The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-10-24

IN . UIOVos LUuVlCo uuuoI OUT 9y0tem pTeS6uUo
more opportunities for developing and sxer-
cising the inate oussedness of man than any
system that has ever been devised.
This Is perfect pen picture of you
and your methods. Let me briefly re.
view your political career in Ohio for
the last six years, that Democrats may
see what an ardent, fearless, honest
Democrat you are.
In 1889 you were not known in the
campaign, you were busy in Wall street
Your spies kept you informed of the
amount of money John H. Thomas was
putting in the campaign. You held
aloof until you were informed Demo-
cratic victory was possible, and then
after victory was assured you sent your
money and your agents over the state to
buy up the men that had taken help
from John H. Thomas. You doubled
the amounts Thomas had given them.
They kept his money and yours too, and
voted for you. You thus applied to
practical politics your great discovery Of
''paralleling" the prosperity of someone
else and squeezing them after your pur-
chase of the senatorship in January,
1890, you hastened back to Wall street
and you were duly quiet and retired. It
behooved you to be so; any "pernicious
activity" on your part might have pro-
voked an investigation that might have
headed you toward q state institution
on the banks of the Scioto, instead Of
your purchased seat in the United States
senate. In 1S90.91 and '92 you were not
in evidence in any campaign in Ohio
politics. You sent a dab Of filthy money,
but your powerful and eloquent voice
was not heard pointing the way for the
Ohio Democracy. You had no prin-
ciples and never have had any.
Killed Ritchie.
In 1892 you tried to assert ownership
of the Ohio delegation, but failed. You
did all you could by non-interference to
defeat Cleveland. Ten days before the
election you were amazed by the news
that Cleveland would carry Ohio. The
people had ignored the politicians and
without organization, leaders or money
they polled the largest vote the Ohio
Democracy have ever cast. You bun
koed the national convention out of q
few thousand dollars by agreeing to
send as much to Ohio as it did. James
E. Neal was in New York City when
this deal was made, and he notified
your henchmen to meet him in Colum-
bus, which they did. He told them
about the money and they got all that
was given out.
In 1898 you began to put your finger
in the Democratic pie in Ohio. You pre-
vented Walter Ritchie from being can
didate for governor-Lawrelce 7. Neal
was nominated. For the first time in
its history the Ohio Democracy, at your
dictation, abandoned principle and de-
clared in favor of Briceism. 1t declared
Cleveland to be great man, and in the
next paragraph it proclaimed you as
greater and praised you for your hon.
esty. The answer of the people was a
majority of 50 900, not against the Ohio
Democracy but against New York Brice-
ism.
In 1894, after betraying the Ohio
Democracy in the United States senate
for spot cash from the sugar trust and
other corrupt corporations; after being
branded by President Cleveland for
treason, perfidy and infamy, you came
to the Democratic convention to be pub
licly hissed, but you were able to con-
troll the committee on resolutions and
you again became the issue, and the re-
suit was majority of 1000 against
Briceism in Ohio
Now, then, we are in another CAM
paign where you have by your manipu-
lations and your dishonest money. made
yourself the sole issue, and do you sup.
pose that honest, self-respecting Demo
Gratis are going to neglect the opportun-
ity of placing their indignant disap-
proval upon Brice, Doodle and Bossism?
The Democratic party has no candidate.
no platform, no issue. It has only you.
The larger the majority against you
this year, the better will it be for the
future of the Ohio Democracy.
CampbelPs Chin Music.
You fear this result, and for this rea-
son you are hiding under Grover Cleve.
lands coat-tails and behind Mr.. Camp
BELLS chin music. In April last saw
letter from you, copies of which were
sent all over the state, in which you
said you would not put any money in
Ohio if you were not permitted to con-
troll the organization. Your letter was
q threat and bribe and an insult to
every honest Democrat Later, to con-
troll the convention, you sent letter to
every federal officeholder commanding
them to do all they could for the cause
Of "honest money" This letter was in
of President Cleveland's order
for all federal officeholders to keep
hands off in politics. It was cunning
appeal worthy of you and your un.
methods. Every federal
to man obeyed. Cleve-
land was not amazed at your gall and
audacity, but he was furious at your
and dishonest imposition
upon his personal followers and wor-
shippers. You had deceived them like
Aaron of old, by putting up the golden
calf, in his name, and inducing them to
fall down and worship They are aware
of your trickery now, and you will reap
the reward for your duplicity at the ap.
election.
I will not prolong this letter Ipoint
out facts that many have forgotten.
No honest Democrat is bound by action
10 support Calvin s. Brice of New York
and Springfield performance Mr..
Brice. it is publicly announced that you
are coming to Ohio soon to lift up your
golden voice for Democracy This will
be your grandest opportunity to confuse
your enemies by doing the following
things:
First-Deny that you are a candidate