Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-08-04


the part Of Republicans, in consequence
Of the retention in office, as is alleged,
of men who have worked hard for JOhn-
son, and used their influence, UP to the
time when Grants success was assured,
TO break down tho Republican party =
The complaining parties-at least those
who have communicated with us, are not
Office seekers, and ask sOr expect nothing
for themselves, but demand that hard
working, reliable Republicans be placed
In oiIice. In this connec ion, Mr., Wilson,
Congressman from this district, is severe
ly c0nsured. Something should be done
to reconcile matters"
We endorse the above in full. II is q
shame that our congressman has paid so
little attention TO discovering and salts
flying the wishes Of The people who elected
him and assisted to elect General Grant to
the presidsnoy. We have the union and
the future efficiency of our party at heart
only. And hu wing this in view, we in
sist that something is due from the pow
ers thHt be. Not change has been made
in our district except in the Post Office,
and that was chauged back again in very
short spaco Of time, in most unjust,
unwarrantable manner We say let JUS
licc be done though the heavens fall, DR.,
Coates, who is our collector, does not pre-
tend 10 deny that he acted with the John.
son party as long as it had the shadow Of
power to back him up.--Portsmoah Re
publican.
The Republican is correct. Not
withstanding the faithful promises
made by our Congressman, ]. I,
WILSON, last fall before he was eloc-
ted he has paid no attention to
them. He cares nothing about "rat-
tying the wishes of the people who
elected him and assisted to elect
GRANT to the Presidency" He was
very attentive to the people for
about two months before the elec-
ton last year-but since the elec-
tion he has not known them. Dur
ing the many months session OF
Congress since his election he made
not even the least effort to relieve
the people-the laboring men, the
farmers, the mechanics, the mer-
chants, and business and laboring
men generally-paid no attention
to their wants or wishes. But the
wishes of tho rich bondholders,
those who do not labor and have no
taxes to pay, were attended to
promptly by our Congressman,
WILSON, during the session Of Con.
gress. WhyP Because WILSON him
self is q rich bondholder-owns
nearlya hundred thousand dollars
in that class of property which is
exempt from taxation. OF course
he knows the people are buried un-
der terrible debt; that taxation is
really fearful, that capital entirely
controls labor; that the channels Of
trade arc clogged and stagnant with
an almost worthless currency; that
the rich are growing richer and the
poor are growing poorer; and that
all classes OF people everywhere
Except the rich) are dissatisfied,
We are glad ITO notice that one
Republican papcr, in the above
manner, calls the attention Of tho
people to their present deplorable
condition, 1t is not every papor
in the interest of that party that
is honest enough to do SO. The
ViRton Record of July 2l, in speak
ing of this dissatisfaction in this
district, says it has "taken the
"trouble to look for the widespread
dissatisfaction and is-unable to dis
"coVer 1T IN this neck OF Wo0ds.' a
Republican editor who holds gov
ernment Office in WILSON'S district
and under GRANTS Administration
and receives q salary of five dollars
per day, can not be expected to
stake much trouble to look for dis.
satisfaction" among the people, so
long as he is permitted to stake
two-thirds of their hard-carnings.
If our sulariod neighbor OF the
Record will "take tho trouble" to
visit the business men of Macarthur
and Of all other places in this coun-
ty and in all parts of the 18th dis
trict he will "discover" that they
are "dissatisfed" and discouraged
and complaining Of hard and dull
times, scarcity Of money, etc, etc.
VI. d.. = .N.'