The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-19
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''RING' OUT
THE OLD RING !!
Ring In the New Ring.

The REPUBLICAN has stood at all
times for the people against rings and
bosses. We regard any attempt to con-
troll the Republican party by tricks or
usurpation of power, as treason to the
people.
AS one of the people we resent any
mans assumption to rule over us or for
us, without our consent. We resent
any mans efforts to control public |
affairs in his own interest and for his |
own behalf, by any assumption OF
superior authority, right or power.
We bow only to the will of the majority |
fairly expressed. Therefore, we have
opposed the assumption of committees
in our county and in the State, of rights
that belong only to the people, and we
have favored the selection of officers
and delegates at primaries by the
people.
The peoples rights and their property
are safe only in their own hands. This
is the foundation principle of our Gov
ernment. And to maintain this prin-
ciple, the best blood of our Government
has been poured out.
Men who seek public favor, position
or influence, seek it by fair means, if
they are seeking it for the public good.
If they seek that which they are con-
scious that they do not deserve; if they
seek that which they believe the public
is not willing to give them; if they seek
to fleece the public; if they are seeking
position from any unworthy motive;
they will not seek it through fair
means; they will not seek fair express
sion of public opinion; they will seek to
secure position and power through
rings and committees or by misleading
the public.
| 1t is always against public interest
that such persons should triumph.
Because we stand by the people
against unworthy men and their meth
DDS, we opposed the gang in this county,
when they attempted to trample upon
the rights Of the people by ignoring
the Primary and assuming to nominate
a candidate for Representative.
Therefore, we stand against all gang
rule, and we dot believe that anything
is to be gained by putting down one
ring to set up another.
| There is evidence that this is now
being attempted in the Republican
party in Logan county; that the ma
chinery of the party is being used te
further the interests of one man; and
that the County Convention that is tt
be held in Bellefontaine is to be rur
according to slate, a self-constituted
boss has made out; and that the dele
gates to the State Convention are al
ready selected, and that the plans have
; been mapped out to carry it through
the County Convention. -eeg .......
AS we understand it, the Republican
of the county are to be tricked int
t electing delegates throughout tn
1 county tomorrow, who will do his bid
+ ding at the County Convention on tn
Q II 7th, and who will select such delegat
;, Ito the State Convention as he ha
!. already chosen. Four of these dele
c gates are to be from Bellefontaine, an
g three from the rest of the county
4 Bellefontaine casts less than One-fiftl
; of the Republican vote of the county
8 but she is to be given majority OF tn
e delegation. In the fight that the peopl
l. have made against the gang, it ha
, been made prominent that Bellefontain
l. has heretofore hogged the persimmons
@ that she has run the conventions, gOt
g lbled the delegates and offices an
trampled under foot the Central Con
mittee that represented the people {
: 1.-The county. And behold we are
return to the old program under ne
u ring, and the people are to be tricke
into endorsing it.
Il AS part of the progam to place tn
people in the hands of new ring, th
II men who are to be delegates to tt
ia County Convention have already bee
Do selected for Bellefontaine and oth'
o parts of the county.
&c The l,of the County Central Cor
,o mittee provides that those who want
10 go on the ticket to be voted for t
morrow, for delegates, should hand
W their own names to the Precinct Coz
u mitteemen. In the four wards of th
Ii. city, in West Liberty, Bellecenter, al
~ perhaps other points, ticket W
no handed to the committeeman that W
made up not by the persons who
names are on the ticket, At We
Liberty, a ticket made up of those W
rts have been fighting the old ring W
ip- rejected, because those who had &C
es, sented to run for delegates, did I
of bring it in person, and the 'compi
re mise" ticket that was sent down FRI
it Bellefontaine was accepted.
he An attempt was made by the Bel
he fontaine boss to dictate who should b'
,es delegate from Quincy, but it failed.
of This much of the details will sh
ng the people how the whole thing /
cir been managed from Bellefontaine, a
he they know for themselves how lit
en-. they have been consulted.
be The flag of truce, under which thu
ng preliminaries have been arranged,
ng the specious pretext that there sho'
reb be harmony in the party, and that st
ed, everlasting wrangling" should be ST
ere ped. This is true enough, but it v
do not stop the Everlasting wranglin