Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-06-26
when ROgues fall out Honest
Mpu get their Due.

i The Cleveland LeddCr, well known as the
leading organ of Western Reserve Abolition
. ism, edited by the Post Master at Cleveland,
recently came out in long article repudiatng
the Fusion, or so-callod Union party, in TINS
State. The Leader claims that the "Union
movement" is n humbug. 1t declares the
Democrats who went into ii deceived the Re
publicans. The Hrah still clings TO fusion,
but agrees with th @ Lcadcr in saying that the
agreement was, the Democrats were to have
one.hal ofthe State officers, the Republicans
were to have the balance and the reelection
of WADE. They claim that the Republicans
faithfully came up to their pant Of the con-
tract, but that the Democrats failed to psr-
form their part Of the engagement.
The Lcad,r argue that the "Union" move
only was successful in "entang'ing hc RepuJH-
can purity into an unnatural, unprqftaJle and nm.
necessary alliance WITH MEN AND PRINCIPLES
WITH WHICH IT HAD NO sYMrATnYr' How
complimentary tho Lcdd,r now is to the mon
to whom it sang so sweet last year,
The Leader dcnounccs the action Of the So
called "UHioa" men, who with the aid Of the
of WADE last winter! 1t says:
"lt was abundantly proved and known III at
no ctwould more reflect the views and wishes
OF the Administration than the reelection of
Mr. Wade. 1t was further kno,cn that il the
loyal people OF the State could have the on.
portunity to decide the question, their voice
would be for Mr.. Wade. And yet, these
I"Union' legislators raised the cry OF "Abo.
lltionism"-the favoiite aud distinctive cry
by which -sympathizers may be known
and postponed the election. This cry, and
and the argument that ''conscrvative" Re-
publican or a Democrat must be elected 10
satisfy the "Unon" Democrats, first fairly
opened the eyes of Republicans to see the
inevitable tendency of the "Union" move.
mcnt.'
The idea that the People favored the re-ccc
tion Of old BEN WADE to the Senate is alb
surd We KNOW that there is no possibility
OF the election Of old WADE by the present
, Legislature, and his defeat will be the only
good thing that can come out of that body
$ The Lcddtr says further
"This is the trial time OF RcpublicaniSm. .-
The Administration was elected upon a squarC
Republican platform, and as it stands or falls
so viii Rcpublicanism be honored or dcbascd
( 1t is therefore unjust to ourselves to hamper
our course with alliances which are to force
upon us a repetition of the concilaing poll
cy toward the ''Union" Democrats which has
prevailed in Ohio during the last niue months
We are ready to abide the issue as Rcpuhli
cans, but arc not willing to be fcttered while
upon trial.
The "tria Of Rcpublicanism" is indeed al
hand 1t is in its dying agoncs, and soon il
will bp q Al, 10.
No tears for it will bc shed by a people it has
trcachcrousy deceived.
But the Lcadcr is alarmed for fear that tbe
Congressional Delegation of Ohio will not be
taken from the Republicans, 1t says:
"Now we ask the Republicans Of Ohio if
IL Is safe to unite with such party as this,
which chtcrs the "Union" movement only
that 1t may more surely stab the Republican
party viii the sclErcspcct, tho success and
inc permanency of Republicanism warrant
such Il suicidal policyl
There is another consideration of the high
est Importance. Representatives. from the
Congressional districts in the State are to be
nominated and elected this year. Under the
"Union" movement, the Democrats will claim
ono half the delegates to those con venti0ns,
and viii be willing to conccdc the other half
only to conservatives, or hunkcr-R epubli
cans These forces will work in opposition
to what they call 'radical' Republicans, the
term which they apply to those Ohio Repre-.
sentatlvcs who are the most earnest in the
prosecution of tho war, even at the risk of in
Ijnrng slavery--and will cndcavor to send in
their place Representatives, not of tho Re-
publican party, nor of the mass of the pco-
pie, but of their own pro slavery vicws-mou
VINO VIII oppose confiscation of robcl proper.
ty, who VIII doubtless favor a general amnes-
ty, and who will, under plea Of "conciliation'
urge re construction Of the Union in which
slavcholding rebels held tho rcins of Govern
mcnt. This is the design of the Democrats
IN conjunction with the conservatives" -
, VIII the state consent to be represented by
such men in the coming Congress, which will
have more important work to 90 than even
the present one, for it must reconstruct ;hc
Government and re establish Federal rela,
tions with the rebel Statcsi not, let them
beware Of the insidiOus " Union" platform for
this year, upon which the Democrats, giving
to il only ten per cent of their strength, will
stll audaciously claim onc.half OF the dele
CATION in nominating Conventions, and in
Congressional Representation.
THE Republican, piatiorm is brodd cnough for all
rho uphoM The Union, aHd desire the gopd Of their
COHHtry.
We therefore respectfully suggest that a
state Convention DO called, for the nomina-
tion OF "A straight Republican ticket and that
Republican Congressional Conventions be
held, at which true representatives, OF the Re
publican party, rs il is, viii be put in nomi-
nation for the next Congress -
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