Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-08
The Congressional Canvass.

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graph rushes for the Herald in order t
give vent to his excited feelings. An
the Herald triumphantly comes out
4" Bring on another batch of ISLANDERS an,
falsehoods, and see how gloriously W
will put them to rout Keep cool gen
tlemen, and give US all a chance, Trutl
is mighty and will prevail.
have no quss4el with the Herald
though deplore its present course. Th
paper has been at my ireside for man,
long years, and its face is the face of 81
old friend But it seems to wear n doubt
face now, and looks strangely at me-st
that at times scarcely know it. Com,
back, old Herald, to the straight path
and many warm friends will love yor
better than ever And in the meantime
will try to answer your correspondent
1t seems l was in errorabout Mr.. Spald
ing's nephew, who was appointed to life
ofice in the U. 5. Navy. 1t appears tha
Mr.. Spalding secured his appointment
before instead of after his election to
Congress. That he now holds the Office
nobody denies.
That of his own son as an Agent of the
Treasury Department is also admitted
and " Fairplay' defends it on the ground
that it was an excellent appointment, one
fit to be made. We believe this is true
Col. Spalding was brave and capable
entirely qualified for the place
and We honor and respect him. But
"Fairplay7 steps outside when he speaks Of
the dangers" &c, of the place, and says
Truth would not have taken his position
for IS per minute as Col. Spalding was
actually taken prisoner" The Press at the
time, stated that Col. Spalding was en-
gagged raising cotton on his own leased or
seized plantation, and gave minute partic-
ulars of his great losses. Of course when
there are great profits, there are great
risks. But we have made no issues about
the fitnes of Judge Spalding's relations
for ofiice-only asserting that numbers OF
them are in office, by his assistance.
Tho simplicity of Fairplay' is charm
ing when he comes TO the case of Mr..
Theme Here he blooms in "injured in
nocence, and one would really think that
Mr.. Swift on his o'0a merits actually won
the race against Mr.. Theme. Yet know,
if "Fairplay' does not, that Mr.. Spald-
ing actually fought and JuILied the author
ities at Washington with pertinacity per-
fectly crushing, until this bTother-in-IaiU
of his was placed in Mr.. Themes official
shoes. Mr. Spalding took the response
bility ofturning out Theme upon himself
and gloried in it.
The Berea Postmaster case was literally
as stated by me- except that the man
appointed was not yotflg connexion, but
an elderly one And last, Truth" has
found that Judge Potter, whom for many
years we had supposed was an actual
nephew of Mr.. S, turns out to be only hi;
nephel0 bg marriage, the sister of Judge
S. having married the father of Judge
Potter, when the latter was in childhood
That Judge s. assisted him to his present
position, {" Fair Play" admits. That the
appointment was a good one, we a
cheerfully agree; but we close this branch
of the case by saying as at first" 1t ii
quite sufficient that the people give to one
man the dignity and power of member
of Congress, without his using the plact
to aggrandize his family by the aid of it
public offices"
The next point was in regard to hii
neglect Of the soldiers, and here will lei
/ the soldiers answer for themselves. u
a printed petition to Congress signed sotetl
By soldiers, Judge SPdidi'lgs neglect Q
these men i0as set forth iHLangitdge strong
and qlosCing. They certainly ought Il
know what they affirm. The >onl,
81 Office" in this District filled By q
soldier Is the Light House ReepeT
| as stated before. When Ted
strife arose between tioo soldier
for the places of Marine Hospital anC
Special Mail Agent and too eirilid'1s be
longing to the clique the soldiers wer
| left out, and Mr. A. Culver and Mr.. Gee
.Frissell succeeded TO the places.
That Mr.. Benedict and Mr.. Grannt
may have appointed clerks or agents IL
| their respective offices who have beel
soldiers 1 never denied, and it reflect
credit upon them that they did so.
The notorious case of POstmaste
Elkins, at Akron, who was preferred be
fore the soldier, against the wishes of tn
entire community, was stated by me wit
perfect accuracy.
Fair Play says that Mr.. Spalding
though exempt by age from draft, " pa
in a substitute The less said abou
that the better. Had Capt Nash secure
all the substitutes needed here on tn
the same terms, poor men would hav
cried Hallelujah," and the women woul
have gone mad with Joy
NY heaviest grief Is that of NJ
Spslding's connection with Capt Nash
" Fairplay" calls it, and Mr.. Spaldin
will find il his heaviest grief in this car
vass. When he can shake off his responsi
bility for continuing Capt. Nash in ofh'
, months after his utter unftnessIwss den
onstrated-when he can shake off the ia
that he stood by him-sustained him-r
fused to listen to anything but leg
charges, though a whole comm
nity was PROSTATE at his feet
r when he can shake off the fact that
| shielded him from the punishment he
! | richly deserved-and aided him to fl
. restoration of rank, and pay, and honor
then that will be happy day for him, al
1 will rejoice and be glad with all
House.
: Onething more and am done. Fa
play says that 'ithe men who are active
b at work for his Judges. denomination, a
: those who have stood by their Cover
: ment without regard to their bread and bl
ter" &c. This may Be true in an instsn
here and there, but it has escaped my 1
, tention As my eye runs over the ans
: fish and purely patriotic list of aetipe i0o7
: ing men who are now organizi
Y and conducting Mr.. Spslding's canva
" and 1 reflect how little they care now,
d ever did, for bread and butter" or po
4. er, or Office, or contracts-snd how mu
they have the public good at heart,
smile at the innocence of Fair Pls,
T and wish him farewell TRUTH
8 Protection 10 WOOI-Letfer from s.
II GOOdale.
q CLEVELAND, June 9, 1866