The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-28

Iary 27, 2S, and March /, 1902.
Mr.. Post and Mr.. Cunningham in
their report counted these certificates
of deposit as cash, which they really
represented, and we looked over the
reports of other examiners several
years previous and we find they did
exactly the same and it was the Gus
tom for the examiners to report the
certificates of deposit as cash. And
in going over the names on the re-
ports we find that they were sworn
to by some of the men who were at
that time and who are today among
the most prominent in our country.
Yet these reports have not been pho
tographed or used against auy of
these other men. Mr.. Cunningham is
now candidate for congress and the
opposition after going over his career
with fine tOOthed comb found moth
ing against him except that while act
ing as examiner of Allen county he
followed the custom Of the tine and
counted two certificates of deposit as
cash.
Even his enemies do not claim that
he did it for any corrupt or ulterioI
motives.
Mr.. Voter do you wonder that
many decent and respectable men re-
fuse to run for public office when
they are subjected to such dastardly
and cOWardly attacks on their person
al reputation and character. It's
tommyrot, pure and simple; but also
Virulent libel on all honest and es-
teemed Allen county citizen.
From the Lima Daily News, Sun
day November l, 1914
In district affairs tie expected hap
pened, and the Republican-Gazette
journeyed down to WIapak and pulled
the electrotypes of those letters and
affidaYits from the files where they
have rested since the late primary
ongressional because j. Henry
Cooke would not resort to dirty poll
tics. But the Rcpublican-Ga Gazette
since its famous Dyer-Recker cam
paign when it painted the town as a
regular Turkish harem, is not afraid
to stoop to any means in support OF
the once grand old party. They Wilt
fed their brother countian, the Hon.
N. w, Cunningham and endeavored
to show that he was a theft who did
mt know the difference between a
signed and certified certificate of de-
posit on a solvent and safe bank and
the actual currency.
Now when the average business
man. dry goods merchant, restaurant
eur, or soup house, counts his cash
drawer on Saturday night and finds
therein a certificate of deposit on a
bank like the Lima Trust Company.
or City Bank, or Old or First Nation
al or Metropolitan or German-Ameri-
can, doAS he count 1t as cash or as a
bill receivable? 1t looks like cash to
him for he can use for cash; he can
pass if for cash, everybody will count
it and take it as cash and it is Cash
This is the sum and substance of the
-ale told by the borrowed electro
types from Wapak; and Banker N.
w. Cunningham, of Bluffton, this
county is wise politician and he re-
fuses to even take note of the libel
md ignores it, well considering the
source with malice aforethought
From the Lima Daily News, Sun
lay, November /, 1914:
At least our esteemed morning
and its Progressive ed
tor will feel proud when he goes to
church and remembers the dastardly
ibel he printed against Banker N.
z. Cunningham. These things al
ways make man feel proud of him
ielf; dirty politics have this effect