The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-07-31

There ID no telling beforehand what polit-
ical rivalry may do for . man. When the
friends Of . candidate put his name forward
for oficial position, they usually suppose
that they have chosen enc Of sufficiently
good character and reputation for honesty
and ability to make 1t very certain that he
win run we'll But In the contest so much
heat and extravagance L. developed that
very soon one who heard all the talk and did
not know either ofsthe candidates., would In
fer that their record, public and private, had
been only . repetition Of failures and na-
grant acts OF dishonesty. and That they were
about the meanest men that were ever al
lowed to 60 unhung. 80 -,
1t would appear that In % small an affair
as running for the onace of State Senator,
one might escape the blaeksuing process to
which candidates for national honors are
most frequently subjected, but our W elling-
ton candidates seem to be no exception to
the rule. Having been personally acquaint-
ed with both for . number Of years and
knowing that they each have . character for
integrity that cannot be impeached by a.y
possible means, We are not . little surprised
and chaglincd to find that various reports
have been put In circulation = prsposteroua
as they are slanderous and untrue. It 10 moi
for us to say which, II either faction have
sinned most in this regard, bat certain
charges Affecting the business honesty OF
Mr.. R. A. Horr having come to our notice
we took occasion to interview two responsi-
BILE men Who were familiar with his history
A story has been circulated to the effect that
Mr.. Horr failed in business about twenty nv
years ago under circumstances that were dis
honorable to him and unjust to his creditors
In short that he settled with his creditors foI
forty cents on the dollar, when he had prop
erty sufficient to meet his liabilities and
therefore fraudlentiy enriched himself a
their expense to the extent Of 60 per cent o.
his indebtedness, ... .sf .a.f
The failure occurrsd at . time Of great a.
nancial depression, when there was littlt
money in any kind Of business and his A.
signmeut vas pfecipitated by very lon,
and severe Illness Of typhoid fever, during
which bills matured and while he was unable
to make any provision to meet them. II,
made an exhibit Of his assets to his creditor
and assured them he could pay II he wal
given time, dollar for dollar. They pre-
ferred, however. in view. Of the great un
certainty Of business matters to take . pc
centage Of his indebtedness and comprom
ised with him for az cents on the dollar
which he paid and took their receipts. Thi
does not spply, however, to any but Clsye-
land creditors, Of whom he bought goods
The farmers and dairymen, Of whom he hsi
purchased produce and cheese, of which las
he handled large smount. were paid In fun
Not man lost dollar by his failure and w
are authorized to pay one hundred dollar
for the proof that any man in Huntington ol
any town in this community ever was mad
poorer by that failure, or that he was no
paid every cent due him from Mr.. Horr. Al
showing the confidence in Mr.. Horr's aoilit,
and honesty, No may state that he was abl'
to borrow from HIS neighbors, with no secu.
rity but his own name, sumcfent to settle a
claims sgslnst him. But stin further, sine
that time he has paid In full those who has
compromised with HIM and whose reccipt
he held, until to-day. there is but singh
firm in existenes that has not received dolla
for dollar, sad that oce has been paid to IL
entire satisfaction.
We are greatly surprised that in the town
ship Of Huntington vhere there are still y
many men living who should be converssn
with The facts, % base . slsnder could OBJ
tain credsnee even for day. And 90 thi
great mountain dwindles to even les,
than . mols-hill.
A seeoaa ehasgs grows ont Of the fact tha
the Bank secured its claim In fun asains