M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-10-04
PROOF OF mARD'S GUILT.

Our readers will recollect that we
published in the Democrat of Septem.
Der goth following charges against d.
D. T. HARD, viz: . ..,.
"lst--We charge that Mr. Hard, since
the 18th Of July (Chase) Convention, has
repeatedly said that he was Democrat
OF the Old School, and in the most sol.
emn manner announcedhis determination
TO vote for and support the whole Dem
ocIauc State ticket.
2nd--We ch0rge that since the said
l3;h OF July Convention he has denouu-
eedtbe Republican (Chase) ticket and
platform as rotten and corrupt and un
worthy Of the support Of the people OF
theStats Of Ohio.
3rd-We charge tha Mr.. Hard -af er
admitting 10 certain persons tha: he
last fall joined the KnoiO Nothing Order;
as be tOid for the purposes ofpreventing
itGorm iDjuring the Democratic party and
finally break it up-since the 18Th July
disclaimed any connection with the Or.
der since last fall and denonhced,Kno
NothinSism in the severest terms, and
called upon God 10 witness that from
that time hencefofth he was firmly and
nn6inchingly attached to the Democta
tic party aad it, principles. ,.,
4ih-We charge that dur lag the same
period this D. D. T. Hard denied:o 9th
els shat he had ever had any connection
with the Know Nothing Order or any
secret political society whatever.
5th--We cHargt that during the same
period, and previous to the NEE ting Of
the Democratic Convention on 2jth oi
August last at Hamden. Mr., Hard, as a
professed friends of E. F. Bingham, ad
Yised and counselled his nomination BY
that convention and after Mr. Binhg
hams nomination be expressed himsel
we'll satisfied, and that he co"I an apt
would most heartily support M', Blng
ham for Representative.
6ih-We charge that on Saturday
September lst.i855,aftsr the whole tick
et--Stats and counp--had been nomi
mated, and not ten days previous TO th'
date OF Mr.. Hard's nomination by ih
Fusion Convention, he expressed him
self as being well satisfied with tn
whole Democratic ic ticket--that he shoult
vote for the entire ticket--apd. NOR
than that (aud with great emphasis) b
said he was going TO leork for .he sue
cess,of the entire Democtalic ticket.
7th-We charge that d. D. I Hsr
Aas sold himself to the. selfstYled Re
publican party, that the consideration il
that he should be their candidate .fr
Representative as, is ,evidenced. by ID
foregoing facts: and the fact thai il
accepting the nomination on Monds..
last, he said, that he heartily approve
OF the Chase ticket and the platform 0
which il stands. --. ..llt
sth--Finslly, as a result OF the fore
going, we change MI. Hard with bein
a corrupt demsgogue and Office seeker
in the market without any sincere p'
liticai ptinci ples--subject tobe bougt
BY, end sold, 10 that pafly which is Il
highest bidder. 81 os5 --.
a.- For want OF time and space we refrai
from making fuIthet charges al this tin
but promise TO recur to the subject aga
several times before the election, mear
while, we inyiteBths serious attentiC
OF the people of Vinton and Jackst
eonnties..to the facts above stated.
We then challenged said HARD
deny the truth of The same in any new
20. paper published in this Legislati
District, Instead Of SO doing, Y
understand that be is going around a
J, privately denying the truth OF tho
charges. aud trying to pass It of
~ newspaper slang. got up for electro
/. s.eering purposes. We have also j.
noticed communication ipsthes adc
son STANDARD, signed "RePubllcan