Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-11-04
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1882. @



political campaign closes, SO far as our
work with it is concerned. Throughout
the contest we have endeavored to do
our duty, and advocate and promote the
principles and interests of the Republic
can party, by all tar and honorable
means. assisting our candidates as we
thought they deserved and leaving those
of the Democratic party alone, unless
called upon to correct untrue statements
published by our cotempOrary, and we
are willing to leave to the fair minded
people of all parties to decide il such
has not been the case. We have not in
dulged in disgusting or disrespectful
names, nor concocted any untrue stories.
We have not resorted to any tricks or de-
vices, but have endeayored to wage our
warfare openly, above board. and fairly,
and now would not write this parting
word were it not for the numerous false
statements that fill the impure columns
Of the Democrat this week, and of these
we note first, the would be official card
signed (?) by W. H. Maultby. Did Judge
Maultby write that card? He did not.
Did he request its being written? He
did not. Did he ever read it? He did
not. Did he so much as know the full
import of it? He did not, and the editor
knows it, not only that, but the editor
received letter from Judge Maultby,
requesting that the card be not publish
ed, but being bounded on by his masters
he had NOT the honesty, the fairness,
moral courage, or decency to do what he
knew to be right in the matter.
Next is the article in regard to the
ChebOygan Lumber Co., in which it is
stated, in substance, that the men were
co creed to sign all instrument pledging
themselves to vote for the Republican
candidates. This the editor knew to be
false when it was written. The men
were not asked to sign any instrument
or make any pledge, neither did they
sign, or make any pledge. A canvass
was made by the party, to find out who
were Republicans and who were Demo.
Gratis. as they had right to do, and the
statements by our cotempOrary of pledges
or coertiOn, or attempts at such are
simply the stingless insults of q
coward.
Next we have the statement that thu
Republican candidate for treasurer does
not pay any taxes in this county, ant
therefore has no interests here. Thi:
statement is as true as any made il
that paper, but If our cotemporary viii
consult the county records, and Is no
blind, he will nnd that the Republican
candidate for treasurer does own land:
In this county, and as many as the Dem
Ocratic candidate, with the lands of tn,
Browns and the FOrsythes thrown in
Next as to the item about the Republi
candidate for treasurer attempting t,
disfranchise voter. This falsehood wa
coined by certain contemplate licl
spittle In town, who, not having tn
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back up his own false statement.
Then that sheet says, bribery ant
forgery, just think moment. Briber
and forgery, the article itself false
hood, printed in an Office that two year
ago issued forged Republican nationa
tickets, on which were printed tn
names of the Cheboygan county Demo
cratic candidates and which were Gil
culated in the township Of Inverness b
the same gang who to-day run the Dem
ocrat. forgery, bribery Pcharged by thos
who two years ago held Democrat
caucus at which ninety-eight person
insisted on voting 100 ballots, until dc
cent men of the party left in disgus
; Falsehood, bribery and forgeryl by thos
who melted one of their number on t
|, occupy a seat on the Board of Supervi
, sors. that he knew he had no right t,
!, whatever, and, even had he been allowe
? to retain it, knew that he had secured
: alone through an open falsehood, 50 ths
: honorable men of his own party wer
4 ashamed of of the transaction. Falls,
: hood, bribery and forgery 1t may b
but IL so, it is to be found only in thi
portion of the Democratic party, whic
the respectable element Of that part
e for over two years has been trying
!. break up, and to which portion of Il
} party Ethe editor of our cotemporar
take to as naturally as duck to waite
J Voters, look we'll to your tickets ne,