Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15
TRICK KS
OF the Republican Politi =
clans
To Bolster Up "C."Foster's Hopeless
81 Cause,
Especial Efforts" in Behalf of Demo-
cratic Applicants for Pensions,
And Forgery In the Name of the Demo.
cratic Candidate for Governor.
Especial Dispatch to the Enquirer

topeclal Dlspatcn TO tne enquirer.
COLUMBUS, ONO, September 11.--.The
desperate straits to which the &C" Fos-
ter parry Gf Ohio is reducedais shown by
the little method being resorted to to
make votes. Not only is the Governors
office being degraded as an electioneer-
ing bureau. but the service of the Gener-
al Government is dragged in as a tail
end to Fosters kite. The following let
ter was received by your correspondent
to-day, and will prove startling revela-
tion to the voters of Ohio:
"WEsT. UNION, OHIO, Sept. s, 1881.
"DEAR SIR: Applicants for pensions
who vote the Democratic ticket are re-
ceiving letters from Columbus, of which
the following is sample copy:
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, !
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Aug. 25, 1881.
''To ELI STEVENS, ESQ, BradysviIle,
Ohio-My Dear Sir: w. w. Dudley has
notified GoUernor Foster that gour case
has been made special. You will be
promptly informed of any action as soon
as taken. Yours, respectfully,
+. d. MUSsEY, Private Sec'y."
81 think it advisable that the people of
Ohio should know the demagogery being
resorted to by the Governor of Ohio to
make votes.
81. P. LEEDoM.''
The question arises, what has Foster
got to do with the pension business? Is
he running special pension bureau for
Ohio? II he is, why is he making spe-
cial exertions to obtain pension for
Democratic soldiers? What have the Re-
publican soldiers of Ohio done that Gov.
Foster should not be making special
efforts to secure a pension for them?
Does he propose to treat the Republican
soldiers as he does the ed Method
ists?" The soldiers of Ohio, irrespective
of party, will see through this flimsy
trick, and not be caught on a pin-hook.
The Republican papers, led by the
Journal and Dispatch, have been pub
fishing letter purporting to have been
written by John w. Bookwalter. This
letter is forgery and libel, and was
furnished to these papers by shoe
maker who was once in the Cincinnati
Work-house for petit larceny. No such
letter was ever written by Mr.. Bookwal.
ter. and was never seen by any honest
man. The Republican press of Ohio are
badly driven for campaign ISLANDERS
when they will take copy furnished by a
person of such atrocious character.
Reports from the Hooking Valley
mining region indicate that intense feel.
ing and great excitement exists among
the miners over the $75,000,00 syndi:
cate which has just been formed to buy
all the mines in the Hooking Valley. II
is generly believed here that Governor
Foster IS one of the heavy stockholders
in this gigantic monopoly. The miners
believe this; and, remembering how the
Governor, with queer promptness,
ordered the military into Corning to
shoot the miners down and protect the
negroes, are fearful that the new scheme
simply means species of slavery fol-
them, for If the many mines owned by
one corporation instead of many opeea-
tors, they will be compelled to work for
such wages as the Company dictates, and
if they strike they starve. An immense
miners picnic willibe held Sept 18th at
Carbon Hill, at which all the miners in
the Hooking Valley are expected to be
present, to take the grave outlook into
consideration, Foster has sent his
agents into the coal regions to apprise
the miners, but they are more indignant
now than ever. 1870 0 a7
The Republicans here have lmadea se-
rious blunder by putting a man named
Miller on the ticket for Probate Judge.
Miller is an emigrant from Louisville,
and the Catholic Irish Republicans are
boiling mad, because Miller isa rabid
Orangeman. .e,s f4i6, ~; ,6
The Republican State Executive Com
mittee, notwithstanding the Presidents
critical condition. have determined to
open windy campaign, and long