The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-12
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(From the Troy SertineI.)

At the Democratic meeting at Pr
qua, on Saturday evening, August
31st, addressed by Hon. H. P. Clough,
of Butler county, Hon. w. D. Hill, of
Defiance, Hon. Allen o. Myers, of
Columbus, and Hon. j. F. Mckinney.
Mr.. Mckinney, in %refutation of SIAN
ders published against General Lee
Fevre, said:
"The charge published in some of
the papers of this District that Gen
eral LeFevre, on a visit to Piqua, got
drunk and had to be hauled on a
dray is untrue and slanderous. /,
with several other Democrats, was
with the General during the whole
time of his visit. We introduced
him to the active workers of the par
ty in different parts of the city. The
last call we made was in the Second
Ward, the Democratic stronghold,
and a good place for a candidate to
visit. Having to get about on my
|~crutches, owing to the accident which
dislocated my knee joint, and being
a considerable distance from my of
flee, I accepted the invitation of a
friend to ride on his dray, and inyit-
ed General LeFevre to ride with me.
He not being ashamed of laboring
men, and being pledged to support
their interests, accepted the invita-
ton. We, with a half dozen others,
road three or four squares on the
dray. L, and /, alone, am response
BILE for Gen. LeFevre's dray ride. /
assert that Gen. LeFevre was as So
Der, was as free from intoxication,
during the whole of that day, includ-
ing the time he was s'hauled upon a
dray'' as any gentlemen in this hall
is tonight or as any gentleman who
has made the charge against him has
been in six months. II any corrob.
Grafton of this statement is desired
some Of the gentlemen who were O
the party are in the hall now and car
be interrogated.
"Again the enemies of Genera
LeFeyre assert that he is a man o
bad character and an unworthy citi
zen. If these be true I am not aware
CT the facts, and / have known hin
for twenty years. He must have de
ceived those who know him best
He was born and raised in Shelb,
county. On the first alarm of dan
ger from rebellion he volunteered hi
services as a private soldier, and act
ed so well his part during the wa
that he received several promotion
and after peace was declared he wa
brevetted Brigadier General fer hon
; orable services, by a Republican ad
ministration. The Democracy 0
: Shelby, his native county, selectet
him over some of the best men of tn
r county, who were candidates for tn
nomination, to represent them in tn
. State Legislature. He discharge
f his duty so conspicuously there tina
: the Democracy of Ohio placed hir
l at the head of their ticket as a car
: didate for Secretary ofState, and h
! received the full vote of the party.
e President Johnson appointed hir
l Consul to Newrinburg, where b
represented the interests of the Uni
f ted States to the entire satisfactio
of the administration until he wa
i removed by President Grant becaus
9 he was a Democrat. l met him fri
+ quently in Washington City an
know that he was there received il
to the most refined and elagant 81
ciety. He is so received at HON
e and wherever he goes. With tn
record and such Endorsements h
private character could with prof
r be let alone by those who would tr'
n duce it."