Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-09-22


did not "reier tc somebody, who had held
ofice, and had failed to meet the expecta-
tions OF the people" is evident from the fact
that none such were before our convention.
II is tree Mr.. Welsh was likely to be be-
fore the convention, but his official record
10 before US, untarnished by dishonest act.
II could not have been him, then.
Mr. Adams, too, has held the Office of
Clerk of Court, and, what is more, has filed
it in the mcst creditable manner. Then how
could it have meant him.
Mr.. Lippncott, long years ago, was
Sheriff of our county, and be leaves a record
in that department. and to-day has repu-
iation for honesty that some deputy treas
urers we wot of might envy. How could it
have meant him!
NJ. Danford, too is implicated. He has
filled the office ofProsecutor SO creditabl ly
that TO insinuate aught against him is. to
risk ones claim TO sanity.
Thus we might go through our entire
ticket, and try them bv their official acts,
and in each case show to the world clean
record, or in other words the record shows
that those who have been tried have NOT
been found uantin9. Just here we digress
to demand of The Gazeite to show from the
fdefs wherein either of our men have been
found tcanting. That not done We pro-
nounce the insinuations as base, wilful
SANDER. We are willing that either OF the
men upon our ticket be tried by the rule we
laid down in the article referred to, and
we fear not the result Our ticket is en-
phatically the ticket of the people. They
are men generally known throughout the
county. The people met together, and
withou, any influence, save that of their
own choice, they cast their ballots, which
resulted as it has We never saw a conven-
tion SO free from the "power OF button-hole
caucusing." 1t was model, compared to
the Democratic convention at Morristown.
b Our ticket is before the world, and TO its
gaze we bold il up as whole or by part
and though The Gazette, doing violence to
its dignity, should continue to belch out its
wiz -PivrH THROW rrs sIanderous epthets
at the private character Of our men, vet we
expect to see all such fall short of the in.
tended mark, and our ticket ride trium-
phantly on to victory. We do not Intend
TO make an attack upon the private charac'
ter OF the Democratic candidates, but we
want it distinctly understood that it is no,
because they are invulnerabe, but because
we mos: heartily despise the practice o
such low and contemplate means of gain.
ing an end. If the press is to resort to sucf
low bufoonery, such vile innuendoes, ant
become the common sldng-uhan9er OF com
munity, It looses its moral force, cuts itse
loose from the respect of decent men, ant
becomes a weight, burden, curse to SO
ciety. No mans private character is safe
A mans reputation will be at the disposa
of the malicious caprices of self-constitu
ted dictator. The press everywhere shoul,
cry down such disgraceful practices, an,
thereby maintain its dignity, is mora
power, and lis goodly influence. There i
no telling what mischief the tongue of tn,
slanderer can perform when liscenced b.
having the control of the press.
We again say that we regret that tn
Gdaefie has opened this campaign by a,
insinuating attack upon private character
1t will make the contest an unpleasant one
and in no sense, more profitable to eithe
party. We do not believe The Gazette will
succeed in drawing votes from our ranks b.
any such means-for lis course will onl
inspire con,empt--nor do we think the Ed
itor or his candidates will come out of tn
contest without some glass broken in thei
own domicil. The only part we will act il
this contest. SO long as it assumes tb,
character now promised, is easily explained
II the abuse is directed at ourself, we hav
but one way to treat it, and that is witt
contempt. We pity the abuser, for th'
abuse hurts him while it does not reach US
Ifthe character Of our candidates are assail
ed, we feel il our duty TO correct any false
hoods, and this week we open a column t.
devote TO that purpose. We do hope th
department. may not be needed long, bu
the accumulation of lies, busily put in cir
culation by our opponents, and calculate.
to deceive the people, makes this course
necessary. set Sd.
Our National disorder-Doctor
Roback's Cures.
The American stomach is a tormenting