The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-24
ELECTION RESULT"

Squire prophecies all sorts of hard things
about the Administration, and insists up
on it that "innocent Republicans" will
yet "curse the man loud and deep they
have chosen to rule over them" Now, as
the Squire and his party have INDUCED
the luxury of cursing "the man loud ano
Deep" for the four years about expiring
we do not see why he should grumoie al
'innocent Republicans, if they, seeing
occasion to do so, should indulge the lux
ury for the four years to come. But we
do not see the point of the Squire pro-
phesy in this respect. The past gives no
data ON which to base it. Democrats
"curse the man loud and deep" for the
very reasons which induced "innocent
Republicans" to vote for him; and as it is
{ not at all probable that Father Abraham
will veer around, so as to view things from
bogus Democratic standpoint, it is not
at all probable that "innocent Republi-
cans" will feel like trying their hands at
cursing Father Abraham would not con-
sent to the disruption of the Union. And
when Rebels insisted upon it, he went to
work like man to thresh them into obe-
: dience to the constitution and laws. At
thi. the Democratic friends of the Rebels
got their "backs up" and got loud in
their denunciations and threats. Seeing
that this was affording "aid and comfort"
to the Rebels in arms, Father Abraham
+. felt that the time had come, and he did
r not hesitate moment in taking the Dem
d ocratic bull by the horns and holding him
e to something like quiet and deceney.-
n As was to be expected, this set Democrats
+ to swearing, while ''innocent Rspubli-
: cans" saw in it abundant reason for the
: most heartfelt rejoicing. As Father A
braham will doubtless keep on in well do
ing, and not weary until the last stubborn
Rebel is whipped into the traces, we feel
safe in venturing the counter prediction
J.. that while the cursing of the Democracy
l. may continue on, and increase in intensi-
+ ty, that of the 'innoceut Republicans
! will remain where the Squire found it
d in his own fertile brain.
= = Again: By way of bluster and glori-
/ 6cation the Squire says:
"We have battled nobly against all the
money powers of the country. against the
thousands of officers and agents of the Ad-
minisration. against all banking interests,
d against all companies and monopolies, agains,
Il all preachers and armies"
ID If, as the old saying has it, san honest
y, confession is good for the SOU" then must
., the Squire have felt particularly happy
10 over the putting of bis last paper to press
u Your party did indeed battle against al
/! the money powers Of the country, and
you battled with weapons furnished you
= by the money powers of Europe. With
/; Jew Belmont at its head, the Democracy
: has been unceasing in its hostility to tn,
10 stability of the currency of the country, il
OF hopes that by destroying that they nigh
it secure the success of their brethren il
i rebellion, and, at the same time, thei
own political success. You did indeet
battle against all the officers and agents o
the Administration. Secretly it was don,
T. to be sure, lest the strong hand Of the Law
D. should fasten on your throats but it wa
done nevertheless as you say. You die
battle against all banking interests, anC
against all corporations and monopolie.
And why? Not because you hated then
for any evil inherent in them, but becaus
their interests led them to stand by tn
country in its adversely, and to spare then
in your crusade against ri ght would hav
been to spare the government, which ycu
Southern brethren in Democracy had de
creed should be destroyed. You did in
deed battle against all preachers VIII
deemed love of country to be part an
parcel of pure and undefled religion
y Against such preachers, however, as di
0n not hesitate to commit moral perjury, il
~ order to secure vent for their copperhead
:, - ism at the polls, of course you did not ba
nd tie, nor did you haves word to say. Yo
10 did indeed battle against all Union armic
all against Grants, Sherman's, Sheridan
he and all others on the same side of th
.p- question but not battle have you y
vi done against the armies in the Rebel Sc
le- vice, or against their cause. And VIII;
in all this, Squire, have you to boast
nd more than the Rebels have? They tc
"a fought our money powers, our officers an
a. ., agents, our banking interests. our comp;
" nies and monopolies, our preachers an
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