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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1886
Page
2
Fractured election sheet from October 22 1886 lists Democratic state and county ticket lines with names for Secretary of State Supreme Judge Clerk of Courts and other offices. It also contains biting partisan attacks against Republicans and defense of W D Hill a Democratic congressman candidate amid claims of corruption in the county treasury and calls to open the books.
The county faces a sharp rise in expenses amid alleged misuse of funds by the Board of Commissioners. The piece asserts excessive salaries and mileage, with a last quarterly statement showing pay far above statutory limits. It cites overdrafts, extra levies, and attributed mismanagement impacting taxpayers in Van Wert county. It also attacks Hester for deceptive bookkeeping and notes a Prohibitionists rally with media misreporting.
A political broadside accuses Hester of guilt and targets Governor Foraker’s Ohio tax plan. It argues farmers will bear higher taxes under immediate farm revaluation and critiques Republican leaders for aligning with bankers and corporations. The piece contrasts Democratic calls for tax relief with Republican baggage of increased levies, urging voters to reject the party at the polls and noting county salary and levy issues in Van Wert.
A dialogue between C P Richey and a laboring man last afternoon shows party stances on temperance. The man accuses Richey of hypocrisy, citing his Republican votes supporting saloon-leaning figures, and calls for consistency between personal habits and political actions.
The piece claims Republicans push a deceitful plan to sway Democratic soldier voters by backing Boothman against W D Hill, arguing soldiers see through the manipulation. It accuses the GOP of malice toward Democratic veterans and insists soldiers should judge lawmakers by actions, not party leaders.
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