The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

That tells the tale of the great
popularity the Radicals have heen
boosting Of Moore having in Athens
county. How he made his money
is parratcd in the following chap
ter:
MoorEs 100000 AND OH.
a"Ilc was iu moderate cucnm-
stauccs when the oil fever broke
out in Athens county in 1854. 1T H.
prnoabio ibnt the VIII Ne thing was
set in mutSou by him. Dispatches
were sent over The country that oil
! had been discoverc,l aud there was
great rush for the county. 1t ls
tho common report and belief tl'as
! We 10 once uut npliOus on large
quantities Of land in the sJppcs,d
oil territory, and then had maps
mpdo, representing the Hooking
river as navigablo.
Steamers wero represented M
leaving Hockiugpcrt Tor Athens.
whore, upon their arrival a frdm Of
cars, on thn nap. was ropdy to car
r. pass ugcrs up to Sugar Crock
I lhr seat Of TIC oil operations II is
said that u New England Yankee
was once seen on the whara, Hook
lngport waiting for the pert pdcket
| foy AhcuS Two OF bis men werv
sent east 20 the large cities, and sold
u great deal Of territory probably
5000. 600 worth--thc quantity i, not
known. The companies sent 1ut
agents ma hincry. &c, and spent
probably. - million OF dollars IN DO
. ring, and about four barrels OF oil.
II is SAID, were shipped from Athens
county This is toe way he made
! his pile 70
That was tho way Moore made
ms money, together with some 9TH
. er operations. And he expects to
getinto Congress by prncticing the
same gume--deceiving the people.
But here ia another chapter OF
Moore and his tools infamous tyran
hy TINT stands urrvalod IN the
Whole catalogue OF his and their de-
spicablo, undermined doalugs:
. Hor hc dyoUe m, EH,ioy iran AthcNE
and eonPciicdhim to sell his office.
lie tried to sell his Office, but
when purchaser came the cliqu,
would scare him of wl.h threats o
a now paper, and telling him tina
his price was too high. lie p1i,
I $500. added 5000 IN new type an,
! asked $4,000, which he could hav,
sold for readily, it this clique IN,
not interfere 1t finally broke ont
lie was or cred to sell, after under
gong persecution unheard Of any
where else hut In Athens. lie nam
cd price $500 less than no conl,
=, have got, They refused to CIV,
! more than 81 000 lie asked th,
prlvlleg" OF putting the Office il
market at auction, feeling that hi
rould have bad S5, coo Tor IT. but wa
told that he could not do So--that |
: must be owned by some one OF then
own choosing. lie brought tw
men, ono OF whom would have Civ
en- mm 81 200, and another oGc VIII
would give fair price, but the,
= were tolu not to purchase, as h
rou,l be madc TO do bettor. Find
ing himscIfthus situated, badgcre
and abused, and surrounded Ivy ~
"mies, he proposed to leave II to
men, two of In m in the cumbinN
= lIoh against him, and one fair MAI
- These men without asking the In
sincss of the Office, the value OF otl
" sr offices, appraised IL at S3,666-
: $500 less than IL cost hm--SG00 let
t. than he Was offered within siX day
a orthe sale, and $4,000 less .h0n |
~ could have sold A. for ut auction =
- This was done because he refused
g become his tool.
l. Is that the conduct ofan honor'
le BILE, faIr-miudei man? Is not II
oi ubovo Sufficient to ctcrnally dam
Moore in the estimation OF houc
C. dealing men?
J" DO you want such n nan 10 rcpr
sent you in Congress? No!
Another chapter or two and y
v arc done for lhis time;
~ ~ "The people arc oJrad Of him"
or "Of course his conduct meets wat
m apprehension, but the peopio N
m afraid ol him. Besides his none
:, power, his uraitiness, arl Ais ma
IN lee, he has the power to move otI
10 crs
Is Democrats and Republicans
IN Athens The people OF Monroe,
;" the Ignorant guIls, as tho Messe
ger terms the Democracy Of MOI
lr zoe are free men, and are not atra
q Of Moore, his money power, h
% oraiJiness, his malice, or his TOO
NJ and catspuws working IN hls intc'
IA est, The returns from Monroe W
as prove to you that his gold in'crcl
'S wrung from tho hearts blood Of II
So So tax payers, ayalled hIm nothing,
A word or TWO about the Asylnl
"Ilo is getting moro powor
Do means Of hls lrusteeship TO the AS
is lum building at Athens. 10 h
d. bought land all around II, eXpaI