M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-11-08
A RASTARD REPUBLiC1N,

A BASTARD REPUBLICAN.
We copy entire the following CONF
from the last JackSOn Sian
dard, in order to show the Democrats
and all honest Wings and Free SoiIers
of Vinton to what Low, MEAN, COW.
ARDLY LYING these Black Republicans
can resort to, in order to keep ahoat
their lies, knowingly published pre-
ceeding the late election in this coun,
Iy;
NLEss2s. M6raEws & LAInD:-
! did not expect to trouble you or The
readers Of the Standord again. by motto.
ing the slang aud vulgarity of the editor
.. tnc Macarthur Democrat; but as he
appears TO think he has got the animal
tame, would just say 20 Nj, Bratton
that the animal isnot entirely Subdned
yet, and to beware.as it is death on gteen
things, especially when they are as yer.
dent as the editor of the wAisRey organ
oil Ninton county. / acknowledge tha!
| was mistaken when | predicted that
Hard would gel majority in Nin;on
county; but when stated that The edi.
tor of that little low vulgar sheet had
never been known 10 publish but one
truth, stated what every man that is
acquainted wi TIA Bra:ton, or knows any
thing Of the.characteF Of his paper, knows
to be true. Please Mr.. Brattou to in.
form your reader of any one ttuth(where
matter Of fact was involved that has ev'
er been publish in your paper, save and
except the one expressed in the follow
ing brief but comprehensive language.
and 0 how true. "The editor Of the dem
ocrat is Jackass." Buttorgive him 0
shades of blackstone, he knew not what
he did; the first aud last truthful sen.
tence that he has ever published, May
it perpetuate his memory till his paper
shall pass into the hands of some one
who shall give matters of the same sort,
Are the reade re Of the Standard apprised
of the fact that this same Brattcn by a
small majority, was elected Prosecuting
Attorney of Ninton county, But it may
be asked how it csme that a man OF the
character Of Bratton, who does not pos.
sess the legal,sbillity to'fiIl this or any
other office, who never was employed
as attorney in any case except in some
low vulgar dirtycase that no respecta bic
lawyer would be employed in, Has the
Democratic party OF |inten courty,come
to such a pass2 Well, cen assure the
readers ol the Sta ldard that the respect.
ia BILE portion Of the Democrats of Win.
ton so consider themselves bored oveI
the election Of Bratton: they have gen
orally elected men in this county who
are honest, capable and true; but nc
maG pretendS to claim any of these nee
essary commodities for the Prosecuting
a ttorney elect OF Vinton county; and
the great secret Of his election may be
explained by stating the fact that the
! doggerY and whisky influence of both
parties was thrown for him. am
aware of the fac. that some spectdbIe
! Democrats did not erase his name, and
we heard the reason expressed frequent
ly on election day that he would moi
! gel oGe fourth the Democratic strength
in any y.township p in the county; and by
lcarelessness in those who were aPpos'
ed TO his election in not erasing his
name, ,one Of the best Of lawyers was de
feated, and the Jack elected, TO the dis
appointment oil every body but deggery
keepers and grog bruisers. Butt un
/ desstand that he has the prOmis Of The
legal advise and counsel Of an emf
nent old l5dy living in the eastern par
of this county,w no is TO attend to busi
ness oiimpor,ance, and also Ia he the ed
toriol management of the M'Arlhur BEN
ucrat; therefore we expect all who 9io
/ late any law, By keeping doggery gett
ing drunk, theft, robbery, or any oIhe
crime to be dealt with BYE. A. Brattor
q. CO., in latest and most approved
Istyle. REIUFGiCAN.
i CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Oct. %, 1855
1 There you have it, reader! Wha
a beautiful, chaste communication, 10
a writer who starts out with restriction
on our vuIgarity. What think YOU
fellow citizens Of Vinton-whethe
Democrats, Wings, or Free Soilers-,
Ito being charged as dOggcry-ksCper
and grog Jfaisers, because you vote
for us? Is it not evidence, beyond
7 doubt, that the cause OF this corrnF
deposition is on the wane? But thi
communication, reader, unfolds moth
ling new to us; Il is the same that thi
Republican scoundrei, and some c
, his co,Iaborers, in slandering thei
neighJors, published, merely to cate
votes preceding, and OIL the norma
of, the late election, at divers points /
: this and Jackson county, TO wit; Tha
+. j. BINGHAM had bought votes u
with whiskey. We have no dout
sone men voted Tor HARD upon th
strength of these representations, fo
) they were made by some men who as
serted it in positive terms, and by mer
too, who professed to be honnst me
and Christians, ( Heaven save Ihi
mark of their characterl) But n
imam, WHO is at all acquainted wit
IMr BISeH4y, believed 1t for a mo
ImeDt,
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