Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-09-24


this fall ami helpi ii to a->ist them il
achieving thst they cannot do then.
elves. The Republican p-rty is plsVis
ed to this-so stsnd 10y tend the right.
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The columns of the Chronicle vii
Dear us out in asserting that since We
have had eLarge of the paper We have
-tflven tO Keep persons and persona
ia tiers from occupying any cJi:>i leu
,us place Ia y bat Ne nave, said in ref
.reIee t0 the questions arising in &
ampaign. At all times we have en-
leavored TO do justice 10 our I,ulitic !
opponents and have scrurulously avoi-
ded undue praise of our political
friends. We believe in the eterL al prin-
iples ofright and justice aud that even
Ia political canvass that there is a
de OF honor By whichaspiranis should
De governed, the violation of W bich
should forfeit the respect anu cOiifi-
ience of the people.
In this view we wish to call the at
/ ,ention of our readers, and citizens gem
rally, to the insiduous misstatements
md Misrepresentation that are indus
triously circulated for the purpose OF
defeating our candidate for Sheriff at
The coming election.
The same ''cock and bull'' stories of
two years since are DIR, ssed up, and sent
out to deceive and Inislei,d Republicans
as to the true character and official con-
iuct of Sheriff Cochran.
In Smith township where there is q
strong Temperance sentiment and in
Jther townships of the same sort, his
Democratic opponent and his particu
lar champions, are busy circulating the
story that he isa beer jerker' 'whiskey
oloat' and bottle candidate,' hoping,
even though ''license'' is inscribed up
IN the banner under which they march,
thereby to decoy temperance Republi-
cans into the support of the Democratic
nominee.
The same plan of campaign was car
ried on against Sheriff C. two years ago;
Republicans did not believe itthen and
they k,aoIC now that there is not a ,c0rd
Of truth in the charge.
The citizens of st. Clairsville with
whom he has had daily intercourse for
the past two years, and the people of
the county with whom he has mingled
officially during the same period, will
brand the charge, as an Infamous and
basetess lie, and send it back upon its
inventors and promulgators, TO con-
denim them as lioellers, backbiterS and
villifiers of an efficient and capable pub
lie servant.
The unvarnished fact is, that no more
temperate and sober man than Sheriff
c. resides within the limits of St. Clairs-
ville-his Office very unlike that of
some of his predeces ssors, is not resort
for loafers and bummers, but is set
apart to the proper transaction Of the
business with which he is entrusted.
Sheriff Cochran during his admins
tration has brought about many needed
reforms which the people do not fail to
notice and appreci,te; he has perform
ed the duties OF his Office more satisfac-
orily and better than has been done for
several years; public business has been
transacted promptly and correctly; le-
yal fees oRty have been exacted, and
official robbery and plunder by cxorbi-
tant charges are among the things of
the past. Moneys collected are prompt
ly paid to proper parties, and honest re-
turn of the same made 10 proper Off
lcers.
The County Jail has been kept with
such scrupuIous neatness, and cleanli-
ness, that upon more than one occasion
a Grand Jury of fifteen OF his country
men have given him under their oaths,
especial commendation in their report
to the Court of Common Pleas.
With this honorable record of two
years service in the Office it is not like
ly that thinking men will place much
reliance upon the pitiable pretext by
which his opponent attempts to secure
votes from Temperance Republicans.