The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-10-07

D0r.
The Democrats are making great ef.
fort to defeat Hon. H. H. Redkey, in his
race for the Legislature, and John Will.
hanson for Sheriff. In the first instance
they want to make a show of earning
the money John R. Mclean has dumped
into this county. In thesecond instance,
they are after the spoils for local pur.
poses The Gazette is hungry for meat,
and the Journal is also anxious for q
square meal, though the fact is, it
wouldn't even get smell of the juicy
roast.
They can urge nothing against Hon.
H. H. Redkey, except that he presented
the bill for the release of County Treas
urer Roads from liability for about ST., 900
lost through the Citizens Bank failure.
This act was petitioned fer by the lead
ing tax payers, both Democrats and Re
publicans 1t was spoken of in all the
papers of the county. 1t remained in
the hands Of the Legislature about two
months before it was acted upon. In all
that time there was no remonstrance,
not even postal card. If these men
who are trying to work up such a furore
over matter that hardly amounted to
cent piece to the inhabitants of the
county, are sincere, why didn't they
spend few cents for postage at the
time, and send up their remonstance ?
If these great reformers who are sweat
ing blood over that cent piece, want
to know who those tax payers are who
signed the petition for Mr.. Roads re
lease, we will furnish them in print
They will find the name of many a good
Democrat there, whose heart was too
big TO want to see a fellowman ruined
that he might save cent in his taxes
Do you want their names
Is it on such fimsy pretexts as thit
you seek to infame the passions and
predjudices OF the people against Hon
H H. Redkey, and in favor of John R
Mclean?
Mr. Redkey was sent to Columbus ia
do the peoples will. They asked the
passage OF this bill. It was talked of in
all the papers. Not single remonstrance
was offered, and if any body is to blame
it is these howlers now, these one cent
economists, who refused at the proper
time to send 10 their remonstrances. II
they couldn't. raise a whisper then, II
would be becoming in them to hold
their peace now. Mr., Redkey only die
what any other Representative would
have done under similar circumsta noes
He presented the bill and the petit ion
as requested. What else should he have
done?
Now, as to thelsherig, they can fine
no fault with Mr.. Williamson, excep1
that he was not born in Highland coun
ty. Now, honestly, John couldn't helI
that, could he? When he found ou
what good people that were in Highland
county, however, he packed up anc
came right over. BY behaving himsel
he has almost atoned for the SIN of hi
birth, and is today nearly as kind an.
clever and good man as il he had actu
ally been born in Highland county Ant
after his election to the office of Sheriff
[yon'll agree to this-Democrats and all
Bnt they say some prisoners got on
OF the jail few weeks ago. What OF it
John has put more prisoners in that jai
by his shrewd detective work than hav
gotten out under all the Sheriffs That
saying q good DEAL. But it's true. Pris
oners get out Of the strongest jsils ir th
world. Prisoners have'escsped from on
good friend Mackerly, half dozen in hi
time. They escaped from the lsments
Dick AcConnaushsy. They have q
6apcd from othsrs. Why didn't thes
| people raiss howl thens
I ytesll tao thin, eentlsmsn, end "a
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