The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-09-03
Morton and Noyes at Athens,

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space that we did not speak of the
three or four thousand men, women,
and children who went to Athens,
on Saturday, August 23rd inst, to
hear L. :. Senator MoRToN, Of In
diana, u Salary Grahber, and II. Il.
MOVES, the Radical candidate for
Governor, who, willie Probate
Jutlgc, cheated the widows IA! or
phanS of Hamilton county out of
thirteen thousand dollars, speak
two or three hours. MoRToN read
his piece while sitting on u stool, to
the crowd. Moves shot his off
standing. Daring the reading of.
his piece, MoRToN vas called upon
for an explanation of his relations
to the salary grab. His reply was
the most pitiful example of cheap
pettifogging we have ever noted
He informed the meeting that he
had not taken his share of the steal
and never expected to; that after
the passage of the bill he consulted
with his colleagues Mr., PRATT, and
they agreed that the back-pay prin-
ciple was not sound, and that there
fore they would not take flie pay.
1t will be noted that Mr.. MoRToN
does not deny that he advocated
and voted for the measure, because
he does not dare do so, the fact be-
ing on record that he was one of
the strongest supporters of the
steal; but afterwards that is,
when the POPULAR denunciation of
the %rascally piece of business grew
so loud and general that Mr.. Nor
TON got scared-he ascertained, by
consulting Mr.. PRATT, that the
principle was not sound. Will any
intelligent, candid man be deceived
by such talk as this? But this is
not all. Mr., MoRToN knows as well
as anybody, that the fact of his not
having taken his pay does not re-
lieve him in the slightest degree of
the odium. The money has been F,
placed to his credit, and it is as
much his property at this moment :
as though he had it in his pocket, ,
or on deposit in a bank from which ;
he could check it out at will. There
can be no question about this /,
Had he desired to be honest in this j..
matter, he would have at once COW
back the amount into the !;
but he had not done this. ,
md because he has not done so. it .
S Il fair inference that he does cX- :,
)ect to draw it at some time, DIES, ,
)lte his declaration to the contrary. ~
The apology of Mr.. MORTON for 7
hose OF his conferees who had the :,
BAD courage to defy public senti-
nent and take the money will not =,
amount to anything with the peo- '
pie who understand that conscience
has nothing whatever to do with G
he matter in the ease of any of ii
.hese fellows. 1t may be remark ST
ii, however, that if possible the II
most brazen and defiant of those II
'ho took the steal are less repre- re
.ensible and contemplate than IN
lo2ToN and some others like him. ia
Tho add cowardice, subterfuge and j
llSehood to their criminal rascal OF
' IN advocating and voting for the in
)bbery. Mr.. MoRroN has with ri
rawn his engagements in Ohio re
is well for his party that he did. al
II the people of this State can tn
ave no liberation of a man so man CO
lost to every sense of honor re
I'd moral duty. Nevertheless, he TIE
rs left his stain, and all the soph- co
try to his party friends will not E,
'ail to wipe it out. MoRroN's ap- tic
'arance in Ohio will lose thous-
IDS of votes to the GRANT party,
we are sorry that his remaining ~
'polntments in this State have lie
zen recalled,
MOVES, who wants all the BOYS to r.
tie for him for Governor the ser
Il time, also entered in ~
alysis of the salary Pr 10 a"
lich he denour lab busip' ess I
both part ICED unspa' iingly !
peal r. les, and he Urges the {
ii the increased salary law
the next Congress. MORTON
must have felt happy while sitting
by and hearing MOVES denounce
him as ~ thief.