The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-11-11
The Constitution of the "ConSti.
tuition" Constitutionally
Cousidered

Until recently we had entertained the
opinion that the editor of the Wellington
ENTERPRISE gagged his editorials by the
square and level, and was liberal enough to
treat his opponents on the perpendicular,
hut the canvass just closed shows that like
the rest of his political brethren he is a man
who indulges in false expedients and silly
Misrepresentation that his own intelligence
ought to revolt against. Now that the cleo
ton is over, let the Doctor take heroic dose
of his own medicine and purge himself of
his political bile, and hcnceforth show q
healthier disposition toward his opponents"
-Eiyria Constitution.
What a difference it does make whose
OK is gored, 4 man may abuse others
without stint; he may charge those with
hypocrisy, with falsehood, with theft and
with perjury who are even his own supe-
riors and the superiors of the representa-
tive men of his party in honesty and virtue,
while with unexampled manifestation of
check he assumes that himself and his
party are the visible embodiment of tolera-
ton, of fairness, of political candor and
patriotism, and see nothing in such n
course with which others ought to find
fault; but let another, who, by any disin-
| terested tribunal will be held quite rs
truthful and honest as himself-quite as
impartial and candid in his judgment
call in question his logic or the truthfulness
of his assertions, and then "he is man
who indulges in false expedients and silly
l mic ,t,.t hot his fn.alli
gence ought to revolt against"
In another paragraph in the same issue,
separated from the first by only dash, the
Constitution says:
"Never in the history of the country did q
political patty indulge in such Wholesale
Interpretations and such glaring false
hoods as did the Republicans in the campaign
just closed. In order to cover up the bad
record of their candidate, they sprung false
issue on the tariff question to deceive the
laboring classes, and perverted the state
ments Of Democratic speakers on the stump
by the basest kind of falsifying."
The editor, of course, regards these words
as the manly and honest protest of injured
innocence, of which the Republicans have
no right to complain, but should take to
themselves with the meekness of conscious
| guilt. You see, its the other fellows OK
now that is being gored.
Not to needlessly prolong the discussions
and the bitterness of the campaign, but for
the sake of the illustration, let us call at
tention to the fact that the Democratic
party revived an old and long ago exploded
slander against Gen. Garfield, and used it,
knowing it to be such, for campaign pur
poses.
Mr.. Ames charged him with purchasing
stock in the Credit Mobilier Association,
an act that might or might not be criminal
in itself, depending upon mans motives
and his knowledge of its true character.
And suppose we admit that some circum-
stances appeared TO establish the truth OF
his statement; on the other hand we have,
10 oppose that evidence, the oath of man
who, for half life time, has maintained a
character for truth and virtue above even
a suspicion of dishonor, and whose ex-
plantations of his connection with that
affair have not only satisfied his friends
that he was neither legally nor morally
guilty, but his political adversaries as we'll,
accorded him a character absolutely above
reproach and incorruptible. Every one al
all familiar with court proceedings knows
that it is not unusual for parties with op
posing interests TO fatty contradict one
another, but that does not convict either
OF perjury; on the other hand, such case
is entirely consistent with the truthfulness
and honesty of both parties. DIR. Ames
may have been honest in his understand
ing of the case, but his frequent contradic
tions of himself and his well-knOwn for.
gctfulness, throws doubt over his reli
ability, to say nothing OF the fact that
Congress found him criminally guilty il:
that affair and expelled him from the
House. We submit that the testimony OF
such a man is hardly worth considering in
opposition to that of Gen. Garfield-except
for campaign purposes. The opinions of