The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-12-27
.YALEDICToRY,

The present issue Of the RECORD dis
solves our connection with this press
We part with many Of our readers with
regret for the reason that We have, In Vim
ton, many true Democrats, who are pure
In principle and incorruptible--men who
cannot be bought and sold. We are sorry
we cannot say as much for some of our Of
ficers, that have sold out the Democracy OF
the County, and who boast that politics Is
amere trade, that any one has right to
play faitastic trick. al,lhat should put the
blush Of shame o.. the cheek of any man.
? This press has, re- 1852 been the faithful
exponent and Importer OF The, principles
Of the Constitution aEd maintain OF the
laws; has 1T all times advocated tie great
est good tothe greatest numbef. 1t has op-.
o posedmomopollcs and aimed at the mainten-
ance ofgood morals, and good order,as the
true base ofour individual and collective
happiness,as apeople. We took charge ofthe
RECORD one year ago, have filled ourvol-
ulne, and have received the support of our
citizens generally, with the opposition Of
u few, aud one or TWO Of our county off,
GERS. Our aim has been to give offease to
none; we have succeeded with but few ex-
ceptions. These exceptions are in the
Democratic party. The press was net sus-
tanning Itself so as to pay us for our time
and labor. In order to make it pay better
and that we might sustain a respectable
county paper in n'McArthur, and as our op.
2 ponents had no organ In the county, we
& received q proposition from some Of our
leading Republican citizens, that were hon
orable In their proposals, to pay US for
publishing, during the last campaign, from
three to four columns of reading matter,
, under the head OF opposition Arguments"
advocating the measures and candidates OF
the Republican party. These We allowed
for these reasons--First 1t helped us to sus-
tain the paper, by adding to our funds,
which we were otherwise unable to GET
Second, they had no press, and it was do
ing as we would wish to be done by
Third, we did not fear their arguments, as
> we would not be q Democrat II we could
not sustain the principles Of the party by
argument and reason. The alloEance Of
these articles I'M the Record, some Demo
Gratis objected TO, because they thoughtwe
were too magnanimous--that our oppo-
nents, would not doas much for US, &C. But
the main ones to object were moved for
different reasons. Mr.. Shockey, who was
the nominee of the party for Sheriff last
fall, made it. as we are informed, pretend
ed excuse for taking the county sheriff's
printing from this press and giving it to
the Zaleski Herald and falsely starting an
other report that we did not vote for him. |
This is not only false, but he received in
our family the votes of E. A. Bratton, A.
w. Bratton and myself. But, what was
the true state of the easeP Mr.. Shockey
was sustained, from the time he was first
nominated by the party, upto the late cleo
tion, by this press. A few weeks before
the late election, he sold out to Major Ed
mission of the Zaleski Herald, in consider
alton of Edmiston securing enough votes
in Madison Township to elect Shockey
Sheriff and Lantz Clerk. Shockey was to
give so much cash and all the sheriff7s prin-
ting to the Zaleski Herald for the ensuing
two years. Thus he basely sold out to Ed
miston that part Of the legitimate business
of this press, and which the Democracy of
the county directs shall belong,and ofright
does belong, to the organ of the party
These bargains and sales in the Democrat
ic ranks. is the true cause of our losses in
this county. Wedo not publish these facts
from any other motive than to correct
these abuses In our party, as we care MOTH
ing about Mr.. Shockey's patronage or his
favors in any way. Messrs. Moore, Fore
man and Reynolds have always supported
the press. The Commissioners have al
LEVIED some accounts for blanks that
should have been furnished by this Office, I
If for no other reason than that we should
keep our money at home, In preference
TO sending it out Of the county to Cleye-
land, Springfield, or elsewhere, when the
same work could be done here. We here
may be allowed to say, that, hereafter, we
will support no man for Office who ne
fuses to support the organ Of his party st
home. ?, ,r-g-.F .....-.sfys rs. ~ssr
Our paper for the past year win speak
for itself, and We dare any man to point
out an article that does not advocate the
true principles Of Democracy, lies and
to the contrary not
withstanding. .r reoI aJt tc
The Democratic party always took cred
it 10 itself Tor exposing peculations, i'm
positions and deceptions; as Democrat,
we believed it necessary to say what we
have on this occasion. 49,. /
We have, during the late rebellion,
served over three years in defense Of our
and while In the army, and since,
we have been firm believer IN the per-
petuity Of our form of Government or,
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