Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-09-09
PATRIOTIC APPEAL TO DEMOCRATS.

And now my Democratic friends, let me
appeal to you TO consider well your posi-
ton. | was Republican. | honored
that party, and | believe it was a eonsti-
tutional and a consistent party. But at
the call of my country, two years ago,
surrendered my political organization fo1
the public good. We had then succeed
ed in carrying nearly all the Northern
States by large majorIties. We had sue
ceeded in obtaining control OF the Nation
al Government, but We were all willing
to come up and surrender our party allie
glance, and unite with those who had been
arrayed against US, that we might sup
press the rebellion. 1t was not without
some feeling OF pain that we did it but
it was done, and the result was good.
Now state of things exists that re-
quires similar sacrifice on your part
Democrats, can not you be as magnani-
nous as we were? If we, the young and
triumphant party of the country, could
surrender our political organization when
the interests of the country demanded
it, | ask if you cannot do it? John
Brough never voted with me, and nearly
every man on the Union ticket this fall,
voted against Mr.. Lincoln. But we Re
publicans are willing to come forward
and trust to honest Union Democrats the
management of the State Government;-
and / ask you when the contest comes
between a Union Democrat aud traitor
GUS Democrat, whether you can go to the
ballot-box and cast your vote for the con-
victed enemy of his country ?
We must give and take in this lie, and
am willing to surrender everything-par-
ty allegiance, property, life itself if nee
essary, that we may preserve the Integri-
ty of this country. Applause. Will
not my Democratic friends do as much
There is no bad sign in the horizon ex-
cept our division at home. If we could
only send word to JEFF. Davis that by al
most a united vote we had decided that a
traitor could not be Governor of Ohio,we
would do more to put down this rebel
lion than a great victory in the field could
effect. The last ray of hope of the reb-
els would disappear if they no longer eX
pect help from the Democrats of the
North.
Let us, then, stand by each other shoul-
der to shoulder. In short time, if you
don't like President Lincoln, you can ex-
change him for a man of your choice
But you ought to stand by your Govern
ment, and never vote for one convicted of
aiding its enemy IN time of war, as the
Commander-in.C Chief of your militia for
ces. The sure result would be to involve
us in civil war within our own borders,
for no sooner would he get hold of the
of the State than he would
turn it against the General Government,
and Ohio would be rebel State.
Gentlemen, l would to God that l had
the ability to picture to you the great
evils of this mans election. But, thank !
God, 1 have no fears of that result. Our
people, however, must wake up to the
Our enemy is active, and
you men of Ross County must consider
yourselves missionaries in this holiest |
cause that man ever served in. Go home |
rally your neighbors and tell them these
things. If they don't believe them,
prove them talk with them, pray with
them, if you are religious people. More |
now depends upon the election in Ohio
than depends upon the movements OF
Meade or Rosecrans, or Grant. II these