The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-10-13
True to His Friends, Party, Ccun-
try and Himself
SUCH IS HON. U. X. CUTLERY,
0hio's Democratic Candidate For Sec
retary Of State.
HIS MORAL AND MENTAL WORTH.

OF Sturdy Extraction, Mr.. CUTLERY Has
Fought NobIy the Great Battle Of Life,
Attaining HIS Present Proud Position
by Hard and Honest Toil-He Has an
Enviable Political Career, Is Essentially
. Man OF the People and Beloved by
All who Know Him.
The nominati of Hon. U. X. Guth-
cry by the Dayton convention as the
head OF the Democratic state ticket
was an honor worthily bestowed.
Judged from the standpoint Of moral
and mental worth. Mr.. CUTLERY is all
that could be desired In a candidate.
While like thousands of other esteem
ed and honored citize1s. his name had
not been heralded in the press or from
the stump, the nominee will be found
man who wears we'll, one who stands
by his friends, is loyal, to the truth and
ia true to himself, his party and his
country.
DISTINGUISHED at all times as one
who ciings tenaciously to what he be-
lieves is right, his judgment is such as
to inspire always the belief in others
that he Is right. Unlike the prophet
who hath honor save in his own coun-
try and among his own kin, 1t Is among
sa0 .>o...o..-... ..o.-..r.vo A..o..ue -,.-
~s.h 1t.
citizenship shine resplendent.
U. X. CUTLERY comes of one of the
best families in the state and the name
indicates that he is of Scottish extrac-
ton. The name CUTLERY is known and
honored wherever the Scotch have set
tied, and it has figured in the history
OF more than one state in the Union.
or Sturdy Extraction.
The grandparents of the subject of
this sketch were among the earliest
settlers Of Marion county, locating in
the township Of Bowling Green, about
FIVE miles west of the then crossroads
village of Marion. Here they began in
1927 the work of clearing timber and
tilling the soil of county as produc-
tive as. any In the state. Here have
worked three generations OF family
noted for industry. honesty. intelli-
community was born 45 years ago the
man selected to head the Democratic
party of Ohio In the campaign Of 1898.
The old saw that "the boy is the
father of the man." II applied to Mr..
Guthrey's life. will hold true. Born
on the farm he developed a sturdy,
rugged nature that quailed at no hard
ship. He took advantage under the
kind of guidance OF his honored and re-
spected parents, as a child, of the COM
mon school that his home district af-
forded. As he grew In strength and
years his schooling was limited to the
winter months, while hard work on
the farm was his lot. summer and fall.
His Early Struggles
When young CUTLERY was but Is
years of age, his father became EN-
barrRssed financially by the failure OF
q friend, upon whose bond he had gone
as surety for $1,000. which he had to
pay. Although a mere youth Upton,
together with brother only two years
his senior. set to work to iiquidste this
heavy indebtedness, which they were
successful in doing within three of four
years by hard. steady toll. -
While the youth was thus engaged
he was not unmindful Of the benefits
TO be derived from learning. and his
evenings and rainy days were engross-
ed In study that fitted him for some Of
the wider fields OF duty and citizenship.
BY the time he was 20 years OF age
he was offered the principalship OF the
schools In neighboring village. This
work be accepted. which was 80 Sue
sessfully performed that he was again
engaged for the next year. and there
after for the four following. declining
another reelection On account OF Ill
health.
In 1879 he went to Wyoming. where
he engaged In cattle raising. and later
became largely interested in the ranch
which interest he still retains. al
Though ths character of the property