Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-09-23
Mr.. Pendleton,

ing to an accident, which we deeply
regret, was lucky enough a few days
ago, to have quite crowd of visitors,
who happened to be passing his pala-
tial mansion, and happening to have
carefully prepared speech on hand,
peculiarly applicable to his present po-
sition. he proceeded to deliver himself
of it, in that eloquent and agreeable
style which has won for him the fitting
name of Gentleman George"
Under such happy circumstances,
who would dream that "Gentleman
George" would ever, unknowingly,
misrepresent current fact of CONNER
cial history, let alone to coin, out of
whole cloth, statement, having no
basis for truth whatever. Yet Mr..
Pendleton has been guilty of the latter,
showing far more of the arrant dema-
gogue than we ever supposed the man
capable of.
Now for the facts. In that Clifton
speech of Mr.. Pendleton's, he said:
''CoNDITIoK OF THE COUNTRY.
81 hold in my hand the Cincinnati
Commercial of September 7. 1t con-
tains a review of the markets for the
week. The story is very significant:
Trade dull--almost stagnant. Sales
of dry goods, of groceries, of manufac
lures, almost nothing. Collections i'm
possible-interest on money from 8 to
Is per cent, and in some cases to 18
per cent. Wheat from 81 18to 81 90,
and very dull. Hay, corn, oats, rul-
ing low, and few sales, except for local
demand
That is very plain and to the point
no getting around it-no shirking it.
The Cincinnati Gazette says:
Mr.. Pendleton said he held in his
hand the Cincinnati Commercial of
Sept. 7th, and then pretended to quote
from the paper the condition of the
markets. We showed that his state
ment of the condition of the markets
was not correct. The Enquirer does
not dispute our exhibit, but says:
1t will be seen that the remarks on the mar
kets, attributed by the GAZETTE to Mr.. Pen
dleton did not originate with him, but had
their origin in the Cincinnati Commercial.
In reply we have to say the remarks
on the markets did originate with Mr..
Pendleton; no such information was
contained in the Commercial of the 7th
of September, or any other day; no
such information was contained in the
market reports of the GAZETTE or En-
quirer of that or any other day.
Now, let see what the Com mer-
cial did say on the 7th of September.
Mr.. Pendleton said: "Wheat, 81 100 |
/ 93, and very dull" The CONNER
cial said:
Wheat was advanced Sc. on Tuesday, again
Sc. on Wednesday, and &C. on Thursday. |
There was reverse movement on Friday, |
and again on Saturday. To day holders
stood for 81 80 and ST. 25 for Nos. i and red
winter, but buyers were down to ST 25(01 90
in their bids, AID sales by sample, claimed to
be OF those grades, were made. Hill is held |
for ST. 35, but dull. Prime white is quoted at |
81 45, with but little offering.
Says Mr.. Pendleton, ebay, corn,
oats ruling low and very duU" Says
the Commercial:
Corn had dull market early in the week,
and prices declined to ST. on Wednesday. |
This became the asking figure, but there were
further concessions. However, thay were not
easily obt1ined on good lots of really sound
There was an improved demand 10 day at 98c
for either ear or snelled, and some sales made.
but ST was in most cases asked.
Oats have been steady throughout the
week, with fair amount of business and full
support of prices. We again quote them at
sac. for No. 9, 56c. for No. l, and 58c. for
prime white. There is some reserve now as
to accepting these figures.
The same paper quotes hay s15 to
$23 per tun.
Says Mr.. Pendleton: "Sales of dry
goods, of groceries, of manufactures,
almost nothing Says the CONNER.
cial, in regard to dry goods: "Jobbers
report a steady increase in the fall
trade, considerable activity being dis
played on Tuesday and Wednesday"
Of coffee it says: 'We have had
fair jobbing demand for Rio, and the
recent advance in gold has rendered the
market very firm, wih prices tending
apscard." Of sugar it says: ''The
same activity that has characterized
the market for weeks past continues.
= Prices are firmly maintained"
1t is thus seen that the Commercial
contained no such report as Mr.. PEN
dleton said he found there. The quo
tation, therefore, was bogus, and the
object of that bogus quotation was to
strengthen the hobby on which Mr..
Pendleton is endeavoring to ride into
office. a.a alr
There you have, voters, Mr.. Pendle-
tons own statement, and the proof
that he wilfully told falsehood, and
could not help but know it, for at the
time he held in his hand Cincinnati
Commercial of Sept. 7th. There
could have been no mistake upon Mr..
Pendleton's part as to the paper he
held in his hand or the date of it, for
the Gazette plainly says, "no such in
formation was contained (now mark
in the Commercial of Sept. 7th, or any
other day.; nor was any such informa-
ton contained in the market reports of
the Gazette or ENQUIRER ofMat or any
other day"
With what degree of confidence are
Mr.. Pendleton's statements to be re-
ceived if such is the public record he is
making for himself-that of wiful
falsifer and coiner of bare-faced false
hoods. ~, 81.
Yet Logue and Co. lend their inhu-
ence to secure the election of this man
to the Governorship of the State of