The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-06-27
From KendaIl's Exposilor,
JAMES K, POLK.


Reasons phy he should De supported By all true friends O.
Lqw. Ordey, Morality, and Democracy
He is man of irreproachable moral character am
contrasts in thatrespect with the whg candidate.
He is moi loaded down with the guilt OF murder med
itated or accomplished, like The whig candidate,
No widows and orphans weep the loss OF husband
and father slain under his couLse as in the case OF Gil
ley and the whig candidate.
The gaming table has not seen him robbing his inta-
uated oil ha)liRloyicaed fellow man Of his money OF
his property, as it has the whig candidate.
The brohel has never resounded with the noise Of his
profgate mirth and obscene JEST as in the of the
whig candidate.
He is not chargea5le with the crimes OF violating the
Constitution and his oath, by acting in legislative
body with perfect consciousness that he had not the
constitutional qualifications, as did the whg candidate
in the Senate of the United States.
He has not violated constitutions and oahs OF office,
by attempting to kill members Of the legislative bodies
for words spoken in debate in The cases of H. Mar
shall and John Randolph, and the whig candidate.
He has not been the fist 10 provoke the violation OF
law to suppress dueling voted lor by himself like the
whig candidate.
He has not, like Henry Clay, been put under bonds
to prevent his headong passions rushing him into the
Penitentiary undera law passed whhe aid ofhis own
vote
He has not like Henry Clay, abused the frontier set
tiers as IA lawless rabble" better than thieves pi
rates and robbers denying them the privilege of buying
wilderness lands, which they have, by hard work. made
"lo blossom as the rose" while willing to aid profit
gate debtors in wiping out all their debts by bankrupt
law.
He has not like Henry Clay, refused to the poor r-
ishman or German, or other emigrants from the old
world, the privilege of making lot OF waste land val
liable by his labor g. buying it at Government price; nor
like the same profgate statesman, would he permit for
eign lords and bankers TO purchase all the bank and
corporation stocks in the country and become the own
ers OF National Bank to control the value Of property
and the wages Of laborto keep the moneys ofhe Trea
sury, corrupt public men, and govern the Govern
mcnt.
He hasnone Of that naughty contempt for the labor
ing millions, which would induce him, like Henry
Clay to rank the white working man below the negro
slaves.
He has not, like Henry Clay, when instrucedby his
" Sl'C Fo'S IOl AS'iu'j VI ANt N~
peal or passage oil law set himself up their MASTER
haughtily answered. III uW not" and insulted them
with imputations of cruelty and inhumanity, for max
ing the request
He has not, like Henry Clay, gotten up scheme TO
destroy prominent riva-refused TO make himselfpub
Ideally responsible for matters which he was privately
intoxicating far and wide to his njury-been denounced
and defined by him an inriguer who dared not put
his name to imputed ISLANDERS, which he was not too
honorable TO propagate and then, with view to his per
sonal aggrandizement rush into his aims, as Mr. Clay
did into those Of Mr.. Adams and make common cause
with him against old friends, and in support of prnci
pies he had repudiated and denounced,
Mr. Polk was the steadlast friend Of General Jackson
and the measures Of his administration, while Mr. Clay
was his bitter and unrelenting enemy.
While in 1884, Mr. Clay, as Senator, in close al
lance with Nicholas Biddle, and his corrupt Bank was
pouring out torrents of foul denuncation upon the head
OF the great warrior and statesman who was battling 10
put down that British institution which he considered
more dangerous to the liberties ofhs country than the
army which he encountered at New Orleans Mr. Polk
as chairman of the committee of Ways and Means in
the House of Representatives, ard was, through all able
report and proracted discussions sustaining the honest
and devoted cheiain in his bold and decisive measures
to PROSTATE that monster ofiniquity