Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-09-26
A Certificate OF sobricty.

Having seen in the Mansfield dis
patches 10 the Commercial of the
10th and 18th of this month, Sian
derous report in relation to John
Berry, our candidate for Congress IN
the Fourteenth District, charging
him with being common drunkard.
and of indulging in Other low and
base practices. i wish to say that l
have known Mr. Berry for more than
twenty ears, and for nearly all that
time have live1 in the same village
with him, have been for five years his
law partner, and on the most init
mate terms with him, and have new
er known him TO be intoxicated. Any
statement to the effect that he is q
drunkard, or in the habit of getting
drunk, is base ana malicious Sian
der, got up and put IN circulation by
the enemies of the Democrat ic and
Liberal Republican parties for politi-
cal effect.
Mr.. Berry is an honorable and hon
est man, and stands as high in this
community where he was born and
raised, and has lived all his lie, as
any man in it.
He is in favor of the election of
Horace Greeley to the Presidency,
and have no doubt the great Demo
cratic majority OF this District will,
by his triumphant election, sustain
him in that opinion.
Respectfully yours.
CHESTER r. MOTT,
Chm Democratic Central Committee,
Wyandot Comfy, Ohio.
The undersigned citizens of Wyan-
dot County, certify that the above
statement OF Judge Mott is true in
every particular.
Signed: Joel w. Gibson, Secre-
tary Democratic Central Committee,
Wyandot County, Ohio; III. Herr
mann, Central Committeeman: Ju-
seph Hutter, of Central Committee;
III. A. Hoyt, ex- auditor Wyandot
County; Henry Myers, sheriff: Viii
liam B. Hitchcock, Clerk. w. G. p
r. McKelly, Attorney at law; Jona-
than Maffet, Auditor w G. o; Allen
Smailey, attorney at law; d. d. Hare
Mayor Upper Sandusly; John Ager,
ter, Surveyor, w. G.. o; N. Ii. Kirby
Prosecuting Attorney; r. r. Mckee
banker; S. NJ. Worth, ex-Represen-
tatiye.
In an editorial headed "Hon. John
Berry,, which appeared in the RE
PUBLICAN of the 9th inst, we made
the charge that he, Berry had,
the reputation of beng a habit
ual diinker. which in this community
is so patent to all, that denial of it
causes astonishment and derisiye
laughter.
As to tie most obscene pictures,
which Mr.. Berry is charged of car
rying for exhibition, we will simply
state that before and since his nom
ination for Congress he has exhibi.
ted them to Commissioner Moral
A. w Briakerhoff,, Eli Crise,
DR.. r A Henderson John IT. Cox
and many others who are will
ing to substantiate the charge,
and dare Mr.. Berry to deny it. And
VIC are further informed, that he is
III the habit Of exhibiting those vul-
gar pictures to parties in saloons
and then invites them to treat, ir
which trick he is said TO have been
too often successful.
As to the charge that Mr. Berry
was seen in saloon with two wo-
men of doubtful character, Mr.. Berry
relate the particulars of the occur.
renee TO Mr.. West Mccain, Of our
city, AMI also to prominent lawyer
of Bucyrus. AS to the denial Of
Marshal Tschanen, Mr.. West McClain
informed us Monday evening, in the
presence oftwo gentlemen, that Mar
shal Tschanen, since the appearance
of his denial in the Union, acknowl
edged to him and others, that he was
present, that he treated once, that he
took one of the women home, and
left the other in the care of John
Berry-sick or drunk, sure-and did
not write q single line of the card
which appeared in the Union, over
his own signature.
We bear no form of malice towards
Mr.. Berry, and these facts have been
stated as a matter OF duty, after
repeated slanders circulated by the
opposition about ourself and leading
Republicans. But we know that
what appears as grossly wrong in the
estimation of some men, is enthusias-
tically admired by others; and if.
in view of the character and known
habits of Mr.. Berry, the electors of
this district see proper to roll up an
enormous and overwhelming major
ity for him, it is their privilege.
Our vote shall be cast for Thos.
E. Douglass, who carries rebel bull
let in his bosom, and whose moral
habits and politicai pri nciplcs are to
us ten thousand times preferable.
Sumner has been nominated for
Governor by the Massachusetts
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