Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-04-23
Manufacturing Public Senti.
ment.

''For ways that are dark, and tricks that
are mot always vain," the political life Of
the present day seems to furnish some OF
the most striking. examples. could meyer
make a successful politician should at
tempt it, because am not smart enough,
end besides know so little about the busi-
ness that am being continually surpris-
ed at the means employed--the "wire-pull-
ing" the maneuvering, the use of every
trick that human ingenuity can devise to
accomplish certain results. This work is
usually performed by the friends Of candi-
dates for political preferment, but am
so out-spoken and use so little discretion
that if had any friends whom desired
to thus aid, l would be likely to do him
more damage than benefit. To use slang
expression-'I don't know the ropes"
should not be able to employ the numerous
plans familiar TO public men, of making
my candidate popular. The Telegraph Of
April 9th furnishes us an example of the
work going on about us.
1t seems that somebody made pretense
of canvassing the township of Ashtabula
for the purpose of ascertaining the choice
of the voters between Rowland and North.
way, and reports something more than ten
Northway to one Rowland man. Reports
Of similar character from other townships
have been published, and with such a mag
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many voters might be led to suppose that
there is only one candidate of any impor-
tance in the field; but If know anything
about the men and affairs in the 10Th Con-
gressional District, more of them will be
heard from about the middle of next Aug
ust, have no doubt but that the names
of Rowland of this, and Taylor of Trum-
bull Co., will be before the Convention and
they are both men whom it will require
some strength to crowd into a back seat.
A great noise and vast amount Of "big
Indian talk" sometimes accomplishes great
results, but it will not over ride the best
Judgment and hard common sense Of the
people of the 10th District.
For myself have no favorite political
pets. 1t matters little to me whether Gar
field's successor is named Jones, Smith OF
Fitzhue. It is not the name we want,
but it is a man who is able to leave q re-
cord in our legislative halls of which the
people Of this district will not be ashamed.
II desired to build a house, and two
men should apply TO me for the job,
would be inclined to ask them, "Have you
ever worked at the carpenters trader
Should one OF them point me to building
showing signs Of good workmanship
throughout as sample Of his work, and
the other could only show pile of worth
less rubbish as the result Of his attempt al
the same employment, it would not be difa
cult for me TO decide whIoh of the two meI
to employ, In the case Of the candidates
in question we may we'll apply the same
rule. Two of them at least have served us
in the State Legislature; one has fought
monopolies and left record familiar tC
us all, and Of which his supporters are
proud. Il certainly beats nothing all tC
death. II is such record as the supper
tors of other candidates for the Office oi
Congressman cannot ignore and such as
they do not and cannot claim for thOsC
whom they support. Let tho friends oi
him, who in The same length Of time, hai
accomplished more for the people Of thu
State Of Ohio, set forth the evidence anC
they will find me willing and ready to aiC
them In nominating and eleoting the hes
man for this, one of the highest otlloei
within the gift Of the people, 1t Is th'
evidence OF ability to work and work suo
oesRfully as a law maker that the lntelli
gent voters who compose this district de
mand and not triekery, But political w0rtl
will win the prias which tho several oandi
dates are seeking, RAJAx.
Jefferson, April 10, 1880.