Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-09
FaIsehood Refuted.

uittinO TO our columns communication
over the signature of ssVoter," /" and with
an extraordinary degree of assumed gray
ity and sagacity, proceeds to deliver a
lecture to us on the sinfuiness of the arti-
Gle referred to, charging that the commu-
nieation was admitted to our columns for
the purpose of traducing certain witness
ses In the Smith-Cook contested election
case, and that 'sthe article was published
during the trial for the purpose of intim-
idation, and nothing else.' .
We deny, emphaticaily, that the article
was published for any such purpose as
charged by the editor of the Register. and
that it was published during the trial
The examination of the witnesses had
been closed on both sides and the case
submitted to the Judge on Tuesday even
ing, when the Court adjourned until the
next Thursday; so. the charge that t'the
article was published for the purpose of
intimidation, and nothing else,'' brands
the editor with promulgating base false
hood
So far as the writer of the article is
concerned, he is (if he thinks the editor
worthy of his notice. abundantly able to
defend himself against the vile ISLANDERS
and fnsinuations of an editor who is not
prescriptions as to the quality of his
remarks for truth and veracity and there
fore. needs no defense from US.
The editor of the Register, not content
with falsifying our intentions, in giving
publicity to the communication of Voter,
says of it: SIT is a twin-sister of the
article that appeared i'm the HERALD, ira
ducing the character of Mr.. Smith and
his most amiable wife, just before the
election"
This is not the first time the editor oi
the Register has, with the brazenness OF
his Satanic Majesty, charged us with
'ftradueing the character of Mr.. Smith
and his wifeI 20 We hurl the falsehoot
back upon the editor, and challenge him
to produce from our columns a correctly
quoted sentence that will bear any such
construction as the editor sneakingly trie!
to put upon everything we have ever sale
| upon the matter referred to. Every wore
we said in relation to Smiths official con
duct during the late election campaign
we repeat, is true. We did say, during
the campaign, that Smith, as Sheriff o
this county, had charged illegal fees fo
official services. Dare the editor of tn
Register deny that? We did say that sew
eral sales had been set aside by the Court
because the requirements of the law hat
not been complied with by the Sheriff
Dare the editor deny this? In additio
to these charges we made other charge
against Smith that are equally true, t
which it is not necessary here to refer.
If telling the truth in relation to tn
Sheriff's official conduct is to traduce tn
character of that official, or anybody elst
then we plead guilty to traducing hi
character. But, we had supposed that tn
people had right to know how faithful
or unfaithfully their public servants ha
fulfilled the duties of the trust the pei
pie had confided to their care, and, it ws
with this view, and in this spirit that "
lid expose some of the official transa
ions aud shortcomings of the Sheriff
Fayette county.
The charge made by the editor again
us was not made with an honest purpos
of defending anybody's character, b
was made for the sole purpose of stabbir
cotemporary; that is the whole of it.
TIE following article, which we find
. he Jackson Herald, tedited by w.
Gould, late of the Register of this piac,
nay be sweet music in the ears of tho.
Republicans who resOrted to every etra
t egg their ingenuity could invent to 5
{ cure the election of Democrat to the G
e flee of Sheriff of this county over R
r publican, one too, who spent three yea
/. Of his life in the army to save the COVER
If ment from destruction by Democrats Al
T. rebels. Supposing that such Republican
J. will feel highly gratified at the result
d the decision of the Court in the case, \
u transfer the article to our columns:
! WASHINGTON C.. H, January 1T
r | contested election suit of Sheriff Oswt
. Smith vs. Cook. was decided this NOR
= ing by Judge Steele, in favor of Smit
TO The case attracted great deal of atte
= tion throughout the county, and had be
is in hearing several days. At the last Fl
!. election, Cook, the Republican candida
az for Sheriff, was declared elected by N
70 iority of one.
re The Democratic candidate and prese
be- incumbent, Mr.. Smith, having watch
the count pretty closely, was convinc
: that there had not been Il fair count, a
n brought suit in court to ct his rights.
IL recount of the votes showed that Sher
a Smith had a majority of sixteen vot
The case was hotly contested, but for on,
'e be it said, right triumphed over fraud a
y, trickery. While the Republicans 6
ms downcast by the decision, the Democri
D. are cOrrespondingly jubilant.
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