Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-08-09

MORE silly attempt to manufacture
something ont of nothing in political way
was never ettemp!ed than the absurd story
the Republican papers have invented TO try
and cast suspicion upon the Democracy of
j. s. Shook, the clean and everywhere pop
ular candidate for eongreis. The story is
made all the more ridiculous when it is
known that the Republican schemers of the
district have had their heads together ever
since the convention in desperate and
futile attempt TO find some Ii tie flaw In the
character of Mr.. Shook which they could use
as basis to found a compaign story upon.
The farther they have investigated his past
life the more certain have they become that
any story invented to reflect upon his perso-
nal character would come back to them with
strengthen Mr. Shook in his party and bring
to his support large number of personal
friends in the Republican party who are his
admirers and who would revolt at any at
tempt by the Republican press to misrepre-
sent him in personal way. So they know
any such manner, and neither do they pre-
tend to make any direct char. .es against his
political record; but by taking advantage of
the fact that Judge W. H. Shook is cousin
of the Democratic candidate, the Republi-
can press has been trying to cast a reflection
upon his Democratic record by asking the
question whether he did not support Judge
Suook. They know perfectly well that there
i, no j1stioe or fairness in thus attempting
to deceive their readers, for the returns
clearly prove that at the election wness Judge
Shook was candidate the precinct in which
j. s. Shook and Judge Shook both lived gave
o the latter exactly the same vote-and no
more as was given to the head of the Re-
publican ticket. And in every part of Pauld-
ing county whsre j. s. Snook's infuen is
strongest by reason of long acquaintance,
the result was practically the same. Besides
this, every working Democrat who resided
in Paulding county at that time knows that
j. s. Shook was true TO the entire Democrat
i, ticket. The Express says that "the Demo-
Gratis of Paulding seem to be very much dis
turbed over the report that John s. Shook,
the Democratic nominee for congress in the
Fifth district, voted for Judge W. 81. Shook
watn lie was a candidate fer common pl as
judge against s. T. Sutphen." The state
ment is as untIuthful as any which could
have been uttered. The Democrats of
Paulding county do not care farthing for
any such report for they are perfectly salts
fed it is untrue. 1t is safe to say that every
delegate from PauldIng was a supporter Of
Judge Sutphen when he was candidate.
Most of them W, r5 known to every political
act of their candidate. They were a good
Democrats, and the fact that the delegation
stood as solid phalanx for s. Shook from
start to finish, gives tn, lie to the Express
statements about their being disturbed. The
truth is, the Express is disturbed for fear 1t
cannot make somebody outside of Paulding
county believe hat there is suspicion hang
ing over j. s.. Snook's Democracy. Judge
Sutphen is perfectly satisfied that Mr.. Shook
gave him loyal support in every way. The
election returns and every other circum-
stance prove it. The writer has personally
known John s. Shook for fifteen years. Be-
fore he was a voter he was hard working,
hustIing Democrat and accomplished much
good service for his party in precinct
where Democrats were decidedly in the
minority. There never has since been q
Democratic vic.ory in Paulding county that
he did not aid in bringing about. There has
not been Democratic defeat that he has not
worked just as manfully to turn into Dem
ocratic victory. The Republican press is
wasting its ammunition and making itself
ridiculous by trying to cast any insinuation
upon j. 8. Snook's Democracy; ard this
paper has good reason to know whereof it
speaks Defamcet Democra