The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-09-10
FOR PRESIDENT,
Abraham Lincoln
Of Illinois.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Andrew Johnson,
Of Tennessee.
THK GREAT CONFLICT.

he Niende OF the N Nati0n, and It's enemies,
are each in line Of battle. and the conflict is
opening. The world has never witnessed. and
probably never will-unless the present genera
tion proves recreant, and the glorious task falls
10 more heroic people-witness q conflict
wherein is involved such stupendous iesues as
the one now opening upon the American people.
To them it has been reserved TO test the vitality
Of our boasted capacity for self-government.
The blood. offered like rain during the past
three years, gives hope Of an abundance of the
proper spirit to sustain the charge committed to
us. and render ineffsceable brilliancy to our
page Of history. But the conflict has been
changed to another field than that of blood. In
perfect consonance with the principle at issue.
the final blow is narrowed down TO the ballot
boz. Elements. principally criminality and
Ignorance, makes necessary a double watchful-
ness. else the glories Of the past, and the far
more exceeding glory which will follow success,
will be loet to us forever. Another generation
will establish that which we have failed to. Let
us not, then, have the finger Of scorn forever
pointed at us.
Three candidates for the Presidency are now in
the field. each embodying principles and plan
whereby the Government is to be restored, and
the doctrine of selfgovernment securely estab-
lished. One Of the parties. making such q claim,
asserts bold and barcfaced lie. And herein lies
the danger which the people must avert. The
party which lately met in convention at Chicago
have no foundation upon which to rest their
claims for the support Of the patriotic masses
The characters Of its leaders stepped in treason
but little less criminal than that of the arch
traitor himself We might state hosts Of facts to
substautiate this. Leading spirits in that con-
vention haye in Congress refused to vote supplies
for troops in the field, while out of Congress they
have occupied their time in arming q secret band
Of conspirators, whose object was to resist an.
thority. and forbid succor going TO the brave
boys doing battle That party in their platform
asserts that all the faul. lies with the Govern
ment. and those Of its oppo,ers are passed by in
silence The spurious pretensions of. some men
suffice to deceive; We believe that such are too
bold to deceive the thinking people into such
fatal step.
Another psrty's leader asserts that he will run
provided certain other man does, but il the
victim Of kis spleen does not run. then all occa-
sion fer Lis making a rnce vanishes-a motive
too base to exist in the mind of any truly great
man. This psrty-many Of them honest-sre
bringing upon themselves o weight of criminality
which will bear upon them in the future.
third party, which has covered itself with
glory by its persistent. unmeasurable support of
the Government, brings before the people csndi-
dates tried by fire, standing upon platform
overhowing with devotion to the principle at
stake. and condemnation Of its opposers This
party believe the retention in power of the pres
cnt Administration as necessary to final success
Thst this assertion 10 true, facts abundantly
prove 1t is the opposite of that element which
seeks to discourage enlistments. and in every
manner encourages the enemy. It's ranks are
composed Of those men who daily pray and
labor for the success Of our arms. who have voted
means and munitions of war without stint, and
who have sacrificed their original patty orgsni
1stion, extending hands and uniting with the
henest and pure in upholding our Nationality.
A psrty not encumbered with the idea that
rebels have one single right 10 likely to make
progress in the work Of ofsuppression.
Choose ye Of the three. having in mind their
application to the great issues involved.