Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-10-06

great and good qualities both of head and heart,
or the best men would be among his friends
8th He is supremely a selfish man, or he
would regard his word, and rot force himself
into a delicate position against the wishes of
those who are MORE than his equals, and whose
preference he ought TO heed
9th. He is an ISsANELY ambitious man, or he
would not be in the mean position he is, scram
bling for an honorable position with the use of
the most disreputable and dishonorable means.
10th. He is too much wanting in every ele-
ment that is high and noble, to do himself or
the position credit.
Under the head of "Dignifed Election
eering," the Editor of the Sentinel, says
that "Judge Hitchcock fills column of
the Painesville Telegraph, in pettifogg-
ing his claims to votes" If the Editor
would print Judge Hitchcock's letter, he
would give his readers chance to see by
what base means Judge Chafee's friends
are hoping and striving to carry this
election. A more dignifed, frank and
candid letter, is seldom written, than the
one referred to by the Sentinel, and which
was written in reply to most abusive and
insulting article in the Geauga Democrat,
calling on Judge Hitchcock personally,
for replies to questions put by them to
him in that article. But the Sentinel and
Democrat are both edited by ''birds of a
feather" The Editor of the Sentinel re-
fused to publish the "address" to the peo-
pie, because he said it contained state
ments and facts damaging to the cause
of Judge Chaffee, and the Editor of the
Geauga Democrat, (for like reason pro-
bably) refused to print the letter of J. D.
Ensign, of July 2ad, although it did pub
lish the reply of Judge Chaffee thereto.
Candid was it notP Who made you,
Editors of the Sentinel and Democrat, the
censors of the press? And set you up
as judges of what the people should read,
and what is improper for them2 You
two, who have had so much to say about
dictation of the lawyers, now yourselves
begin to dictate to the people what they
shall read. Why, if you were anxious
that the people should vote intelligcntly,
did you not print both sides of this ques-
tion, that the facts might all appear, and
then, as Judge Hitchcock said in his let
ter, let them vote for the candidate they
thought most deserving. This was all
the pettifogging there was in that letter
of Judge Hitchcock. But the two Edit
ors know and feel that Judge Chaffee
could not be elected by such manage
ment. In order to bring him through, it
is necessary to resort to wire-pulling,
suppression of facts, and 'one-sided vim
dictive and shameless advocacy of his
claims. The people see this, and on cleo
ton day will by their ballots, show these
Editors and Judge Chaffee, that they see
through this flimsy trickery of theirs, and
that the people of this District require no
such officers among them as censors of the
press, and that the only man who can re-
ceive their votes for an Office, is he who
is the best qualified therefor, and upon
whose character there is no stain, and
who never had the reputation of lack
of integrity. The majority which the
people are preparing to giveJudge Hitch
cock on Tuesday next, will demonstrate,
that they are not to be dictated to by
either the lawyers or the Editors, but that
they unaided by either, are capable of
electing the best man for the place.
The Editor 70 the Sentinel this week,
says:
"With what kind dignity the Judge
goes round the county electioneering
Copperheads!" He intends, probably, to
refer to Judge Hitchcock, but this, Judge
Hitchcock never has done. He has new
er /" electioneered Copperheads' nor any
one else. If the name OF Judge Chaffee
had been inserted after the word Judge,
in the above extract, the Editor would
have hit the nail on the head. Judge
Chaffee was at the Democratic Conven
ton in Jefferson q week or two since
around all day, with all the power he had
engaged in soliciting their votes for him
self, and innumerating to them his many
siaims to their support This was, how
ever, too apparent, and the Democrats
"did not see it," They thought it wal
too near election for such pledges, prom
;aoa and asaertians To be true That thew