The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-09-21
For tho Lancaster Gazette.
The lrour.Party Candtdate.


ty, in the coming election. We will
first examine the history of u G. Rut-
ter, the candidate of the 80 called Dom.
ocratic party. Mr.. Rutter was raised
an old line whig, and was candidate
for Recorder on that ticket, in 1886
But the party which he now heads,
was largely in the ascendant, and Mr..
Rutter was not elected. Next we see
Mr.. Rutter in the KNOWN Nothing or
ganization, working faithfully for po-.
litical aggrandizement, occasionally
bringing before his berthren, his val
liable service and indefatigable energy,
as defender of the principles of that
party. But failing to make that i'm
preston on the minds of his friends,
and when "Sam" was declining, and
tho true Union sentiment of the Re-
publican party was bursting forth,
throngh the clouds ofpolitical corrup-
ton and dissension, we see Mr.. Rutter
hanging on to. chat party, thinking
that now is the time for Uriah. But
soon his hopes were blasted; the dark
clouds Of disappointment hung around
him, and he betook himself to some
secret place, where he might learn
(while no one was near to increase his
troubles), what must be done to deliv-
er him from the shades of disappoiDt-
ment. A strange feeling came over
him. He began to feel for revenge; !;
and in the presence of himself, ne pub
licly declared that he would make an
other turn, and with Q slight pull from
the Democratic party, he turned over
and was embraced as q new bonn, in
that party.
And when he was but two year
! old he was ready to make another turn
| il he could but get the promise of Office
In 1861, after the rebellion had com,
menced, when all true and loyal men
renounced their old party ties, and
boldly and publicly stepped upon the
platform of the Union, to stand by the
flag OF tho country; to defend the
Government; to save the country from
rapine and wars desolation; and to
crush rebellion; during that year Rut-
ter was seen like a bubble on the tur-
bhlent waters, ready to adhere to any
object that would present itself. In
1861, the Union party nominated J. G.
Monteith for Representative. There
were few in the party who were not
pleased with the nomination. and Mr..
Rutter labored incessantly for several
weeks among those who were dissatis-
fed, to prevail on Monteith to with.
draw from the ticket, and he (Rutter)
stated that he would not be afraid to
meet Jeffries the Democratic candidate
on the stump, and at the same time
stating that Monteith had not the abil-
ity to stump the county with Jeffries
But failing to accomplish that, he then
voted for Jeffries and the entire ticket,
the very man he wished to oppose, and
against whom he wished to stump the
county. And Mr.. Rutter has acted
with that party ever since-offering
his services three different times as the
candidate of that party for Represen-
tative-being twice defeated by the
martyr Olds,
Such is the true history of the pres
ent candidate for Representative of the
Democratic party. And when the sol.
diers returned home this summer after
crushing the most gigantic rebellion
the world ever witnessed; when the
rebellion was crushed and rebels were
compelled to acknowledge the supre-
macy of the Government, Rutter would
grasp the blue coats by the hand,
claiming to be the friond of the SOL
diors, that he had been for the war,
and that hc had paid literally to raise
men for tho army.
Yes, he paid literally to save his
own carcass from being turned into
the ranks by the wheel. Such, free
men of Fairfield, IL the history of the
man who calls upon you to send him
to the Legislature, to enact laws to
govern the people of Ohio. Men of
Fairfield, can you support him All
true men will answer, no.
Let us for a moment look at the his
tory of J. B. Eversole, Rutter's oppo.
nent. AT the first call of the President
for men to protect the property of the
Government, and to put down treason,
Mr.. Eversole entered the army as u
private soldier, serving three months
in Western Virginia. He then went
into the three years service, from that
into the veteran service, working his
way from private, to Captain of a
company, returning home, when the
18th regiment was mustered out Of
service. His gallantry before Corinth,
at Stone river, Howe's gap, Chicka.
mauga, Mission Ridge, R6saca, Buz.
Eard Roost, Atlanta, Jonesboro, and
tho engagements during "Shorman's
march to the sea-" speak for him,
reputation deserving the support Of
an indebted people. While Sherman
WIS hanging about Atlanta, when the
people OF tho North looked upon that
campaign as the deciding point, wheth.
or this Government should be a success
or failure, the democratic party dc,
clared in thoir national platform that
"afler four years experience the war is
failure" That resolution was en-.
dorsed by Rutter and his party. Du
ring this time Eversole was battling
for his country-facing the deadly mis-
kets and the booming cannon, He is
a man Of intelligence and ability, and
his service to the country is already
known, and can assure the public he