The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-10-26


times were very dull thon. In
l6o5-Frank injured himaelf while
lifting o, u saw'log getting out
timber to repair buildings, and
was laid up for months, and for
two years was only strong enough
to go about the place md do light
work. Again lie took down sick,
from this old injury and lay for
months that his life was dispaired
of, but his life was spared, and
today and for the last ten years
since, he has suffered from that
injury. Frank was put back
awfully in paying out on tho
farm, and has just this year got
ten all paid up. When elected
Probate Judge three years ago, he
looked around for house and ar
ranged to purchase the home
where he now lives, here in Log
an. He and myself borrowed the
$1,000 for first payment out of the
bank on our joint note, l myself
owning one-tbird interest In the
property, which is paid for, if
anyone asks you, and receive rem
tai for my share from Frahk. lie
owns the rest, but is III debt for
his part"
We wish, as newspaper editor,
to ask the pardon Of Mrs. Adcock,
and of Judge Martin for making
this personal matter, public, hut
we are interested in his campaign,
and cannot keep our pencil in our
pocket and hear statements Of his
"great wealth." that he Gowns
half of Marion Township" that
he Gowns the finest residence in
Logan" and such like falsehoods,
without telling the straight of his
affairs.
Judge Martin does not want,
"needs the money" used as an ar
gument for him. He doesn't put
up "poor mouth" and say he
must have office or starve to
death. If he never held office in
his life, he has energies enough to
make a living, and it is to be
hoped that Mr.. Whitcraft has
like energy, should he be defeat
ed. How little, how shameful,
how disgusting for two-fisted,
able bodied man to put up u
whining, poor mouth, and say he
must haye an office and right
away. Shame on such slckly ar
gument.
Judge Frank Martin wants a re-
election to the Office of Probate
judge On his merits; on his record
as an official, as an honest man.
He is thankful for the salary to
help him along in his raising and
educating his Rooseveltian family
of nine children, and to help pay
for home for them, but he is not
going begging, and whining and
crying about it. He has eleven
pairs of shoes with bodies fast to
them, put under his table for
three meals day, and he works
hard to tuke care of them, and he
pays his big store bills every
month to the merchants in Logan,
Ohio, and always has, not-with-
standing the falsehood on the
part of come one, That perhaps
pays no bills, that Judge Martin
buys his nome supplies at whole
sale, sending off for them himself,
which e does not do and never
did.
Now, In conclusion; man that
has brains enough to be Probate
Judge, ought to be able TO support
himself and family, whether he
holds Office or not. He ought to
be man enough to stand on his mer-
its, and not whine around for SYM
pathy. Let Mr.. Whitcraft come
up like man and claim the office
because he has brains to run it,
not because his pants need new
ones. Can't he make a living
without this office. OF course he
can. Let him hold up his head,
show his baseball muscles and a
head full of good brains, as plea
for Office, and not crawl and whine
and coax for votes, "because he Is
SO very, very needy