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A CARD FROM THE EMPLOYEES
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From the Meigs County News.l


Whereas an attempt is being made for
mere political purposes to depreciate the
good name Of Hon. Il. Il. Hudson, Presi-
dent Of the Marine Dock Co by public
insinuatonS that he is 6efrauding us of
our rights by the eleven hour systetsin
Summer aud nine in Winter months, we
beg leave to notify the public that Mr.
Hudson asks Of us no more that Hon.
Y. 3 Horton has always demanded OF
his employees, and no more working
hours than what we understood we were
to work when we engaged to work for
him.
As we are not slaves in any form to
Mr. Hudson, nor the tools of any polit-
icaI party; as he has always treated us
with respect and paid us promptly, and
as he offered months since to reduce the
present to the icnr system alone, wc,'he
Undersigned, employees of said r &
Hudson, cannot refrain from expires
sing our disapprohation of this method
to injure our employer for political pur.
poses, and those alone
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THE ATHENS COUNTY JOURNAs
It Declares for the Democratic
and Liberal Republican CaDdI-
date,
Richard H. Budson for Congress

We today announce the candidacy
of r. r, Hudson, of Meigs county, for
Congress in Sue 18th District.
We do this for various reasons, msny
of which we have not now time to offer
to our readers, but which we will give
''plenty as blackberries" as the campaign
progresses.
Mr. Hudson is one Of the best men
in this District, in every respect which
enters to make up man. He is among
the most enterprising, honest and capa-
bic business men in Ohio, is an excel
lent scholar-a graduate of Oberlin-
and now makes his first appearance in
political circles During his whole life
he has been a Republican, and though
now the exponent Of that intensified and
progressive republicanism termed LIB
eral," we support him because we be-
lieve him to be better and ADLER man,
and far better fitted to represent the
people in Congress, than the incumbent.
No one who knows him has. aught to
say against him, either in a private or
public capacity. He is singularly ex,
act and exemplary man in his private
habits. Not drop of strong drink or
a particle of tobacco has ever entered
his mouth, nor profane word proceed
ed from it. A pure, honest, independ-
ent and capable man, he is just such as
the people of this District want at this
time in Congress. He is nobody's tool,
no clique or ring owns or controls him,
and he will 60 to Congress in the inter!
est of none of the corruptionists who
control the politics and nominations in
this District Let all Republicans who
have the courage to cut loose from the
political managers in this District, vote
for Hudson. Let all those who do not
fear the denunciations Of those who run
the party machinery in this county, vote
cor him. Let all who do not care to
vote for man pledged to perpetuate
the reign of the Rings Of this District,
and especially of this County, vote for
him.
The journal supports GRANT and
WILSON, but advises .''all Republicans
who have the courage to cut loose from
the managers iu this District to vote for
HUDsoN" The Radical managers have
an idea that the People will fall in with
their Endorsement Of Hon. W. P
SPRAGUE The course of the journal
and the leading Republicans in Athens
Meigs, Morgan, Washington and even
in Monroe; has already convinced the
Revenue Bummers and National Bank
ers that the People are not with them
HUDsoN and Civil Service Reform is the
Peoples watchword; SrRAGUE and
GRANfIsM is that Of the Bankers and
Revenue Bummcrs.
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The Civil Service Reform OF the
t--. ----eEranfitcs.
Scale OF Trices for Votes I'm Main @

The Belfast, Maine, Republican says
the following is the schedule of prices
in the Fifth District: sd
For a man who can command his
own vote and nothing more, one hun.
dred dollars; for one who can carry his
brother with him, one hundred and sev-
cnty five dollars; for one who can carry
two brothers, two hundred and fifty dol
lars for one who can carry two broth
crs and his parent, three hundred and
twenty-five dollars; town committee
man, two hundred aud seventy five dol
lars; fer each additional vote he brings,
! one hundred dollars for County Com
mitteman, ANYTHING he asks for: tay-
crn keeper, three hundred dollars, and
refund fine; for a saloon keeper, three
hundred dollars and dispehsation to sell
cider; for staFing away from the polls,
Fifty dollars; for being sick, and can't
vote, seventy-fye dollars; for being mad
! because Pike is the Liberal candidate,
/ ono hundred and fifty dollars; aad there
| is little doubt but that these prices or
greater ones may be obtained all over
the State by application at the various
Radical Headquarters, a... ...r... .
/ The Fifth is Speaker BLAINE's district;
He fairly represents GRANTS bogus civil
service reform. '. #
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The cAnOsv-NOthing Record 0s IN e
Radical Candidate for Vice
President.

We print or the FIRST page of this is
sue indisputahle evidence that HENRY
WILSON, the GRANT candidate for Vice
President was regularly initiated
Know Nothing, and was elected to the
United States Senate by Know Nothing
members of the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture. af -..
Mr.. WILSON has placed himself in a
very awkward position by denying his
Know NothingiSm, from which all the
efforts of his friends cannot extricate
him. .-.
Foreigners cannot and will no: give
their support to party whose candidate
for Vice President is pledged to oppose
their right to vote, or hold office unit
they have resided in this country
TWENTY ONE YEARS.
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EConomly Once Moro.

We Published last week some quota,
tons from the remarkable speech in
which Mr. DAWES, two years and half
ago, arraigned the eXtrRvagance of the
GRANT Administration, and showed how
the estimates for the first fiscal year of
the present regime exceeded by nearly
$40 100000 the appropriations for the
last year ef ANDREW JouXsoN. Yet Mr.
JoHNsoN's S Administration was every
where denounced for lavish and unne-
cessary expenditures, and by none moro
vigorously than the men who arc now
unfolding President GRANT in still
greater extravaganza Mr.. DAWES was
bitterly attacked by his Republican
friends for making thissexpesure, Gen.
BuTLuR especially assailel him in long
set speech, anl it was then that Mr..
DAWES predicted the remarkable political
reconciliation which has since afforded
sd much wonder and anu sement "IJ
may be, Sir" said Mr. DAWES, amii the
laughter Of the House, that the Presi-
dent will take my colleague into his bo-
som and warm him into new life But,
in spite of Gen BUTLER, the statements
of Nj. DAWES were not refuted and they
never can be. The fact remains that not
only were the extravagances of the last
Administration not.diminished, but ex.
penditure has ever since msintaiued--to
use the words Of the Chairmsn of the
Committee of Ways and Meshs-an
upward instead Of "downward' ten
dency.
Mr. DAWES replied to BUTLER few
days later. and sustained every assertion
of his CORNER speech. He took up thu
estimates one by one, and showed how
the excess was in the Treasury Depart
ment, S8,431, 600; in the Department o
the Interior, sl3, $40, 900; in the Army
s5,621, 600: in the Navy, ,s12, ASS, ,000, ant
so on through the list. He told how ht
and his colleagues on the Committee
had gone from department to depart
ment to inquire into those enormous es
Inmates and urge a reduction, and how
they had failed everywhere except witt
the Secretary of the Interior, who
thought he could cut off something from
the hospital for the insane, the institu
ton for the deaf and dumb, and the asy
lum for lying in women. Then he de
clared-and he was amply justified il
saying it-that Congress must apply th'
pruning knife remorsely, for it could ex
pect no help from the other end Of th'
avenue
Mr.. DAWES knows that the extrava
gance against which he made so bold
stand in 1870 has not yet been checked
and will not be while the Government i
in the hands of the corrupt Ring whicl
has fastened upon President GRANT. II
knows that "the ether end of the ave
nue." is less disposed than ever towar,
economy and honesty. He wonders
i
what would be the consequence, som
time ago,if Gen. BUTLER should be talleI
into the Executive bosom. He rest
there very comfortably himself; has h
learned in that luxurious repose to fol
get the burdened taxpayers and th
leaking Treasury
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"There Can and VIII be No Civil
Service Reform Under this Ad-
minisIratfOn."


Hon John F. FARNswoRTH, of Illi-
nois, in his letter declaring for GREELEY
and BRowN and Civil Service Reform,
used the following language:
"There are many reasons. why there
should be change of Administration
/ have been a member of Congress thir-
teen years, and truth compels me to sag
that during Matpertod there has been the
most wastefut and entrdpdqapt use Of the
public money, and the least accountable.
ty Of those ,cho haze diSbursed 1t, during
the present A ADMINISTRATION.
"There can and will he no genuine
civil service reform under this Admins
tration. The feeble apparent efforts
which have been made in that direction
are a standing joke in Washington,
among the chief friends of the Admin
istration, and have only increased the
methods of 'how not to do it Indeed,
when they declare that the Administra-
ton is in favor of this much needed re-
form, it is done with wink of one eve
at the grimness of the joke.
"There should be change of Ad-
ministration in order TO arrest the ten
dency of Federalism and Capitalization,
whittier this one is rapidly fastening.
Let our readers bear in mind that Mr..
FARNswoRTH has represented the Dis
tfict in which he resides for thirteen
years, and knows all the inside work.
iugs Of the Radical party. And know
ing its frauds, corruptions and intrigues
in all the Departments, he boldly de
nounces it as unfit to be longer entrust-
ed with administering the affairs OF the
Government. and declares fer GREELEY
and an Honest Civil Service Reform
and the People are with him from Maine
to Oregon.
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VERMONT.

The result of the Vermont election
shows that the Liberal movement has
not produced any considerable change
in that State, The Republican major
ity will be about $4,000, a gain on the
vote of 1870, when the Republican ma.
jority was 2l,309. The test vote for
comparison is that of 1868, on. the State
election immediately preceding the last
Presidential election The Republican
majority for Governor in Vermont in
1888 was 27,S26, and Grants majority
was 81, ,122. - sts'. '.5ea
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ALL who favor Civil
Service Reform, instead OF
Corruption, should attend the
Mass Meeting on Thursday,
the 10th day of September.

@When here last week, Mr.
SPRAeUE was anxious to know whether
the Boilers ticket, to be nominated al
Louisville, KY, would not give him
some Democratic votes for Congress
His friends thought not. r.- n
No, Mr. SPBAGUE, you cannot obtain
any Democratic votes in Monroe Conn.
ty; neither can you poll the strength o
the Republican party in this or any 9th.
er county in the Fifteenth District
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EEHon w. P. SrRAGUE and Radi
cal who asserted in 1870 that he did not
vote for him, left town on the I'd inst
going toward the Eastern townships
As Mr. SPRAGUE's escort has repeatedly
asserted, both before and since the Phil
adelphia Convention. that he would not
support GRANT, we don't know but that
Mr.. SPRAGUE made a bad move when he
took him in; but perhaps he volunteer.
led, and was not invited. All the votes
they make in this county won't count
one in October. H. .Et-
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COLUMBUS LETTER.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.
COLUMBUS, August so, 1S7:
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.


THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.
The list of candidates for Congress in
Ohio, as printed in the Commercial few
days ago, is incorrect in several impor-
tant particulars. l, therefore, reproduce
it, revised and corrected. The follow
ing are the candidates so far as nomina-
tions have been made;
Dist. Dem. and Lib. Republican
l Milton Sayler Ben. Eggleston.
Vac Ozro j. Dodds. Chas. p. Taft
2. II. B. Banning. r. B. Hayes.
5. John ". Sohn. J. Q. Smith.
4. James j. Winans Lewis B. Gunckel
3. Chas n Lamison.
6. Frank H. Hurd, Isaac R Sherwo cd
z. Lawrence T. Neal. j. T. Wilson,
IS. j. j. -Hunson. VIM. Lawrence.
g. Geo. w. Morgan j. w. Robinson.
10 Rush r. Sloane. Chas Foster.
11.Sdmue1 A. Nosh Hezekiah S Bundy
II Hugh j. Jewett James Taylor.
13 Milton L Southland Lucius P. Marsh.
IA John Berry. Thos (. Douglass.
Is. Richard X. HudsonW. 2. Sprague.
16. Chris L. Poorman Lorenzo Danford
II Richard Brosva. L. Woodwork
IS. James Monroe.
10. j. A. Garfield.
90 Selah Chamberlain. r. G. Parsons.
Messrs. Lamison. Morgan, Wilson,
Foster. Spragne. Monroe and Garfield
are members Of the present Congress
The names of the Liberal Republicans
in the foregoing list of candidates are in
italics
The friends of Greeley claim that they
will elect their candidates in the First
Second, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth
Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, -Four
teenth and Fifteenth Districts, with the
chances strongly in favor of the success
of their candidates in the Third, Fourth,
and Sixteenth Districts The Grant Re-
ipublicans concede to the Democrats and
Liberals only the First, Fifth, Seventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Dis
tricts, with the probabilities that the
Ninth, Tenth and Fifteenth, will elect
the Greeley candidates.
Our friends abroad may set the Fif-
tcenth District down for Hon. RICHARD
r. HUDsoN, the Democratic and Liberal
candidate, by a handsome majority.
WILSON, BLAINE, the National Bankers
and Revenue Bummers cannot deceive
the people into voting for SrRAGUE, the
candidate who represents GRANrIsM in
all its defects
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Hon. Samuel E

Hon. Samuel E.
Gary will be here
ON Thursday, the
9th day of Sep
tennber. He is g
frst-class speaker;
he addressed the
People in North
Carolina previous
to the late election
and in his argu-
ments benefited
the Conservative
cause. Come and
hear him.
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If you want to hear
GRANTIsM Carpet-Bagism, Bay
onetism and the Corruption
generally, Of the present Ad-
ministration exposed, come to
the Mass Meeting at Woods
field on Thursday, the 10Th
day of September.
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The Farce at EouEsviI:c.

Fhe .enptore-- Of GRANT. MoEToH
d Co., i.nder the leadership Of BLANToN
DUNCAN and RRIcK PoMERoY, assembled
at Louisville, Ky, on the Sd inst, TO
put in nomination straight out Demo
cratic candidates for President and
Vice President.
An organization was effected on the
first day, with less than half Of the
States represented. On the 4th, CHAs.
O'CoNNoR, of New York, was nomina.
ted for President, and JOHN QUINCl
ADAMS, of Massachusetts,, for Vice
President.
Mr. OCoNNoE tclceraphcd that he
declined the honor! Thereupon the
crowd proposed the Chairman, a Mr.
LYONS and he was. nominated, but de
cidcd the proceedings out of order
After putting GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN
out of the court housefor insisting up
on representing one of the Western
! States, the crowd cooled, and finally adj
journed to the next morning.
! LATER The crowd of GRANT EN-
ployes broke UP in row on the third day
| The Chairman repudiated the entire pro
ceedings; the Louisiana delegation with
drew and the show adjourned, having
brought fourth only q candidate fol
Vice President.
The whole thing goes to the country
'oithoat a head, and the body, ADAMS
is shriveled, This attempt of the GRAN
party to injure HORACE GREELEY ant
Civil Service Reform may he set dowl
as the greatest .izzle Of the nineteenth
century. s.... .....
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~The Clerks at Washington are to
have leave of absence from September
II, to November IL, and two months
pay in advance, to go to their homes to
vote for GRANT and the other Radical
candidates, sss eEsys aeys
Such isGiyil Service, Reform under
GRANTS Administration Let the Peo,
pie vote it down in October and Novem-
her
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A Row Among the Radical ring
Easters-several Fights and
Nobody Hurt

Il Opeclal IeltSI 70 the Conllnertlal.
ATHENS, Q August SO.l-At the -p.i
mary meeting fof the Peoples CohvGn-
ton in this place, to day, there were four
teen more votes polFed than there we're
at the Regular Radical Ring Convention
short timr since The ring managers
became so excited over their certain
prospect OF ;Sefeat that they lost control
tof. their telapers. The result was two
small fights, in which nobody was hurt.
Gen. GroSYenor's man Friday called
i one Of the independent voters a I!ar, and
received a slap in the face foE his impu
tdence. The General Himself not con
tent with the outcome of the hattle,way.
laid the editor of the Athens journal
Mr. II. G. Martin, and administered
some eight telling blows, not one q
which left q mark. The General waived
an examination, and gave bond for lis
appearance al court. % C. 4. b. - s.
Mr.. Martin is an invalid and generally
iknown as man whocannot fight This
loss of temper on the part frthe Ring
masters will be good for $50 vote;
against the Ring. candidates.
Our readers wiz pleaseremember tha
Gen GRosvENoR is the Ring candidate
for Presidential. Eector- in this District
! A candidate for Presidential Elector en-
Cages il street brawl and is beunt
over to Court! How does that sound
But he fairly represents the GRANT part.
at Athens: 4 T y r z 4 r. =
| Hon. r. r, HUDsoN, the Democratic
}. and Liberal candidate for Congress, is
gaining friends in Athens County ever,
day, and the Peoples ticket is likely t.
defeat the ticket Of the Revenue Bum
mers and National Bankers, hence tn
rage of GRosvENoR, KEssINGER & Co.
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Governor Bigler. of Pennsylyania. .ha.

Governor Bigler, of Pennsylvania, has
signed the Liberal roll-call, and says he
is warmly in favor of Greeley's election.
The Governor patriotically remarks
1--WE want our children, in discussing
elections, to have some other topic than
past war among themselves. Until
this be accomplished, there can be no
true brotberly affection among the peo-
pie of all sections of our great coun-
try"
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GEThe Democrats and Liberal r.

g The Democrats and Liberal Re
publicans in Monroe county are urged
to attend the meetings called in the va
rious townships. The speakers announ
ced will attend and state the issues calm
ly, and candidly to the People. Lee
there be full turn out to all of The
meetings. s .55
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1t appears from that, that change OF
IS TO the county, which would make 425
votes, would result in the defeat of Mr..
SpRAGuE There are more than that
number Of Republicans in the five coun.
ties who cannot be coaXed or driven to
vote for Mr.. SPRAGUE, the candidate of
the GRANTEES.
Monroe County will increase her ma
iorily not less than 400 votes. Let the
other counties do half that well in fcdH-
Gina the Radical majori.ies, in each
comfy. and Mr.. HUl.soN will he elected
by majority of from 500 to 500 votes.
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Jefferson Davis.

/, If the Radicals are anxious to arraigr
and try JEFFERsoN DAVIS, why don't
they do il? He is ready to appear any
day, but the Radical leaders never will
he ready for trial. All their talk about
the sin of admitting him to bail is ans
wered by resolutions offered by HENR1
WILSON in the U. S. Senate, in March
1867, proposing that "he be reljeUeo
from con fnement on bait, OR ON HIS OWN
RECnc NTz ,SrCE -
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GE General Brinkerhofi, who travel
ed extensively over Ohio during the last
few weeks, is confident the state will go
for Greeley,-Mt Vernon Banner.
The indications are that Horace Gree
ley will be elected by the largest popular
vote ever given to candidate for the
Presidency in this country. The revo,
luton is unprecedented The victory
will be overwhelming.
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CARY, THEME, HUDSON
and OLDHAM will address the
People of Monroe county, on
Thursday, the 10Th day OF
September.
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Sc Several Of Mr. SPRAGUE's friends
in Woodsfeld acknowledge that R. R
HUDsoN, the Democratic and Liberia
Republican candidate for Congress, vii
be elected. But Democrats and Liber
ais must not cease working because The
Radicals give up; keep working unit
the close of the Polls on Tuesday, the Stl
day of October, and we shall give then
q settler they will never recover from.
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RS"Let the Radicals remember that
votes beats dollars in Monroe County.
You may try buying voters to remain at
home, and to vote for SPRAGUE, but we
don't believe you can gain half dozen
votes, by that game, in Democratic Mon,
roe
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Renember,

That W. P. SPRAGUE, the Radical can
didate for Congress, voted against th'
Amendment, offered in Congress, per
hitting
FOREIGN BORN CITEZENS
70 hold the Office of President ant
Vice President.
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.Grant1sm will he

-Grantlsm will be ex-
posed in the English ard Ger
man language on Thursday,
the 10Th day Of September
Come from every township in
Monroe County. s8rrs
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EgR. r. HUDSON is the Peoples
candidate for Congress. .r fa
W. p SPRAGUE is the candidate of the
Bankers, Land Grabbers, Monopolists
and those favoring Bayonet Rule
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A.ytWhat do Democrats ex,ect 70

E"Whst do Democrats expect to
gain by the election Of Greeley ?a asked
a Republican last night What viii
gain by the election of Greeley is a
thorough reform in the various depart
ments of the Government, reduced ex-
penses and taxation, the substitution Of
civilians for military .martinets about the
White House, honesty and return to
the dignity and simplicity of the early
fathers of the republic. Greeley, like
Washington, is farmer like Franklin,
a printer; like Jefferson, scholar an6
statesman He is in all respects. a rep
resentative of the old school Of great
men and real patriots,-Ptain Dealer.
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Grants civil service Reform

The pay Of officials under a Collector
in Portland, Maine, numbering 20, last
winter was $4,000; under the present
Collector, the employees and officials
number 81, and their pay amounts tc
$230,422 This increase in officials and
pay is made when the work to be per-
formed is less than that performed by
20 men at a cost of $4,000; but the
election must be carried for the GRANT
TIES, no matter how much money tho
People arc robbed of to make up the
corruption fund
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Rg-R R. HUDSON and his Liberal
Republican fri ends viii vote the entire
Democratic State Ticket on Tuesday
the Sth day of October
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Remember

That W. P. SPRAGUE, the Radical can
didate for Congress, voted against res.
olution to reduce the duty on
.E PIG IRON,
And it was defeated Isn't he q pretty
Revenue Tariff Congressman