Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-09-29

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Mr.. EDTToR:-I suppose when a man not only
permits himself to become the Candidate of a
party, for an important office, but by every pos
sible means seeks to obtain that office sup
pose, say, in such case his qualifications
both competency and fitness, can be properly
| discussed,
What should we say then of the nominee OF
the Democratic party for Auditor L? He is a
young man of very limited education, who has
never even managed business for himself, and
knows nothing whatever of the most simple
business matters. He is in fact rural boy,
without experience, without any sort of busi-
ness education, without judgment. This young
man should have just credit at my hands. He
was good and brave soldier. No one can
! find fault, so far as l know, with his conduct
while he was in the Union Army. But most
unfortunately, this illustrious young candidate
as soon as he was fairly in the army became a
strong Union man, and openly voted against
the great Ohieftan of the Democracy, Mr.. VAL
landgham. Yes sir, Edwin Half voted for
John Brough. Why? Because he was a Union
man. Because he stood up for his country,
and was in favor of whipping traitors and reb-
els
When Sherman began his advance into Geor-
gia, young Haff was wounded in the knee At
that time he was still patriotic, as much so as
when he voted against Mr.. Vallandigham. He
was granted a furlough and came home
Here began that system of Political manipula-
tiOn which the Democrats of Sandusky County
apply so dexterously. Mr.. Haff's people
those who had not gone into the army, only
were rabid Democrats. And the Democracy
must leave stone unturned to get majority
in Sandusky County. Therefore young Haff's
vanity was played upon. He was deliberately
bought with fattering promises. Oh yes,
Edwin would be made Auditor by the Democ-
racy, if he would only be Democrat So
young Half changed his politics, hurrahed for
Mcclellan, said the ''war was a failure" in
dorsed the party which tried to throw out the
soldiers vote, called the soldiers with whom
he had so lately served Lincoln hirelings,'
a pack of hired scoundrels, who had never been
aught but nuisance to the country. This was
the language of his party and of it's papers, and
young Half, SO lately a soldier, indorsed and
adopted it.
This young man who two years ago voted
the Union ticket, who last year peddled abuse
upon the soldiers of the Union, is now accord
ing to the promise, candidate for Auditor, and
is trying to deceive and dissuade returned SOL
diers from doing their duty by peddling the
small stock of Democratic argument consisting
of ''nigger." The whole burden of his tale is
''nigger equality, - 'nigger, ''nigger," mig
ger" No matter how false the cry, no matter
for truth, votes must be had, and as truth won't
win falsehood must
Now mark one fact This Candidate did not
go back to his post in the army again after
turning Democrat. No sir. He got mustered
out before his time expired, and went about to
electioneer for the anti-soldier, anti-war Candi-
date for office.
Now Mr.. Haff is associated with A. b. Lind
say, who declared in Fremont that ''Union SOL
diers must lay down their arms and let the
South alone, +" who opposed the draft, who op-
posed filling up the army SO rebels might be
whipped.
The same men who nominated these men,
were, in 1864 trying to secretly procure arms
and ammunition to forcibly resist the draft
These are facts and the proof can be produced.
VETERAN,
Sept Is, 1865.