Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-14
FEW FACTS AND FIGURES.

A number Of Republicans in Toledo have ad-
dressed Hon. J. NJ. ASHLEY letter, asking that
gentleman 10 give his opinion, as to the "pros-
pect" Of his election, if nominated, expressing
their confidence at the same time that he would
not receipt nomination IL he thought tire were
grounds IN fJar defeat" To this Mt ASHLEY re-
plies with an array ot figures aud statements,
which Of course result in his election beyond the
possibility Of doubt, and then he proceeds in
detail to shaw what " time, money and labor" he
has expended to get the "Districi properly or
EaniIcd," and finally gives an invoice of this
organization paraphcrualia, leaving the impress
sion upon the reader that no other man has the
capacity or abtyof welding tho dcstinics Of
the Ten,h Congressional District Of Ohio.
A correspondent in Mondays Bidtic however,
pricks the bubble, and turns the tables and fig
Hrcs so effec,uNllv, that We can not forbear ro-
producing some extracts. This writer says;
To correct material error iato which many
seem to have fallen, ! may here call attention to
the fact that the camp Iign or 1898, the most suc
cessful of anv IN the history of the Republican
party, w,s conducted substantially without
help frnm Mr.. ASHLEY, he having devoted little
nr no timc Ia il. In proof Of this, | may men
tlOn tne iNCt tuat nls ndnlc uNcS NOT even appear
In the lists OI speakers appointed fur the county
aud district, the work being done by others.
The same is truo Of 1891, he disappearing OF
the then policy of the party while in 1858 he
was out in the State during the campaign. llc
did take part in 1867, when our majority was
tnIaler than ever before, hut with that exception
he has dome little ur no wnrk IN the past eight
years, srccpt trAes he rds hiaseif Il candidate
And now his friends insist On his denomination
as the condition Of his working for the ticketi the
present campaign. W uld II not be well for
the Republicans to think a little for themselves,
instead ot accepting MS true these ptkable
staten, m,us of their own utter hclplessness and
dependence on man, whose gell, as the facts
thow, maulcSts itself bicnnNlly aud VIXEN ho is
candidate.
Mr.. AsuLEY goes on to state IN much detail
the "great labor and constant effort" which he
has expended in getting the District properly
organized" lie thinks, the time, money and
labor which this work has required can ouly be
known TO those who dn II, while its value to \
district, in n parry point of view, can never be
fully estimated, aud will probably never be Rp.
preciAted." lie then proceeds to show tho value
ta the party of all this work Ou his part. llC
does not state that the party can not have th,
bepetit Of IL, unless he is rcnOminatcd; vet that
might be the inference of the reader. ! regret
that he lcf the point open.
He should bear in mind that he has not accom-.
plished the Republican Victories in the District
alone. Frnm ten tn sixteen thousand Repnbli
cans have helped him, aud he, above al others,
has thus FAR rraped the chief advantage. Can
he not now help ssm,bo,iy 'i.s Jor o,,cs T. this
assumed dependence or the party nu him 10 con.
iinue and increase indefinitely. whilc the party
is, at every Congressional election, called tn rn
Ihnough the regular biennial wranglc over his
personal interestsg Two wears AMI four wears
since. SIR. AsHLgY pledged himself that il then
reelected, he would not again he a candidate
Instead uf that, lac now comes before the people
with an argument for his denomination, which il
recognized, is tn gros stronger and stronger iHocf.
iHifsiY. i there To be no relief from ihis2
OF the last seven elections Mr. ASHLEY took
an active part in hut fur BELOW give the
Republican majiritics on the State ticket at each
of these seven, distngw wshing the wears in which
that gentleman did aud did not participate in
the campaign, viz: