Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-27
A poLITICAL MRS. CAUDLE.

A POLITICAL MRS. CAUDLE'
Our honored Representative has deemed 1t
nr,per to favor the Republican Electors nj the
Tenth Congressional District" with lecture
TINT out -Caudlrs Mrs. Caudle. In twn columns
of twa idle he vents his i'll humor aud spleen
against tho sovereign will Ol the Tenth District
because through the ballut-box that will has
pnmistakably conveyed to him the intelligence
that his services nre M longer required as It's
REPRESENTATIVE in our National Halls of lcgs
lltiun. The address gives evidence that lie Is
very much out OF humnr because nf this dcris-
toE. In IL he has nothing to say of the worlds
heroes" neither does he discuss any ul the
absruse prblems Of astronomy and science in
general, with which he So lectnusly RECALLED his
hearers at Napoleon, on the 10Th Ot August last.
Not syllable does he utter in regard tn the
search for ''ynuug planets" lie does not even
Allude tn the recent mcicuric display, and thus,
by the omissiuu Ut his mental reinlgeuce upon
these points In celestial phennmenn, we urc
compelled ln grOpe our way IN the dark.
Bot he does say sime very naughty things.
lte mikes mouths, doubles up his lists, aud OK.
habits in no very ami Ibe degree all tile rancor,
teunm and perverseness ut spoiled child,
that is for once crossed in its purposes.
Falsehood," treachery, rrand," per
snnal AMI political slandrrcrs," I" camp fllsw-
rrs aud soldiers of fortune" "unscrupulous
kna'es and political simpletons," "nonde-
scripts" AMI many other. chuice cxplctives
markable production abrun Is. We will find
~ fault with its cgntism, for that Is one of the
attributes nf the man, for which he Is no moro
accountable than he is for the growth of his fin
gtr-nails or the cxuberance ~ his hair. Ego
tism is component part ot his structure -hs
much so as the bones, flesh an bllod. We do
mt know but We are tranSceuding the bounds
Of our province in lnling fault with the m ,ev-
client insults which he hurls ut the people of
she District, some charity, AZ lcast, should be
extended toward him, for the prlvncatiun is no
SIN al natter. To be beaten VIZ Yates IN u
u SIR O. that gave the Republican candidate for
Secretary of State mljuiitv at G5S is no small
matter To cImi out Ia Il minority of almost a
THOUSAND votes IN a District that gave GRANr n
majority nf nearly 1900, is no smal! matter
10 run behind his own party ticket go votes is
10 small matter. Then 1t Is m ct that we
shoLld not consure too severely when the very
II tgrant pravdcltiun is taken intn account. On
the contrary, we should rather commseratc, and
ia this matter the Hon. j. NJ. will accept our
euululcnce.
But when he SAYS he was " defeated by false
hood treaohery aud fraud" he turgetS tn mcn-
ton the little circumstance Ms II how, for a
series Of years. all the schemes af political Jug
gery were employed at the county conventions
throughout the District to secure unly such del
gates as would vote in his behalf at the subse,
auent Congressional Conventions, lie does moi
irll us that in the first County Convention vii
lims Cuuntyl, held In the campaign nr 1865
that at his urgent request, nay, almost posi-
tive demand for valuable ser, ices rendered, >
pcrhapS) a liquor merchant Of the city Ol New
York spent several weeks in that county, aud
succeeded in manipulating that Convention ia
sGch manner as tG secure AsiiLkY delegates
almost ire, aud that, too, in direct opposition
a. the expressed wishes of the Republican rank
and file. lie does not tell us this, because i
woull not read IN harmony with the following
assumption in his address;
"The great body of the Republican party Is
made up Ofthe best men and women in the M,
uon. Nineteen -twentieths oI
these men never asked for nor desired office
7aese arc the Ren 10 ,ohom Ihnre so uftr, becA IL
dJtedfor my HominutioR and eleciioa."
This declaration will cause broad grin to II
Iuniine the phy siugnomy of all those who know
thp facts in the case.
Two gentlemen, in whose word we lace i'm
plioit Confidence, informed us during the past
campaign, that Mr.. ASHLEY. IN the summer oI
1866, avOwed 10 them that he would never
again be a candidate, bu; our distinguished
Representative denies this most cmphutically
aud, certainly, he is an honorable man.
The conclusion OF this eau llesm Is devoted
10 selflaudaton, exclusively, aud il occurs tn
uS, that we have heard the same thing dning
every Congressional campaigH since we have
been In the District lie tells MS Of the m INV
Christian virtues he possesses, aud of the vices
shat lac Is not addicted tO, just as Andy JOuN.
S0N, on every occasion, appropriate and inappro-
pirate, is wont To tell ui the many offices ht has
held, irNm Alderman up 10 President. We do
hot decm IL incumbent spon an honest man peri
udicdlly ~ reiterate the fact that he is not htf
n'r a virIunus woman 10 boast nf her chastity
whenever she can obtain auditors.
But more than any other paragraph In the
entire address, its finale develops the aHimas
at the author, an lays bare the secret springs
aud Incentives OF the mau. Ii reads as fol-
Lows:
These who have been the chief conspirators
m betrayiug this district into the hanls uf the
appnsltinn aud expect their indeftnsible conduct
D. secure them recognition aud official position
from the Republican party, are respectfully
commended to prudent husbandry OF their re,
sources"
We are prone 10 judge the motives Of others
by the promptings Of our own hearts To the
man who wears green speeiacles, everything
appears green, and in this ins anee, the laws O
nature are evioendy not reversed. It's an eI.
Tor of Judgment, however, ON the part nr uul
honorable Representa ntative--eNcuSablc, it may bt
but, nevertheless, an error. Nc, Mr.. ASnLgY
this detection was not caused through Hn expvc
tatlOu OF tthcial position. There was an eXcres-
ecnee-an ugly tumor. The scAlpel was ap.
piled. The blade was keen and did It's wnrk
we'll. The amputatiun was success, and the
patient to-day Is in greatly lmpuyed AuU
healthy condition.
OF what special utility this address will
plove TO the Interests of the Disuict We can not
divine. We acknowledge our obtuseuess ON
this point. II opens with n congratuhton,
aud classes with curse. Perhaps il was in
tended, rather, n shaw his indifference to the
District in as emphatic manner as on ere oc.
easion, he heexpressed that indifference for the in
terests uf Toledo.
+" IL is an III wind that blows no good" aud
ne has the consciousness Of knowing that his
defeat gives him ample opportunity to write up
lhai memorable history OF which he declared
R"steniy woul be proud when the poor dew
their gravesS
Let Tue - demagngues," the nondeseripis,"
me political simplrtons" Of the Tenth make
preparations 70 repent in saekcah aud ashes,
bo borne. '' s'''''uS F"
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