The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-10-06
An Extraordinary Meeting, 3.

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Judge Sloane and Col, LOuIOn.
On last Friday evening, quite a sprinkle
Of Democrats, together with few Repub-
lieaus, assembled on the corner of Main
and Second streets to heaf Judge Sloane
and Col. Loudon on the issues between
the latter gentleman and Hon. John A.
Smith. The Judge had Quite fetinue
with him, consisting of Judge Ashburhei
David Thomas, Esq,i formerly of Ripley
not the Republican Daye,) VIM. Buck
Esq, formerly Mayor Of Aberdeen, all Of
whom are Democrats mot the Judge We
don't u1ean) Of The purest water, JAMES
Thompson ESD, was Of the party, but We
believe. failed to. be on the ground. The
German Brass Band opened the meeting
with a sprightly air, after which Judge
Sloane mounted the box. The Judge
claims no great pretensions to good looks
nevertheless he makes a fine appearance
on the stump, aud is undoubtedly as at
tractive a speaker, as can be found any
where. For bitter, biting, savage sarcasm
but few men can excel him. The intense
intenseness with which he utters it lend.
zest that is utterly indescribabIe. The
entire purpOrt Of his speech was abuse o.
John A. Smith, denunciation of the Re
publican party in toto, and praise Of Gen
Denver. 1t was Sam. Gary over again
81 am not a Democrat" he would say
'and don't advise you, mind you, to vote
for Democrat, but Gen, Denver is a gen
tleman and soldier, who worked his
way to distinction by his own hands
while John A. Smith is an aristOcratiC
banker and bondholder, and with no abil'
ity beyond that of the most ordinary mar
among yOu," &c, sc. So palPable wa'
his mode Of reasoning that neither Repub
lican or Democrat present but felt that the
speaker was either in the interest Of Gen
Denver, or paving the way for entering
the Democratic ranks. If that is his OBJ
jeot, he need not out IIerod Hefod in hi.
abuse, for the One-half of what he SAID
was worthy of the slangyest Democratic
stumper that ever harangued an audi
ence, and was sufficient recommendation
to make them. receive him with open arms
1t is hard to believe that Judge S. desires tC
turn over to the Democracy, but the plaiI
teuching of that speech was in that direc
ton. Democracy would stand out all The
way through, Notwithstanding the attempt
to gloss it over, and Col. LoudOn's cuusc
can never be advanced by such speeches
The style, manner aud matter was vel
calculated to please the Democracy, snt
they alone, and they enjoyed it to the full
est extent.
AS to the Judges charges. of the cor
ruption aud rottenness Of'the Republican
party, they may all be true, and it MAJ
possibly be that be and his friends (togeth
er with the Democracy are the only pure
honest and incorruptible men in the dis
trict, but he will certainly have no objec
ton in granting the privilege to others I,
entertain the opinion, that if such is thu
case a remarkable reformation has takeI
place.
After the Judge was through, Col
Loudon occupied short time in defining
his position, which is, that on the subjec
of banks and tariff, he differs with the Re
publican party, and that the various ring
now running the government machinery
should bo broken up. -..--..... s.-