The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-10-06
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E. III. Moore, Radical Candidate
for Congress, as Pictured by a
Radical Correspondent.

AN. had no money before the war
He made a great deal in horse con
tracts for the Government. He neve
increased his fortune in legitimate oper
ations. He. made it in cut-throat mort
cages, land sharking, oil operations anc
such schemes as he has now ON hand a
the IUNArc ASYLUM"
aHe raised $4,000, when last heart
from the subscription, and was work
ing hard for $4,000 more. What hi
did with it is query o great many peo
ple would like to know, but dare not in
duire. AT Athens it would not be safe
to ask any questions as to what he and
his clique do or intend to do, for he
keeps, or rather the Government does
for him, several dirty hounds to run
down his game" s.sr.. >, : .3. =.
essM. gets them places, whisky inspec-
tor. mail contracts, county offices, and
these men 90 about the country yelpine
for M The Asylum ground may be
worth $4,000, but $4,000 has been rails
ed and is, or has been in Ms pockets
Where it has, been spentit may be well
to inquire. ss
.sHe hasIdriven by means of his or
panization. seven men from business in
Athens. Five editors of the Messenger
have been successively driven out, by
his combinations, and one or two with
great loss. One of them had five hours
in which to leave and he left. The
others into the business: j
will tell you how it is done for no one
can understand unless he has lived at
Athens. The doomed man first discov-
ers that something is wrong with his
neighbors. They are cool and reserved.
He finds his business falls, off. His Gus
toners avoid him. The air is thick with
rumors. In some cases man IS station
ed at his door, = and he is
told that if he trades there he will be
served in the same way. In the mean
time the clique meet at Ms Bank. The
inquisition proceeds night after night
Infamatory speeches are made, The
subject of this excitement begins to see
his situation. He thinks righHully that
he had better get outof such commul-
nity on the best terms he can make
Then one of the clique processes to be
his friend--adyises him to, seH-intro-
dr1ees a CUSTOMER tool of the clique
and the unfortunate victim sells out at
ruinous sacrifice. This thing has been
practised at Athens for years past. Good
citizens regret it, but know the conse-
ouences if they dare to denovnce NJ
ssOnly few months ago.a gentleman
had good dray business there, and one
of this clique wanted it. The conspir-
acy, as usual, pulled trigger at him. He
tried ito sell to ain outsider, but could
not and finally accepted the terms offer
ed by the CLIQUE. This villain, M. is the
Head Center of these robbers. The
wrongs he has perpetrated ought to send
him to the Penitentiary and not to Con-
gress. He should be treated as pub
lie enemy, as he is. Did you ever see
him !? He is the lowest, meanest, most
british man you ever saw.
i We give the above room in our col
umns, because it came from MooRE's S
home, from Radical who from his let
ter knows all of MOORE rascality.
Mr.. MooRE and his friends have the
privilege of our columns to refute any
thing contained in the aboye-G they