Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-03
ELLENWOOD's CIRCULARS.

Mr.. i. W. Ellenwood, the Democratic
candidate for congress, with a list of
what they term doubtful Republi-
cans" or Republicans who can be in
duced to vote against Republican prin-
ciples and for the Democratic con-
gressional candidate" who if he
should be elected, would vote against
all Republican measures and in favor
of all Democratic measures. Having
scured the names of thse Republicans
who are certified to by the local Dem
ocratic committeeman as not being
steadfast in support of Republican
principles and candidates, Mr.. Ellen
wood is now having sent to them cir
cular containing a fulsome eulogy of
himself as the peoples candidate" "
He has a beautiful obituary fixed up
for the purpose of taking the so-called
doubtful Republicans by storm. We
quote one sentence:
"As an advocate he is an acknowl-
edged orator"
What we desire to know is, why, if
Mr.. Ellenwood is an acknowledged
orator as an advocate, he has not, with
his acknowledged power, advocated the
principles of the Democratic party and
the election of William Jennings Bry-
an from the stump as he promised to
do when nominated? Why does he re-
serve all his eloquence for lawsuits, in
which comparatively few persons are
interested, when the people of this
great and magnificent congressional
district are impatient to hear him ex-
press himself on the issues of the
campaign? Another sentence:
His opinions and advice are re-
spected and his judgment highly VAL
ued in all matters receiving his atten-
ton"
The people of this congressional dis
trict, which he is so anxious to misrep-
resent, would like to have the privilege
of learning his opinions and receiving
his advice and judgment, which he
rates so highly. If they are half as
valuable as Mr.. Ellenwood seems to
think they are, the people might be
induced to give him their votes on the
strength of them. But as they are
deemed by him not important enough
to receive his attention. he can
hardly blame them for ignoring him
when they come to vote.
The people of this district are too
intelligent to buy pig in a poke.
When they send man to congress to
represent them they want one they
know to be in harmony with their SEN
ttments. They do not propose to send
one who is ashamed to declare himself
on any OF the questions before the peo-
pie for solution, who is afraid to open
his mouth for his cause, and who IS so
selfish that he will not say word for
his colleagues on the Democratic tick
ct, although insisting on every effort
being put forth and every resource be-
ing exhausted in his own behalf, while
the others are left to paddle their own
canoes.
There is just one other feature of
Mr.. Ellenwood's canvass which we de-
sire to notice before we dismiss the
subject That is the matter in which
he has tried to carry water on both
shoulders in this county. He first
pledged himself to the machine mana
gers here, guaranteeing them the dis
Dosal of the patronage should he be
elected, and since then he has sent his
to the men known to be
opposed to the leaders to Tidicule and
and charge them with hav-
ng committed series of stupid blum
lers, and disgusted Democrats gener-
lily.
Mr. Ellenwood's quotations from
newspapers, which in the
leat of family political quarrel said
unpleasant things, but which are now
oyally supporting the entire Republi-
an ticket, will fool no one, not even
he doubtful Republicans" whom he
las spotted as his own.
Finally, if he should run short of
irculars we can furnish MIN with |
ute number which have been used |
nee but which have been sent to this
flee by the doubtful Republicans" in
t condition to be used agaln.-Times
recorder.