Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-09-01
The Cincinnati Whisky Ring in
the Sixth District Let the
Ring Be Broken! !


From the great interest certain
Cincinnati papers seem to be taking
in the election of member of Con
gress in this District, it is fair to
conclude that these editors regard
the Republicans of the District in.
competent TO manage their own
business, and therefore have set
themselves up as dictators for our
people; and without a knowledge
of the facts in relation to our nom
Iination Of a candidate, and the true
feeling of the Republicans of the
District, assume to be our instruct.
ors, and in a decidedly dictatorial
spirit demand that Hon. John A.
Smith, the Republican nominee,
shall be withdrawn from the can
vass, and that some other man,
probably more acceptable to the
whisky ring of Cincinnati, be placed
on the ticket-one who can be more
easily and certainly defeated by the
Democratic candidate than Smith.
That these editors and correspond.
ents are bought up by the Whisky
Ring, which has sought to defraud
the Government out of great por.
tion Of the revenue from distillcrs,
or that they are in the interest of
the Democratic candidate for Con
gress in this District, to say the
least of it, is presumable.
Col. Loudon, who was Mr.. SIS
competitor, has many honest, warm
friends in this District, who desired
his nomination and election, and
have been sadly disappointed at his
defeat in the Convention. To these
gentlemen we attribute no improper
motives, before or since the nomi-
nation. They struggled manfully
for their choice, as was their right
to do. For this we do not censure
them. But when outsiders-news-
paper editors who hfye no interest,
and limited knowledge of the true
state of affairs in the District, and
no particular sympathy with the
Republican party, undertake to bul-
" and beguilc the voters of the
District-whcn they assume the
right arrogontly to dictate and con
troll the action Of tho Republicans
Of the 9th Congressional District,
we appeal to the true friends Of the
party and of Republican principles
in the District, to know whether i'll
is not time to give these outsiders
an impcrtinent interlopers to I'M
derstand that we want none Of their
ring to interfere with our affairs, bu t
to keep their polluted fingers out of
our hash Are the Republicans of
this District too stupid and igno-
rant to manage their own canvass2 |
Tho Republicans of Fayette county,
at least, hurl back the soft imp
ment upon those who make the un-
just insinuation.
To show the impertinent spirit
displayed by the Cincinnati Times,
we quote from that paper of the
oath ult, as follows;
"Fayette is too badly monopo-
lized to permit Of an advanced pop
ulation. Her rich corn. land is
chiefly held in large farms OF 1000
to 5000 acres. OF course nothing
good can DO expected from such a
in respect to the founda-
ton Of human prosperity,
"a petition to Hon. John A,
Smith, who is nominated to Con
gress, requesting him to withdraw,
Is being extensively circulated thro'
the district, especially in Clormont,
Brown and Clinton counties, Half
4 dozrn large land monopoists Of
Fayette govern that county, and
cannot easily stem the
power of IIllsboro where Mr. Smith
resides and enjoys the responsibility
Of n national banker"
IL Is true that we IN tayetto
county have a wealthy class Of
who would he an
honor to any county; men who
will scarcely be willing to admit
hat there is no human advance
ncnt here, or that halfa dozen land
nonopolists govern the county I
Nor will they allow half a dozen {
eaders Of the whisky ring in Gin {
,innati to control the election of n {
member Of Congress, Not by a {
ong ways, Mr. Times,
The Times presents a platform {
or the Republicans Of our District, !
md intimates that unless we mount {
is platform the Democratic candi- |
late will be eleetcd-a result which