Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-09-23


He is truly child of nathur.
P.V.N.
Senator Thurman interviewed.
The correspondent of the Cleveland |
Leader, happening to overbear con
versation between Senator Thurman |
aua Mr.. Cook, of Cincinnati, on the |
lawn of the Put Inlay House, he re-
ported what was said by these distin
guished gentlemen. This report has
created some sensation, and not
dreaming that their conversation
would ever appear in print, these gen
tlemen were not little nonolussed to
find it reported in the Ledger. Here
| is the conversation as reported:
Mr.. Cook, in the course of his con-
versation, expressed a poor opinion
of Sam Cary saying he was too much
of dead weight for the party to car
ry, and that the, party made a great
mistake in nominating him, so much
so that the ticket was in absolute dan
/ ger of defeat.
Mr.. Thurman responded, saying that
he agreed with Mr. Cook, that he had
no respect for Mr.. Cary, as he consid-
cred him mere political adventurer,
narrow minded, perfectly unprincipled,
with an active mind, but totally un-
balanced. He believed him to be an
unscrupulous demagogue, one whose
great forte is to appeal to the passions
of hearers in fact he considered Cary
to be an out and out Communist AS
for himself, the Senator said under no
1 circumstances would he speak at the
same meeting where Sam Cary was to
speek, for his own self respect forbade
him to be seen in his company. He
I saio he never heard Cary but twice in
his life, and did not wish to hear him
again under any circumstances, so
great was his contempt for that hypo
critical temperance spouter. He
heard him deliver a temperance lee
ture in Columbus from the west end of
the State House, some years ago but
his VituperatiYe abuse of men who
dealt in liquors was SO violent and
slanderous that he only remained q
few minutes, and came away disgusted
The next time he heard Sam was al
GAINESVILLE, during the campaign of '72
when he (Thurmrn) had an appoint
ment to speak When he arrived al
the place of meeting, he found, mucI
to his surprise, that Sam Cary was
announceatas one of the speakers, an6
he was compelled in spite of himself
to listen to him.
, Mr.. Cook remarked that it was very
unfortunate for the Democracy tha
, the Catholic question had beer
brought in; that it was going to resul
in many Democrats voting with th
Republicans. and many more stayini
n away from the polls. He feared tina
this alone would lose the State to th
Democracy.
4 Mr.. Thurman replied, emphatically
!. eyes, we shall lose the State; the d
,o priests have overdone the thing b
sticking their noses in our politics
=. and they deserve to be beaten to teac
them their place. The Democracy or
i, ly have themselves to blame i'll sui
~ mitting to the demands of the priest
- in the way they did. 1t was unfortunat
indeed, that the Catholic question wa
logged into the campaign. The Den
is ocratic party was the only party ths
is ever did anything for the Catholic:
- and it would seem that the more tn;
ie was done for them the more they d
> mand. Their arrogance is insufferab
y and as we shall be defeated any wa
y 1 hope it will hereafter teach thes
IN meddlesome priests lesson they wi
% understandable is, to let politi
~ alone, for one don't propose
'is stand any furthur nonsense from the
III fellows" The above report of Il
80 conversation is correct as far as Il
ip sentiments uttered were eoncerne
-, the language may vary little. Il
- expressions in regard to Cary, t
~ priests, and acknowledging that t
State is lost, are given in his exs
al, language.
sb Both Thurman and Cook have ma
bungling and unsatisfactory denials
i, the correctness of this report, but t
N correspondent, who is a responsil
~ man, has backed it up by it's affidav
I'd and its correctness is no longer dou
ed
ots The Republican State Executi
me Committee have received the folio
OTIS ing letter from Hon. Reuben E. F.
his ton, of New York, in reply to an in
per tatlon to speak IN this State. 1t she
1a5 where the Liberal Senator stands
md JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Aug. 10, 1875
in DEAR SIR: Replying to yours of
ink l1th inst, am just now badly off W
my bronchial difficulty; my voice
erv hoarse and weak. 1t is hardly prol
MS BILE that will be able to make pl
no, lie address for some time to come
{ 1 Under other circumstances, it wol
- be agreeable to me to speak at so
,ote point in your State upon the quest
ituff of finance at issue in your canvass.
new is clear that the Democratic party
hat your State has declared policy of
eer, flation and reputation which is at
is with all honest finance, and which
too citizen who regards the public welft
need hesitate to condemn. If
mu the power, l should feel it my duty
and aid you in resisting their false doctri
BEN Very respectfully,
now II. +. FENTol