Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01

him to be examined as a witness for me. l
never was q candidate for director in your dis
trict when there was but one vote cast. loH
saw my ticket, and knOWI voted for you, ThlS
/ also testify TO, and you know that in the
mouth of ten witnesses 10 shall be established"
That is q pretty broad assertion, Plea5e 60
back to my article OF March 4 ana read II for
yourselves, and see how utterly false thoy are.
did not say that Mr., u voted for himself or
electoneered for himself, nor any Of these
things that he seems to be trying to clear him
self Of. don't know that Mr.. ~. was there nc
all; his name does not show on the poll-b0oks,
He asks me to be examined as witness for him.
am happy to tell that | cannot DO him any
good Just merely set out the shoe, ana IL he
knew it would not tit he ought not TO nave put
it0n. The shoe Is made of stubborn facts, and
| can't changeit; but perhapsif he would Dathe
his feet in boiling catnip tea sWeetened with
extracted honey from an eght-dollar honey
extractor, it might possibly suit the foot to the
shoe. Now ! give my testimony. most posi-
lively say, to the best OF my knQWleqge, lnal !
never saw his ticket, and our tally-shect shows
notOne vote for me on that day. did not even
vote for myself, unless the judges made fraud
ulent return Of the election. mad been elected
previous to that day, and had not feslgned
moved away, been impeached or died, nor amt
dead yet (ath you pertheVe); therefore, was not
a aCandidate at that time. Our tally-sheet shows
three candidates on that day, and one of these
men, it seems, got one vote, Now don't ask
the public to take my assertions and consider
nv testimony as being equal to the mouths OF
ten witnesses, but il you have shadow OF
doubt about it, go to the Township Clerk and
see our tally-sheet, and come to me and will
show YOU several men who stand as high for
truth and veraCity rs Mr.. Il. does, who Will say
that there was a certain man asked them to
vote for him on that day for school director
Our district records will show that had been
elected previous to that time.
Now friends, yOu see that it is an easy mat
ter to make assertions and accuse others OF
falsehood, but perhaps you can see for your
selves whose was the fault" l have q few
more ideas that | should like to have put in,
but lest / worry you ! will hold them back for
my next. hope some of my readers are school
directors, so they may know how to sympathize
with me. When a man has principle enough to
come out face to face and talk with me can
tolerate almost anything; then ! know who
am talking to. But when he will hide behind
fictitious name, and then, with his ready pen,
accuse me Of falsehood and Ignorance, and
everything that you see in his article, and blows
ittothe wOrld-it is these unprincipled cow
ardly-I had like TO have said devils, bnt Will
saw gentlemen-who get away with the mild
temper of an uneduCated school director
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
P.S. Mr.. E., if you think the panacea has
had the desired effect il might be apous notion
Ito give me another; but | don't like orleans
molasses Would not extracted honey from u
cheap extractor answer the same purpose?
| s. ID.