The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-10-07
THE ATTEMPTS IN OLD ROSS.
fampalgn That Ended In Forgery
Of Tally Sheets.
100000 SENT TO CLOSE COUNTIES
rhs Same Man with the Same Methods
and More Money IL Again In
the Saddle.

II seems that Allen o. Myers is not
the first man in Ohio to announce that
John r. Mclean believes every man
has his price," though no doubt Mr..
Myers has more intimate knowledge
that this is 80 than any other. In an
article published by the Chillicothe
Leader during the campaign Of 1885,
when Mclean first tried to be senator,
and when the efforts of his friends to
forge the tally sheets in Cincinnati
and Columbus to bring about his elec- :
ton were finally brought to light, Is
found the statement of Mr. McLean's
belief.
To show more specifically and defin-
itely what the Mclean campaign
methods are, the whole article from
the Leader is herewith published:
"The Leader before this had occa-
sion to declare that John r. Mclean
was the one formidable Democratic
candidate for the United States sem
ate, and since the Ross county Demo-
cratic convention was held, 1t has also
had occasion to assert that DR.. Nat
Potter, as candidate for the legisla-
ture, stood a square representative of
the Mclean faction. We were Just as
well satisfied of this the day of Mr..
Potter's nomination as we are now,
but we were not then in the condition
to present the evidence to the public
that we are now. To-Day there is no
longer room for doubt, and there is
not leading Democrat in the county
who is on the ground floor in political
matters, who does not know it..
within the past week there has
come into the hands Of the Democratic
executive committee of this county the
enormous sum Of $4,000 for political
uses In the present campaign. One
thousand dollars Of this is to be used
exclusively for the election of DR.. Pot
ter and $500 Of it is to be used exclu-
sively for the election of John L.
Hughes, $1,000 being divided equally
between Ross and Highland counties
to that end. The remaining $1,000 Is
to be used for the county ticket, with
the definite understanding that the
$500 shall not be diverted from its
purpose, and to insure that that part
Of the program will be carried out to
the letter. This money has come di-
rectly from John r. Mclean. or those
who are running his campaign for
him under his direction.
ITO any man of intelligence, the
mere fact that this enormous sum Of
money has come into the county is al
most prima facie evidence that It
comes from this source, even though
all other evidence is wanting, which
is certainly not the case. nat is has
come into the county, we dare the
Democratic executive committee to
deny. We dare that committee to
make plain square statement, which
Is free from bubble or evasion, over
the signatures of it's individual mem
bers, which will pretend to claim that
within the past 10 days-we believe it
to have occurred within the past week
lit has not received a large sum of
money, closely approximating $2,S00,
considerable proportion of which
came from abroad, accompanied by in
structions that it was to be used for
the purpose above specified.
"Let the reader consider for single
moment what sum of money such a
proportion to Ross county represents
There are SO counties in the state. An
average of $500 to county would be
a total of s246,400. OF course there
are number of counties in which
there will be no such demand for mon
ey, as in strong Republican or strong
Democratic counties. To those will
not be given. but the prodigality dis
played here leaves Uut little doubt that
at least 100000 will be or has been
poured into the Democratic campaign
for a special purpose, and that pur.
| pose the election of Democratic sen.
, ator and representative. From whom
could such vast sum of money be
obtained, but from men who are pre-.
sumably interested In the selection ol
! the United States senator? Does any.
, body imagine for one moment that II
, is being expended In the interest ol
: Allen G. Thurman? Allen G. Thur
) man was never accused of securing hii
. selection In any such way. Who bu
John R. Mclean would put up money
: with such a lavish hand? He is ths
Jugurtha OF Ohio politics. 1t ha,
been the one theory Of his politica
! and business life that every man hal
: his price, and when he wants thinl
:, he buys 1t.
"Now the people have this question
: to face. The people of Ross county
have 1t to face. Are the states repre-
sentatives in the national senate to b.
permitted to obtain their proud posi-
. ions by such base influences? Is thi