The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-08-22
The Chicago journal.

The editor of the Chicago Journal, who has a
contract on the canal, and who VIII doubtless
soon commence his work, he can hire a'o.ers
after having sprung the 6ona'UPi hw On the old
seti,) sill continues heaping his foul abo,e on
Mr. Ryan. We suppose be acts IN obedience 10
instructions from head quarters and has probably
the terror of "iean estimates" held over his head
unless he does the dirty work Of his master.
The excuse now urged by the tosd-caier Of The
Journal for ,hc discha sc Of Mr.. Ryan as one o;
The engineers, is his uniitness for the station
This silly charge comes rather win bad ace,
even though uttered by so base a mental as The
editor Of Tue Journal. "Ua,GLess' forsoo;h! II
| Mf. Ryan's "unf,ness" disqualified MIN FOE his
old station, why did the journals master retain
him in that same s,aloh foe about seen years
IL Mr.. Ryan is "unlit' HOiO be was soni,' Hcn.
aad the chief engineer by retaining hin SO loog
IN poweT, comm'tleda scoss violation Of his du,v.
But, whO believes ,his manufactured assertion Of
smEHcsg?" Was ii "unilness" thot goat
fed VIZ. Ryan 10 SO 10 ,he city Of New Yo'k ii
tue lall of 1919, and ihe.e by his bnoA ledge o.
the wo'k 6Ist d,aw the slcn.;on of capitalists
10 its importance, and which has es,l ed in pl-
eng ,hc canal once moe uuJe, w?v Vas Il
"unfincss" hat induced Gov. Ford 10 scnd him
to Europe, there 20 lcv ,he zoe condition Of lhe
canal before the bordholdeg,i Vas !, '.p,jra-
ness that placed Mr.. Eyon fo,enos, dl,ihg ne
whole Of the canal nesocation. wn'i>l many OF
his old associates were hansiog about the ronot
Office at Lockpori, sucking the Ia>, crop OF blood
from the yios Of the state NiITNESSr
Way, were it not for his ability and compe,en,y
many of his ens;Ous traJocers would yeI he ou;
of credit, ou, Of money. and completely OCT OF
charcter. Let thcm remember whil.i ihcy rot
and revel on lorgc so'o les, dat 10 the indrstry
and perse,e'rnce Of one w6on ihcs wood tam
pie n ,he do,i, ,hey owe ,he oomiO table bidhs
Ihey nov so unworhy enjoy!
We viii notice lie Jourhol on another point.
1t b!ustcns conside ably about our charging he
appointing pOwcc wiki political Partially in de
organization Of the engineer corps, and >?ys iha.
10 Of the 20 appointments mode aIc democrats,
Wonderful discovery ibis! When we Ie'e.fcd
TO the political pa tally exe'ciscI. We id no.
mean 20 embrace all tne "sloke divers" rod
men," and Z" labo-efs' on The whole line--ior
they o~e democrats by oa,c,e, and lar he, ond ,Ge
COMMUNICATING to,ch Of CORRECT ppiI c cOo, one
ries. We did not mean ,hese, Lu. NC mean. re
dynasty that 10 me sJoof vork'--ihe meh
thcl nave and exercise mower. And WHO are
hey Is there one solitary democrat among
The fop e?sinccrS- The principal and thtc as
sison,! Are t1cy not oil for the mos bCer,
sndctiye, o"d r'n'ins Wig pol;,ic'aos n ne
safe! VINO a,e ihc drars htsmen anj c'e'ks
in the Office Is -bore sinsc demccra.
amongst them? We believe not, end if he ira
officers there hehalf Of the sio,e ore moi corr-
ted, there ,cOuMnoi be single deMoc.o: tGom lie
canoi office q, And f. The II enpIic?n's nese
not "guased by inc polilc,l nc,sc e" why
was Mr.. Ryan displaced OIL the ives! end Of he
line and mig appointed il bis place; aud why
was Mr.. Henry degraded from eng ueer to rod
man, End widg appointed IN his placel We
think the case plain enough, oud lhe mun OF the
Journal may labor as he will, YET he "poisoned
shirt" will stick to his masters back despite his
efforts to throw it oil.
With reluctance We have allpjed 10 he course
pursued by the managers at Lockport. il has
ever been our desire to keep party politics enl-
rely disconnected from the canal, but when we
see the wing functionaries in power single on,
prominent democrat and maze him The oblcc,
of their malice and hatred and that too simply
TO Crafty the depravcd wishes of a couupl Mas
sJchusetls Hoderaiist-we shall eyer deem Il or
duly 10 speak opl in defen,e of The occpseJ.
For M. Ryan we have no particular partially
over oiher prominent democ, ais, but wee we
the most bitter PERSONAL enemy he has, weworid
become bis f'end solely 90 accouni Of The natr-
FIJI and vinJictvc spirit mooiScs,ej towards hin
by tde wing press, by wing poticons, and by
democrats expecting power aud psce by whg
votes aud by whig Influence.