Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-18
You Won,t, Bur. You Must.

Mr.. Republican. this way, if you please,
sir. We do not mean the candid, independ-
ent man, but he who is under the party lash.
Ten years ago, you cried outfor retrench-
ment and reform. You declared you would
never support men SO extravagant as the
Democrats.
Time passed. Your party obtainedpow-
er. Its corruption and extravagance SUR
passed all precedent. '' 'lh.lsiIiI . -ilI
Your political masters cracked their lash
over you, and you justified extravagance,
and apologized for corruption. tol lr.
You declared the South was bill of ex-
pense, and you would be'better without
her. and paraded your faith by carrying six
teen star flags in honor of the sixteen
Northern States. '.Il ~ s'HH,m 9nj
Your masters cried Union, and you
shouted it must be preserved" 4al'n
Your masters now say the Union shall
not be restored until the South embraces
the sentiments of New England. '1g2
You embrace the doctrine and declare
there is no hurry notwithstanding the Union.
Your masters called the Democrats I'm
ion savers" -h.' 2'..I .i,.'. "}l'" .''H
You caught up the sound and Kissed it
from your throats. .' --- .ii''!H .
Your masters called the Democrats strai-
tors" ~. .tl' '''fH' -tts' ahi
lOu IdllOeu IL anu valley. .
Your masters declared that slavery should
not be interfered with. I. a'. -Iia
You became as strong pro-slavery men
as the Democrats. ,',h -'.-3 J5I 4li.,2i
Your masters said slavery should remain
unmolested where it existed, burt should not
be carried into the Territories LjHu2
You applauded the doctrine and declared
it just and right. W hi ~ ''"I. 5'A2'islop
Your masters said slavery must be abol-
ished. .''l =" ipT'"1 10 -g5i ,.I9 /
.I You cried aloud against the accursed
institution" ,'.'. -"" H;E'll5I |
Your masters said the negroes were an
inferior race, and should not be placed on
an equality with the whites. 'H.'Fjsh.
III You adduced strong arguments to prove
that negroes should never have the right to
|, vote or hold office. ~ 'l.l I.'l.@ ,7rN9Ii |
u ,,, Your masters declare the blacks equal To
the whites, -'I,''1 t h3s"' a5Tn5 /
''' You curse all who dare to insinutate that
God created one race inferior to another.
IA Your masters protested friendship for the
\ poor man., o.. .,'.'' ~ i'uahHi Ia,. 3',
,,, 'r Yod were eloquent against the ooppres-
sions Of the rich. ''ij d. '"'"I'A a7oiI
Your masters exempted the bonds held
by rich men from taxation. '''|W'
.T' You swallowed their opinion and pro-
riounced itgood. 'lN 7ni 10 sT3Aeat sdi
% Your masters told you that you belonged
TO the decency party. Jf4ri.1b .ou'O h
You strutted in style and sneered at the
hard-fisted son of toll. Glr 9N .noOn
= Your masters now sayyou are no better
than negroes. Tia, .H'aq -i u ,1o1
% " You bow in humble submission to their
decree, wallow in the African mire and de-
clare 1t good. . 1d h.DuJ Jg'f aau3i
YOU are the slave of corrupt men. . An
instrument used by knaves to promote sell
d fish ends. You have no principle No sta
, bility. No minds of your own. Like the
weathercock, you turn as the winds of your
masters blow upon you. 2nlTl9I .s-eeu
'oi We respecta political opponent who dares
to act independently and seeks to doiright.
The man who, like an old fiddle, can be
made to play any tune, we despise. lTG
u If you are in favor of the burdens ofGov-
ernment being equally distributed as Its
blessing, say so, and act accprdinglysn
! If you consider yourself better than a
Niger, speak out and act for heinterest of
the white man. .ln = b719bg3T on .Hb T,I
sDont't wait for the whip to crack over
your back to drive you intothe party traces.
III Act the man. Act Independently 1t
will beget respect Holmes Go. Farmer.