The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-04-17
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faitbe columns in tho utmost soou
ton !. q regret that such condemns
count Of 1sary, and II is only on ac.
the News. H;mperative necessity tina.
speaking spe Ih%' boldlp has felt the duty Of
desire to stand bett the right. It IT. is no
patron Of purity thai the spu public ,S. .s sor.
erning motive in raj. orr voice
against this evil. II it wK 80 ~ 49,. con.
fident we would not be belt. ,d. more.
the honest editor OF the Hillobo.' r.,.t,e
charges us with gross dishonesty. The
method Of misstatement by our cot.n.
porary is Of entirely too frequent occur
renee to be seriously considered. We
would not give this matter one moments
serious thought Of personal nature;
nay, we would not notice it at all If it
we're not for the thought that readers OF
the NH. might be led to doubt the
honesty Of the motive which calls forth
the statements made in this paper, and
also the truthfulness of those statements.
Our neighbor says:
The Ne,Os- Herald occupies several
columns Of space in telling of the cor.
ruption that exists i'm the Republican
party, but the editor seems to be par
ticularly worried over the recent Re-
publican primary. The GAZETTE IL
requested to keep Its hands of, as this
is Republican quarrel, but we propose
to referee the fight no matter what
they say. For fear McNicol will get the
worst OF the set.to we will direct the fight
into the proper channels. Two years
ago the Republicans held one Of the
most corrupt primaries ever held In
Hillsboro. That primary nominated
McNicOl for Councilman. Then fol.
lowed the famous Doodle spring elec-
tion Of that year, and he was elected.
Still that gentleman has nothing to
say about this In his fight against cor.
rnption. Can 1t be that Doodle IL all
right when McNicol is to be benefited
and wrong only when he secures none
Of the plums?
Now it is quite evident from the above
that the Gazette man would much rather
deal in personalities than give the truth.
He would present damaging flaw in
ones character or conduct to the public
with the greatest OF pleasure. But we
are on record as to this corruption spoken
of and have endeavored to have the Ga
zette man "referee" the case. Here is
the declaration OF the NH. in its issue
of February 9th, 1890:
AS citizen we are ashamed that any
hn ,lr n.,A Z g
we can openly say and defy investiga.
ton, that we, as citizen, ever spent a
cent in purchasing vote, or ever en-
couraged any one to pay money for q
vote or even saw or knew of money be-
ing paid. We have heard Of this demor.
alizing practice. Yes, heard that the
editor and owners of the reform were on
ssss you e 60 s6s truth Of he
report? And have you ever, either in
dividually or as party managers, known
of any money being spent in violation
OF this reform of which the Gazette is 30
solicitous?
The above was given in answer to a
question propounded to us by the then
purity-loving editor of the Gazette.
We can say nothing stronger in reply
to our neighbor to-day than we did then
It stands, Will the fair.minded reader
notice the question that was at that time
asked by us of the Gazette, namely
Have you ever, either individually or al
party managers, known of any money be
ing spent in violation of this reform O
which the Gazette is SO solicitous? Here
is the answer clear as mud and symmet
rical as the lines OF the new Congress
sional Districts of Ohio:
They (meaning the NH. manage
ment) were never known to do anything
for the party, hence the reading anC
cussing and kicking they have had Il
suffer. We are glad to see, however
that the contributing editor does not ap
prove of Doodle, and for this reason
, doubtless, voted against Massie an
, Hughey last fall.
t Emphatic objections might be offere
to a self.constituted "referee" who
i only able to cast personal reflection o
, the one who asks fair question an
i. who expects fair answer. We woul
Q leave the matter right here were it ne
/. for the fact that many of our reader
seldom see the Hillsboro Gazette, an
+ some who do see it and are of DEM
, cratic belief would not believe us If "
:. set forth that the Gazette misstate
u things. The matter referred to is only
specimen of what is almost of week
u occurrence in that sheet.
o For instance only few weeks ago g
II article appeared in the NH, speakir
D against the proposed change of the Co
D. troll of the free turnpikes from that
Ii County Commissioners to that of Il
i Township Trustees, and in which '
II said that the Gazette favored the chang
Il Here are the words on which We bas'
. the assertion that the Gazette favored i
II "It is unquestionably true that the pre-
y ent system is a very expensive one