The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-06-20
OUR CANDIDATE FUR GOV
ERNOR.
Bill Ball Of Muskingum County.

The "fell0ws, not doctors mol
lawyers nor politicians, but mer
who have closely the finger on tht
public pulse-editors, are announc'
ing Candidates Of their choice. Thlt
is right The people largely know
the deserving men by the statement
Of a paper which can not dare to
say what it's five or ten thousand
readers will not approve. The
SENTINEL has q candidate for gov.
ernor, General and Judge w.
II. Ball of GAINESVILLE.
A word, Mr.. Chairman and Dem.
6crats of Ohio, in presenting him
70 the democracy ut this very criti-
cal time. The General and the
Judge are men of history and of
record. "Bill Ball'' don't carry his
ensigns nor his donors in dress pa :
fade. He is common with the peo
pie, giving wise counsel to the
poorest who seek his advice, a hand,
4 big hand as big as his fist open
20 every deserving charity, as
ready az his foot to kick any ras-.
cal. As a man, fretful, fightfal, &C.
we're when aroused in passion, but
tender as girl, soft and suppIlant
as . baby when the baby not the
fighter lists his ears.
He is the last living of a trium-
Sirate of brothers who came to
GAINESVILLE nearly half a century
ago. The "Three Balls" made an
impress. an imprint upon that solid
town which viii remain Ia coiors
good and enduring while the rain
bow shines.
Bill Balls public character is
too we'll known to repeat to the war.
flors of this generation. When
the war broke out he took gal
liant regiment from GAINESVILLE.
fighting down the very country in
which he was born. He camc ont
Of the war with the deserved pro-
motion Of q general.
As member of the Legislature
he was always counted the Leader.
As Ball, soon on the alphabetical
list voted, SO did all us other Dem
ocrats, and We always voted right.
As Judge he ranked among the
most eminent who have ever filed
that important place.
As man, honest, true and duti-
full, he would be the choice of all
who know him as an Adminlstra-
tor, knowing that he would be as
careful to the living as he would be
just to the dead. That's the kind
of man for Governor.
The last time we note of Bill
Balls appearance in public was at
che resurrection of the Democratic
party as chairman of the most mag
niEcent body of men who ever met
in Ohio. His speech on that occa-
sion was the key note of the follow
ing campaign, which gave to us
Ohio, and all that that implies. He
voiced principles that became our
platform, pointing the road to our
success.
In bis grlsly and greying. but
still commanding glory, Bill Ball |
is the strongest man We have for a |
He is q man In mental
equipment the equal of any. His
record In public service is one of
Usefulness, and is without blot or
stan: But more than all, he IS
'BilI Ball." a man of the people.
he, in the Governors office. the
poor man az we'll as the million
hire, would get attention.
1t would, indeed, be a pleasant
'evival of the pure and the prlmi-
i've TO have man like Bill Ball
'ur Governor.
What say the brethren who know
he old scamp?
The Hooking valley balloos to the
Muskingum and Scioto, and to the
)hio valley, which embraces not
nly our waters but, we think, ou-
as we'll.
What's the answers
The sparrow hawks are after
be postmaster at Corning. Boil