The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-09

~ CIalms OF bro1eo
me -e~nomfnaaiOa. g 81 r5-dH
p.,aIv has a public officer discharged
dn,is. Of his position with such udelhy
.bnitv As John Bfough the Arduou'
o@.s II Governor Of the third State Of
thsU.ion in time Of war. If merit Rtnees
Ear ofhcisl position, fidelity to duty, sna
unainchir 9 patriotism are guAiitlss Wnlcn
entitle a man to office, Governor P@e8
o.r,sinlv deserves denomination. I'VE
briefly to set forth q few o. =
rsssors vbv be should be re~-nOminssed
Fi,st. BE is one of the strongest men,
r-s-sopsl popularity and influence IN toe
-. Of Ohio. The magnificent way IN
wbich he led the grand campaign tcf me
G~Oyernorship in ls6s-thecAmPsign when
IN reality decided the result Of the ensuing
Presidential eIection-Gad the magnificent
n,,ority. unprecedented in the history OF
this or any other State, which crown
d his efforts and crushed out Copper
hesdi.m, is fresh in the memory ct every
citizsu of the State. Part OF the msgnini
cent result of that campaign was doubt
less due to the uDpopulsrity Of the Oppos-
ing candidate. But every one viii re-
nember that at the outset Of the struggle
things looked dark and it was onIy HrEoF
John Brough had commenced the canvass
Of the State, everywhere winning votes
nv his clear, convincing logic and ms
earnest e,eq1ence, thsttriumPh was assureo
n the Union banner. The man who or
gspized victory for US in 1863, is certainly
our most popular candidate in 1865
Second: John Brough is an honest mAn.
No man can breathe q word against the
tsir fame of his administration Of public
affairs. His more ~unscrupulOus enemies,
40 far as we know, have never chErged
that be shared In, or Winked at, PeculAton
or extravsgsnce in any shape. la.
Third; He is q man Of extraordinary
executive ability. A business man all ms
life, he hiss learned Promptness, method
dispatch and energy. No man can com
Main thstthe duties of the Governor, which
have been greatly increased BY the war
have not been discharged properly On
the contrary, every regiment in the Held
every Ohio soldier in hospital every sol
d;er's widow and orphan, hss had cause TO
HESS the care and ~foretbought of our nArd-
working Governor.
.Fourth: be is 8 firm and unfinching
rstriot, What man who heard his earnest
arguments for the Union in the campaigns
Of 1864 and 1865 but was strengthened and
confirmed BY them in his resolve that the
Union must be preserved. Nor has John
Broueh been q man Of words merely. In
all his oficisl and personal relations with
the government he has given it the warm
eat support, and his name stands side BY
side with Curtin and Morton in the grand
galaxy of loyal governors.
Filth: Que of the strongest reasons FOL
re-nomins,ing Governor BrOugb, In ou1
opipion. is one that has frequently beer
urged against him his calling out the Ma
tionAl Guard in the summer of 1884 The
act was one which displayed inthe highest
degree the uusela-h patriotism Of our Tx
ecutive- The act was an unpopular one
but it was necessary, and Brough did it
We have no hesitation in ssying thst that
act turned the crisis Of the war in our fs-
vor An organization inst like the Ns-
t,onsl Gusrd was needed for 8 brief term
of ssrvice to garrison the forts and relieve
vstersns for service in the field. To raise
men by draft was next TO impossible, and,
even could it be done, was 30 long and To-
dious a process that the summer would
have passed before men could be raised
Governor Brough stepped into the breach
The Ohio National Guard garrisoned
Washington and released forty thousand
veterans to march on with Grant, Hhghting
Il ont on this line from the Wilderness K
Petersburg in that glorious campaign
which gave Grant his deAth-grip on Rich
mind II did more than this-it saved th'
capital Of the country from iDglOrious cap
ture. The National Guard earned fol
themselves q place in history and
Governor Bcough, for calling them out
deserves the gratitude of ell loyal citizens
Such are 8 few Of the reasons for the
denomination of Governor BrOugh. Othel
good men are talked Of for the position,
against whom we have not 8 word 70 say.
Among them are seversl well-known and
deserving officers Of the army and it il
urped in their favor that soldiers who have
aided in putting down the rebellion should
have preference e civilians. We
grant the truth of this remark
Il. a comparison between soldiers
and mere politicians. But the
services of Governor Brough in put
ting down th~erebellion have been, we are
not afraid to ssy, greater than those Of any
officer named for the Office. These gentle
men have lone their duty well at the front
so has he his equally important task at
home. His eloquent pleas for the Union
his able administration Of his Office, his
firm support of the Government his watch
fitness for the welfare of Ohio soldiers and
above al-his calling out the National
Guards have all proven Of Indispensable
value in carrying on the war. We do moi
hesitate to place his record in comparison
with the most brilliant of those named in
opposition to him.
Hon. ]. n. Ashley.