Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-09-26
slanders Upon Major cool.


Ever since the beginning of the present
the friends of Sheriff Smith
have been endeavoring to injure his op-
ponent, Maj. Cook, the Republican can
didate for Sheriff, by industriously circu- I
lating reports and making untruthful |
charges affecting his character as tenn
perate man. And we are informed that |
Mr.. Smith himself makes use of these
ISLANDERS in his e1eetioneering tours
throughout the county. This seems to be |
their entire stock in trade in the way of
objections to Major Cook as man or as a
candidate for the Office of Sheriff. Well
knowing that these ISLANDERS, if publicly
made, could easily be proven false, they
have been careful not to make them
through their newspaper organ, or in
any other public manner, but have made
use of them in an underhanded way, in
places where they have supposed they
would be likely to do him injury and be
least likely to be brought to his notice and
contradicted. Shortly after Major Cook
was nominated, it came to his knowledge
that story had been placed in circula-
| ton to the effect that on the night of the
| primary election he had been taken home
in drunken condition. Major Cook,
promptly on hearing this report, went to
/ work and traced it to its Democratic
source, proved it to be entirely false, and
that story was obliged to be abandoned.
But some of the friends of Mr.. Smith are
i still, in an unfair and underhanded way,
assiduously working to create the impress
sion, in localities where Major Cook is
not personally well known, that he is a
whisky-drinker, and in the habit of drink
ing to excess. There is not word of
truth in these charges. Major Cook is
not in the habit of drinking to excess, or
of drinking at all. He is temperate
man, and free from the habit of liqnor-
drinking, as those we'll acquainted with
him are aware. Can as much be said of his
opponent? Mr.. Smiths habits as regards
liquor-drinking previous to his election
to Office are well known to his aequaint-
ances. OF that we have nothing to say.
But has he been free from such habits
since he has been a public officer? TO
the knowledge of many of our citizens he
has not. We might mention several oc-
|
he has disgraced the office to which the
people elected him in this respects; but
the mention of one or two of his sprees
will perhaps be sufficient to show that he
is hardly the proper person to use charg-
es sofintemperanee against an opponent
: In one case we might mention the Sheriff
was off on weeks spree, at Cincinnati
and other places, during a term of court,
neglecting his duties and disgracing the
office he held. On another occasion since
he has been the sheriff of the county, he
| took little relaxation over at ChiIIicothe
The particulars of this little spree Mr.
Smith would probably not care to have
made known to the voters of the county
More cases can be furnished if necessary
> and the truth of what we state establish
ed, but these will probably be suficien
to suggest to Mr.. Smiths friends the fac
that in circulating these. ISLANDERS upoI
Major Cook they are only bringing int
prominence pet failing of their owl
candidate.