Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
The BOltcrs.

CONNER and WILSON take it as very unkind of
TO show up their political tergversations. They
do not seem to unde rstand that It is the duty Of
Democratic editors to protect the party from the
base assaults of those who seek to inurc it under
the guisc of friendship much as it is their duty
TO guard against the attacks of open enemies.-
We have no personal feeling against these men,
Whatever we say of them is said in behalf of the
Democracy, and to protect 1t from their attacks.
The Democracy of the county expect US to defend
the party, and in that they shall not be dsap
pointed. They think it unfair that We should
speak to thousands while they, in their complaints
are confined to individuals. Well, we desire to
give them chance and we will here state, as
we have stated elsewhere, that the columns of the
FARMER open for them to write out and pub
,ish to the world their causes Of complaint.
They threaten to whip us, &c. Well, if they do
that we will try to be there when it is going on.-
But they may just well understand at the start
that we don't scare worth ontinental nnathema
Mr.. CosnEK was candidate for nomination
for Auditor, and of the four candidates he run the
lowest. George REED, who was second, and
HENRY PoMEREsE, who was third in the race, are
both supporting the ticket nominated as good
Democrats and honorable men should do. They
are not, like Mr.. Conner, caucussing with Repub'
licans and devising ways and means for overthrow
ing the Democratic party. Mr.. CONNER has run
for office often enough to know that candidate
who goes into caucus is bound by every consd
GRAFTON of fhonor and good faih to abide the de,
cision of that caucus Perhaps he goes on the
principle that "the devil should tako the hind
most" and since he was in that peculiar situa'
tion he throws himself into the arms Of Black Re.
publcanisn. He beasts of having been twenty
two years n Democrat, and this we have no rea-
son 10 dispute for he has for more than half that
time been either holding Office or running for of
hce In tho Democratic party but we know of a
great many men who have been in the party lon.
ger than that, and who have fallca from grace.
These men talk of frauds in the nomination.
There were, as there always Is, votes given that
should not have been. 1t was done in this town,
and Conner and Wilson got the benefit Of them
But, Conner cannot claim that he was cheated
out of the nomination when he was the lowest
man Of the four candidates. Reed and Pomerene
do not claim that thoy were cheated out Of the
nomination for they know that Wcitman received
nothing but Democratic votes. Wilson claims
that there were four votes given In Killhuck
township from Coshocton county. This is not
true, but if 1t was we cannot figure out how those
four votes could change the one hundred and for
tysx agaiat him in the county. Whenever any
candidate will show that n successful candidate
received wrongful votes enough to overbalance
his majority then there is cause for complaint,
and not until that Is done We are willing to
take the contrac, Of showing more Republican
votes given for Conner and Wilson than any one
can show given for any other two candidates. But
take from Weitman and Nelson all the Republi.
can votes given In the county aud given them to
Conner and Wilson and still II would not nom N
ate them.
They, however, claim they were lied on II
they were hat is a personal matter between them
and the men who told the lies, and let them settle
Il as such,
These fellows do not confne their operations 10
fighting against Weitman and Nelson, but they
are warning against the whole ticket, seeking to
defeat Chl, RaiG, Bell, Butler and Kerr, as well
As tho candidates for Auditor and Sheriff
We have some witty old wasiles in soak ior
these gentlemen, and when In our judgment tn,
time comes to apply them we will make the appli
cation The only way for them to save them
selves from the Indignation of the gallant d moe
racy of"little Holmes" is for them to retrac
their steps and cease their warning against
tkcket they are bound in honor and good faith u
support.