The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-10-05
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II 10 very seldom that politician, or a
political nows.popos, attempts TO advocate
at tho Same tmc, two such antagonirtio
principles as Peecbe and WARN fact
we can hardly believe that such thing
was ever attempted until recently, or elso.
where than in the Bdde Office, Tenth Con-
gressoual District Of Ohio. The Blade 10
earnestly in favor Of election Of Lincoln
1nd Johnson and is evidently endoavoring
to do good service for the cause Thus far
it fayors "a rigorous prosecution IF The
tcdrP' Thus for we honor the Blade. But
at the same time the BLADE iavors, aud is
doing what il can ptirdteiy to aid in elect
ing Colonel Rice. who was nominated on
the o'Chicago Platform, and is therefore com.
mitted to use his influence for an " iD,nle.
diate cessation ofhostHticsI' Thus far the
Biade favors the proposed Coppcrhead
"peaoe." For this we do not honor the
Blade % Our assertion concerning the
Blades desire that Colonel Rice nay be
elected, and the priodte aid it is rendering
may be denounced 10y that paper as an I'M
mitgated, malicious Ga!sehood, but the
the facts arc so patent and well known in
this District that nobody but its own hang
crs-on will believe such statement, if it
should be made. George Frarcs Train
says tho essence of the Baltimore Platform
il, Beat the robels;" while the essence of
the Chicago Platform is, Beat LincolnH'
The consistent position in which the
Biade places itselfby aiding in the election
of men nominated on the two Platforms,
will readily be understood by our readers.
We had hoped for better things than
this Of the Blade. Even Higgins, Of the
independent who sat straddle of the polit-
threadbare and transparent that he could
no could no longer deceive the people as
to the manner Of animal he was," finally
concluded that there was more mdHiiaesS in
being either one thing or the other" than
there was in attempting to support two
opposite parties at the same time. Accord
hgly he camo out, for consideration, -
fur the Copperheads, and is now earnestly
engaged in advocating an "fmmedi0te ees-
sutton Of hoStuAies," the endorsement of
the Chicago Platform by the people, and
the election of Colonel Rice And wrong
a. we believe tc be the doctrines he advo-
Gates, earnestly as we always expect to op.
pose them, and disrepuhbo as is the act of
selling ones vote or principles, we confess
to now EaVing more respect for the editor
of the Independent than Tor those two faced
tricksters who can cooly aid in the support
of two tickets and two platforms at the
same time. The independent can now de-
ceiye no Union man-tho Blade, by its hy-
pocriticol palaver, may lead many to vote
for candidate, committed by his party to
oppose tho rurthur prosecution of tho war
and labor for an immediate cessation ct
hoshiiGeS"
In conclusion we can but remark tho strill
ing difference in the course pursued by the
Blltjc and several prominent citizens OF
this place, who two years ago supported
Mr. Waite Some have personal reasons
which might prompt them not to support
M Ashley, but by their words aud acts
they express their belief that there ia in
this contest Il principle involved--and that
when the question is whether they will
vote for man known to be an earnest ad
vocatc of the principles OF the Baltimore
Platform. or Quo who stands upon the
Chicago Platform, all personal consid
eratio"s should for the time be forgotten
and each one only remember and do his
duty as patriot. Hal the. sores of the
Blade permitted il to pursue this course
it would at least have presented a more
consistent andpa.riotc record during the
present campaign,