Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-06-03
Ohio Runaway Senators in Chatta'
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1t seems that after the publication of
the report that one of the runaway Sen
ators was arrested at Chattanooga that
they said some very harsh things about
Chattanooga and its officials which were
published as interviews. While Senator
Lawrence was not pulled or even sus-
pected of larking, he was most severe Ill
bis denunciation of the mayor and pO-
lice, and in reply got the following:
AN OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR LAW
RENEE, OF OHIO.
SIR-My attention has been called to
an interview which some newspaper re
porter is said to have had with you and
reported to the Cincinnati Enquirer on
the 18th inst, in which you are pleased
to comment severely upon the treatment
received by yourself and others, report
ed to be members of the Ohio Senate
while in Chattanooga recently. L desire
to say to you, that if correctly reported,
that you are the most unmitigated liar
that it has ever been my misfortune
to meet, and if your capacity for bare-
faced lying is any indication of your
moral standard, then l am prepared to
believe that If you are not the distin-
guished gentleman from Ohio whom the
policeman pulled from the arms of the
dnsky lover while you were in Chatta-
nooga, and who forfeited the money de-
posted as security for his appearance be-
fore the police court next morning ratb-
er than show his Senatorial face in court
then it is not because you are any toe
good to be caught in just such an act.
[ do not know whether you are old or
young, large or small, or whether you
have more space between the eyes than
over them, neither do l care to know, for
as for your individual carcass | have no
concern.
1t seems that you and the precious
gang that accompanied you were not
satisfied because you were not taken in
hand and wined and dined and made IL
ons of while you remained in this city.
Yoa came to the wrong place for any
thing of that kind. Our people are in
telligent and reading people and the
reputation of your party bad preceded
you, and as result you were treated
just as you deserved to be, or any other
set of refugees from justice should be
treated. About two weeks ago a large
number of the members of the Ohio
Legislature did our city the houoI to pay
our city visit and we tried to and be
lieve we did succeed in making it pleas
ant for them. and so far as heard from
none of them fell into the hands of the
police, but they came as gentlemen,w were
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acted while here as gentlemen and there
in lies the difference and the explana-
tion as TO your treatment.
1t is true, am an Ohio man, and there
are many Ohio men here, and l can as
sure you that all are heartily ashamed
of your party, and as much as we desire
to have people visit our city and locate
here and make their home with US, We
have no use for your sort.
We have none of yourl kind of
your kind of politicians on either side
down here, and don't want any. We
have free ballot and fair count. and
do not tolerate scabs. ballot box stufiDg,
Jicket-switching, perjured forgers and
repeaters such as you have labored all
winter to sustain, and whom to keep in
Office and power, and out of the peDiten-
tiary. where they belong, you finally
sneaked away from your post of duty,
like sheep-killing dogs, and then expect
civilized community to treat you like
gentlemen and distinguished guests.
Sneak back to Columbus, take your
medicine. and thank God, as you should
do, if you are allowed to take your seats
again among gentlemen.
a. G. SHARP, Mayor