Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-14
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year is opened BY the calls for the two
sists Conventions the Democratic upon
The 8th Of July, and the Union on the
21st Of August It is time a definite poll
ey vas sgrsod upon as to the manner Of
eOhdacting the campaign on tho part Of
Republicans, Shall they enter the contest
as Republicans or under the name Of
SUai5n tleket9 The Union movement
Of IastaySar was spooeSsTul--in point Of
votes. L was successful in bringing to its
suppori IN the Republicans Of tho State
and enc tenth Of the Democrats, when We
woBo led to expect all Of themi it was sue
eessnil IN giving to the State Democratic
Governor, and in putting Democrats into
one-half the minor oaices it was success
fll IN s#eeting Union Legislature
which refused to re-elect B. F. Wade to the
q. S. senate, on the ground that he was too
anti-slavery, Notwithstanding he was and
is the main Congressional pillar Of the
Federl Union; il was successful, IN short,
in eatAnelinz the Republican party into
an .anndiural, Improbable aud unnecessa-
~ alliance with men and principles with
which Il could have no sympathy when the
immediate question Of war should be sue
ceeded By rlhai Of stats9maPshiP. That
that Union movement had its uses and its
benefits IS evident and We were ready all
thaosigh last years campaign, to 60 a GER
tain Asngth in sacrificing the Republican
party for the sake OF those benefits. Il re-
m6ssl4auch Of the usual bitterness Of po-
Iitisa tohtrgversies, leaving the minds of
the people more entirely to the question Of
the prosecution Of the war and it gave
throughout he Stats a more united support
to the war policy Of the Administration
B,i5aeFta in some Of these particulars 1t
partially failed, or rather was partially
foiled by some Of those in whom trust was
reposed 81 ihe Union party. To sustain
thsAdnliuistFationi in the prosecution of the
wdf was the platform Of that party And yet
we .fRa men who we're elected upon that
platform, sustaining the Administration
just far as it agrees with their former
line Of political policy, and opposing it
when i goes beyond that-thus putting
thtR id party above their country, in
spies b .Shsff prOtestatiOns 70 the contrary,
This WIS especially evidenced in the ssna-
tOrisI contest last winter. Il was album
da1fly5pF0yed and Fao'oa tAat no act would
more reject the views and wishes Of the Ae-
ministrasi6n than the re-electiou Of Mr.
Wade. It vas fuTthsF kRopN thai if Tie
loyal people Of the State could have the
opportunity to decide the question, their
voies asuId be for Mr. Wade And yet,
thsks Union Legislators raised the cry Of
a 8bslinonisms -ihs fayorite and distinct
i've cry by which traitot-symp mpathisers may
best Be knoEn-and postponed the election,
Thisery and the argument that con-
servAtivei Republican or Democrat must
be elected to satisfy the Union Demo-
Gratis first fairly opened the eyes Of Re-
e 7,e The inexiiable tendency Of
is to the rs-esta5lisli1q n P0iqsE Of tks Dem
Oerake parry. Turn 1t as one win, to this
conclusion must he come at last, The re-
suit would not be reached in one campaign
or one year, but II the "a Union movement
is to,s0dtiuue in this State, Ohio RiTl be
under Democratic control in three years,
and IL il should prevail throughout the
country, ave years would be all the time
thsnsmocrats would ask to have the entire
control o Congress as Of old. What that
control was, and what Democratic legisla-
ton has been for the last thirty years, we
nesR not tel to voters who have given
their. sons and their gold to suppress a re-
belliOn originated, fOstered and cOnsum-
mased hnder that regime. u 7 t.tAl ., ~
This Is the trial time Of Republicanism
The Administration wss elected upon a
square Republican platform, and as it
stands or falls, so will Republicanism be
hOnored or debased. tits therefore unjust
to ourselves to hamper our course with al
Iiahces Which are to force upon US a repe-
titiOn Of the eOneiliating policy toward the
Union Democrats which has prevailed
in Ohio during the last nine months. We
are ready to abide the issue as Republicans,
but are not willing to be fettersd while
upon trial. 2 .
That there is danger IN throwing aside
our party name and our strict party prin-
eipleA no one can doubt who has watched
the course Of events, and the position of
the Democrats. What is the position Of
the Democratic party toward the Admins
tratiOp and the conduct Of the war; The
"DeIn6efEic Address which was issued
by Xallandigham and which we have
heretofore noticed shows that q. part Of
that party are in open hostility to the Gov
erument and in sympathy with the rebel
lion. That IS regarded by them as the
rallying point Of the Democracy. With
that position we, as Republicans, are at
war, But the @Union" Democrats win tell
US, ffhat address does not represent the
mass OF, dhr party Upon this point let
US call in one or two witnesses The
first shall be Geo. E. Pugh, late Senator
from Ohio, and now a Democrat who pro
fessss e support the Administration. Geo.
z. Pugh. in g speech before the Democratic
meetinSin Greenwood Hall in Cincinnati,
- = -. IL. - -. a - Hertr
lOhy DMoqaas had SlPporlsd ~ Go8sra-
nsafs seas because they intended to hare Il IN
thea aezi 4dmiaisTaton. Hs thought he
GoUsynzeaf igovla soon be in the hands ofthe