The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-10-03
Ben LeFever.
How He is Regarded at
Home.
Something for Radical Liars to Chew !

for Radical Liars to Chew
"ITHURIEL," the brilliant and live
ly correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, called around at Sidney
one day last week, and had a talk
with our candidate for Congress and
some of his neighbors, which proves
that the ISLANDERS of the sneaking
towards who have pushed them for
ward, will do him no harm. After
giving the opinion of leading Demo
Gratis of Shelby county as to the
probable mojority that Mr.. LEFEvER
will get in the District, which varies
from 1900 to 1000, the correspondent
closes his interview as follows:
During my two visits in this town
l have talked with many of its citi-
zens, both Democratic and Republic
can, and have yet to find one who
has aught to say against Ben. LeFe-
yer. His rivals in the race, Messrs,
johnson and Wilson, invariably, /
am told, speak of him in the most
respectful terms, ard the Republi-
can newspaper,
THE SIDNEY JOURNAL,
published here in his home, where
he and his family are we'll known,
has the following to say of him:
Enquiries have been made why
we at times took occasion to say a
kind word for Ben LeFever, especial
ly since his candidacy for the Con-
gressional nomination. In reply we
have this to say: 1t would be folly
to presume that a Republican can
successfully contend against the i'm
mense odds in this District. Ben.
LeFever was born and raised in this
county, and has always retained his
citizenship here. We know him and
his history. With one or two excep-
tions he possesses as much ability
as any other candidate. He lays no
claims to transcendental ability, but
in purity of character and personal
worth is inferior TO none of them.
He served four years in the army,
two in the Legislature and three in
one of the most important Consul.
ships in the country. While he does
not wear all the laurels of the soldier,
nor the enviable distinction of the
statesman, aught has never been said
against his honesty or the faithful
discharge of his duties. He started
in life for himself at the age of thir
teen-uneducated and in poverty
By dint of perseverance he has made
life an honorable success. He is 10y
al to his friends and gifted with gen
erous and noble impulses. All thing:
considered, he is on an equal footing
with any of the other candidates il
general worth, and, therefore, loca
! pride alone is sufficient to wish hin
success in the race"
A pretty fair testimonial from NJ
opposition journal, is it not?
In conversation with a leading Re
: publican last night | asked?
), twill Ben get many votes from
Your side of the house?"
: II don't know how it viii be else
where in this District" he replied
shut here in Shelby county, where
we have known him from boyhood
he will doubtless get a considerable
number of Republican votes. TIL,
young men are generally his friends
and some of the older ones will vote
for him simply for the purpose o
rebuking his slanderers."
"Then there is not much stock
taken in the stories told by his enc
mics here at his homer"
"No,. sir; no one believes them
, and, instead of doing him harm, they
are making votes for him. He viii
run considerably ahead of his ticket
lin this town."
Others of the same political opin'
ion, one of them a leading business
Imam, corroborated the above. Sure
ly this prophet is not without homo
in his own country.
This morning l took a drive witt
+ General to his farm, situated Mint
; miies north east OF the vhlsgera n(
was surprised to discover that ht
!. was such a practical and