Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-09-01

StulI OF WHICH IueJ uIc COliPVSSV'
too well. They are COMPETENT to
think and act for themselves, and
want no outside advice or dicta-
tion.
Again, in the Times of the 26th,
we find another editorial charging
the delegates who nominated Smith
with corruption, and demanding
that he be withdrawn. But in case
he should not do SO, the editor
again pertinaciously remarks:
"But will he do it? Probably
not. Then we say bolt. Never
mind the chattering Of the party
organs. True it were better for
party success to meet the enemy
with an unbroken front; but hon
orable defeat is better than victory
achieved by sacrifice Of principles
or a bending of the neck to the
yoke of ring tyranny.
IA victory in the Sixth District
with the present candidate means a
triumph of the Federal Office hold
ers' ring and National-banks' clique,
and defeat of the will of the peo-
pie. Break the power Of the ring,
we say, by compelling its candidate
to withdraw, if you can-by boiling
the nomination, if you must"
From this it will be seen that the
ring to which the Times belongs
would rather the Democratic candi-
date, or the candidate of any other
party-if there was any other be.
sides the Republican party-would
be elected, than that the Republican
candidate should be elected. Is
there not corruption Of the blacklist
and most damnable character at the
bottom of this movement to ostra-
cize the Republican nominee by a
faction that Processes to be friendly
to the principles Of the Republican
party-a pretense for the purpose
of deceiving honest Republicans, =
The veil is too thin, and will be.
spurned by the people as it should
be.
And again, following up with
fendish ferocity its abuse and mis-
representations in regard to Mr..
Smith, as if determined to render
full value for the amount of a stipu-
lated hire, the Times of the Goth
ult. utters the following sentiments;
"Every effort has been made to
induce the cold man of the sea" to-
lot go his hold on the neck Of the
party he is throttlng, but thus far
in vain. Surrounded by parasites
and hatterers, who tell him all is
we'll, Mr. Smith is strangely deaf
to the storm of Indignation which,
if not quelled before October, will
Oyerwhelm with defeat both the
candidate and the party. Many of
he original supporters of Mr.
Smith, recognizing the existence Of
jhe feeling he ignores, are attaching |
heir names to the circular letter
lsking him to withdraw, preferring
'ather the success of the party
han the temporary success Of their
'avorite.
"Two of the papers of the district
the Clermont Courier and Ripley
}ec-have not yet hoisted Smiths
lame, and all of the others, with
he exception, perhaps, Of his home
,rgan, would be glad to haul it
lown if they could consistently do
0. The editors know Smith will
,e beaten if he runs, but having
nee pronounced for him they
ave not the courage to ask his
yithdrawal,"
The fact that all are not satisfied
18th tho nomination Of Mr., Smith
J not to be denied. Where there
re two or more candidates for a
omination it would he a strange
hing il all should be satisfied with
he result. Neither would all have
cen satisfied If Col. Loudon had
cen nominated He is not more a
lvorite with the people than John
/. Smith; yet had he been nomina.
ID, this fact would be no iustifca-
on for the friends of Mr., Smith to
ursuo the same course towards the
'olonel that his friends have toward
ir, Smith.
The object of the convention,
nd of all nominating conventions,
! compromise between candidates,
is no just excuse for Col. Lou
on's friends that they withdrew
'om the convention as soon as
icy ascertained that Mr., Smith had
majority of the delegates in the
A factious minority
IN always do this, But VIC appeal /
} the Republicans of the District !
say whether this is an honorable
purse, and whether It is n recog-