The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-03-08
The Tally sheet Cases.
4 PrnS'ituii. n of justice for
Political Purposes.

Wv iHS ppiititii -ttiChStSis an
scoundre's that have been managin
that political scheme is. that ther
may be some republican juryman q
the twelve. so lost to any s-nsc O
his obligations and his oath to re
irain from returning prompt yer
. Dict of acquiital and thus secure
hing jury.
Thai case has heen so far lai,
bare. that it becomes the duty o
every honest man and especially o
every democrat, against hose par
" this political outrage was aimed
TO speak of the matter in plaiI
trims and call things ty theil
right names.
1t is not new. by any means fol
Republican politicians to get up +:
clamnr about fraud. sacredness %
ballot. etc. to cover up their evi
purpose-that of perpctraling al
outrage III the interest oi party sue
cess.
This was heir policy prior TO and
during The commission of the great
est crime ever perpeirated against
The rights of the A merican people
when the same party under the same
leaders and management. reversed
the will of the people and stole The
presidency.
1t has not been so long hut that
democrats can remember with what
profession OF fairness and promises
of honesty from The same poIitica
managers The democratic party was
induced to submit the question OF
the presidency, after they had been
successful at The polls. and how
basely they were betrayed.
the entire pack Of republican
papers and polillcians throughout
The Stale are in full crv
against these dem )crats who
have been indicted at Colum-
bus. by the most vi!lnous pro-
ceeding that ever diSgiaced Il court
of juS.ice. insist iug al the time that
democrats shall say 10 word con-
cerning the startling ouirages thai
are being cumnit. ed in the name of
the 'aw
a simple statement of The facts
so far as They are aireaGy developed
need no comment and can leave no
doubt to any fair minded man what
this whole business means.
Whether these tally sheets were
forged al he instance Of and by re-
publican> IN thai hnng!lng manner,
for the purpose al being discovered
ard rejecting odlnm upon The Dem
ocratic party AMI i'n>>ibly furnish
tho BASS for this prosecution
of which there is much stronger ev
iience than there is Of tho guilt of
either of the men that have been
charged with The crime, is unIm-
pGrtani, rs compared with this com
bina;iun and con piracy TO convic'
lnnncpnt men 10 reflect upon the
Democratic party
The fact that few good men may
lie found among wLp, is knuwE as
the cii iizens committee weighs moth
ing upon this question.
All good citizens f;tror the PAN
is.nont of crime and may be induced
to join In an etfnrt t"r that purpose.
Their very zeal IN that respect make
;hem easy and pllab'e tools in the
hands of desIgnIn- scoundre's to
carry out lieir own designs.
The citizens committee may have
been entered into by same of its
members without the knowledge
.hu. il was 10 be held up as Il cover
Tor all he vil'any that has been at
tempted to be pcrpeirated in its
name.
Nor does the use of Judge Thur i
mans name conceal the dirty job.
the perjury. the subornation OF
ne,iury. prostitution OF official pc
silion, oppression in office and high
outrage that has no equal
in this country.
The tact that the villains had so
corrupt Il job on hand made it nee
,>sary TO procure some respectable
rame like Judge Thurman 8 10
give the case stan,ling. Indeed,
Dut for the fact of this nse m ide nf
.ho citizens committee and
Judge Thurman, that case
nng ago would hive been kissing
md hywnr,l. and every one con
acc ell with II, asve only the
accused and their attorneys, would
ong ere this lie justly held in the
uost thorough contempt.
The name of Judge Thurman
however, pr"cured Tor The purpose
# Il COS; of So, 500. who Is conless-
Lily OF; Of practice, is less useful III
he case so far as awy legal services
10 could perform than hundreds of
awyers who coul4 have been hired
or liiuch less money Nor does tie
xireme Ie<1 oc:ahil;tg of th'- riiizan's
on n,ittec cover ap and hide tie
aw he ded and ugly fraud. the
niserahIy corrupt and false pretence
lat is misca!led criminal trial in
court OF justice.
When any honest man. aud csrec
alIy any democrat. comes to the !