The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-08-17
THE OHIO DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY AUGUST II, 1899

way Il Will ASK tu5 lnuuiHtIiC6 VI tiie
Sentinel and DEMOCRAT, as well as
the Gazette, as the two former papers,
may not care to publish any article
/ confess to sign, but neverless will
hand the three p 'pers, the only
"Card" I ever wrote in my life.
In the first place I never had an
occasion to write one before l never
have done anything or said anything
which have reason to take back
or to vertify, and the inference in
the Sentinel some few weeks ago,
and the cara in the DEMOCRAT pur-
| porting to be n signed statement by
me, were both in print and circula-
tion, before / had any knowledge
whatever, of their being in said
papers, but when it comes to call
ing me afbber, schemer and feel
er and etc, have had enough, and
feel that its my time to take the floor.
Why, two good Democrat Brothers
should get together and spat and
fight over Republican officer, is
merriment for me. 1t honestly
makes me laugh. And how Dem.
ocrat can look another Democrat in
the face, and tell whether he has
voted for Republican or a Demo-
crat, is an art, we Republicans are
not onto. 1t seems Mr.. Green accuses
Mr.. Dollison of being supporter of
me, in the last spring campaign.
Were the Editorials of the Senti-
mel and Democrat placed side by side
during the campaign, I think it
would be hard matter to decide,
which paper supported Mr.. Canty,
ny worthy. opponent, most vigorous
ly. How Mr.. Green or Mr.. Dollison
voted, l nor no one else suppose are
able to state; neither to my knowl-
edge are incapaeitated, requiring the
Judges to mark their tickets, and /
am quite sure the Booths are not
transparent, nor contain reflectors,
by which any one could see a voter
mark his ticket.
1t is true, what Mr.. Green says
about Mr.. Dollison in his paper or
otherwise is immaterial to me, but
when my name is used in articles
and am called Schemer, fibber
and feeler, they are doing me an
injustice.
Mr.. Canty, my late and worthy
opponent, has always been SO far
back as our acquaintance runs, par
ticular friend of mine, and of him
we were friends before the nomiha-
tions, all during the campaign and
ever since to my knowledge, and the
campaign conducted by each was
clean and honorable, and had 1
been defeated, Mr.. Canty could not
have asked, nor / could not have
given him a more gentlemanly treat
ment than he has shown toward me,
and L think it is gross injustice to
US both, to use our names in con.
nect1ons with articles which Mr..
Green and Mr.. Dollison may see fit
to publish in their papers in the way
of their personal differences.
1 have never done political act,
that ] am ashamed of, ard my only
desire has been, to give as good an
administration as clerk as was in
my power and ability.
/ have always tried to treat the
two Democratic papers fairly, in the
Idictrihutiop of tho ona hole ootron
age of the Clerks Report, and have
given the report alternate to each.
1t is true as it always has been /
suppose, that the friends of each
have solicited this patronage, and
have every time have had it to
give, but | defy any one of them to
say and prove that / ever promised
one thing and done another, ] have
listened to their claims and then
done what had mapped out to do,
and what thought was right.
] never told lie to any one who
solicited for the one paper or the
other.
I have always considered Mr..
Green and Mr.. Dollison my personal
friends, but political enemies.
And / trust that that friendship is
still strong enough in them, that
they will place me right in the
minds of their readers, and thus
wipe out the false impression they
may have made, in the articles re-
Gently published and in which my
name was used. Yours Truly,
JAMES l.. MARTIN,
City Clerk