The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-09-16
celentIess Methods Of the Cincin-
natl Editor Against His Betters.
AS TO THURMAN AND PENDLEToN.
Allen 0. Myers Tells Some Startling
Truths About His Candidate Fer
the United States
Senate.

esting and In some respects we'll in
formed man. He wrote a book,
Bosses and Doodle, and published 1t
in Cincinnati in 1896 1t contains much
matter of Importance.
O'Myers had lapse from devotion to
Democracy when his book was pre-
pared and given to the public, and he
lashed both parties in Ohio indiscrim-
inately. He certainly as correspond
ent Of the Cincinnati Enquirer knew a
great deal about the proprietor of that
paper and the true inwardness OF the
democratic party. He says many
strange things of The Enquirer boss
and seems fond Of him-loved him
while he damned him-and is now the
most talented and active of McLean's
supporters for the senate.
In his book OMyers refers to the
"masterful manipulation of Washing
ton Mclean" in running Greenback
candidate for the presidency in 1868,
and opens wide the money question as
1t has ragged in Ohio as follows:
Pendleton, Vallandngham and others,
| under the influence of Washington Mclean,
whose earnest advocacy would not be de-
MED, abandoned the teachings of Denoc-
racy in favor Of hard money" gold and
silver as provided by the constitution, and
| ventured upon dangerous and forbidden
paths. Since 1868 the Democratic party
boxed the compass and occupied every side,
| and advocated every possible phase Of the
! money question: except outright repudia
| tiOn, and now 1885 1t is about etO COM
! plete Its performance by being misled under
| the guse of sound money, to repudiate one
| OF the metals expressly provided by the
nst tut on K. rrl u a wilG-cau bank
| ing systm as advocated by the national
platform In 1892 and approved by Secre-
tary Carlisle in his recent Memphis speech.
| OMyers advocates sound money
very ably, and remarks that under. the
magnetism of Washington Mclean
nearly all the Democratic leaders in
Ohio except Senator Thurman were
"bitten by the Greenback snake"
In nothing is O'Myers so interested
in talking Of Democratic quarrels,
as in this instance:
The refusal of Allen q. Thurman to en-
fo.se ,he f+reenhack dec ,lne as urs d
| by Washington Mclean and advocated by
| the Cincinnati Enquirer had led to a
breach. and for years Thurman was Bit
! terly opposed and constantly pursued by
the McI.eans, father and son, Washington
and John. and their newspaper
This is an item that is quite perth
nent or impertinent at the present
time. Later on, page 1873, O'Myers
says:
| In 1880 Mr.. Thurman was approaching the
| close ~ II years serve service in Gongre -
lie was IN his sIxty-seventh year. The
! presidency was an honor VIII" his life
| nd rnh Il. had Inn,
and gave him no small claim upon the con.
! sderation of his party, II great merit and
faithful services are qualifications His
! unanimous and apparently hearty endorse
ment BY his party In Ohio was crafty.
Ing evidence of his high standing at home
but the attacks Of the Cincinnati Enquirer
| and the persistent opposition Of Washing
i ton and John II. McI.an weakened Mr.
Thurman as n candidate and prepared the
way for the bosses and Doodle to debauch
the Ohio delegation and bring shame upon
| the state and disgrace upon the Ohio De-
mocracy.
| 1t Is an unfortunate habit Of the Ohio
4 Democracy to denOunce the corrupt prac-
tices Of the Republicans one year and pro-
! ceed to indulge In the same evils the next
| When Thurman was candidate for
the presidency O'Myers says "the Gin
cinnati Enquirer lost no opportunity
to abuse Thurman and belittle his can
didacy. The object was revenge and
not revenue"
The Mclean quarrel with George H.
Pendleton is guven much space. 1t
was at best personal and became a bit
ter feud. John R. took up his fathers s
fight and John wanted to be rich
quick" believing anything is possible
with money-"believes every man has
his price," "cares nothing for the
rights of Others" and (page 214)-
Mr.. Mclean never had any political con.
victions. The passing views he may have
had from day to day he discarded when he
changed his shirt. He never had any con-
vlctions upon ANY question.
/. Several local affairs in which Doodle
was used are mentioned by O'Myers
and 1t is stated one county convention
in Cincinnati cost Mclean $4,000. and
! In the contest in which Hoadly was
elected governor "Mr. Mclean claimed
to have expended 100000 in helping
carry Hamilton county and elect leg
islature." And lie already was looking
to the United States senate. Myers
charges that one Democratic United
States senator was elected at cost oi
$500, 900, and on another occasion John
r. Mclean was mildly delir' ,'ls over
the result" and "the ballots we're all
carefully preserved an. turned over tc
John r. Mclean. who carefully put the
same away in his safe for further ref
erence."
In 1885 OWyers says John r. Nj
Lean was candidate for the senator
ship against John Sherman. The leg
islature was very close at dyst, forger,
having been committed in behalf O
the Democratic candidates for the leg
islature. O'Myers says:
The most Outrageous frauds had beer
committed In Cincinnati and were CHARGE
to Mr.. John B. Mclean, and when tn
lonisIafusn mat The Mol AN daInna flon frou