American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-05-24
For tSe Lancaster Gazette
HOW 1T WAS DONE.

election in this county last fall was most
disastrous to the democratic party. and
while the Masses know but little of tie
immediate causes which produced such
result, they are well understood by those
who arc acquainted with the secret doings
of a set of political cut-throats in the city
Of Lancaster aided by few Office seekers
in the different townships throughout the
county and more familiary known as the
Red Lodge Clique" Many honest and
lsubsa antial democrats have been aware OF
the existence Of this organization for years,
aud have had partial knowledge fits
daIk and damnng deeds of fraud aud pee
ulations on the county Treasury, and at
different times have made efforts to purge
the party and expose the corrup,ions of
those engaged in it, but so thorough has
been the organization and so formidable in
numbers, headed by Governors, Judges,
! Senators and often by county officials, that
they have heretofore set at d6eance every
effort at exposure and made a sure victim
of those individuals who dared to stem the
. torrent of their maledictions in attempting
y an exposure. Mcyeigh, Shaw, Babbit
B Weaver. Ewings, Foster, Beatty. Veach,
Decker. Faust, Benadum, Crumely, Ka-
l., gay, and host of other democrats who
$ are two honest and independent to allow
= themselves to be used to further their hell
e ish designs, have each been made in turn
: the especial objects ofattack by the intern
i al Banditti, not only politically but in the
e private and business relations of life; while
e the meancst and EiS'' gets of human deg
d relation have been s27Nstained in men whom
8 'he small still voice Of The people" had re-
l. jected in thunder tones not to be mistaken
ir except by the miserable, selfish, timc-serv-
ing demagogue whose life is but list of
J. sorded selfish abuse Of the power and in
il huence conferred upon him by the humble
10 suffrage of the private citizen, but who
is shall yet be taught So far as this county is
n, concerned, to ex"laim in the humble Ian
- guage of one of old, "Me people g0ce and
to lie people hoth taken array and blessed be
S tie name Of tie people, for us W TO sag TO
lg kings, thou art wirked and toprinces ye are
C. ungodly," and this We shall do regardless
II of the hollow-hearted sycophantic atten-
he tons displayed by Gov. Medill in the low
m ness Of his nature, to some of our citizens
ny few days since, while here for the pur-
e pose Of organizing "Sog Mirhts" lodge
ny yes truly we will laugh at his calamity
nd and mock when his fear cometh, which il
u.s. can Judge Alright from his demeanor, is
ed already upon him. -.
m But, MIR. Editor, if you will bear with
lse me short time | will give brief skctcl
of Of the union of the Ohio Eagle and Ian
di- caster Telegraph in addition to what has al
] a ready been disclosed by yourself and cor
we respondents, for | think it important tina
lst the people of the county should understand
as "how Il was done" About five year
w since, Mcssrs. King and Gruber establish
ro- ed the Lancaster Telegraph. Nolwitb
- standing those gentlemen were known t
IN be true and substantial democrats, they me
le- with the combined opposition ofthe Cliqu
IN and every effort was made, just as there
now being made against the establishment
of Mr.. Beatty press, TO prevent it, yet tla
, portion Of the party who desired a reform
nc rallied around it and built up patronag
VS. nearly equal to that Of both the other coun
,u- ty presses at that time. Knowing that tn
lis most exhorbitant prices had been charge
,os for county patronage by the organ of til
Clique, Mr.. Gruber was induced to put
I've bid for blanks at 25 cents per qujre.-
- This truly was q stamper for the Clique
re- something must be done, theparty, GS'ihi
es. is the Cique,) would be ruined if I'll
~ county patronage should be taken froI
u" the Eagle, which was completely undc
'hc the control Of the Clique and was secret
aiding them in their system of fraud upo
liar the tax payers the county. According
the the Commissioners were approached an
der advised not TO receive the bid Of the Tel
ras- gyuph but to give tito tho Eayle atall ha1
our ards and old Fairfield should dance up
,all the tune Of Isl 90 per quirc instead OF ?
ses cents. See TuthIlls petition as hercina
An ter quoted.
/, to In the meantime Ellis was induced h
!, it the Clique TO put in a bid at one cent p,
uld quire, which he did az the time with no G!
nen pectaton perhaps Of ever receiving NOR
liar but The sequel will show the secret intrig,
for and vile trcachery that was lurking
the the bosoms Of n portion of Clique eve
ave against man whom they had long use
tied as an instrument in accomplishing the
! il. hellish deeds of intrigue and darkness al
ex- who was FASTENED to m uutimely and pr
age mature grave, heart broken by tho accor
east plishment of their designs, in wrenchil
eth from his hinds the hard earnings of /
aith daily toll There is scarce heart so har
fern cncd-so lost TO manly sympathy. as n
and to shudder at the remembrance of the de
rth- toned bitter complaints of F. NJ. Ellis
,lat- his declining days before he left Lancas
no against those vile wretches who betray
rate him. remember yetwth sadness tic wal
tear that fell upon his cheek and the b
ter tones Of complaint he uttered agai
phia his betrayers when he rehcrscd to me
arti sad tale Of his downfall and the schen
The resorted 10 in depriving him of his OF
tied means of support for wife and helpl
that child. But Mr.. Ellis was not the only
our dividual who was to DO made tho subj
part Of attack by the conspiring, and accoriiI
the " the work was commenced and gene
lefty onslaught was to be made on every pro'
not nent democrat in the county who had S,
ID TO ported DR.. Olds when he was a candid
lties for Congress is this District, and who '
Iiliar not known to be in the interests OF
,reat Clique Tuthill opened the fire throv
nany the columns of the Gazette by an attack
and, Mr.. Jeffries and the Commissioners by ?
ould nouncing transaction ga STindie," VIII