The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-06

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Republicans
When the Ohio campaign was opened
| the republicans were the first Ia de-
clare that rue battle should be fought
on living issues. that personalities
should be kept out Of the fight In
short. the campaign should be one OF
| education. 1t was not necessary 10 So
cure the assent Of the democrats "a
| this as II was known by republicans
that mud-slinging was not habit Of
democrats. In one Of his opening
speeches Gov Campbell spoke in the
highest terms Of Maj. Mckinley. Of his
sterling honesty, Of his character as :
public man and as a private citizen.
lie feelingly expressed his admiration
for him and declared him to be his per-
sonal friend IL WAS not long. how
ever. before the republicans discovered
their inability 10 cope with the demo-
Gratis In campaign Of education. From
prot ection. their hobby. they shifted TO
silver. But on this rs on the tariff.
they were worsted by Gov Campbell
and his aids Left without an issue.
routed from their protection break
water. the disorganized. dcmoralizcd
republican army was forced to load its
smooth borcs with mud and fire them
at Gov. Campbell. The guns were not
trained upon his character; no word
was uttered against his honesty or in
tegrity; no intimation that he had
committed a dishonest act during his
govcrnorship-there was absolutely
nothing i'm Gov. Campbell's public or
private life for the hard-pushcd repub-
Leans to assail Then they thought Of
his financial condition. This. they
claimed, was not such as governor in
highly protected country should en-
vested his money in any Of the monop-
olies fostered by the law Of which his
opponent was the creator. He was not
wealthy, but they avcrrcd he was worse
than poor, that he was in debt Fabu-
lous sums he was said to owe to his
friends. To Mr.. Cleveland he was said
to be indebted many thousand dollars.
TO Mr.. Brice sixty-fve thousand dol
lars, to MIR. Mclean fifteen Thousand
dollars, and to one Wilkinson. "a
prominent Ohio politician, seven thou
sand dollars.
Republican papers printed these
stories without making any effort 10
ascertain the truth Of them Thus il
was that Gov. Campbell decided to call
. halt lie had simply denied the
stories as from time to time they had
been hurled at him from the stump.
but when the press printed them as
gospel truth he resolved TO defend him
self. This is the method he took and q
very effective one it is, too:
COLUMBUS o.. Oct o-Commercial Gazette.
Cincinnati. o.: I'm less you retraet In your next
issue. in the broadcast and dearest possible ian
gaase. the publication made BY you this day
and purporting 10 be copied from the New
York Recorder. shall bring suit against you
tomorrow. The man whom you call Ralph W.
Wilkinson, and 70 whom these msnstrous lies
are attributed. never heard or do not pro
pose 70 let you shield yourself behind some
mythical person. or 10 escape because YOU are
attempting To ruin my credit and reputation as
IN honorable man by printing from papers in
New York what you have not the hardihood TO
rrint direct Your meek editorial comment To-
day Is worse THAN would be bold and open as
sumption Of responsibility. Your scrced taken
from the New YORK Press the other day was
untrue and Ii b>lous. AMI shall bring SUIT upon
that also unless you retract t.
JAMES T. cAMrnELL
A message was sent by Mr.. Campbell
70 his New York attorneys in reference
20 the Recorder and the Philadelphia
Press which had printed similar stories
But this is not all The men who
are conducting the campaign Of educa-
ton for the republican party in Ohio
SO far forget what little deccncy they
may have possessed as to drag Mrs.
Campbell, the governors wife. into the
No woman in Ohio stands
higher in the estimation OF the people
than Mrs Campbell The men who
are trying TO daub Mr.. Campbell with
mud surely might have had respect
enough for their mothers and sisters
to leave Mrs. Campbell alone. But
they did not and the word was passed
along the line and heralded by the
organs that Mrs Campbell was an ex-
travagant woman.
Think Of what an issue that would
make il the republicans only pushed
it. The governors wife extravagant!
What subject for . stump speech!
How the orator could enlarge upon
such . vital question: Ohio could be
made republican state eternally BY
such an issue.
IL there was any doubt about the
elect ion Of Gov. Campbell the publica-
ton OF these attacks on his financial
condition removes it. The respectable
members Of the republican party will
not approve Of such despicaUle meth
DDS to defeat an opponent Chicago
Globe.