The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-10-28
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.
Are the Germans for sale?

\ few weeks ago il was announced with a
great blaze of trumpets in the radical news
papers that an entire club of 800, in New
York city, had hauled down the democratic
banner and hoisted that Of Hayes & Wheeler
This was and is paraded as torcrunner OF
a grand stampede from the ranks of demo.
cracy to those Of Hayesism.
1t now turns out that that club was com.
posed of a number Of the most hopeless, seedy
and contemplate dead beats in New York
city, who represented all parties. They had
become so sunken in morals as TO be not only
social but political outcasts. They organic.
ed for the purpose of selling to the radicals
or Hayes men, knowing full well that
mocracy did not need them, and that the re.
publlcans had the necessary money to pur-
chase them. They accordingly bid, and after
some higgling and cutting down, made the
purchase. "Only this and nothing more" is
the history Of that little maneuver
"Now that we have them says republi.
can paper, I'VE do not know what to do with
them, for when election day comes, can we
trust them:'
SO much for this.
But our object in referring to it was to
show that the republican party in New York
or Chicago, Boston or New Orleans, is the
same. They would not hesitate to buy their
way into office and power, and we come to
an illustration directly at home-ln Ottawa
in our own midst We are writing no SEN
satlonal article, but plain, proveable facts,
which can be established by half dozen
witnesses, three of whom, it is true, are re-
publcans, but still we are sure of our ground
that they cannot deny what we are about to
state, and that is, that an open, bold and un-
deniable effort was made few evenings ago
to buy the votes of 'Im. 7rabtng and tie Ger
nun Reform or Itldea Quarts, Of Ota'ca, and
tie price offered lraS too hundred dollus
THIS money and more, If necessary, was to
be raised by three republicans, to be given to
VIM. TRADING If he and his company Go. e.,
Reform Guards would vote for Hayes at the
ensuing election
This offer was made 70 Mr.. Trabing in the
presence of witnesses q few nights ago by
three radical republicans, whose names will
be given when necessary, but are now with
held for obvious reasons.
The circumstances are these: Mr. Trab
ing was talking with number of gentlemen
on the evening IN question on politics, when
a German present remarked that he would
not vote for Hayes If he (Hayes) were TO give
hun enough money to last all his life. Mr.
Trabing responded, 80, pshaw! I'd do it for
$780," at the same time wnking to another
democratic bystander.
"Are you in earnest?" inquired one Of the
three RAIDS.
"Of course" responded Trabing, I'm a
man OF my word"
"All right" replied the rad, well raise it."
The three RAIDS alluded to went out of the
store, and the democrats laughed.
Pretty soon the three Hayes men returned,
and taking Trabing little to one side said :
ats all right, but we can do better if you will
get your company to come over with you"
Trablng, finding that they were serious,
laughed in their faces, adding, give no con.
trOi over the mems votes and you had better
stop a leetle-I guess you have got hold Of the
wrong men this time. We all 60 tor Tllden."
These are facts and we can prove them.
Now, German democrats and republicans,
what do you think of the Hayes party-the
Claquers and blowers Of Ottawa? And they
are but fair samples OF the entire party. They
would buy you and sell you like so many
sheep or hogs! This is the party that pre-,
tends to be the truly loyal-the bone, slnew,
brains, decency, good morals and perfection
of the country.
There Is no doubt but that this committed
on buying up the Germans thought they had
"a sure thing" on Mr.. Trailing, and on con.
ferrlng with the chief fuglemen Of the party,
who shrewdy kept in the back ground, were
advised to secure Capt Traping's entire COM
pany of Germans, nine.tenths of whom have
recently abandoned the republicans and their
corrupt party and enrolled under the Tllden
banner.
Trainings company numbers close on to-
one hundred and fifty persons, all voters and
every one true blue" for reform. To have
secured this addition the republican nominees
Tor the various offices in this county would
have bled and bled freely.
Now that you know these corrupt political
keep clear of them, and we will
excuse them from manipulating public af-