The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-09-18
FROM the Ohio State Jourutl
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An Obsolete Slander Revlved-At
tack upon Hon A. P. StOne-The
Red Patch 0alumny.

Anyone who will turn to the files Of
the Ohio Statesman and Ohio STATE Jour
nal printed during the exciting Presiden-
tia campaign Of 1874, will DO satisfied
that personal rancor and political excite
ment were at white heat No man who
was a candidate for Office during thai
year escaped upon the fiery furnace with
out the smell of smoke from his gar
meuts. 1t so happened that Hon, A. z.
Stone, Of this city who was then an nc
tive and influential member of the Dem
ocrsLic party, but who is now a member
of the Republican party, and candidate
for Treasurer of State, was nominated for
c,-.-s s,..-.- ~ fha pysnVVIst5 " tuis uiS-
trictr and elected BY them.
1t was while candidate for Congress,
on the Democratic ticket in 1914, that
the false and absurd story in regard to
the 'red patch," which is now revived
WAS coined and put in circulation, Mr.
Stone denied its truth then. aud denies It's
truth now. He never made such a re-
mark he never entertained such a senti
ment. 1t was one of that brood Of Sian
ders which are warmed into life in heated
and malignant contests such as that was.
lu the STATE Journal Of October Sd, 1914,
we find an editorial upon the subject.
which is lanked by Il couple of alfidayits.
one by John II. Turney, the other BY G
Vaudermark. in which Turney swears
that Mr. Jacob Boswell. in a conve salion
with him, (rurney.) said that A. p
Stone had said that every mechanic and
laboring man ought TO have red patch
on the seat of his pantaloons, 10 distin-
gush him from the more refined gentle
man, and, also, that said Stone, did say,
at wine party, that wine was "a luxury
none but the rich could enjoy"
Vandermark, whose affidavit appears in
The same paper, says that in aconversaliou
which he held with Mr. H. Bancroft
Newark, Mr.. Bancroft said "Lhe red patch
story now in circulation against A. p.
Stone was rue" This, then, was the
lestimony. This was the whole case, aud
il will be seen that neither of the parties
making oath know of the facts Of thcir
own knowledge. but that they had been
lold so by Mr.. Boswell and Mr.. Bancorlt
The afIilavils Of Turney aud Wander.
mark were published in the Ohio State
Journal Of October Sd, 1874 In the
Ohio Statesman Of the next day, Octo-
Der 4th, we ind the affilavi,s of Msssrs,
Bancroft and Boswell, denying that they
had ever made any such admission, and
hat the statements contained in the affi-
dayits Of Turney and Yandermark were
false. We copy them entire.
Coz. MEDARYs 10 the Ohio State Journal Of
last evening, noticed an article pgrporling 70
be conversation between one Yande mark
and myself the day previous 10 the nohinailon
| for Congressman Ia this district He %. Van
dsrmark) say lhatl told hin believed the story
ia circulation egainst a. r. Stone concerning the
red patch was true. / never told O Van err
fgainst A. p Stone concerning the red patch,
was true. dsnV the charge, and say thar never
made tina stateinentto HIN, g. Vandermark,) }
and think that Me-, YandermarL ia mistaken so
far as /. regards the red paH b story ,,o,.r'
sworn to and suoseribed before me ofieially.
this 4th day Of October, a b l844.
J. P. BRUCg Up.
The State OF Ohio, Franklin county. ss;
Personsli appeared before me, Alexander
Patton, one tf the Justices Of the Peace In aud
for said county, Jacob 3 swell. citizen " the
ciiy OF Colum5us Who, Being duly sworn accord.
ing 10 Law depo6es and aaysi That he hAn seen
and read tha afidavn Of John Il Turney, pub
/ hshed 10 the Ohio State Journal Of rhuraday
evening. Oetobsr 3D.. l844. which charges nim
with having said to said Turhey Ia a cohyersa-
lion on the evening the evening after the Dem
ocrafc nomination i1s Congressman 10 tho tonlh
Coneressional District. that a +. Stone had said
that every mechanic aud laboring man onghi 10
have a red patch on the seat Of bis pantaloons 20
distinguish him from the more refined genllsmnni
also lhat said StonE did say a a vine party that
do assert that said pretended conversation
which makes n6 aulhor, or 10 hny way responsi
biz fOr the laagnage above detailed BE- in giving
currency 10 the truth oi sad charges against Mr..
Stone, L uaeily and entirely false About the
conversation with Mr. Ebebeyer Bsesus In reia-