The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-11-01
What 4 soldier says.
~. Donaelly the. Representative q
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I~H0 HAS DDDn TRlEn AND k0E
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JUST WHAT HIS OPPONENT Is.
4. Ear.sst Appeal trena . lGi.>sssts
.c1xc1sxArz. O., Oct. 2sth, 1885, y
EDlToR Observation-Disclosures >ah-.
"a. stspperaritys A'ntsIs Minnesota; t1ie'I
State otsmy sdopti,injE 80 take u deep IN;
!! terest in AZ that pertains toils. Welfare
and spoeess a 4 Rrowings Sigoroussa SOW
ereignty, that ii surely u take its place;
ip the hcnt rank, Of sta&asa :. Aud asoo..
other subject do'r .ake : warmer inter.
est than that Of the poli.ie.l, contest new
going on within your borders. As al
Minnesota soldier, ons;avhos served
thrcugA.th tho war,lI AK your indulgence.
to speak 10 my lell.w comrades in the
State with regard to the: men who are
bef9rs them to Represent them in Con.
gress., AZ; :13Gat@ys g: y - hrn: .2:En
oa Mr., Donnelly d presented for our
afrags by. ithat party which: upholds
theeternal truth.ot Rig hit, Justice aud
Liberty He comes we'll recommended
by his past career and his: personal
course. He is truly loyal, aud through
the: dark days when treason was armed,
bis voice aud vote we're raised aud cast
Tor the soldier, and later, when. We had
battled down treason, and tho: :Presi.
dent, whom; Ne helped j. to elect and
thought true, deserted Us and, played
into the hands Of our enemies. he ssood
up and fought him-striking treason j"
wax Or peace wherever he could 6nd it.
Mr. Denneliy has been tried and not
found wanting. "A he :h., STOOL Up
manfully, for ms aud in conjunction
With tho loyal ,Caagresa helped rs On
to the glorious eonsummation of thi.
war, lot - BY 2our: support put him back
into that. positioa ;Hhe ha, se,vorthlly
filled, thereby ratityiug and securing
tho great work it cost ~, tour yea.s to
accomplish. -. we'll - rebuking the
President: and the, rebels and copper.
heads Who constitute his chief support
Letus return: him TO- that solid, loyal
phalanx which stands !. in oar represen.
't.tive halls, an :insurnouptable barrier
TO- the old, wave Of treason which BY
the hell. Of traitors At the North is a.
ready yelling up: fiom the South, aim
,ngzto accomplish BY treaehery and bal.
lots that which could not be done by
bullets. The States that. have already
spoken, have returned their Congress.
men who were tried, loyal and true.
Surely tho gallant. North. Star State
will DO likewise, and the soldiers will
assuredly assist io the great work with
that .rdor which characterize 4 their &C:
lions during the war,
Comrades: stand up for the primer.
pies you fought for. Cast your ballots
for the representa- i've who uphol Is thos.
principles. Shall our four years work
be uadone! Shall blatant rebels with
pardons in their pockets; stand on AZ
equal footing in our capitol and :spee
out their black treason aud let it dis.
honor the blood IF our fallen comrade
scarcely yet dry? Are the, to com,
IL, arrogant, defying. unrepentant!-
Mr: Donnelly says, No! And We viii
echo, Never: hever!! As I felt ii
my duty to 60 down South aud contend
for right and justice, for liberty and
freedom, with bullets, so do I now deem
it . more important duty to stand ul
for those same principles with ballots
and influence my comrades to stand fast
be firm and not to waver:
Mr.. Donnelly has been our friend
he has not deserted US. All true SOL
diers will stand BY hin-not for mere
friendship or personal feeling, but fol-
principle. Let US place him in that
field Of battle, the halls Of Congress, a.
We we're won't to place our Napoleon
guns in the field, that he may deal
death to treason there as did our lead.
en- m e =. when the enemy me. !,
in, arms. '~, ~ -
! And who is the opponent to this 10y
al man ? Col. VIM. Colville. Is it pos.
sible he is = soldier? Is it true tina,
one whom the rebels tried to kill, now 's'
stoops from those principles that ami.
mated him 10 he field and crosses hand,
with men whose hands are red With his
blood! Does be misgle with men wvh,
srailed our asE in the dust, threw up
their hats Il our rever..es in the Geld
=
pad stabbed rs in all manner Of mean
WY. from. behind : "; he Il :, III,
man be Who, while holding an ot'fic.
given him ~ ,otes Of loyal men and
soldiers, initiates he great II an" i
Washington in turning his coat, ..nl'da
goes into . convention Of Copppsrhe.ds
rebels, renegades and Denijohna.opni;ooe,
raey and i. nominated for Congress
made :. e.tep.v to get the ,oldier.' yo i;
for The coppperhe.d ticket: Comr.ae,
there is But one thought 81 such ! ,ii Gle
He is 1 not 10 be tru,ted in such con i:
P.oy. We are thinking men, and such
eubterfuees cannot influence US. 1 ha.
ted rebels, dete.sed oopperhe.ds, bsyond
measure, but there is no term / can use
thst will; express my disgust for a sol.