The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-09-13
SOLDIERS RE NOT DECEIVED

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rights lad maintained her honor and digni
ty when sic was assailed by most wict ed
and deadly foe You have been faithful tc
the flag of your nation in times of sorest trial
and in the eyes cf the whole world have raised
high the stan lard Of American valor.
To accomplish this msny Of you have en-
durel almost immeasurable sufferings; you
have taken many weary tramp in the mus,
stood sentry many cold and stormy nights,
endured many lcng and tetious marches,
gone boldly TO the battles front and faced
the deadly cannon's mouth you have been
weary, exhausted and sick the roadside
has been your bed aud the hospital your home
While you we're doing and enduring all
this, there was q party at home, who had no
sympathy for you; their sympathy was all
for your enemies. TLey said you might re-
ceiye fire in the rear" that you were
''bloody iIessians, sLincolns hirelings,
Sherm an thieves and robbers When You
went many of that party expressed them
selves in wishes that you might never return,
that your bones would bleach upon Southern
soil, for going to fight Southern brethern.
They always maintained and declared
that We never could conquer the rebels Of
the South. They advocated this boldly and
.ont .nnally and even their Chicago plat
form, adopted but little more than . year
since, declared the war failure. Many OF
this party gave express Of their salts
victory. They a. ways gave our soldiers the
cold shoulder whenever any opportunity
preseutcl. In States that submitted the
question of soldiers having the right to vote
in the field, Democratic counties and pre-
cincts almost Invariably gave majorities
against the soldier having this privilege.
They we're almost constantly howling
against our soldiers and sympathising with
the rebels. Soldiers you know this if you
have no, forgotten il; for scne Of you At
least wanted TO come home and shoot copper
heads.
These are the identical snakships that are
now endeavoring TO deceive you. as did the
great father Of aerpents deceive Eve in the
garden Of Eden. The tribe has lost none of
its deceptiv. ability, groveling meanness
and crouching servility in over six thousand
years, and to-day confronts innocence and
honesty with as much unbiush,ng assurance
and brazen impudence as afy OF its an
cestors could ever boast Now they make
very condescending bows to our returned
soldiers, approach item with extended hands
while their eyes sparkle, lips smile, and
give expression to an oily diarrh.ea
Of fragrant words of friendship
All this hot house love is the bravest de-
ception, for We tell you, not one year ago,
some Of this loving party, in this Tama
cosuty told soldiers that they had no respect
for any one that wore Uncle Sans uniform.
And now the Soldiers might exclaim, with
what great love they are loving u.s. Al
soldiers trust them not. Their soldiers
state convention was humbug and their
ticket is myth. Less than 6fty soldiers
but Eve or six counties were
the TOOLS OF the coppeInSooo tnoe moNS ~ w.
Behind them stood Samuel Summers that hs d
dec ared the war failure, George W.
Jon IS Of Dubuque who was once imprisoned
for his d:sloyalty, and had t~o sons in the
rebel service, Dave Shewald, who was also
imprisoned for like cause, YOm Clagget, =
small bottle with wide mouth, who ciamored
90 much against his country tina, the soldiers
threw his printing Office into the streets.
Such are the men that are now asking for
your ballots.
But say you perhaps. The ticket is truly
a ,oldiers ticket for sll have been soldiers
that are on it. TO this we reply that the
Cops who engineered the thing wanted
soldiers on the ticket this year, in order 70
oet the soldiers allured into their party by
voting this fall FOR what they call q soldiers
tiokes They know perfectly we'll that the
ticke. cannot be elected. but they were in
hope. to materially recruit their shattered
party and in some counties upon the strength
Of il elect their county officers.
TO this We must add that Col. Van Anda,
candidate for Lieut.. Gov. secs through the
whole aimsy affair and positively refuses to
run on the ticket. -.
lu conclusion We ask how many soldiers
this fall IN 7ama county will consent, TO be
used as cat, paws BY the Cops
Ground will be broken on the Iowa
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