Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-09-07
1853.
The way they Work i'd.

he ''IuSlOnlStS' IL convenient TO nave more
than one string to their bow in order to unite the
discordant elements of which their organization is
composed. 1t is claimed that the Maine Law
is the paramount question with them; but this is
only bait thrown out to draw temperance Dem
ocrats from their fidelity to their party, without
whose aid the success of their movement is i'm
possible. Many of those who signed the call for
the meeting to get up the "fusion'' ticket, and
some of the leaders in the movement are known
to be opposed to the Maine Law, not only in prin-
ciple but in practice. This is known to the get
ters up and fuglers of the concern. These men
are bound to the organization by the ulterior OBJ
iects and measures it has in view. When the
wire-workers 60 to a temperance Democrat they
talk nothing but temperance and the Maine Law;
when they approach Free Soiler who is .dispos-
ed to took with jealous eye upon the arrangement,
temperance has little to do with the matter, and
every effort is made to ispire him with the hope
that his party will secure the election of Chase to
the U. S. Senate, and Wings are tickled with the
hope of repalng the tax law and relieving the
banks of the burthen justly imposed on them, and
imposing it on the people. These are the strings
which this triple alliance are pulling Tempe
|
is the tub thrown to the whale, false light held
out to deceive the honest and unsuspecting; it is
the veil thrown over their real designs to hide them
from the view of the people, that designing, in
intriguing men may thereby subserve their own
selfish purposes by subverting the rights and in
terests of the people by fraud and deception The
struggle for the supremacy of the people over
privileged capital and vested wrongs has been long
and ardent and now just as the goal is won, will
the people surrender all they have gained through
long years of labor! No, never.
Letter from Mr. ID. G. StOckwelI.
For the Portage Sentinel.
FREEDOM, Sept. 5, 1853
| DEAR SIR: Tn consequence ofhaving been ask
ed by several Democrats since the meeting of the
Mass Temperance Convention. held at Ravenna,
on the 18th of August, why acted as a member
of their nominating committee, desire to state
briefly through the columns of you paper, that
which have stated to all who have made this
inquiry, that in attending that convention, did it
with no desire to favor any political party any
'sfusion'' of parties but merely to show that did
and do strongly approve of the Temperance re-
| form.
When the committee retired for the purpose of
selecting their candidates, stated to it's members,
before vote had been cast, that / would act as a
member of the committee on no consideration
whatever, if it was deemed that thereby bound
myself to support their nomination; on the con-
trary that if the Democratic party did nominate
: men who would support the cause of Temperance
that should undoubtedly vote with my own par
ty. Under such consideration I acted as
member of their committee. Here let me add
that at every balloting, made by that commit.
tee, voted in the minority excepting one in
stance.
, 1t is possible that the convention or some o
its number, expected by the use of my name, to
: influence Democratic voters, it being we'll known
that have always voted with the Democratic
: party. Allow me to say to any Democrat whose
vote might be Influenced by seeing my name or
: that committee of nomination, that the nomina
ton made by the Democratic Delegation of Por
tage on Saturday last, meets with my most heart!
! approval, and shall have my cordial support.
Yours Respectfully,
t d. C. STOCKWELL.