Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-10
A Fire in the Democratic Rear.

A Fire i'll the Democratic Rear.
The Democratic family difficulty has
broken out airesh. All the pains that
were expended in keeping the peace
until after election and screening the
skeleton in the closet from the inqlIis-
tive eyes of outsiders have gone for
naught. The scandal in connection
with the nomination for Governor,
which we first brought to the notice
of the public outside the ring of Dem
ocratlc managers, and the publication
of which created so much consterna-
ton in the ring that days were allow
ed to pass before it could be decided
what to do in the matter, has been
ripped open again, and .he positive
denial which was given after some de-
lay has baen declared by Democratic
authority a fat falsehood. The in
judicious :.ction of the State Execu
tive Committee has brought on this
trouble, In order to convince TIE
public that there is harmony in the
party. the Committee resolved to in
vite the Representatives of the disaf
fected factions to take prominent
part in the campaign. Among others,
John NJ. Connell, of Lancaster, one
of the old dyed the wool non, sur
render Democracy, was the recipient
of circular inviting him to address
the people on the issues of the day
Mr. Council considered this adding
insult to injury, and instead of accept,
ing the invitation, addressed the Com
mit;ee in rather plain language The
letter, which We have reproduced in
full, merits careful reading as one of
the most interesting contributions to
the political literature of the day.
Mr.. Connell charges the Uomocra-
tic leaders with listening to the .oice
Of the seducer and bartering away
their chastity for the mere hope OF
pay, and then voluntarily and TN
blushingly walking up to seat on the
EQUITY STOOL" on which in old Scott
ish churches the unchaste were plac-
ed whilst the minister gave them a
good talking to-" Mr. Council per
forms the part of censuring minister,
and recouuts TO the dishonorcd lead
ers of his party their offences against
political virtue.
He says they have compelled the
Democratic party of Ohio to 90 into
the campaign with two untruths glar
lngly conspicuous in their front. He
repeats the charge that Colonel Nc
Cook was not the choice of the Con
vention, and Obtained the doubtful
honor of being blaced on the ticket
through an unaccountable mistake or
fraud, and he says the party leaders
know that to be fact He adds that
the friends of Colonel McCook are
shocked at the want OF honor shown
by thai gentleman IN not retiring
from a position obtained by such
questionable means, ut 'he low stand
ard of morality of his immediate par
tisans, who knew OF the fraud, but
chopped that it would not get out"
The first of the two untruths there
fore is-that George w. McCook was
the choice Of the Convention for
Governor.
But that, says. Mr.. Connell. is but a
small affair compared with the plat
form adopted, or that part OF it EN-
bodying the new departure The
statement by the Convention that the
Democratic party recognizes the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments as accomplished facts, and no
longer political issues before the
country, he unqualifiedly asserts to
have been unauthorized and untrue
The statement that 1.-THE Democratic
"party pledges itself to the full, faith
s. full, and absolute execution and en-
IS forcement Of the Constitution. as 1t
roac is,' he denounces as false. and
that the Convention knew it 10 be a
falsehcod. The remainder of Mr.
Connell's letter is pitched on his KEY,
and he declares uncompromising war
on the ideas embodied in the .'new
departure
Now this is decidedly unpleasant
for the Democratic managers. They
woke up the wrong passenger when
they sent their note of invitation to
Mr.. Council, and dragged into light
the very things they aad been so
anxious to hide. They will find it
more difficult to dispose of Mr.. Con
nell than they did of the Ewing
Cuyahogans'' whose voices were SC
summariiy hushed.- Cleveland Her
aid.
OuR Democratic friends in the