Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-05-28
"Rajax," Who Are You ?

Eds. IeL,-The writer has read with dis
gust the various insulting and ungentle-
manly personal attacks in several recent
issues OF your valuable paper by Rajax, up
on citizen Of this place, under the guise
OF political debate. No man or gentle
man will fortlfy himself behind an assumed
name, and shower abuse upon the head Of
a man who comes out fair and above board,
and backs up his assertions and opinions
with his own name. II Mr.. Haskell has
said Rajax exhibited symptoms of weak
brain, he was correct, il his correspondence
is any criterion to go by. A few facts for
Rajax to digest will not be out Of place
here. The insane dodge referred to in Ra-
jax' last article, cannot be traced back any
farther than the friends Of the gentleman
referred to. There is yet to be found a
Northway man who has made any such
assertion. II Rajax knowsito the contrary,
trOt out the name OF the guilty party. The
question of Importance which the people
and voters Of Ashtabula County want to
have decided, is one asked in every article
Mr.. Haskell has written, but which Raiax
dare not reply Io-viz: If Mr.. Northway
develops more strength in the coming Con-
vention than Mr.. Howland, will Mr..
Rowland withdraw in favor Of Mr..
Northway, and throw his strength in
that direction. We will take the
liberty of saying for Mr.. Northway, if in
the Convention Rowland is showing up
the stronger, NOrthway will take off his
collar, roll up his sleeves and go into the
Convention and work with might and
main for his competitor. Will Mr. How
land be as magnanimousY The question
in this canvass is not between these two
candidates as to who is the best fitted and
most able to fill the position-the fitness
and ability of the two gentlemen are be-
yond question. The question is, will they
work in harmony? if not, it is to the in
| terest of Ashtabula County to center their
! strength upon the strongest and most pop
ular candidate. We cannot afford to fool
away our excellent opportunity to secure
representative, simply TO crafty feelings
of selffshness that may exist in one candi-
date 10 the detriment of the other Re
| garding the correctness of Mr.. Huskell's
count, he has the name of every identical
man to whom the question was put, and
his reply, and had the same pains been
taken throughout the county the result,
we are ShllSneu, would nave been most
gratifying to Mr., Northway's friends
Upon our banner is inscribed the name OF
Stephen A. Northway-the brilliant, fore.
ible, bright particular star of the Repub.
lican party of the Western Reserve; stal
wart of whom no Republican or Democrat
need be ashamed; a man of universal de.
bative and argumentiye powers; horn
leader in his party; man who can well
fill the shoes Of OliO's tavorite SON
General James A, Garfield, No speech
delivered in Ashtabula during last falls
campaign was more able and el eloquent o.
gained more votes than the one delivered
by Northway,
1t Is not the intention OF the writer t
take up controversy hurtful to the gen
| tlemen who are our candidates. There
fore in closing will simply ask brothe
Relax to answer the question asked 81
many times and to which no reply has We
been given. ANY further silence by Raja,
will conyince the people that Mr. How
land is for himself first last and all th
time. AsHTAqUIa CoUNTY