Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-12
DEFEAT INVITED.
cAMPBELL'S RECORD AGAINST THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

A Democratic Newspaper Says Defeat
Preferred to Success on False and
Fraudulent Issues, Will Not Support
Campbell.
The Cedarville Herald in its issue of
Aug. 81, Immediately after the Demo
cratic state convention, took strong
ground against the election of Campbell.
The Herald is lesding and influential
orthodox Democratic organ of southern
Ohio. Here is what it says:
The Democratic party of Ohio has
again repeated the disastrous expert
ment of expediency, at a time when
Democratic prospects were never bet
ter, and there was glorious hope OF
victory with an honest campaign of
principle. But unfortunately these
hopes are gone; victory would be
meaningless, and it would be better by
far for tn. good OF the Democratic
party that its nominee for governor be
defeated than elected.
THE platform is all right, but the
standard-bearer, Hon. James E.
Campbell, is not in harmony with the
platform. His record particularly for
the two years past has been q series OF
efforts against the principles of De-
mocracy He began by voting against
the Morrison bill; next voting and
speaking against the interstate COM
merce bill; then voting against the free
wool clause of the Mills bill, finally
voting for the Mills bill as a whole
under protest, and after wards expressing
in an interview in The Cincinnati En-
quirer, the opinion that the Mills bill,
which everywhere received the endorse
ment of the Democratic party, was a
mistake Further than this he attempt
ed to create hostility against the grand
est president TIL. Democrats ever had,
the brave, honest, able Grover Cleve-
land He villiied this great man at
every opportunity. and no Republi-
can criticism coul1 have been more
caustic.
'.And this is the man the free trade
Democrats of Ohio are called upon to
vote for Will they do it? For our
self We can say with Neal that defeat
is to be preferred, immeasurably pre-
ferred upon some great principle of
governmental policy than success upon
false fraudulent issue We opposed
the nomination of Campbell upon the
above grounds. and as they still exist
we propose to be consistent and con-
tinue the opposition, believing that the
Democratic party deserves defeat every
time it swerves from the strict line Of
principle. We have nothing personal
against Mr.. Campbell. He is a very
pleasant, genial gentleman, but those
are not the proper qualifications for the
leader of great political party.
The Gang and the Democratic Gang.
1t pleases the editors of some of the
Democratic newspapers to allude to
Foraker and his gang" They seem
to regard this phrase as mark of op-
probrium, and they scatter it plenteous-
" through their billingsgate. Foraker
being the nominee of the Republican
party, his gang at the present time
is the whole party, and mighty and
glorious host it is in Ohio. 1t is the
state of the Union. 1t has more patriot
ism, more honor, and more intellectual
and courageous leadership. The Re-
publican gang is great.
But there are gangs and gangs.
There is a gang now controlling the
Democratic party in Ohio that is soaked
and stepped in crime and political de-
bauchery. 1t has the decrepit old party
by the throat and is choking her until
she weakens.
Among this gang is Allen o. Myers.
One of the leaders is Lew Bernard,
of Hamilton county. The name sug-
gests all that is dirty and notorious in
Hamilton county's fraud and forgery.
Another is Buck Brady, q that name
is enough. Another is Mike Mullen,
who has served time for imprisoning
legal voters. Others are Isaac Hill
and DIR. Montgomery. These are some
of the notorious gang who are the
head and front of the Democratic party
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