Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-10-24

to be forgery. In so far as the charges
he.made against Campbell were based
on this contract Mr.. Halstead with
draws them. AS the matter was men,
tionen in the Press the retraction is al
so mentioned.-New York Press (ram-
pant Rep.)
AS we have said, the Commercial
Gazette was not restrained by this
speech from publishing the charges
again. And in this way it unconscious
ly aided the development of most in
teresting specimen of the political
boomerang. On fhe 10th 1t declared
that Campbell's speech at Germantown
was mot denial but confession"
Campbell was "waiting to see whether
he could prove forgery before he could
say whether he signed the paper" and
| the people could not fail ito understand
the meaning of this.n HE certainly
places himself in a painful position" "
wrote Mr.. Halstead, land his full speech
makes him rather an object of sympa-
thy than indignation. His uncon-
sciousness of humor is delicious"
Twenty-four hours later Mr.. Halstead
himself, placed in "a painful position"
published an admission that the al
legged signatures of Mr.. Campbell were
forgeries. "That there may be no shade
of doubt upon my exact meaning" he
wrote II have to say that Mr.. Camp
BELLS signature as it has been used is
| fraudulent" This and some other re-
marks Of the same kind with a "delic-
ious Inconsistencies of humOr." So
far as the sensational incidents of the
campaign are concerned the Democrats
thus far have the best of it. Theirs is
very little left of the ballot box charges,
while on the other hand the aspect of
the charges against Foraker's represen-
tative in the Cincinnati board of public
works and the Republican committee
of that city becomes less and less pleas
ing to the Republicans.-New York
Times (Ind.)
Mr.. Campbell promptly denied the
Allegation. He did so with the emphat-
ic indignation of an honest man whose
integrity had been impugned. Yet
even without this explicit denial the
story was generally repudiated as fab
rication designed solely to injure Mr..
Campbell before the people OF Ohio.
No one at Washington or Cincinnati
who knows this gentleman and his
high sense Of business honor, believed
il for a moment. It had all the exter-
nal evidence of being part of a conspi-
racy to imperil and destroy his chances
of election, and so it proves to be. Mr..
Halstead admits its nefarious character
when he admits the forgery, and Mr..
Campbell, who needed the vindication
from his friends, Sw stands more than
vindicated at the hands Of his political
enemies. In view of Mr.. Halstead's
retraction would it not be in order for
Governor Foraker to make an equally
generous explanation? 1t is but a few
days ago that he substantially prefer
red the same charge in a public speech
and illustrated his point by the exhibit
ton to his audience of one of the iden-
tical ballot boxes in question. All this
Notwithstanding the fact that he had
himself on certain occasion written a
letter to Gov. Luce of Michigan, recon-
mended this very device as in his be-
lief a good thing to adopt. 1t would
seem that simple justice demands OF
Gov. Foraker that he proceed without
delay to set his opponent right in this
matter, and, with the same publicity in
which Mr.. Halstead makes his state
ment, declare the accusation to be un-
founded and Mr.. Campbell entitled the
fullest possible reparation for the SLAM
derous assault that was attempted up
on his good name and official rectitude.
--Washington Post Ind
The weopon which Murat Halsted
aimed at James E. Campbell, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio,
in the form of a charge that the latter
while in Congress was financially inter-
ested in the manufacture of q ballot
box which he sought to have the gen.
eral government adopt, has become q
boomerang that promises to infiict
great injury upon the Republicans
The signatures to the documentary
proofs Of Campbell's completely in the
LOB are shown to be forgeries, and Mr.
Halstead has promptly acknowledged
this in double loaded editorial, stating
that "Mr. Campbell's signature, as it
has been used, is fraudulent" No end
of excitement had been caused by Mr..
Halstead's charge, and the Republican
papers all over the State were loudly
calling upon Campbell to withdraw
The upshot of the matter must prove
harmful to Foraker.-Springtield Re-
publican Qnd.)
In political sense Ohio has been by
| IOuH OuuS VuO LICdug5U SluIC III tLC
; union. Its politicians appear to think
that because man is a Democrat he is
legitimate subject of defamation, re-
gardless of his reputation for personal
Integrity. The popularity of Gov. For
. aker, such as it is, has rested more up
on his inclination to abuse his political
: opponents than upon any natural abili-
ty of the man or any conspicuous rec.
ord of public services. The editor OF
the leading Republican paper of the
State, Murat Halstead, is also noted for
his indulgence in virulent invective
: and his tendency in this regard has just
placed him in "scrape" whichis likely
to bear an important relation to the
= Ohio campaign.-Utica Observer (Dem.,
Mr.. Halstead was not so Fortunate
To state the case mildly, "he has made
= a mess oft" He owes it to the people
l to tell how it was done and to bring the
' man who deceived him to the full light
, of day and adequate punishment. Bu
1 even when he has done that, the error
considering Mr.. Halstead's experience
will remain inexcusable.-C
Dispatch (Rep.)
The Commercial Gazette has found
cred around in this campaign until il
. has got in the same unenviable position
that the London Times occupied in the
! recent assault made on Mr.. Parnell
e Tho most astOnishino thipu ahnI,t IL i,