Richland beacon., 1880-10-02
Political Lying.

Lying j. diegr-rcful and cor'cmrth!r crime,
of which the mos, drprevrd 30 not like 10 he
accused RETAINING from uuerna TIE rrurI4
under certain circumstances - often comment
able; but for manufacturing AMI rrnmu':at
a ,,nwnrirh, f,lerhood ,hrre i nc "xcus" Under
arY circumstance. Pr. :, - rt p.'it,'rl !yirg
riat We would -roat ia particular q, la tine.
W. never ccu'i %" cay po.1 rha' could T."
ayr.c'ri - r'-"'' from rn'i'lrai !t'-"L""d-
though 'hey often leri 20 rre'' t-a' al hrrru
yet h'4 Kind Of living h. been Tr'r'."'d NM
the people have come 10 re-ard all political
a.eerti,ns nc false Hence ro,i,.cal fat, h'"c
brt li'.,r werh' with Them.
Nro sro~'o, r. vol'."ai ia'-"hor' Is rercr-
ally ;r,cti,oh IN, i u, accouu'oi1," - Ne, f.
IAN l.a-o No o,Jcdr hu' 10 d0"".v" 10y shor'
vine - ,'icut having my u.ua'" T7s''' -
at. mt thar Is fH.,ehlul, IN tesa-4 TO cicc'1u
returns. False statements Of raIs k:G3 "ar~.'
c..ar-c tho result of IN elcc,ion, ard yet they
are always r-sortcd to by both parties.
III were not for 'his detcs'ahIe irar'ice ~"
in Maine long stree, br' II Is we viii have
g. await the ofii-iai announcement: md even
then wc viii 10, know what the vote vas,
~, the manipulation Of the returns i III the
hands Of the Republicans. OF course MT.
Blaine has declared that ii riais'ed, he Fu>
sion candidate for Governor, has u majority
Of Only one vote he will he declared elected !;
hur u ha, aesnrrrre have we @. tie sincerity
Of tii> assertion! The party TIT So" tie
presidency c'st''"'- would not hesitate /
steal "A rrbcrna,oriai oiiire.
There is ore fact in relation - III" N"ipo
election, however, tia, filschood could not
conceal and thar ia, that the Reduction -
the immense Republican m'jorry to even
doubtful resu't amou2's 20 graf Fusion
triumph and Republican defeat
Political r,sehoo's emana'e from al r1rte'
an,l arc circulated by the press The di:leren'
parties POSITIVE facts; and these fa-sboods.
nd " often wicked ISLANDERS Of private rs 'Yeii
hEprhlic character. Blinded by party zeal
men OF unimpeachable veracity IN other re
.pects believe these salsehoods and asst N
circulating them without gong 70 the trouble
70 learn whe,her they are true OF false. Now.
This is all wrong and useless too.
We say political fsisehoods emana:e from
Ill parties, which is true hu, the most glar>
my falsphoods Of the present campaign are T.
be found in the Republican platform. II de
rlares that the Republican administration ha'
been one of jns,;ce honesty & iraieual union
whereas, it has been marked by partisan IN
JUSTICE, sectional hate and wholesale di-h0e-'y
Congress found President Grant surrounde,
by crowd Of ss vilanous thieves az eve
robbed an express rain or scufried n ship
and what is soll worse, the parry rried To hd
thei. rascalities AMI after they were exposed
the Presiden, protected them from punish
ment Ii claims 70 have established IN,
maintained civil service reform; when III
fact is, men O. the very worst character har
been rewarded by epPoinrmen, for fraad'
ipIgeries perjuries and all species of rascah
ties, anj the government officials and employ
rs have been and are s,ili Icing taxed t"rcan
pagn purposes OF this fact we are in pos
session of positive proof.