The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-10-06

net, then, hore denied it at the .frst7
Why allow it TO go unanswered or un-
rebuked TIL the last moment. First, be-
cause he knew, and his advisers knew,
that snch a denial would hardly be
satisfactory to his own party. until its
members were prepared for it. Sec
ond, because they knew its discussion,
in view of the ease with which he was
led to do the bidding of Catholic
Priests, and submitted to the party
lash, would render such O denial q
weakness, unless put off till tie last
moment And n0U mark scith tch0t
nicely his letter is timed. 1t is dated
Friday Sept. 29th, 1876. Friday is
the latest date at which any Republi-
can weekly in The district is published,
and after the 29th there could be but
one issue before the election. Hence
it was deferred till the last moment, and
so nicely timed that while appearing
to be sent early, it yet just missed
every Republican issue of the week.
Was there no purpose in thisf Why
not have sent a day, two days, or q
week sooner, for the Hon. John can
not plead ignorance of the charge2
But let US examine the pledge of the
Hon. John in view of his course in the
Legislature. What man has done is
an evidence of what he may be brought
to do, even if his pledge to the con-
trary stares him in the face. When
the Geghan bill was first introduced in
the House by st. Geghan, the act was
held up to ridicule, and st. Geghan
was for time the butt of derision. But
the meshes of the priests began to be
drawn. They had cast the solid vote
OF the Church with the Democracy,
and they wanted their pay. They en-
Joyed every right that any other de-
nomination enjoyed, but they wanted
a special privilege. Members resisted /;
the matter was postponed. A Catho-
lie priest regularly dragooned the
members, and they were threatened
with the loss of Catholic votes. What
was the result? Every body knows it.
JOHN H. HUDSON BOWED THE
PREGNANT HINGES OF THE
KNEE THAT THRIFT MIGHT FOL,
LOW FAWNING, and became the
plant tool of a Secular dynasty,-ths
enemy of our public school system, a,
well as OF free government. Can thu
promise of such a man be relied upon
Confronted by Confederate Brigadiers,
his manhood would vanish before
the rebel mandates, and his pledge:
would be dispell~d as mist. Union
men want no such Representative.
Again, when the Potter Iniquity wa
before the Legislature, and the Toled,
lobby, headed by the notorious DaI
| Segur, had opened its grocery in Co
lumbus; when every appliance tina
: desperate men could use was resorte,
{ to; when members were labored with
i and though resisting yielded, WHERI
3 WAS THE MANHOOD OF JOLT
H. HUDSON2 A single brave man
standing in his integrity, and consciou
of the rectitude of his conduct, coul,
: have dashed back this wave of corrup
Il ton, and defeated the project of tn
spoilers. DID JOHN H. HUDSON
50 STAND7 MOI A thousand time
No! Bending before the lash of part
dicipline, he bowed his head - II
shame, let US believe-kissed the han.
> that smote him, AND SUNK HIS MAI
, HOOD BENEATH THE LASH, OF
; PARTY.
Can you rely on the pledges of
man like this7 Can you confide il
such a mans integritya Nay. the rebe
bluster and the party lash would maxi
him cringe before their bidding. anC
all his pledges would dissolve into thil
air, as impalpable as Mackbeth's dag
ger, and as evanescent. Nol Uniol
men want no such Representative.
There, John, We have given your let
ter conspicuous place, as you desired
we have noticed it as it deserved to b
4 noticed; and if the loyal people of tn
District will but do their duty, W
shall have no fears that you will eve
be permitted an opportunity to vot
t upon "rebel claims"