The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-19

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Any political party whose principal stock in
trade consists in scandal, SANDER, and throwing
mud at the candidates OF the opposition; any
party which abandons principles and relies up
on attacking men only, may expect defeat at
| the polls, and at the hands OF the honest in
telligent voters OF this country. This was the
attitude Of the Democratic party during the
last campaign and the inevitable result has fol-
! lowed-a result which was clearly foreshadow
ed, as PLAIN as the handwriting on the wall in
days OF old, only the Democracy were so mis-
lead by the assumed confidence OF It's mana
gers and the misrepresentation OF it's Press,
that they were unable to interpret the signs of
the times. The campaign began with a terrible
hue and cry about 500, salary grab, and De-
Golyer pavement, which was kept up until the
people were disguised beyond measure, and 4
reaction set in which overwhelmed the men
who had no higher idea Of politics than person
al abuse of the candidates OF the other party.
That campaign begun with SANDER and false
hood, should end with forgery, libel and per-
jury, is but symmetrical rounding off and pol
ishing up OF the greatest political infamy Of
the age. Long after Gen. Garfield had indig-
nantly denied the authorship OF the pretended
Chinese Letter, and pronounced it forgery,
pure and simple, the managers Of the Demo
cratic campaign shipped large quantities OF the
Autographed letter and great numbers OF
stereotyped plates of the same to those locali-
ties where they thought it would " do the most
good for their party. They still insisted that
jury by producing and brlbing witnesses to
swear falsely as 10 the existence OF II. L.
Morey, the man to whom the letter pretended
to be written. And those men now IN the tolls
OF the law have confessed their guilt and the
world knows that the money for which they
perjured themselves came from the hands OF
the Democratic National Committee. The
publisher OF the letter IN Truth, the scoundrel
Philip, is held for trial before jury on a charge
of criminal libel, under $4,000 bonds. while
judge Noah Davis, in his opinion, feels bound
to place portion OF the odium where it justly
belongs, and gives Hewitt most unmercful
scoring and plainly ntimates that the real re-
sponsbiity for this great crime rests upon the
managers OF the Democratic party. The clos
ing paragraph Of the opinion OF the Court IL
as follows:
1t must be the wish OF all honorable minds
that this case will lead not only to the discovery
and exposure OF the guilty but to the enactment
OF laws which will prevent or severely punish
offenders OF this character. Who ever is guilty
in this case, right thinking men everywhere
must look upon the act rs an appalling CRIME,
wholly at war with the safety and sanctity OF
popular government. Fortunately no commit
tee and no body of men hold in their hands the
conscience OF people, and no party fealty is
strong enough to avert the sentence OF con-
domination which honest men OF all parties
must pronounce upon such guilt. The men
most criminal in this case may not be reached
by the hand of justice, but they will find no
party willing to bear and share with them the
just measure of infamy and scorn that awaits
them. If they have failed in their guilty pur-
pose, so they will fail in securing the approval
even of them for whose suscess they have done
the guilty work. 1t will be small consolation
to know that they have gained by this forgery
a few useless electoral votes, melted an infur-
lated mob to the murder of few unoffending
human beings, and caused few Of their own
agents to suffer for perjuries and misdemean-
ors.
"The defendant is held to answer upon the
charge of criminal libel, and must be commit
ted or give bail for his appearance 20 answer
any indictment that may be found against
him.;
Thus campaign begins in SANDER, ends in
crime and ignominious defeat, and the people
with one accord say Amen.