Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
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BLAME
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Placed at Wrong
Door.
Republican "Tricksters,"
Not Democrats,
Responsible For the
"Jost Letter."
A Scheme Remarkable For Its
n Stupidity.

A Scheme Remarkable For Its
n Stupidity.
The story published by the Beacon
Journal Friday evening, purporting to
be an expose of an attempt by Demo-
Gratis to use forgery and fraud in their
campaign. was remarkable effusion.
It will not be two weeks until every
honest Republican in the county will
be condemning the publication of the
story, and cursing the Beacon Journal
for its stupidity. Ordinarily, the Dem
ocrats ought to pay no attentionto the
story, but under the circumstances, 1t
has come to them as a boon so great
that they are too joyous over it to keep
still.
In the first place, the whole thing
is false, so far as its authorship is
placed on the Democrats. Instead OF
being a Democratic scheme, it was
scheme inspired and carried out by the
clique now struggling for control OF
the Republican party. The af-
fair is too despicable to be
placed at the door of the rank and
file of the Republican party. The
blame for it must be placed on those
persons, mentioned before, who are
struggling to continue their rule and
domination of the public affairs of the
city and county. Their plan was to
have one of their own number send
to Captain Chas. Jost the letter men
toned in the Beacon, and then blame
1t on the Democrats. This is SO plain
that thousands of people saw through
1t at once, and by reason Of the discov-
cry of such malicious treachery in their
party, hundreds of Republicans have
declared their intention of deserting
the candidates in whose interest the
scheme was operated.
Here is the letter, alleged to have
been written by some Democrat:
Akron, O., Oct. 6, 1902.
Captain Charles Jost, No 1 Engine
House:
Sir:-You asked the writer for his
support last fall after that little trou-
BILE that overlook you and 1 promised
to do all in my power to help you.
The person from whom you can expect
most has not forgotten the promises,
either
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Fraternally yours,
WILLIAM j. WILDES,
Comm, Akron, o.
Dic. W. j.
Commenting on this the Beacon Jour-
nal says: "The object of this is OBJ
vious. The 'nameless person alluded
to above is Probate Judge Anderson,
whom the Democrats are pleased to
call the Gear of the Republican party,
At a convenient time the Democrats
through their organ, would turn up
this letter, and perhaps others like it,
and proceed to demonstrate that Judge
Anderson is enforcing his 'czarship by
compelling, by means of the overt
threat. contained in the letter, the fire.
men and police to do his bidding. In
the first place no good politician would
write such letter. In the second place
it is forgery pure and simple. Mr..
Wildes, who was not City Commission
er when Captain Jost was in 'trouble,'
never wrote the letter, and what is
more he never had such a conversation
with Jost as the letter intimated."
This comment comes as the result Of
a guilty conscience on the part of the
clique. If there had never been any
attempts on the part of the Gear to
the firemen and police, why
should the Beacon Journal, at a time
when nothing was being said about
this, anticipate that something would
be said, and begin a defense of the
Cars position, A guilty conscience is
ever expectant Of attack.
To make the thing sound plausible,
the Beacon Journal says mo good pol
itician would write such letter." 1t |
will be observed that the schemers aim
ed to cover up their tracks, and this
discovery adds to the weight of evil
dence against them. Believing them |
selves secure in the belief that they.
recognized as astute politicians and
schemers, are regarded as too shrewd
Tor such bad politics." they imagined
that no one would accuse them of it,