Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-29
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ALLEN G.. IHTEHAN Is a Democrat of
Democrats. Eot within the memory OF
men has the par.y had a sturiier W more
brainy leader in Ohio. For more than a
quarter OF 4 century he has been the espe-
cial faTOrite of the Belmont Democracy:
and in view of the fact that the Kids Of
the party are endeIyoring to rally the or
ganizdtion TO the defense of taliy-sheet
forgery. it is We'll II recall the words of
the Old Roman, iii closing his address
to the jury:
/ am not going to disgrace myself. | am
not going to disgrace these gentlemen who
are ThuS attacked. 1.-THE Citizens Commit
tee OF COlumbusi 10y undertaking to de
fenG IiIem against such an outrageous and
unfOunded charge. Scorn to do il. They
need no defense. They need 10 more de
fense than either OF you do They need
no more defense than any honest man
does who wanted this crime ferreted out
and the offenders brought to punishment.
Why. III the name Of heaven. what were
these citizens of Columbus. who were will
ing to contribute their money to try and
have the perpetrators OF this crime dis
they: How had God made them With
what minds: With what hearts: With
what cOnscienceS. ii they would give their
money. not 10 convict the guilty. not to
discover the guilty, but just for the pleas
UTe of making men commit perjuTy: jaSt
to buy up men to make peijurerS Of them
selves without cOnvicting the guilty. with
out ferreting out the crime bat merely to
have the pleasure of seeing them come
into Court and raise their hands above
their heads, and with the oath Yet Oh their
lips, swearing to what they knew To be
false for gold gold gold. as Mr.. Converse
has called out with his strong lungs again
again. and again?
And now, with very few remarks, |
will stop. Brother CDHcsTSe has argueH
this case as ifhe n0ere makiItg deud set
ut the gentlemen gf the .juIy irhO belong
10 the same p0litjc5{ pdrty that he and /
belong tO-the Democratic purity. He has
inSinuated, yes more than boldly asserted
that this is trial Of the Democratic party
Did the Democratic party commit this
crime? If the Democratic party commit
ted this crime. then Mr. Huling ought to
indict the Democratic party. and then |
will be standing side by side with Brother
Converse, protesting with uplifted hands
if he wants me to raise my hands. that the
Democratic party is utterly guiitleSS Of
any Such crime. Nay, gentlemen it is
simply nonsense to say that. Mr.. Con
verse has explained the whole thing him
self when he said there are bad men in
every party. SO there are There are bad
men in the Democratic party. bad men in
the Republican party, and should not be
surprised if there are bad men even III the
Prohibition party. NLaughter.1 If there
is any party that has no bad men III it it
must be the Woman Rights party. Re
newed laughter | can not conceive of
any other. If there are bad men iii any
party who commit a crime. is the party 10
be accountable for it? If member of
one of yOur churches in this city cheats
his neighbor in horse trade. is the whole
church to do penance for that? Ii man
in your political party commits crime.
are you to go and seek absOluti0n from
that sin? | 3CW tell yoH fCheH 1aFty
does becOHe responsible When Il crime
is committed by Il mem6@r Or members IF
Il party, and that pGrty, iRStead Of set
ting their .fdces like flint ugdjilSt the per-
petTGtOTS IF crime seek 10 shield him, they
take the responsibility on their 0ra
ShOHIdeFS
But ! do want this party, to which |
have belonged row more than sixty years.
for began when was child this party
which has done So much for me, and which
| have conScientiOusiy believed in: which
has its faults, as all parties have had their
faults; which has been wrong sometimes.
as all parties have been wrong: but in
which have believed. 10 which my faitE
has been pledged and has been kept do
want that party, in the going down of the
sun of my life, when shall look for the
last time abroad on the earth I do want
to see that party still standing, still re-
spected, still honOred, and still deserving
the goodwill and kindness and support
Of all my feliow-beings.