The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-10-02

Editor Press


Democrat" purporting to be a COM
munication to that paper, signed 'tFair
Play" a cloak of disguise to cover,
not the ''head of the ostrich" but the
ears of the donkey who wrote it,
Coleridge, in apostrophizing the
donkey said:
Poor little foal Of despised race,
Hove the languid patience of thy face''
But who can say as much for the
fellow who dubBs himself 'iFairPIay ~
The same principle of the perfdious
christian, who, having mean mission
professedly embraces religion to :ac-
Aeemplsh his purpose, and the writer,
1 have no doubt, for his necessity,
would unite with two or three church.
Besland be inconsistent with each.
But do not wish to fall into the
same rut and 'ssans wer d fool according
to his folly" for newspaper columns
should betemplOyed for more valu-
able purpose than dealing in personal
detraction and abuse. -
!, " Mr.. Hart is 2 candidate for office
and should not ask the people to vote
for him ON account of the hardships
endured by othersin the lateWar. BE,
don't own q coat that is arnless, nor
trousers that are legless, or any gar
ments injuredi by ths war; and why
should he go howling about the State
declarin Betsey and ] killed the
bear r. Yes, ape did it The only
iefectthe war had upon Mr.. Hart's
wardrebe was a turn of the coat for
office. nAhd yet, how many times he
has Baptized himself IN the blood of
the brave boys in blue; and now,
morsti of 1aH, asl1sfcrsdit for it himself
againssia coinpetiter 8ehS acds 8. The
army, and. has a military lr3egcord none
dare t9 fpaReGch- And when you
called attentioh5to facts against Hartis
conducts during the war, the only re-
ply is personal. attaekfor not having
jeinsd Die hspubIiean ranks when the
Union party" disbanded.: bHe also
talks about IWa1landig gRam and sethe
tsBef Beld5eFaty Of ohio,~ &c., Now
observe their cgpsists tsncyis Ask HdrtJ
Halk or ysiiEair Play who lit was that
furnished the soldiers from Ohio, and
they win say. aoe dtd'tt. Although
Hart Went to Columbus to, get the
loyal Republicans of9 the National
Guards discharged from The enlist
iIleAf, while there were Dem mocrats enT
listed in, the company WhoIWent into
the service without attempting to con-
test tile legality 9 of the enlistment
Ask them who put down the rebellion
and, their reply is, loee did it although
they must admit that nearly if not
fully half of the soldiers IN. the field
were Democfats.s s{Ask them who
pays the pensions Of the soldiers and
theirIWideWs 9aRd orphaus55and who
pays the ngtionaE debt, andntheir an
isweFfs tOe do Il, when they know
they are paid by an assessment. upon
the property of Democrats and Res
pRblinans alike, and ali know thai! the
two parties are nearly equal in the
FUHited States. But ask them who
pissed the salary steal1EhoWs it be-
came q laWin Congress both houses
of which was andsBiIafgely Repubii
can IAN and was approved 5 4 President
elected by and n9Win full communion
with the. Rep ahlican party yeand they
will tell youstRe aDemOc4ats are re-
spohsible for IT, - Shame . On litGeh such po.
1itfcaf charletans i The people have
beenideceiYed d by this siren song for
years and it is full time for them, to
r;se- Up ah a Eebqke the deInagogues.
Again, Mr.. Editor, one, word about
Mr. Allen being an oldalman5 as the
communication speaks of him as being
Al, object Of surprise and curiosity
and as the Eeceptl ] ) oexh hqmed fossillif4
erous remains ofTRoss county" and
the Dens6ea6t Il has Iprinted[ many an
article to the same eject Mr., Allen
1886 yearsj9f age, has q large. strong,
healthy body, and able mind, such as
very few POSSESS atnffty9i There are
a great many W fefs in Portage
county who, are 6s9yeaEs, of age and
upwards Wb0lshould rise mp and re4
pbnke this vile aslander1 ass uni nj1stifi ed
and ungrateful. Fofa6Thee, We would
IKE II tof know tfhssy sgg' q, Lyman 4 ".
Hail. who weekly $ ,hl1Fls forth this
slang through his ieoldmns.l He Ger:
Itainly must have feaehedthe fossilifer-
tous age, and none m6Ee Reenly than
ghsSW Wonld feel 'Qr, quick er resent the
charge that5he is d0tadd, O lnnseund
mind. q We cali upon him toogive hil
age to his readers and then we cal
upon bis rson,s lfoE very shame, te
Iiurghnisome ssothAfI and better rea,
lsoni through ohiso columns against
/ oAllen than that, of age. r..
r Mr.. Allen was in Congress fourteen
byears, and at the close of ihisg ofleia
labor he left athe halls Of Congfesi
poor and hones t and for the pas
twenty-four years has chosen the re
tirement. of farm life free from 9the
asGaResoof public life, and his name il
fHhtain4 ed with ebrruption.dThe farm.
/ Ilgs lsgFss, win never hays 4 better 1opporta.
Aityato elect an able faHmeF one il
ilfuH synpathy with their interests, oas
ftheir Representative dn tho G1berla
ohee, thar, : win : be afforded
them by eIecting Hon. William Allen
on the second Tuesday of October.
ihi8 isoris odl agoIE ntt.s!TIff e "a : Nsppioit u
p In fhe, OPENING address Before thu
/ Republican State Con tentioti of Mas.
.sachusetts Mr.. Bullock admitted the
ire guIagities and frauds OF the Re.
i publican party. These he said s'wert
al first denied" by the party, mex
"copniyea at, and afterwards con.
/ gdemned under the pressure. of i'm.
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