M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-02-16
William modIll.


hard.cider spirit" of John Greiner
touching Gov. MEDILL, he is we'll answer.
ed by our friend LEErE OF the Ironton
Times. A more honest and capable of.
ficer than WM. MEDILL was never con-
nectsd with the public service, and his
administration has fully v:ndicat ted the
intelligence of the people of Ohio. who
elected him by such an unprecedented
majority - Salesman.
We copy portion of the article of the
Times: .-
"lf We accept that other definition,
which allows him 10 be truly great, who
adequately and faithfully discharges the
duties of every sta tion, however high or
humble, that may be assigned 10 him,
then is Governor Medill great man.
In every position to which he has been
elevated BY the partially of his fellow.
citizens, he has fully sustained himself.
In 1886, when barely eligible, he was
chosen Representative toiAhe Ohio
Legislature. On taking his seat, he was
elected Speaker of that body. In 1895,
he was bidlen go up higher He was
elected to the twenty sixth Congress by
an overwhelming majority over the late
!amented Iohn NJ Creed. II may be
said that the district was Democratic
stronghold. aud that party discipline
could effect for Medill what personal
merit could not have done,
t,Yat ham ci faoN Z.
His opponent was most estimable man,
staunch Whig, universally beloved,
and still he fell behind his ticket in
every county in the district, while Me-
dill was propot'ionallY shed Of the De-
mocratic ticket In 1850, his constitu.
ents testified their approval Of his con.
duct by re electing him to congress. or
the eight Democratic members from Ohio
who ouIrode the Whig whirwind of
that never to- be forgotten year, he re.
ceived by far the heaviest majority. The
journals of the XXVIth and the XXVIIth
Congress show what he did. He was
always at the right spot at the right
time. His votes on every measure OF
vital public interest are recorded. lie
voted for the Independent Treasury
He voted against the bankrupt law
His votes are recorded against the tive
United States Bank bills, forced through
4 Congress In violation OF repeated
pledges, and which were vetoed by Mr.
Tyler. He voted against each and al
those scoundrelly bills which pretend t,
foster labor by taxing it. His record i
frank, bold. and manly---a very differ
ent one from tha, of his Pio bald oppo
nents OF 1855, who are so utterly dea,
to every brave and noble impulse as t,
erut in secrecy, in darkness, and i
KaoW Rothingism.
"The Register, with that total disre
gard for truth which runs through tn
article, insinuates that Governor Medi |
is a 'betwixt and between sort of
mar, in general We have reached
period in the political career of Cover
nor MediIl, whe n he made uobler sa cri
fee for Right, than ever entered init
the conception of all the StimsOn tribe
from the days OF Noah until now. Dur
ing the Congressional canvass Of lS43
he deliberately imPeriled his reelection
to Congress by avoving himself har,
money man. He was defeated, and hat
he made the slightest concession on tn
currency question, his election woul,
have been doubly sure. Such crea;ur
as the editor of the Register" should b
silent concerning men like MedlIl.-
. They are above his sphere.
"In le45, Colonel Medill was appoint
ed Commissioner Of Indian Affairs uu
der President Polk, His bitterest enc
e mieS-even the woe .begone wight Of tn
\ Reg can not deny that he fill
o ed that important post with credit an
usefulness. In 1880, he was, withou
personal solicitation, chosen a delegat,
TO the Ohio Constitutional Convention
= When that assembly--the ablest eve
convened in the State-met, he wa
called to preside over its deliberationl
4 How he conducted himself during il
a long and stormy session--how his Sc
o vices were esteemed by those to whol
~ they were rendered. aud who could be,
. ppre ciaIe their value, Mr.. Stimson ma
learn from the very full Reports, pul
# Lished oficially-especialy from the E,
O ported proceedings Of the las' de-, Of III
y session. We presume that he, at pres
: ent. knows nothing about it.
. "ln 1851, Colonel Medill was chose
# Lieutenant Governor Of Ohio, byla ma
, jority OF 10000 votes. In 1853, he wa
r elected Governor BY plurality, that b
wldered friend and foe. 1--WE have a
!. lindistinct recollection that Mr.. Stimso
who hates Office seekers so much.--wl
q at that very time a candidate ior th
q Ohio Senate. in distric: reliably Viii
by more than 1000 majority. and WI
o beaten by Lewis Anderson to the tune {
n $40 votes! Tell it not Gath &c., &c
o Oh, how ungra teful these uils Republic
n arell aF5i.
a And as the Executive OF Ohio. GOV
e Medill has conducted himself with de
gree OF prudence and firmness that sho'
d him to be emphatically 'oise ruler. w
). challange Rodney M. Stimson, wiiha
his malignity. to point to one oficit
Transaction Of Gov. Medill that does nc
It fully comport with the station he fill
d and the upright, honorable man. l.sl
= "Mr. StimSon has something to sa
s about politicians. The style with whit
r. he has clothed his ideas, shows that tht
= are clear as mud There are two sort