Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-08-01
GARFIELD
To the Union VOtOTS Of the 18th
District,

For two months and more, you have had
brought to your attention the various OBJ
jections raised by those who have opposed
the denomination of Gen. Garfield to Con
gress. John Hutchins, who aspires TO rep
resent you in the coming Congress, has
spared no paines to create a public sentiment
IN his own behalf, by denouncing the pub
lie acts of Gen. Garfield as u1llCise, tyrdlRi-
cal and diSloyaL. He has caused letters to
be written opposing Gen. Garfeld's course
on the loan bill, the bounty bill, the tariff,
mileage, the conscription bill, mis- argument
before the supreme court, &c., &c. lie has
not contented himself with the letters in the
newspapers, but has collected these letters
and is now spreading them broadcast
throughout The district in pamphlet form,
wherever he hopes their Misrepresentation,
misstatements, foolish logic, and sly inuen-
does touching the honesty, the loyalty and
ability of our present Congressman, will be
able TO win him a vote. These letters of his
have been answered in detail over and over,
in the same columns in which his charges
have been made. Their Misrepresentation,
shallowness and injustice have been fully
exposed and the great body of Union men
In the 10Th District feel proudeI than ever of
the ability, patriotism and manly courage of
Garfield notwithstanding all this. Mr..
Hutchins, having exhausted all his ammu-
niton, is now devoting himself night and
day, to manipulate the primary meetings
which are to be held on Saturday evening the
llth of August, with q view to securing del
egates after his own heart What means he
is using to do this, is well known by those
in his employ, and the Union men of the
18th District are finding out. Mr.. Hutchins
knows he possesses no personal strength
among the people HIS friends hare not
dared tc argue his claims in any of the news
papers of the District. They have not dared
to attempt the argument necessary TO con-
vince the Union men of the 18th District
that he is abler, wiser, or more patriotic
than Gen. Garfield. They have not dared
to give up the Congressional history Of the
man. They have not dared to insist upon
Mr.. Hutchins' valuable services to his coun-
try during the war, for they knew he was
mostly engaged in cotton speculation at New
Orleans, while Gen. Garfield was in the
army. The friends Of John HittehiHs hare
not dared to giUe one good reason i0hy he
should be sent to Congress instead of Gen.
Garfield. Mr.. Hutchins knows his own
weakness, and knows that his only shadow
of the hope of success is in attacking and
maligning Gen. Garfield. He hopes there
AOISs W suCCeeu Dy uldudSSLuS Iue primary
meetings on Saturday evening, August 11th.
He knows that often not more than one half
dozen Union men attend primary meet
ing, and that if he can get one or two active
men in township who are pledged to carry
it for him, he may get delegates in defiance
of the popular will. By all manner of means
this he is trying to do. His hired agents
are travelling the District for this purpose.
This is his game for defeating the wishes Of
the people of the 10th District and putting
himself in the place of a man whose name
and in auence lend a new honor to the people
of Ashtabula, Trumbull, Geauga, Mahoning
and Portage counties.
UNION MEN OF THIS DISTRICT!
Shall this game Of the scheming politician
succeed? If you arc unwilling to have it so,
see to it that you do not fail to be IN attend
allce on the primary meetings that are to be
held on Saturday evening, august 11th, at I
o'clock P. NJ. II.