Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-02
Aux,ou. 20 Get Rid Of thsIr Party Name.

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Some OF The Republican papers are very
anxious % brow OF their party name. They
ere conscious that Republicanism has become
Odious with the people, aud that 1t would be
unsafe to risk q race this tall under the Re-
publican Gag and therefore they cry out
Justify for g Union ticket. They are sick, in
profession ct least Of party names and party
politics. Ifthey felt satisfied that they could
carry Ohio In the next campaign, with aclean
Republican ticket no proposition Of q union
q parties would come from them. These
editors without intending it pay a high
tribute to The Democracy. and unwttingiy
evlnes their fear OF the power of our grand
ola National Union party, which is the party
Of he Country and the Constitution. By
division it was defeated last fall, but 1t Is
destined 10 regain It's former triumphant posi-
ton, and will in October sweep Ohio like q
whilwind. Il Is now, as always heretofore,
the party Of and for the Union, ami hence
al loyal UuioE men will rally under its ban
ner and give it the victory in October. Huzza
for the Old Union Democracy.
The above we clip from the Chic States
man, and have seen similar paragraphs in
several sheets In Ohio protesting to be Demo
cratic. The Statesman, the Dayton Empire,
the Logan Gazette, anda few others are sym.
pashiSers Of treason and opposers Of this
war, ami are doing their best to cripple the
government In lis efforts to crush out treason,
the Empire being the mouthpieoe Of the tors
V~allandigham. These sheets are endeavor-
ing, BY all means within their power, to
create disaHectiOn in The Republican ranks,
hoping thereby to rebuild the broken down
walls Of the Democratic edihee. They have
not q single patriotic feeling to relieve their
intense hatred Of the Administration, engen-
dered by their defeat last fall. They would
encourage the rebels and pat traitors upon
the back, careless alike Of the safety Of our
government and the integrity of the COnsti-
tuition. Such are some features of then
character.
The Republican party grew up in The
affections Of the people, until its upright
principles triumphed over all opposition,
both in this State and the country. We have
to-day a clear working majority, and from
that very fact We have expressed a readiness
% unite with the opposition in supporting 6
Union ticket. We favored this movement,
IS being in our opinion the best for our State,
present ard prospective. We we're ready &c
throw aside party platforms and ereeds, anG
TO unite upon the platform Of the Union aGd
the Laws, pure and simple. When the De
moeracy Of Ohio rose up to the defence o.
the nations honor and the nations flag, We
gladly greeted them IS brothers in the com.
mon cause, end gave them all due credit fol
their course. When Mcclellan and Butler
men Of Democratic antecedents were ap-
pointed to high military positions, We con-
graduated the country upon the selection
believing as we did, in appointing military
men TO military positions oblivious Of theil
past partisan history. In like manner, wher
Gen Schenek, a Republican, Numbered al
Vienna, we did not withhold what appeared
to be deserved censure. And thus, with the
magnsniinity which the stronger party car
afford to show, the majority OF he Republi-
can press Of the State has favored a ULior
ticket upon which all can unite.
Under these circumstance, such charges
as are made in the article above, giving pre-
tended causes for this course of the Repub-
hcan press, are not only c~0ntemptibly mean
but OutrageOusly false. We have offered in
good faith to ignore, for this term, the advan-
tsges which we hold in the State. We still
favor that movement believing that if car
RED out, future years will fully demonstrate
is wisdom. It rema'ns to be seen whether
this viii be adopted, and if not who is re-
spoHsible for the failure.