The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-09-27
ROrbacks and Lies Prom
ised on the Eve OF the Elec-
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Read the touolcing Letter fro0a
q Prominent Citizen !

We call the attention OF the Vo
ters of Vinton county to the letter
of a Republican, herewith pub
lished. READ 1T! 1t speaks for
itself. "Forewarned, forearmed !"
is an old adage, and if the voters
of Vinton allow themselves to be
duped by any of the lies which
these wire-working and unscrupu-
lous politicians may print OF speak
just on the eve of the election, the
people will have to blame them
selves for their folly. This honest
old man has, in his letter, disclosed
their intentions and plans. Will
you listen to their liesG Will you
be deceived by their stories, told
at o time when they know the per,
sons they SANDER can have no op-
portunity to deny their assertions,
and prove them to be as false as
the hearts that conceive them94G
Do not be deceived by the lying
clan, that they did not have the
evidence before, &c. They lie
when they say so, and you all know
it. The Democratic candidates are
all men well known TO every voter
in the county, and every act Of their
lives, public and private, is to you
we'll known. How absurd, then,
for these sneaks to get up "cock
and bull stories" and ask you to
believe them at this late day, and
as to "Knight's of the Golden Cir.
cle," there never was any such or
ganization in the State of Ohio
Have these wire!workers forgotten
that, even in the days of military
commissions, they failed to estab-
lish the existence of any such or
ganization in this States Did they
not try9 Did they not have Val
landigham up as a witness before
their military commission in the
city Of Cincinnati in an effort to
convict some men from Noble
county, upon a charge of being
"Knights"l But even this court, OF
which Henry Winter Davis said,
"N is ordered to try, and ovyenSsea
to conviet," were ashamed and
afraid to find a verdict Of guilty,
because there was not one particle
or scrap of evidence Of the exist
ence Of any such organization
Yet, forsooth, these, pot.house pol.
iticians have discovered the "mouse
in the meal tub" They know it
all. BAH! 1t is sickening, and,
too, it comes with a bad grace, from
men who belong to, and are organ
izing at this time, all over the
Northern States, a reasonable &C.
crot society, knoaOn as sc. d. Re-"
the object of which is to hoodwink
the soldiers, and hold the govern
ment by means Of the ballot.box,
if they can; but, if they fail in that,
to resort to revolution and arms,
hoping to have their army fully or.
ganized for that purpose. But
"The best laid schemes Of mice and men,
Gang aft aglee."
We have no fears of the soldiers.
When once they know their duty,
they will do it, and in their patri
otism we have all confidence. But
read the letter:
For the Vinton Record.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Sar, l have never
| taken an active part in county pol
itics, because have always con
sidered that the candidates, or
either side, cared more for the pay
they would receive, if elected, thar
they did for the "dear people
whom they were to serve. 1 nave
always felt that it was a matter Q
small moment which might be elec
ted, and, 80, generally voted for NJ.
personal friends, there being M
principle involved in the election
Of county officers. But, sir, whel
men seek to elevate themselves t.
place and power by means of frau.
and lying, detaming the character
Of good citizems--1 say, sir, whel
such means are deemed necessary
/ conclude there is something "rot
ten in Denmark" 1t is not neces
sary for me to tell you, or the pee
pie Of this county, that l am, AM
always have been, a Republican
But | do feel it to be my duty now
to say that / cannot support tn
Republican county ticket this, fall
and, in saying this much, / deem
a duty to go further and give m,
reasons. Both parties have place
in nomination the names of GOO
and true men, to fill the various ol