Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-09-04
POIITICHI,

TOLiIIVAI.
Father Allen will defend the fugi
tive slave law in an able manner dur
ing the campaign.
Brick Pomeroy attributes the de-
cay of the Democratic party to tie
advancement of temperance reform.
The Hon. Sam Cox, it now ap
pears has not yet been put in nomi-
nation for Congress In New York.
Gen Brinkerhoff having -un a
long time as brevet-general is now
trying the brevet-farmer dodge.
Hon. William Allen carpet bagged
from North Carolina to Ohio. Can't
the Democracy let fall some observa-
tions about carpet baggers.
Hon. VIM. Lawrence, of Bellefon-
taine, will address the people at
Kenton, on Monday evening, Sept.
%, on the issues before them.
Aliens loud voice at Columbus
frightened his hearers and they fed
before he was through, to escape
permanent deafness.
Bill Allen, Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio is a free trader.
That means that our manufacturers
are to have no protection for home
manufactures.
The Hon. William Allen told one
of his Democratic friends that his
Columbus speech was not what he
wanted to speak or intended to
speak. Who gagged him? Take off
the gag and let him speak out.
1t means that our farmers are to
have no protection upon wool, for
free trade can not tolerate protec-
ton on anything, hence, the Demo
cratic party of Ohio are opposed to
the wool interest.
Roaring Bill Allen" ruffied the
rivers and shook the hills of Central
Ohio Friday night with the startling
announcement that all the people of
Ohio could not conveniently come
to Columbus in body to pass laws,
and therefore it was necessary to
choose representatives.
The decaycd state Of things de-
veloped in the strongly Democratic
counties Of Fairfield and Butler
shows the appropriateness of the
word spoiled" as applied to the
Democratic organization by Mr..
Groesbeck.
Gen. Ewing's opinion that the
Democratic party has ceased to be
fit instrument of reform, was no
doubt derived in part from the man
ner in which it has administered af-
fairs in his own county. The deficit
there is $4,000.
There is great deal OF talk now
about Bourbons, and our Democrat
ic friends should keep us advised
when they refer to the subject,
whether they mean Louis Philippe
or Bill Allen. The French and
American Democratic Bourbons,
though, are about on a par as re-
CARDS power. --f.-f
The State Grange of Wisconsin
farmers refused to nominate State
ticket,and rebuked all attempts to
use the organization for political
purposes. As in Iowa and Mime
sofa, the Grangers of Wisconsin are
satisfied with the position of the
Republican party on the questions in
which they are interested.
This is the year in which Demo
Gratis propose to vote straight. Not
any scratching, or "bloody chasms,"
this time.-AUen Co. Democrat.
"Political bummers, Brinkerhoff-
ties" and Liberals can take a back
seat this year,in the Democratic con-
and on Democratic tick
cts. The Democrats have hung out
their sign-"No Liberals need ap
ply"
The Treasury officials who con
tend that the return of the back-pay
by members of Congress does not
prevent them from sueing the gov
ernment in the Court of Claims for
the amount of their pay which they
have returned into the Treasury,
must have rare ideas of law. Every
one of these members of Congress,
in drawing his back-pay, has given
a receipt in full for it, thus dlscharg
ing his claim upon the government.
How can he sue for that for which