Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-08-13
Another Falsshood Exposed.

The press Of tho Democratic party, aware
Of the hopelessness Of attempting to carry
Ohio this Fall On the Record" Of their
candidate, are resorting to their old policy Of
lieirg.
They asserted that Brough voted for Ere
mont in 1856, and for Lincoln in 1850. Thi .
falsehood was exposed by Mr.. Brough in
his Cincinnati speech; and at the same
time he thus summarily disposes, Of
the other liz circulated by these papers,
that the Rail Road Of which he is presi-
dent refused to carry sick soldiers at half
fare. twill be seen that the road carried
over Eve hundred sick soldiers and did not
clmrge anything. .... ..a lE
Come gentlemen try itagain. Mr., Brough
said:
There is another point Of personal char.
ucter upon which wish to say word. !
say it not ont of any particular regard or
dosire on my part to justify myself, but l
wish to speak in behalf OF the railroad that
| have presided over for great many years,
and in whose reputation l take very de
cided interest. II has been uttered from
one end Of the State to the other+whether
it has been published in your city Demo
cratic paper or noa, am not prepared te
say, for have not seen it-but in othel
parts OF the State II has been given out BY
the Democratic press, that the railroad com
! pany over which preside refused to carry
+ the sick and wounded soldiers OF Ohio, re
turning to their holmes in different parts Of
the State, for half fare, when other roadi
did so Now, in one particular, 10 the ab
T stract sense, they might claim il to be true
| But il Is not true in this that it does no
state the whole truth. The facts are these
Tho military authorities Of the State mad,
a proposition to us That We should carry tn,
! sick and wounded soldiers at half the regu
!, lar fare on the road; that that half far
shoaid be paid by the State Of Ohio; tha
the railroad company should contribute th'
ther half as their share Of the public bur
ben. To that request we responded, W
81 were ready to do IT, But In that connection
. they we're to have certain red tape vouch
ers. They required US to take from ever!
sick and wounded soldier We carried q re
r csipt showing his name, residence, compap'
1 and regiment, together withithc distance VI
. carried him, and The amount we collected
These vouchers were ttf DO returned to III
! o Ouartermaster Of the State, and from hin
r to the Paymaster, % that the soldier shoul
ii have the amount checked against his pc
4 roll. We said, we thank you, We will d
no such work as that We wanted the so
0 dier to have the full benefit Of the reduce
r rates. [Applause, These mon did not &
c to the ssnguinary battle field for the pitift
n compensation allowed them by the Govern
!. ment. They went to sustain the cause, Q
. our country and tho honor Of our dag. The
+ went To- protect corporations at homo 10 th
. enjoyment Of their rights and their proper
h ty, and II is q pitiful thing II we, who hav
staid at home to eLjoy the protection !.
these gallant mon, cannut afford 70 pay th
% amount required to carry them home, pei
Il haps to die Of Sickness OF wounds receive
d IN our defense. Phey argued that We We,
wrong. We Responded that We were rigEr
We cut the GordiAn knot by getting thel
% TO take back their vouchers and paIers.-
q. We did not want them., We passed owe
"a Ave hundred men % eur road sfterward. :
= But We did mors than that, but ! do ns
y speak Of 1t q hsvins i4eFil IN Il, becauss
u was no moro than ws should have done
ID We carried hundreds and thousands Of toI
1t land so do other railroads. Of the collie
" tions that were made BY the soldiers 81
Z, carried than free, sndi more than that, '
as negotiated at the end Of our road for the
=, conveyance 10 Cairo; 81 Louis, and 9th
ofl points Of destination. They were csrri,
~ Hee and there WaA uo worik In, Il, becau