Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-10-29
Geo. Russell, the Politi-
cal flackguard and
Trickster,
Frank Coe, the Gentleman.

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If Frank Coe was such bad
man. as George Russell paints MN
is it supposed for moment tna1 ne
would have been retained as deputy
in the Auditors Office during the en-
tire term of his accusorf Certainly
not, he would have received the
grand bounce summarily. He was
not only SO retained, but upon the
close of Geo. Russell's term as Audi
tor Mr.. Coe was highly recommended
by him to his successor
The fact OF the matter is, George
Russell had faculty of laying blame
to those in his employ, whenever
anything wrong occurred during his
official career. This weakness OF his
the NORTHWEST has exposed time
and again. His TRADE upon Mr.. Coe
is but the outcropping of this weak
ness, and has no more foundation
than innumerable charges he made
against others in his employ while
he was county Auditor, and which
the NORTHWEST exposed at the time,
the guilty party always turning out
to be Geo. Russell himself. 1nvari-
ably when an error or any irregu-
Iarity occurred "Oh! my deputy, Cor
clerk as the case may be), is respon-
sible for that. I knew nothing about
it p was always Russelps exclama-
tion, when in every instance he him
self was the guilty party or instiga-
tor. For shame, a man guilty OF
such conduct ought to be driven out
of decent society.
The citizens Of Napoleon well re-
member the treatment Mrs. Edison,
Russelrs deputy while he was post
master of Napoleon, received at his
hands, and the indignities he heaped
upon her, which became so distaste-
full to her that more times than one
she was on the point of giving up
her position, which was her very
bread and butter. Luckily that Mrs.
Edison was a widow, for had it
been otherwise George Russell might
have received thrashing at the
hands of an angry husband All
the shortcomings Of the postoffice,
and the good Lord knows there were
enough of them, owing to the slo-
yenness and laziness of Russell, were
heaped upon poor Mrs. Edison. She
had to take the brunt while he drew
his 5000 per month for his services as
the poorest p. IN. Napoleon ever had.
Some weeks ago the NORTHWEST
exposed the compact made between
Russell and Stevenson, to the effect
that in case of Stevenson's election
Russell was to be his deputy. This
has not been denied by the parties
interested. Now, in order to carry
out this compact this arch political
scheemer, Geo. Russell, tries te
blacken the character of his former
trusted friend and deputy, Mr.. Coe
by accusing him of the very things
Russell is guilty Of himself To gain
his ends, Russell would ruin the char
acter and prospects of young Coe
Notwithstanding up to the present
campaign he asposed as his friend
sand wellwisher, and also the frienG
of his widowed mother. If this doe'
not show wolf in sleeps clothing
then we don't know what the tern
implies. Is it possible that such {
monster resides in our midst Why
Frank Coe is as far above Geo. Rus
sell in all the instincts which 60 tt
make up the perfect gentleman ant
friend of humanity as day is to night
as light is to darkness, or as the SUI
is to the moon.
The baseness Of Geo. Russell's at
tack upon Mr.. Coe is nothing new t,
the majority Of citizens of Henr.
county, for since his advent into tn
politics of the county his stock ii
trade has been to degrade our poll
tics instead Of elevating them. I'll
is as cunning as fox, as sneakin
as hyena, and as cowardly as
Kansas cayote.
Geo. Russell knows full we'll tina
in all Henry county there is not
more honorable young man tina
Frank Coe, yet Russell is nlea
enough, to satisfy his selfish natur
and curb stone politics, to attemp
to blacken his character by distol
tion, misrepresentation, and lie
made out Of whole cloth, and coul
he have full sway no doubt Mr.. Co
would be banished from the county
Who does not remember Geo. Rul
sells TRADE against ex-Audito
Evers, whom he would have sent t
the penitentiary, through his lyin
and Misrepresentation, had it nc
been for the intervention of jus
courtl No citizen is safe should h
come between Geo. Russell and b
political ambitions. But of one thin
he can disabuse his mind, the peopl
Of Henry county will never elevat
him to position again if he shoul
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