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-09-08
by MlTCHENER 4 MATTHEWS

. FRANCHISE iOE OHlO-ACkNOWLEDGE
MENT OF WINGS OF OHIO THAT THEY
l., -, CANNOT SUCCEED in SUSTAINING THEIR
TREASON WITHOUT THE AID OF ANoTH,
Err IMPORTATION OF VOTERS FROM
KENTUCKY, s
Wecall upon the democracy Of Ohio to be on the
alert There sno longer any doubt but Ohio is again.
asin 1910, to be oyerrun with hired criminals from
Kentucky TO vote at elections. But thank fortune,
we have law now in force that will pen entary the
scoundres as fast as caught Let officers Of justice,
with he law, be at every poll. ready punish the gull
~ intruders as soon convicted. Men with treason
in their souls who mediate the overthrow Ofour free
institutions, wlnot stop at pipe laying, perjury, or
any other fraud crime. About this there is no miss
take. Kentucky oraors to be brought over, and
mass wing meetings got up as preext for the hire
Ings Of fraud to comeinto our State and remain under
whig protection until the day ofeecon in their
votes, and then flee out Of the State. Thousands of
such votes were cast by the wings in 1840, and they
know well that they capno defeat the democracy by
fair means and peaceabe election where reason is
left free to actuate the people 1t is now question
for the democrats to answer whether they will submit
under any crcumsanc es to the frauds and interference
ofdesperadoeS fronranolher State. The character and
independence of Ohio ia al stakethe elective franchise
is at stakeSteedom itsefls the prze-pul hands are
about heng laid upon the citadel of liberty. He that
would be traitor now, has lot nor part with the
brave or the free. g4 .e t3 Z
We discover that at federal skin drunken row
at Hamilton, Butler county, few days since, South I
gate, of Kentucky who figured in Ohio so largely in
the. pipe laying times Of '4Owas HERE again o work,
though ropudiasd BY the people ofhis own congress-
ional district. -
Senator Crittendsn is advertised to be at Chicothe
early in September and Clay himsefi sent for to des
fend the foul traitors who have already commenced
their work ofbreaking up State government, by anar
chy and revolution. ays.
But mark still deeper game in connection with
these plans OF importing votes Alfred Kelley, the
ThaddeaS Stevens and Looney Of Ohio before starting
North on trip Of observation, few days SINCE de-
cared that the wings had their plans well secretly
Iad that they could not be discovered before the eec-
ton. Let friends look out in the Norh that steam
boat loads Ofhired traitors not thrown upon them
in that quarter Buthers have the cunning sly trick
6fihe Kentucky allies Of the Ohio traitors exposed,
though intended to be SO worded as not to expose the
vile fraud il is intended 10 cover We again say, let
the friends of law and order-of constitutional govern,
Ient-of freedom liberty-ba themselves togeth>
like the patriots Of old and protect their homes from
the spoilers touch. Read the following, which we
cut from the Ohio State Journal the traitors organ:
"OHI O o KENTUCKY SENDS CIR EETING.
sin iS4O spirit'of generous emulation induced
Ohio 10 offer to hef sister, Kentucky, challenge for
supremacy in Wing principles, to be- determined at the
Presidential election Of tina. year, In that contest,
Ohio Acknowledges herselfto have been fairly beaten,
and now, in compliance with her pledges then made
she invites the Wings Of Kentucky to partake ofa Bar
basus TO begjsen a. Dayton on the p9lb day of Sepem
Der next. The true Whgs of Dayton and Montgome-
ry county haye promised that the honor of Ohio for
generous hospitality shall be fully sustained BY them g.
that te rich products ohe MamvaIley shall bounte-
0usy supply the festive board. Come up lhen wings
ofkentuckyt you whom we proud TO call brelhern,
and whilst Partakiug of the fat things of The land let Us
not forget higher and holier dutytha Of renewing
to each other our pledges that the great contest WHICH
isappfpachIng and forwhIch we contended then, shall
again proudly triumph in Kentucky and Ohio, The
times emplatcally call for action and no true Wing
should for moment fater The discharge of his duty
Again we say, ahearty weleome awaits every Wing Of
Kentucky, who atthe Dayton Festival shall do us the
honor 10 parlgke ofour cheer. :. a eSt SEgss SrsS'
" Ridgway, Jr., john A. Lazell John Greenwood,
A. Perry Lewis Heyl, G., II. Wing, s. 2. Sclfzer.
'ata.ee Ohio Wing State Central Committees
Columbus, August 90, 1912. 't}&N' , ~.
, Look at this. SOHO oKonlucky sends grseting''
Yes. and Kentucky to Ohio sent greeting in ls4O We
publish extract ffom the testimony taken in the case
rof Wright against Holmes by the Ohio senate,as proof
ofthe greeting domain ls4O, byathe fraudulent pipe
layers Of that lime. Look att people of Ohio. and
say whether men who would thVsas vi,b yes, tram.
pie upon right of suage, would not when defeated
in their mad and dangerous schemes commit treason