Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-15
DupIicity and Humbug.

AA-IA4 wv oAAAGANNALIa1r We --NN ~
them coming to grief so frequently. Our
.syoung man" for instance is a pretty
good sample ofsman who hopes to win by
his wits. He may be considered as pretty
well adapted to the business that engages
his ambition. He is mentally, and by at
tainment, a small man, illiterate and in
capable of any mental stature or manly
dignity. He carries his plans by mousing
and purring. He succeeded in his first
nomination by deliberately spending the
previous summer in this way-traveling
over the county and putting his-fOrt to its
best test, in every instance. TOa Garfield
man, he wanted to 90 to the Legislature
because he could do so much to help him
in case he should come up as a can
didate for the Senate To the soldiers
and military companies, he was in
full sympathy, and spent days in
their camps illustrating and confirm
ing this sympathy, and reminding organ
lied companies how much he could d
for them in the General Assembly. He
could shape legislation to further their
interests. The Office holder Of govern
ment appointment, or the aspirant, could
have his interests managed most advanta-
geously With the young man. his heart
went out for young men. They had
been held down with an iron hand, when
they should rise in their strength and take
the reins and tumble.these old fellows out.
Don't you knOw-he said-how few there
are that usually attend the primary meet
ings-how easy it is to steal march of
them and take the delegation. To man
living on a cross road, he suggested a mail
route that he could procure at Washing
ton-a route running right by his door
To any aspirant for county office he
was particularly serviceable. He could
help him with the Geneva delegation. In
deed he would pledge the delegation from
his town and he would like recipracity
of fayors in this line. In this way, the
Geneva delegation tacitly or express, was
pledged to any number of individuals in
the county. To the farmer and dairyman
he would stop with him, milk his COWS, eat
at his table and curl down at the foot of
his bed at night and sleep with him. But
the most stupendous movement he has
made, was his last one, which is given in
another place. 1t was to join Grange,
and ingratiate himself into the good graces
of the Master of the County Grange and
then he could swoOp down upon the whole
batch and body at once, and the thing
would he done in the concrete. Looking
through his medium, and estimating his
fugleman, the thought probably never oc-
Cured to him Of the mischief and disrepu-
table trIckery of numerous and respecta-
bic secret organization lending itself to
the furtherance of the schemes of an un'
scrupulous demag ogue. Entering the
lists as political organization to foist a
man upon the voters of the county who
has not sense enough to know when he i;
made the butt of the legislative body. A
man who has in various ways compromised
his constituents, and thus made the coun
ty the laughing stock of the State
Though Mr.. Thorp, and Mr.. Talcott ma!
not see any impropriety in such a maneu
vre, we have grave doubts about the Gran
gers of the county allowing their organiza
ton to be placed in such category. w,
are told by Mr.. Talcott, that his protage'
sis in good standing" Perhaps Mr.. T
may consider the character of such trick
ster as good enough, but is there not I
chance for doubt, when he shows dis
position to make such reckless use of tht
body to which he has in his nous
! ing way attached himself? 1t is gen
orally supposed that a Granger is a mai
who in some way has a connection will
the pursuits of agriculture. Has Mr.
Thorp any pretentions of this kind? Doe!
he own a foot ofland in this world Moth
ing of the kind. His connection with tn
body is sinister-he has an ak TO grind
and the effect upon the body, must be il
the ratio of the use he would make of tha
conn ection. Mr.. Talcott tells US that "h
has worked nobly for us all the time
How long has he been a member in goo,
standing? Does it cover his legislativ
career? and has that career been shape,
by ithat connection? These are pertinen
inquiries, and affect the oranges, and thei
connection with this man. We have N
doubt that the discovery of this conneC
ton, and the pliancy of Mr.. Talcott il
turning it to political account, have com
to the surface in good time, and that ou
granger friends will see to it that thei
organization is not TO be made a politica
catspaw for the furtherance ofMr. Thorp'
interests, and to crafty his bounding an
bitiOn. The question is asked, who i
Bro. Hunt whose letter stimulates brothe
TalcOtt's efforts to this unworthy subol
dinatiOn of the county grange? May W
not hope to know something more abou
him that he may not wholly escape a
least share of the attention to which h
is entitled.