The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27
New London vs.. Horr.

The special Herald correspondent
who has been spending the past ten
days in the Fourteenth Congressional
district has established one thing be-
yond the possibility of a doubt-that
the Republican dissatisfaction with SEN
ator Horr's nomination has been gross
ly and absurdly exaggerated, and that
what did exist has been rapidly de-
creasing since the character, record and
"claims" of Judge Geddes have been
brought into the light of day. The cor
respondent has also made certain the
long suspicion that New
London is the cen .er, and to a large ex-
tent, the entire territory, of the opposi-
ton 20 the election of the. Republican
Congressional candidate. That estab-
lished, it may be taken that the COM
munieation from New London else
where in this issue states the whole
case as against Mr.. Horr, and gives the
full list of reasons why he should be de-
feated in the present contest. The Her
aid gives space TO these reasons, in or
der that justice may be done to all sides.
1t also desires to analyze the charges
against Mr.. Horr, in order that the Sit
uation may be fully understood. The
New London propositions arei
1. His connection with many matters
whereby dairymen were the losers, although
he is not member of the firm Of
Horr Warner s. Co."
2. "Some OF the bank transactions"
s. That ''he stepped outside his Senatorial
district and introduced a bill . to de-
stroy the New London schools"
''The farmers dislike Rorr's opposition to
Senate bin No. TO-"
In order to prevent charge OF unfair
ness in any sense, we have used the Ian
guage OF the communication in the
above summary. Let us look at the
strength of the charges:
1. In long business career Mr.. Horr
has made certain business enemies in
and about New London, and therefore
the Fourteenth district and the State of
Ohio should be represented IN Congress
by bitter Copperhead-V Vallandigham-
JEFF Davis Democrat who worked against
the Union cause, at every hour of the
campaign of 1850. This is the logical
conclusion of proposition No. Z. In adj
vancing that proposition the New Lon
don objectors admit that Senator Horr
is not a member of the cheese firm of
Horr, Warner s. Co., and consequently
could have had no connection with
niue-tenths of the business troubles
above referred to.
2. This objection is answered in the
above. Mr.. Horr is member of a We'll
lington bank. The bank-like all banks
has had business transactions, and in
the course thereof business enemies
have arisen-as has been the case ever
since the first bank was established.
Therefore the aforesaid Vallandigham
Democrat should be sent to Congress.
3. In the course of his duty as a Sem
ator of Ohio, Mr.. Horr took action
against the school system of New Lon
don, and in favor of its opponents. In
so doing the objectors admit that lie
thought he was doing COOL thing for
the farmers OF the county. No charge
is made that he was insincere or dishon-
est in his course. At the worst, his
action may have been mistake of judg-
ment even though it was that. But in
any case it is simply New London
the vote of Norwalk, or Mansfield, or
Ashland, than has Horr's opinion of
the man in the moon. 1t is a local
question, and New Londoners alone
are concerned over it.
4. We do not recollect the tenor of
Senate bill No. 40, but from the terse-
ness with which the New London cor
respondent touches upon Ii, and from
tire absence of any charges OF wrong in
tent in connection with Horr's opposi-
tion thereto, the conclusion can be
drawn that this objection is trivial, and
of no weight in the decision orthe ques-
tion now in issue.
This beggarly array of objections to
the Republican nominee looks almost
pitiable when compared with the honor
of this Republican and loyal district in
the next American Congress. We be-
lieve that tile gentlemen at New Lon
don who have been making so much
smoke for so small fire, have the good
of the Republican party really at heart
but that they have allowed their per-
sonal feelings and disappointment to
blind their eyes to the real situation.
Because Of these few trivial things, that
in no way affect Mr.. Horr's ability, hon.
esty or patriotism, these gentlemen
would have weak and unscrupulous
political demagogue, a defamer of Gar
field, supporter of Vallandigham and
an enemy of the soldier, sent to Con-
gress. Because of these local questions
in and about New London, these ger
tlemen would have the whole district
stultify and disgrace itself, become a
by-word before the Nation, and bury
itself under load of which it would be
sick and ashamed long before the expi-
ration of one term. The Fourteenth
district has its thinking cap well on,
and we have no more doubt that Sens-
tor Horr will be sent to Congress by a
handsome majority than we have that
the sun will rise tomorrow or that Ged-
des did all he could to make Clement L.
Vallandigham Governor of Ohio.