The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-10-29
Reply Of the Probate Judge.
He Pleads. "GuiIty'' to all The
Counts In the Indictment.

EDS. SPIRIT: The generous offer of
the use of the columns of the esprit"
made in the issue of the 22nd inst,
gladly accept. A reasonable2 compen-
sation, is generally necessary to obtain
the use of its columns, 10y any one, and
to give Radical privilege to defend
himself, leads me to conclude, that, not
withstanding what people say, little
humanitv,is left in the institution though
it might take finc tooth comb to find
| it. The first assertion of the esprit"
! is partly true. / was candidate, and
| was defeated but not "badly defeated"
Mr.. Hudson. Democratic candidate for
Congress, received over Sprague, Re-
publican 1850 majority. Mr.. Morris,
Democratic candidate for Probate Judge
received over myself 1890 majority. 1t
is certainly remarkable, and should be
published not only III this County but
throughout the U. S, that q "sound
Democrat defeated Radical for q
Monroe County Office. The second as
sertion of the "Spirit'' is also only par
italy true, have appointed two Radi-
cal School Examiners. That much /
am not ashamed Of "But if / blush be
this my shame l appointed one Demo-
crat, instead Of leaving clean Radical
Board, as Radical Officer, appointed
by Radical Governor, should have
done. The third assertion for won
der, is all true. Doherty and Tilford
resigned on the 1lth, and were appoin-
ted each to fill the others vacancy, on
the 18th. This was not done however
because the first appointments were
faulty, for l am prepared to prove them
as legal appointments as any made since
the administration of Judge Steel. This
is termed by the spirit "a trick" 1T
is an old trick, ard originated in the
Democratic party, away back in the
eighteen hundred and torties, when Wm.
Okey, Democratic Clerk of the Court
resigned one day and was re.appointcd
the next, because the appointing power
was about to he vested in q Wing Judge
He served his full term. Now keep
your eyes open and see if the trick has
lost any of its power. Notwithstand-
ing the precedent referred to above, no
such thing should have been done, had
not Mr.. Morris, the day after the cleo
ton, hoasted publicly, that "when he
got the power, he would waive me, and
my hell hound appointses ont of office
in a hurry"
In conclusion, let me refer to the pat
ent fact, that the office Of School Exam
iner, has been used in this county as 4
stepping stone, TO something better in
the way of office. We heard it remark
ed "there is few Scool Teachers down
there that run conventions F." This is
certainly ruinous to the educational in
terests OF any county, and when l made
the appointments referred to, l chose
men who would have nothing to expect
from Monroe County in the office line.
They were not graduates. (and l had
no time to import any, the ministers in
town being too nice men 10 dabLle in
any thing SO dirty as M. c. politics but
both old Teachers. and men whom l
expected to be fair in their examinations
and to have the Stamina to refuse cer-
tifcate, without fear or favor, where one
was not merited
Coolly Yours,
T. . CASTLE,
(Which waz."
Woodefei1 Oct 81 1870