Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-01
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN,


Under the above head the Cleve-
land Herald makes some good and
truthful hits, and particularly in re-
spect to the candidates of this Con-
gressional District:
If the Democrats break in upon
the Republican Congressional phal-
anx of Ohio this fall, they will have
to work for it. The Republicans
evidently feel the responsibility of
their position, and are determined
to destroy the prestige of the ''ofi
year." In the close districts the
Republican nominations are from
the ranks Of the strong men. Take
the Franklin District. in which Mr..
Shellebarger has been nominated;
the Montgomery District, in which
Gen. Schenck has been re-nomina-
ted; the Lorain District, which has
put up Mr.. Monroe. These men
are specimen bricks for the Con
gressional building.
In the first mentioned district the
Democrats have nominated a politi-
cal weathercock-who, like ban
tam rooster crows continually, ane
in the last ten years has run the
rounds OF the Wing, the Know
Nothing, and the Union barn-yard,
landing finally ON the Democratic
dunghill-his name is Lew Camp
bell.
In the Franklin district the Dem
ocrats have shown more self-respect
and put in nomination Mr.. Jewett,
an estimable and consistent man,
but one who has little political
strength for the reason he has no
heart in the Democratic cause and
only adheres to that organization
through force of habit and early
association. When in the Legisla-
ture Mr.. Jewett could not stand two
consecutive days service, and was
running a railroad instead of re-
spending to the roll call.
In the Lorain district Mr.. Critch-
field of Wayne has been nominated
by the Democrats, a man who can
not win vote from any one who
believed the Union army were do
ing Gods service in putting down
the rebellion.
Mr.. Shellebarger and General
Schenck have been so prominent on
the floor of the House-of Represen-
tatives as to be Familiarity known to
the Republicans of Ohio. Mr.. Mon
roe of Lorain is not so generally
known throughout the State, except
to those who served with him in the
Legislature, just before and at the
breaking out of the war. Mr.. Mon
roe, however is well known in his
district, and no man can command
a more enthusiastic support, and no
man is better entitled to that sup
port. AS a member of the Legisla-
ture Mr.. Monroe was in the van of
the front rank. 1t is not invidious
to the strong Legislature of which
he was a member, to say that no
one exerted a more commanding in
fluence than he. As a debator he
was without a superior; carrying
with him an earnestness, and hon
esty of purpose, and winning ora
tory that secured the respect, and
won the admiration of even his po-
litical foes. On the floor of the
House of Representatives Mr.. Mon
roe will stand in the front line of
the strong men Of Ohio. And when
we say that, we mean it in the full
sense of the expression; knowing
well that the Ohio Congressional
Representatives in Congress, as well
as the Ohio soldiers in the war of
the rebellion stood foremost in tai
ent, character and influence. In all
Northern Ohio it would be difficult
to point to the man who will add
more strength to the Ohio Congress
ional delegation than will Mr.. Mon
roe.