Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-23
lFron the Sherwood Tribune, Indspendsnt ]
PIN HOOKSi
Republican Farmer on the Con.
gressional Situation.
THINKS BRIGHAM A POLITICIAN
WHO SHOWS INTRICUES AND
HOPES TO REAP OFFICE.
What Win the Harrest Re7

ED TRIBUNE:-Being Republican
farmer of Delaware township and usu-
ally voting with that political party, ]
am in position to know how my neigh
bors feel regarding the candidacy of the
congressional nominees In this district.
have taken some pains to investigate
the situation and find that Mr.. Brigham
is not universally admired by that class
of farmers OF which he claims to be a
member. The reasons for our distrust
Of him are natural enough I think In
the light Of all surroundings. In the
first place, no one at all acquainted
with his history will deny that for at
least dozen years past he has given
much more Of his time to the eultiva-
tion of schemes and intrigues in the
field of politics than he has in the cul.
| tivativation of wheat and grain on the
farm. Being a chronic ofice-seeker
and alI-round politician all his energies
have been enlisted In an effort to break
into Congress. Having once made the
race and failing Of election all his labors
have since been expended In building
up interests by which he could demand
of his party second trial. In the ere
alton of such sentiment, his work has
been made among the farming class
and when not lobbying for some mo-
nopoly In Congress he has been found
at county fairs and farmer assemblages
patting the overburdened agriculturist
on the bowed back. None will believe
that this charming and ever-active So
licitude for the farmers interests is
solely the outgrowth of philanthropic
Iova al Nv nd 20 for
Office, does he demand the support OF
the agricuiturist for such sympathetic
concern and feigned regard? / have
heard no other reasons advanced why
we farmers should support Mr.. Brig
ham other than that he is farmer. Is
this reason sufficient?
When Mr.. Brigham was member of
the State legislature he had at least a
pleasing opportunity to show his fee
ings for any sympathy with the army
of struggling farmers of the state, but
did he do it? Can you recall an effort
on his part to relieve our over-taxed
class by the enactment of laws looking
| to the reduction of taxation? He had a
much better opportunity then to pro-
mote legislation which would directly
apply a balm to our ills than he would
have in Congress. Why did he not
favor legislation abolishing the pernic-
ious system of fee-taking and q reduc.
tion of the high salaries paid county Of
ficers? Perhapsit was as an ex-sheriff
Of Fulton county the beauties of big
pay for little service was yet very fresh
In his mind. This point is at least
worthy of consideration and should be so
| treated by farmers. have little faith
in the word Of man who prays for op-
portunity to inaugurate reforms and
fails to act when in possession of such
opportunity. II looks as though the
petition was of dual nature and that
the opportunity was much more desired
than the accomplishment of reforms,
and that the one would be sacrificed
on the altar of the other.
The bats thrown out to catch votes
are many and varied, but If Mr.. Brig
ham expects to hook support with corn
husks he is fishing In the wrong pond
Oratorical freshets will not SO swell the