Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11

hfnn the TDicaO Biede
Gen. ShsrwOOd's Gallant Canvass.
1.-THE Rspsblicaus Of the Sixth District have
every reasen to be proud Of the ability and gal
lsDtFy with which Gen. sherwood has led them
In his most rigorous and exciting canvass.
Notwithstandine the sspersions With which his
enemies, personal and political. have slled the
air, and the unfair aud unscrupuluus ocSus by |
which he has been opposed, the result demon /
strates his high standing among the people, His
vote Is aDout equal tn that NJ the State ticket IN
the district. The votes which haye been ilcbed
from him in one place the good will ofthc people
have replaced in another.
This has been a contest Of poverty against
wealth. Gen. Sherwood is poor man and has
had no wealthy hackers. His opponent had
wealth aud wealthy friends, and by means of
the influence of money ihey expected to buy his
way into Congress. Gen. Sherwood had no
money with which to buy an election nor had
he tho disposition TO use money for that purpose
II he had been possessed Of it. lie has appear
ed beiore the people in square and manly
way. and defended the principles Of the Repub-
lican party with an ability and effectiveness that
is evinced in his splendid majority. lie has not
treated his opponent other than with respect and
! fairness. He never alluded to his opponent
unless IN reply to some inquiry, or in order to
J explain some matters in reference to himself
No candidate ever conducted canvass in
more geut,man,y manner.
! In justice to Gen. Sherwood and To lis repu-
tation in other parts Of the State we now make
these personal illusions to our candidate. The
figures prove the acoeptabity Of our candidate
aud the most timid of his friends now admit that
our choice Of a Candidate was most judicious
aud fortunate one. We rejoice to say that no
young man in Ohio enters into the arena of ma.
tIonal politics under brighter auspices, and with
bis now we'll known and recognized ability good
judgement, and integrity, we have no doubt that
his failure in its ful6lment will far exceed the
promise"
, In speaking OF the defeat of Mr.. HuRD
the Blade is severe, but not too much so
fopvthe chicanery brought to bear to secure
/ his election. 1t SAYS:
can good citizens will rejoice at the triumph
ant election Of Gen. Sherwood. The Democra
cy determined upon his defeat, and selected
their candidate in accordance with their idea o
fitness. Mr, Hurd is wealthy. Mr.. Hurd ha,
the commence Of the liquor interest. Mt 49,. .,:'f
wanted a seat in Congress, aud was Wiling t.
pay for it, aud consequently Mr.. Hard wal
: made their candidate. Then commenced {
: campaign, the like OF which this District neve
5 before saw, and, for eur good name, we hop,
: may sever see again.
Money was placed lavishIy where Il was sup
, posed il could buy votes. A systematic eff,r
was made to debauch the people. The wors
elements OF society were appealed to, anC
, means which demaRogues know how IN use
were employed to make that appeal effective
The Liquor Dealers of Toledo came to the fEon
! and, with . few honorable exceptions, rallet
e under bis banner. They went 50 far as to issu
a secret circular to their bTethern OF the spiRe
and decanter through the District, urging then
, to support Hurd. There was not a low dogger,
10 tAs District which was not chartered and rur
il bis isterest. In Bryan, Edgerton, Perrys
burg, Waussoo. Elmore, Napoleon. every uher
where gin mills exist. gin mills were supple,
wi funds and set To work to grind out vote
for the "geDisl and geutlemauy" candidate o
i the Democracy. Whisky flowed like water al
5 over the district, and for the past four week
A there has been such a carLival Of drunkenness
and debauchery as Northwestern Ohio nsve
. saw, and never xiIl again.
, They did not stop with the use Of these tw
agencies. Slauder vas another weapon whic
they did aot scruple 10 use. The supporters q
the "hgh toned" Hurd did not hesitate to black
an the fair fame of a soldier with ehatges tb
t most outrageous. They circulated these Sian
ders in their papers, aud uIeu were found paes
enough TO stand at the polls and howl then
until silenced By the indignant denial Of hon Is
men.
Another cause for rejoicing over the result,
the fact that MIR. Hurd attempted to carry th
election by appealing to class and claunish pEe
judices. He attempted to array one class
citizens in combination against another. II
attempted to revive the old feeling Of one nation
/ aIity against another, which all good men hope
j. had been laid years ago. Only a demagogu
= would attempt to raise feeling so fraught wit
danger to society, so Sati-American and 5
v strife-creating. Ali good citizens have seaso
4 IN rejoice that this despotic device failed of il
purpose. and that its author is buried POLITICAL
beyond the hope OF resurrection.
The battle is over and Mr. Hurd is shelve
e We rejoice at the result with fnllness of salts
d faction that we never experienced before. W
s write the poii.ical obituary Of this man with
:, most glad and thankful heart. For sever,
things are made manifest. First. that a sent
.nent of loyalty to the government still exist
? and the acts OF men who arrayed themselves !
opposition to the government in the titLe of 4
u peril. are not forgiven or forgotten. SecGnC
u that 10 Northwestern Ohio Money aud Rum car
i net buy 4 seat in Congressional these ageucie
- ere not Of sufficient potency to elect man wh
e has CLAIMS to peace hutthe posse ssion of n
i first. and the ability to use the second as a pc
litcal engine.
e The result yesterday is a triumph Of fhe pee
n pie over the demagngues-it is a rebuke 1
n those who deliberately attempted to debRuc
" the psople-it 10 the triumph Of decency owe
Aa,, - 4. r.. H.. Il.