Year: 1876

| We pr1nt elsewhere over the signature Of


Vlndex," complete vindication Of HI.
C1oUGH, Republican candidate for Sheriff,
| against the attacks of the Staats-Z -Zatunq
Our correspondent deals with the charge in


detail, and refutes them. There are some


general points, however, which he does not


touch upon, and which need notice to show
the animus Of the Stats Z1tung in its


onslaught upon Mr. CLoUGH. The cause Of
h1r. HEsINGs assaults is his idea that it was
the influence Of Mr. CLouGH in last falls po
1itical campaign that defeated him for the


Office Of County Treasurer. During that


campaign, Mr.. C1oUaH was Chairman Of the
Republican Campaign Committee, and it was


his plain duty to do ali that he could for the


success of his ticket. He would have been


derelict in his official duty if he had not


Republican candidate, and conducted thu


campaign against Mr.. HEs1EG with all his


skill and 4bility. This, however, furnishes


no reason why A1r. HEsESa should cherish


any resentment against Mr. C1ouau. II he


is in revengeful mood, he should visit his


revenge upon his Irish allies, 5000 Of whom


deserted him to vote for KELLEY. His con-


duct in the present case is unfair, untruth-


full, and simply malicious and spiteful.


It is time that Cook County had first


class Sheriff and if Mr. CLouaH be elected
he will prove the best Sheriff we have had
for twenty years, not even excepting Mr..
HEsMG himself. While We do not propose
to abuse or vilify Mr. KERN, no person, who
is not bigoted partisan, acquainted with
the two candidates viii hesitate in saying
that Mr. CLouGH is the most competent and
the most likely to discharge his duties faith
fully and to the satisfaction of the people Of
the county. In the management of the af-
fairs OF this county the Democrats have as
much at stake as the Republicans, and, as
the election Of Sheriff has no bearing upon
national or party questions, it is their duty
to vote for the best man Of the two. It is
the duty OF all men who are tired of the Late
Sheriffs, as well as Of the Reform gentleman
now filing the Office, to vote for the best
man Of the two. They will then have no
Cause for regret, and they will know
that they have acted as any pru-
dent business man would have acted
in filing a responsible position in his estab-
[ishment, which, after all, is the safe rule to
adopt in local contests. Where one business
man would appoint Mr.. KERN to position,
one hundred would take Mr.. C1ouaH, because
he is more competent. VIII any one tell US
what qualification Mr.. KERN has for the
office except that he has been an incorigible
seeker after it? It seems to be his heaven
born mission to run for Sheriff. From his
'ssiduity it would appear that he came here
rom Indiana for no other purpose. He has
ived for it, and done nothing else, and will
probably run for it as long as he lives, and
20 down to his grave with sorrow that he
las never been elected He is q chronic
Sheriff hunter, and yet there are Thousand
nen in the Democratic party who are more
than he. Because Mr.. KERN has
'een irrepressibly importunate and bolster
'us in bawling for this Office for years, is it
ny reason that he should be elected, when
here are SO many less importunate and moro
men? Y