The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

From the Zanesylle Daily Times.
New LEXINGTON, O., Jan. II,
As will doubtless be remembered by the
readers of the Times. attention was called
parties here were candidates on the Dem
ocratic ticket in this county and using ev-
cry means available, both personal, and it
was suspected at the time, money also, vas
being used in order 70 secure their nomiDa-
tion and election.
" So vigorous were the claims of certain
party pushed forward by parties who were
perhaps, pecuniarially interested, that the
old veterans in the service, those who had
worked hard, long and late, fighting many
a battle in the name Of the Democracy
from early manhood up to old age, had
their suspicious aroused sufficiently 10 so
publicly remark shat things do not look
SQUIRE" They concluded that there was
ring somewhere; that a. lot of young job
Democrats had crawled iu, and even ma
nipulating the wires in order TO secure
their own nominations and election.
To the minds of the old timers, upon
whosc shoulders had heretofore rested the
honors of manipulating the county politics
there appeared deep mystery, enveloped
the clouds of doubt, uncertainty and con-
lecture. Enough they knew to satisfy them
that certain ring were getting their work
in nobly; that their success depended more
upon the lavish use of money than it did
upon the love for any of the principles OF
the timehonored 81. Jackson. The fret ev
idence creating any suspicion in the minds
| of the old timers, that all was not lovely
with the brethren, rests in the fact that
! after the election last fall it was ascertain
ed that part only of the heretofore vieto-
rious Democratic ticket came out of the
| fight successful, while few of the faithful
from some couse were terribly slaughtered
not by Republicans, but by those to the
manor born, simon pure Democrats, pos
sessing political and private characters
heretofore untarnished. Right here the
trouble begins. The defeated candidates
and their friends begin to suspect that the
financial arrangements and personal efforts
which had been previously prepared fol
the purpose of securing the election of th'
Democratic ticket, had been slyly diverted
from its legitimate channel and directed b!
q ring, into an entirely different purpose
I. e. to the election of this ring and it
pet candidate, which was accomplished
After the election the defeated candidate
and their friends became SO incensed owe
the affair, that they were not slow in makinl
charges to the probable cause of the re
suits as proven by the election. Now be
gins an expose of the ring Democrati
corruption, which, when uncovered; strucl
the minds of the old timers with astonish
ment equal in force to a South American
earthquake. Had the mineral helds AM
the ancient old hills Of Perry, tumble
down upon their bewildered senses, thes
; old Democratics would not have been NOR
: surprised than these recent election expos
urer have astonished them.
8 To go back Of the election and look a
affairs as the candidates waltzed into tn
, great Democratic County Convention, i
, all Of their supposed power, purity an
mighty willingness to serve the people i
the name Of that newly bora patronymi
saint, Andrew Hickory Jackson, it can
: readily observed how this same ring d.
: feated Glib. Porter, Pat. Meloy, Mr.. Thon
as, Mr. Rissler, Tim. O'Brien, Judge Fin
and score of other good Democrats, wh'
through trickery and money! were force
. for the time under the weight of gallin
defeat.
4 Recent developments are now provin
!, that these suspicious were but too true.
a now seems certain that these defeated car
: dida.es owe their defeat simply to the lii
eral use of money and various little "waJ
that are dark and tricks that are vain,
: which of course it is to hoped, will .furnis
e happy thoughts for the defeated to ponds
over and exercise sufficiently their philt
sophical reflective powers. The first jud
eial installment of this political dram
:. dropped down upon the Inhabitants of th
!, village on yesterday in shape of civil su
brought by one Thomas Jefferson Icenhou
of Shawnee, against Orrin Thacker, th
County Auditor, to recover fifty dollars q
compensation for labor in behalf Of sal
:. Thicker ON and preceding the day {
;. election; also for twenty six dollars cas-
actually expended in behalf of said Thacl
er in payment ofsundry whiskey bills &c
on the election day. During the trial th
evidence brought out the fact twenty do
lars of the latter bill had been paid til
plaintiff by Thacker, previous to the ente,
ing of this suit. During this highly inte,
essing trial, the testimony developed tn
. fact that all the way through, that Nj
Icenhour was not the only person who's
palms were not corruptly creased and spi,
its buoyed up the cause by the liberia
uses Of money. The Justice of the Peac
decided In this case, that the plainti
could not collect this claim. There is n
O doubt, however, but what this case will b
, carried to higher court. II is asserted O
4 the streets that there are many similar ca
\ ses that will perhaps be brought to the nc
!. tice of the next Grand Jury. There seem
Il to be disposition on the part of som
n parties here, that the Goddess of Libert
i. shall be invoked, for the purpose of prt
r serving the purity Of Perry County ele
. tions. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
SMYTHEREEN.
Q Mems Suits for 5000 at
TnY q, INC