The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-10-02


disputnnts 10 respect the private oharac
Ter Of men brought into prominence
whether Is candidates for public trust. ol
otherwise. No mans character should
be lightly on wantonly assaiied, for pur
poses Of political capital. Bul while pri
vate rights and privao reputation should
be projected public interest ssould not be
lost sight Of lfpariy recklessness thrusts
in nomination. rs a candidate for public
at or honor. any one whose character
fJt privaie honesty preclules The suppa
sition That he would act with strict inleg-
rty n such public 20. tiuu. then the peo-
pl h We 4 right 70 know what the mans
oh .tacIer is. that his aspirations may be
defeated and the Sts,e protected against
him. And in such event. the Piess. che
source Of all public infora a,ion, is reore-
ant to It's duty II it fail to proclaim tnst
character.
One Of the political parties Of Ohio
has now 10 the field such a candidate for
a position Of high rust and hOnor-s can
didate whose rrpu a,ion as a mau is so
bad. that his elevation TO the office for
which he has been presented could
scare 'ly fail to result in discredit or dis
grace to the State. The parry is the So
called Democratic, " aud that candidate
is HENRY B PAYNE il. rominee for Gov
ear These are We c arges, aud
should nit be lightly made let US see
how we'll they may be- founded
Ia the winner Of I9l9-'5l. Cuyahoga
county was represented in the Ohio Leg
isla u by VIM. B. Lloyd rhis Mr.
Lloyd was charged by tho OhiO Statesman
with forgery, and one Of The WIN ssss
relied upon TO prove the charge WAS Hen.
y B. Payne. Mr.. Lloyd demA ded an
investigation. and the matter WAS thor
ougnly sihed. IL seems to have occurred
20 some Of The m-mb rs OF the Investisa-
ting Committee, that Mr. Payne's word
might not be good. aud in order to test
She matter, number Of friends and ao-
qua'ntsnoes OF Mr.. Payne were called up.
on 70 testify as to whether they would
believe linn under oath The annexed
report Of the testimony Of several not all }
OF the witnesses examined, appears up0n
hs record and The facts cannot be den,ed
The first witness is Mr.. Ambrose Spen-
Ger. a son Of the late Ju ~ John Speu.
Ger, Of Albany, N. Y, in whose office
Mr. Payne studied law. He knew Mr..
Payne's niecedents better than any man
before the committee We quote from
the reported testimony OF Nr Spencer
before tho Committee:
Question. Are you acquainted with
Mr. Payne, aud it so, how long have you
known him. and whai is his general char
actar. would you bslieve him on oath
Answer. do know Mr Payne. |
thnk il was ia the year 1888 FIRST be-
oa IA acquainted with him; his general
char Icter for truth | believe is not Of the
first order, and for my own part whenev-
or his personal feelings or in crest were
concerned. WOULD NOT BELtIIY
HIM UNDER OATH
Ques. Do you mean b, Mr. II B
Payne. Esq, the witness heretulor exam
inod by che Iomm.tee2 Aud il so, have
you at any time had personal misunder-
snding with him?
Ans. | mean II. b. Payne. Of Cl-ye
land, partner OF Hiram V Wilson. SO
far { ON having aoy Misunderstanding
with Mr. Payne. have been on the usu.
al terms with him, which exists between
gentlemen, since the time he studied law
10 my father, John. O Spencer's office, in
Canandigua, in the state Of NV York
and il is with regret that | have made the
statement have.
Ques How long have you resided in
the Ci y Of Cleveland, au.l how long has
Mr.. Payne resided there?
Ans, | have resided in the City OF
Cleveland Two years pext NJ ,rcE. think
Mr Payne has been in Cleveland more
than four years.
Ques. What is his general chaac er
for truth IN the City uf Cleve and?
Aus. His reputation is bud in CleVe
land as far as my knoWledge extends
Ques In what particular sense, 1t any
have ou kuVwp Mr., Payne 20 depart from
she truth?
Aus. In a case p.udiRg before The
COurs Of Common Pleas. AZ Cleveland.
an agreement WAS entered into b. weeD
Thomas Bolton and Mr.. Payne. 10 post
pune the trial ~ the mex term. During
tnaL term and during'Mr. Bot,n's alb
sence from the CouIt Hnass. Mr.. Payne
drew the attention Of the Ju ige Hum
phrey think i. WAS 10 the number o.
his case. and reques ed that il NIGH b,
taken up watch was done; aud MI Bpl
ton stated ins Thai afterwards he was
obliged 20 obtain writ IN agreements from
Mr.. Payne to Oblige him 10 fulfill m'
A. resm-nts. The ahpys information,
received solely fran NJ Bolon, know
Of no her ms ancs.
Mr.. james Il lIoyt is n x called auc
no testified as follows;
Qus, H,W long have you known ii
b. Pay ne7
Aus. have kn,Wn Mr. Payne for
merly about two years. and after an inter
val Of about i've years. have kuowi
him 10 Cleveland, between four and 6y,
years last past.
Qass. Are you scquaint-d with ihl
general character Of h h. Payne. il
lbs psiybborhood where be resides 70
tFuth7
Ans. am.
Qaes WHAT is his general character
Ia li,at respecl2