South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14

Finley J. Ryan that he would not
be a candidate against said Ryan
IN convention this Summer, and o.;
violating said promise. We have
not heard that McGrew p%retends
to deny the truth of these charges.
We charge Cyrus NJ. Roberts,
Republican candidate for Clerk OF
the Court, with having said that
the Prohibition cause was right,
and that ho was a Republican be-
cause his bread and butter LAID
with the Republican party. We
are told that Roberts attempts to
counteract this charge by saying
that he merely acknowledged 1t to
he true when we, in a eonversa-
ton IN his office, made the charge
AGAINST him. We're this the fact,
we do not see how 1t would relieve
him. If he acknowledged it to be
true that he was a Republican only
because of his bread and butter in
terests. the odium of such 4 posi-
ton would be rs great as though
he had voluntarily made tho states
ment. But he does not remember
the conversation correctly. He was
talking of bis prospects, and saying
tbot if he was defeated for Clerk
of the Court this Fall, he thought
he could get a government aP-
p2intment in Washington. lie was
well acquainted with Grant, had
haen intimate IN the army with
General Legget, and a host OF 9th
er men of influence IN Washington
and then Hon. w. ?. Sprague was
his brother-in>law, and he thought,
take it all in all, that he u
brlnp an influence to bear that
would secure HIM q position IN
Washington If he was defeated Tor
ICIerk. We told him that while all
tina. might be true, we thought he
had better como out for Prohlbl-
ton. for he knew that We were on
the right side. He responded that
that was so. but that it would take
. Il good while TO put the Prohioi-
ton party in power, n mat hi'
: bread and butter laid with the Re
f publican party. This Is the sub
stance of the conversation, as neal
as VIC can remember it, and we be
t Ieve that it was INDUCED IN OF
Two occasions in his Office.
We charge A. d. Havener, Re
: publican candidate for Sheriff, Will
having bolted the Republican con
r ventIon oftwo years age, ard o | &C
eepting the nomination of the PEG
= pies convention, and defeating III
regular Republican nominee there
by; we charge Arthur Pond, he
II publican candidate for County SUI
7evor. with being the present IN
cum5ent OF that office; we cbarg
d David Smith, Republican cancl
IS date for Commissioner, and Jane
If C. Lougbrldge, Republican ca''dl
J. date for Infrmary Director, wit
re being very respectable citizen
lie and we charge Alexander HiggIn
n Republican candidate for Corone
d. with having been a standing cand
e date before Republican Count
a. conventions, for Sheriff.
g, The above embodies about II
ne whole ofour charges against tt
es Republican nominees and We az
p the public If there IS a particle
a fisher-woman's blllIngsgate abo'
m them. They are statements
Us facts that should be before the pc
is, pie. The Republican party IS a
nd tempting to carry whisky and la
he err beer on one shoulder and W
ge ter on the other, and is deceiving
he great many good temperance m
er thereby. 1t is u duty, as edit
y Of the Prohibition organ otthls
Is cality, to expose such i%nconsiste
IL cies, and we would not do our q
OF !ty if we neglected to expose the