The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-15

Call, as published in the Herald, and
we willnot argue the question further.
But, in the P. S. attached to the Call,
as published in the Herald, it is assert
ed that that same Call was handed US
for publication, and that we refused to
publish it. This is a falsehood, also.
We never saw that Call until it appear
ed in the Herald. Gaylord did hand
us a Call, drawn up in his own hand
writing, and bearing only the signature
of William Sherwood, as Chairman of
the Democratic Central Committee,
also in Gaylord's handwriting, which
we did refuse to publish. Our reason
for refusing was because we knew Gay
lord had no authority to issue the Call
for publication. We knew there had
been no meeting of the Democratic
Central Committee TO gite him or any
one authority to issue a Call. We
knew that Gaylord was trying to run
the whole machine himself without
any authority from anybody. We
knew he was endeavoring to make a
cats-paw of the Democratic party for
the purpose of defeating the Prohibi-
ton County Ticket and electing the
Whisky Republican Ticket. We knew
these things and told him so, and told
him further that neither the C0nSerUa-
tire nor the Democratic party could be
used for such purposes. We told him
that if the Democratic Central Com
mittee was called together, and, at
such meeting, it should issue a Call, or
authorize anyone to issue a Call, that
the Conservative would willingly pub
fish it but that we would not recog>
nize him as the entire Democratic par
ty.
Shortly after this, Gaylord set him
self to work and wrote out the Call
that appeared in the Herald, and sign
ed the names of the men to it that ap-
pear there as the Democratic Central
Committee. We have not been able to
find out whether or not he was author
lied to sign any of these names, except
the name of J.. B. GoHdy, who says he
authorized GAYLORD so to do. B. F.
Power says he did not authorize Gay
lord or anyone to sign his name to APP
pear in the Herald. He says he told
Gaylord that he was willing to sign a
Call to appear in the Conservative, but
that he was in favor of calling a Con-
Yention in an orderly manner by call
ing the Committee together, as We pre-
William Sherwood, Chairman
Of the Committed, We are told, Is notin
the State, I've believe he is in PennsJf-
and he certainly, could not
have authorized anyone TO sign his
name to a Call to appear in the HeraW
We have not seen q. L, Hall, and do
not know whether he gave Gaylord any
such Authority or not. William A. Nc
Connel, a member of tie Committee,
it seems, was not consulted on the
question at all, as no mention has been
made of his name relative to the mat
ter Probably Gaylord thought Nc
.onnel would be averse to his scheme,
and, therefore, he did not think it ne
cessafy to consult him.
On last Wednesday morning, We
we're told that this Call, got up in the
manner we have stated, had been han
He'd in to the Herald Office for publica-
lion, and this va the first inkling We
lad of its existence, Gaylords ssser-
ion that we refused to publish it To-
he contrary notwithstanding. We
considered the situation of matters all
lay, and finally concluded there was
one course of action left for the
of this County to, pursue
'elatiFe to a County Ticket, and that
vas to rally to the support of the Pro-
libition County Ticket, which the
Rings OF both the p~oliticaTpar-
les were working to defeat. Conse,
on Thursday morning, we
wrote out the Prohibition County Tie
let and told our foreman teplace it at
he head of the local column of our
PAPER.
The Prohibition Co. Ticket is cor,pos-
d of as good men as there are in the
Besides possessing the qualities
Necessary to make them good and eff.
ient of6cersin the common meaning of
UGH terms, they are avowed support
RS of principle that eannotf fail to en-
lear them to'all gooHeitizens, whether
Democrats, Republicans or Prohibi-
ionists. This principle is that "the
avs shall be obeyed." For years past
lorgan County has been ruled by asset
f men that give countenance to viola
ions Of certain of our laws, both State
nd Municipal. Ifnot violators theEfs
awe A-aAIJ VI OUI OLlCSIo AdhC UCCL 4
that dared not say openly they !,
ere in favor of the enforcement of our !
sws against those who have been and
Holators. Such a state Of affairs |
My leads toAnarchy, the worst form /;
fGoTerT1ment ever known to exist.
it is the duty of all good, law-abf- ]
ing citizens to rally to the support of +
uf laws by supporting men for office, ,
no r not tied down; hand and foot,
= political alliances with those who
re openly and;notoriously ~violators CT
le laws. l
The Campaign this Fall, for County ;
Ulcers, has now but one issue, and (
nat whether OF not the existing Ii {
aor laws shall be enforced. It is not I
question as 10 whether Democrats or b
erublicsag shall triumph, but wheth- \
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