The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-10-19
Athens Journal.
Brevet Brigadier General GrOsyenor
as q Soldier.

II plolulueub pOllIlCldu DOltS
the nominee of his party upon an
important office, without other cause
or provocation than his own person
al spite and petty jealousy Of the
candidate his party has seen fit to
indorse, what right has he to COM
plain if hundreds and thousands of
the same party ignore him and give
their support to better man when
he presents himself, asking their
support for an important official po-
sition?
This is a question that will pre-
sent itself to very many thinking,
rejecting and painstaking Republi-
can voters of this Congressional Dis
trict at the November election.
Brevct Brig. Gen. Charles H.
Grosvenor has been a bolter against
Republican nominees from away
back, whenever they did not please
his lordship. How was it in 1871,
when Parker Carpenter received the
regular nomination for Sheriff by
Republican County Convention? Did
Grosvenor feel himself bound by the
action of his party? Not at all.
Carpenter was not man he could
use in accomplishing his nefarious
ends, therefore he bolted the Repub-
lican Convention and brought out J.
H. Reynolds, and by the use Of
money succeeded in electing him
over Carpenter. But, alas for his
protege, Grosvenor with all his abil-
ity both as attorney and witness,
could not keep poor JEFF out of the
ponitentiary, where he soon landed.
One would naturally suppose that
the fate of this protege would make
boiling unpopular, but some men
are quite bold when there is no
smell of gun-powder in the air. SO
again in 1877, when Maj. Chas. Town
send was nominated as the republi-
can candidate for the legislature.
His Highness Brevet Brig. Gen.
Charles H. Grosvenor dilated his
nostrils, smelling the battle from
afar off, as usual, and tossing his
mighty head, ETC., in the air, like a
two year old steer on a frosty morn
ing, he said to himself, "This will
never do, that man Townsend has
some ability, and is student, knows
considerable of ancient history and
may become dangerous rival to ME
in my hopes and expectations. He
must be beaten in this race" And
in conformity with this supposed re-
Election of the Generals, we find him
bolter again, and working tor the
success of the Democratic candidate
John Scott, of Nelsonville. But, 10
and behold, he found the Democrat.
ic party waspoor and lacked the sin
ews Of war. No one knew better the
importance of money in a politica'
fight in Athens county, than die
Charles Huckleberry, or better where
to place it SO that it would do th,
most good. Money was wanted, and
John Scott was hard up, and coult
not raise it without help. The Big
Generals name was power in thu
land, and Upon it money could b,
raised. So promissory note wal
drawn up for $500, or more and th'
said Charles H. Grosvenor signed it
and the money was obtained anc
used to help defeat Maj. Townsent
and came very near accomplishing
its object. That money was distrib
uted under Grosvenor's direction ant
control. We have been informed
that one of the party who signed th
note has been compelled to pay th
whole amount, and that Grosveno
shielding himself behind lega
quibble, has refused to pay any par
of it. If that is true, it does not re
lieve him of his treason to Townsent
and the Republican party, but simp
1 ly shows greater degree of mean
ness in the man who would do sucl
an act. ,lr
I Now, my Republican friends, ar
we. bound by the party ties to sup
port this BoLTER, who recognizes n
controlling power but his own selfisl
desires, and whose motto is, .rule o
, ruin" or shall we rather rebuke hi
, naughty arrogance by scratching hi
, name from our tickets and writin
in the name of General Warner
There really is no living issue be
t tween the parties and Warner is
better Republican as well as a bel
ter Democrat than Charley Grosver
or ever can be. 1t is'a splendid tim
to rebuke the bolter and lay him 0
the political cooling board to refet
$ upon his own dirty work in politic
! We propose to help lay him out, q
n should every genuine, party-loving
D REPUBLICAN.
: ~The 'unholy alliance of th
!, Republican Party with the liqut
r traffic has proved the most giganti
t fraud and deceptive political tric
ever perpetrated on civilized con
d munity. The numerour occasion
j. in which tho name of the G. q