The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-08
Radical secaet Circular.


1880
intelligent consideration.
What sly, deep game (and herein
your Committee intend the inference
to be drawn that it is iraudulent) have
you ever had knowledge Of On the
part OF the Democrats of Portage
C0aHtyg Are not our caucases as
open, as fair, as honorable in all their
action, as yours? Are not our con-
ventions conducted without Wire-pull-
ing, without contention, without any
object In view to favor this or that
manor cIique2 Can as much be said
Of yours2 What dishonor or fraud is
there in an attempt. III perchance such
an attempt 10 being made, to get out
eur full voter What sad calamity is
to result therefrom Suppose Isaac
Tuttle, Of Palmyra, and Jonathan
Strstton, Of FraBkIin, should be elect
cd COmmissi0ners Of Opr county, and
Allen A. Barber, Sheriff, and William
Gardner Director of the Infirmsry,
wonid you or the people of the county
suffer thersby2 Would Portage
County then have officers Of whom
she would need be ashamed7 Are
not these men honest and capabIe7 2
Are they not as good men as your
eandidatesI AS honest. conaidsrate
men, do you believe that the 'oId
Febel ye1l7 10 again heard In the South
II 80, what hare you TO say - to the
capability and success Of the Admin
fstratfOn which, after ten years Of nm
Intercepted hold upon oHice, has
failed to suppress it1 Or are yen 80
susceptible 20 prejudice. 30 bound mp
In party, that you believe that your
neighbors, TuttIe, Stratton, Barber
and Gardner, though goOd neighbOrs,
honest and intelligent men, would, II
elected, do something which would
injure you and be q great Calamity"
to our county. Or, to revert to State
matters. Pray, tell us what calamity
has resulted from the election Of VIII
liam Allen as Governor Of Ohio :
Has his administration of affairs been
less honest or able than that of Gov
ernor Noyes2 What conduct has the
Democratic party been guilty Of that
is, or is likely to be, Fuinous to the
business interests Of the peOpleP Are
not they 3 part Of the people3 Are
not their interests in common with
yonrsa Who says tho Democratic
party is In favor of undue imitation 2
What evidence Is there of their being
repudiatorsi Do your Democratic
neighbors repudiate their contracts
oftener than your Republican neigh
borss Are Republicans who hare
/ free trade notions, (and there are
plenty of them) to be 0stracised p
Your Circular proclaims loudly that
'tthe Republican party alone can be
trusted" that sit is the only party of
integrity.s Do you distruSt the hon.
esty of the men ON our County and
State tickets because they are Demo
crGts5 What other reason have you
to doubt the honesty and integrity, of
these men, or that their administration
of affairs would be able and honest? !?
Is 1t not well to consider these mat.
ters in the light Of reason. in the light
of our experience with the members
OF the Democratic party ss neighbOrs
and friends.
The coming election includes the
choice of county officers. In viewing
/ -. Noar &n hmm
made by Republican Administration
in the nation, would il not be advisa-
BILE for ali, in order to act intelIigently
upon this question of reduction to see
if our own county expenses and taxes
have not been largely increased? Do
you really believe that the Democrat
ic party is hostile to every interest of
the people? That they whose inter-
ests are identical with yours, will
work against them? Are they likely
to cut their own thrOatsS
On the temperance question: Do
you believe the Democratic party
pledged to the cause of intemperance
/ or, in all eandor, and in justice to all,
giving your neighbor the same right
to his opinion you ask fer yourself, il
che question that of temperance and
intemperance, or is it simply one Of
policy and practicability, as to The
means TO be employed to regulate the
evil?
Your circular closes with . wild
appeal - stern commandment to
scratch General Gardeld's name To
those who are opposed to Garaeld
how sets this party lash? Are you
honest in your opposition to himp
De you propose to respond to your
Committees commands and vote for
him Notwithstanding your honestly
entertained opinion of his unfitness2
What do you think of the honesty of
the party which processes to be the
only party that can be trusted, insist
ing on your voting for man who
you belIeYe acts in q manner nnbe-
coming representative OF the people?
Is the vision of your Committee so
much clearer than yOnrs-are they so
much abler men than you--that you
will yield your own private judgment
and follow their behests and vote for
tGeneral Garfield or any other man on
the tiket notwithstanding your own
Views2 81
And now, in conclusion, we say to
all Republicans We have no appeals
| TO make. no commands. We do not
propose to abuse your candidates., nor
to distrast you, because, forsOoth. yoR
do not see things as we do. But our
party having placed in nomination