Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-23
VIII Judge sPaEding stand by his Con-
stituents, or will he go Y TO John

st1fuents, or Will ne go over 70 Sonn-
soutsm ?
Resolued, That in these days of political
corruption in high places, and recreancy on
the part OF some Mentors OF congress and
the United States Senate TO the principles
of their constituents It behooves the people
Of this radical county to understand well the
position our present nominee sustains,
and whether he will, if returned, still con-
tipue 70 stand in Congress in opposition 70
"my policy" Of A. johnson q that the
Union men of this county respectfully re-
quest the Hon. r. P. s~palding, at an early Z
day as possible, to remove all doubts, If any,
entertained on this subject.
The above resolution, passed by the
Union County Convention, Of Saturday
last with such entire unsnimity, proves
beyond question the unsettled state of the
public mind in regard to the political
standing Of the Union nominee for Con-
gress in this district. Ever since the
Congressional Convention adjourned there
has been a growing conviction through
out the district that q grave error was
committed in again presenting the name
Of Judge Spalding for denomination.
His fidelity TO the Republican party, and
to its principles, was then seriously
doubted by a large number of our strong
est Union men, and that doubt, strength
ened by subsequent facts, has now spread
so seriously throughout this district as to
almost force q conviction that Judge
Spalding is unfaithful to the radical prin-
ciples so dear to the hearts of our people,
snd so vital to the reposs and even exist
encs of our country and its instit utions.
But it was a serious thing TO break up
the Convention at this time, and put a
second candidate in nomination and Mr..
Spalding's friends SO earnestly insisted
upon his truth and honor as a radical and
one to be perfectly relied upon, that his
opponents accepted the action Of the Con-
vention as a Anality.
But the time has now come, when the
mere fact that Judge Spalding is nomin-
ally before the radical people Of this dis
triet as the candidate of a convention,
must not avail for a moment TO shelter
him from honest criticism or if he has
proved false to the principles of his party,
to openly charge him with the crime, and
take the necessary steps through the as
ton of the people themselves to correct
so fatal and terrible a mistake as his cleo
ton would prove.
We have believed from the day that the
LEADER openly opposed REORGANIZATION,
thst Judge Spalding has been earnestly
working in the interest of the "Bread- and
Butter or aJohnson clique" nearly all
the members of which, through his infu-
ence with the President have been APP
pointed to Office. We submit, when it is a
matter of notoriety that all these out-and-
out johnson men were appointed through
the influence of Judge Spalding, whether
this fact alone would not cast grave suspi-
cion and doubtupon the political reliability
Of our nominee for Congsess2 Does it not
prove the truth of the old saying, that a
is to be judged by the company he
keeps? It would appear that Judge
Spalding was in full personal friendship
snd harmony with johnson, and if re-
would show his sympathy at
once. We believe from his present
and from his former speeches and
cts, that his principal desire was
% keep on terms sufficiently friendly
his constituents to enable himself to
secure 8 reelection, but at the same time
10 convey to President johnson the i'm
that he was in full sympathy,
personally, with him. We are credisly
informed that while the Union members
Of Congress ceased to call on the President
his apostacy, Judge Spalding has
been known frequently to call and keep
up a friendly intercourse with him, for
what purpose is easily inferred
We charged all these things openly up
IN him, and bseanss tss did 50, we were
by the Herald and its friends
with being guilty of base SANDER and per
onal abuse, and a cry Of persecution was
sised whenever g friend of Nj. S. could
De found to advocate his claims. We
prior to the Congressional Con-
that We had seen = letter from
/ prominent oficisl at Washington, sta
ing that Mr.. S. was in full accord with
Mr.. johnson, and that if he NJ a re-
4 nominated there you'd not Be a radical
& o~6fee-hotder left IN the District" s,
What has been the results Rith the
isA consent and concurrence of Judge
spalding, Collector Parsons, Assessor
Hurlbus o. :. Marshal Bill, and District
Attorney Root all radicals, have been re- {,
moved and their places Allied with out
johnson men. When it is re- :
nembered that the removal Of these off,
carries with it the removal Of every I
adical republican in their employ, num-
,ering over forty officers, all Of them faith
III and valuable, the extent Of this action {
nay be seen at q glance. 1t shows in our !
that Judge Spalding as Ntterly !
to the professions Of radical !
pinions-that he is simply obeying the 9
of the q johnson clique and is in !
,erfect friendship with President John :
on. We hlow that one of the most distin- c
supporters of our apOstate Presi- 5
eut, stated that the President fully ex- 7
The sympathy and support of Mr.. :
!. after his reelection. '
We make these charges in no factiOus ,
pirit, but simply and solely with a desire /,
D induce the Congressional nominee Of )
bis District, if possible, to candidly and I
state his position, and what -sy e
g expected of him hereafter, as the Rep !.
sentative of this District. If we have :
enc Judge Spaldinginjustiee let him come /
ONE and face his constituents and deny in Q
sto that he has ever given The President q
he slightest intimation that he will sup !;
'ort him after he is reelected. Let him
ledgs himself that be win stand BY our a
loble Congress in its battle with a traitor P
Us Executive Let him repndiate openly !
nd above board ali political connection :
nth that JohnscniEed political acrobat b
B. Ssntsr. Let him give US such Q
chat the people Of the 18th )
congressional District viii run no risk Of =
eng Tylerized or Johnsonized by their S
representative, and that he viii n wer II
he resolutions nassad nv our County Con- G