The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05
"DISHsNEST METHODS"
Marietta Times.

Marietta Times.
The editor OF the Woods6eld SPIRIT
IS making as much disturbance over the
slection of Henry B Payne for Senator
Is be did over the nomination OF w. II.
Oldham for Congress in 1874 and OF
General Warner for the same office in
1878. He talks now jnst IS be did then
about "dishonest methods" and there is
just abont as much reason for his talk
now as there Nas then--simply none
whatever. Had Governor Hoadly ap- !
pointed this disgruntled editor Adjutant
General, all, no doubt would have been
lovely with him.
Hon. HENRY RoHL opposed Gen.
WARNER in 1878 and he is the statesman
you swear by and train with at this time.
Mr.. OLDHAa's nomination was mis-
take and was engineered, as was alleged
at the time, by gentleman named
GRosvENoR, of Athens.
Now, let us see what Is in the "dishon-
est methods" of the recent campaign.
Is it moi dishonest to join hands With
the greatest monopoly in the worh after
denounclne all monopolies in the Demo
cratic platforms for years pastr You
did that.
Is il not dishonest for the psrty to ad.
yocate civil service reform for years and
then turn upon the only clvil service law
ever enacted and strikeit down, and re-
place il With the des spicsbk nhtform.
.To the yictors belong thsspoils2 You
did that.
It has been charged by the Marietta
REGISTER that Mr. BOIL received 800
from PAIGE, the engineer OF the PAYNE
movement during the campaign last Fall,
md you have not dared to deny It.
Did you not, during the campaign,
send your paper to subscribers for D
cents, and was rot the residue made mp
to you from that Standard Oh PAIGE
fuud7
How much money did you receive
from PAlaE or others of PAYNB's friends
for your advocacy Of the latter's nomi-
nationY
In your advocacy of PArNE's candida
cy did you not knowingly misrepresen'
nine.tenths of the Democrats of Wash
ineton County? Did you receive por'
,ion OF that PAIGE fund for so doingf
Was not your conversion to the Stand
lard Oil bar'l sudden aud mysteriousf
| Were yoa promised, BY the opponents
of PEsDEsTox, the position OF Trustee
of the Athens Asylum for your lsoor'
against that gentlemsns
/ When serving as Trustee OF tn
1 Athens Asylum, under appointment from
lGoy. BIsHop, was your conduct suc'
that Gov. HoApLY would likely take tn
l.
responsibility of placing you there again
i Is it not fact that the present Demo
cratic Trustees Of the Athens Asylum
i. will resign should you be appolnte'
Trustee OF that ins'itutiona
Don't you know perfectly we'll ths
the Standard Oil Company, headed b
Its Secretary and Treasurer, was presen
lin force at Columbus with paid lacquey
from Washington and other counties
the State to yaup for their candidate an
/. abuse Senator PENpLEToN2
e The adishonest methods" practiced t
t the Standard Oil gang have been full
j. exposed by the unpurchasable Dsm'
r cratic press of Ohio and by Dem'
Icratic leaders such as ex-senator Thu
MAN and Gen. WARNER While you, wi
u acted with the sdishonest method" gar
R have conlentedly sat down and sus'ain'
'i their outrageous conduct. The Demo
l. racy of Ohio have denounced the d'
r.. honest methods employed and will co
Q, tinue to do so whenever one OF the ere
lures Of the bar'l dares to advocate al
uphold those who employed them.
: Governor HoADLY exercised his o.
Judgment, we presume, in selecting
Staff and we are. not "disgruntled"
particle because of his action. W
" Gov. HoADaY should be dragged II
this controversy by the editor OF
Times, Is beyond our compartments
re But as the editor has opened the DC
At we are happy to inform him that sil
mn the Inauguration, Gov. HoADLr tende
to US the appointment Of Trustee OF
o,l Soldiers aud Sailors Orphans Hol
tic which we we're obliged to decline.
no The Democracy of Washington Co
,ed ty condemn your course in the Senate
contest and you cannot rid yourself
the public odium, under which you sui
led by ill.natured attacks. IT will req
the years OF patient labor and genuine
ng pentance 10 enable you to regain Y
oe, former standing with the gallant De
Gratis OF Washington County. Herea
ind labor 10 represent their will in poll
Ind matters, and don't try to be even u
the ..boss" and they will endorse inssca'
CONCERNING your action.