Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-25
Is Mr.. SpaIdfng I'm Sympathy with the
President?

CLEVELAND, Aug. oath, 1866.
Geo. 4. Benedict Esq, Editor Herald:
DEAR SIR: have been for many
years your political aud personal friend.
was asubseriber to the Herald long be-
fore your connection with it, and am still
its constant reader. 1 am no "boLter, y
never having scratched a ticket regu-
larly put in nomination in my life. l did
not favor the denomination of Mr.. Spald-
ing, though 1 fully acquiesced in the ac-
tion of the Congressional Convention.
Nor have decided yet that l cannot or
shall not vote for him, but am seriously
and truly in doubt as to what is my duty
in the premises.
1t is notoriously true that Judge Spald-
ing's canvass in this city was manipulated,
controlled and governed by so called
"Union men," who the moment Judge
Spalding was nominated threw off the
mask as members of the Union Republican
party, and came out openly in favor of
President johnson and his policy. These
men are still the open advocates of the
election of Judge Spslding, who if a true
man 10 his constituents must openly abhOT
and despise Andrea Johnson aud the rem
eqade Republicans a0hO support him.
These men have severed their connec-
ton with the Union Republican party.
According TO your own paper, no mem
Der OF the Republican organization can
Join the action Of the Philadelphia Con-
vention without openly espousing the
cause of the Democrats.
AMI as a Union Republican, bound to
support the nomination of Convention
elected in part, and entirely controlled by
men who only held themselves members
of it long enough to control its action,
and then abandoned the party and its
principles altogether?
You say Mr. spalding's record is be-
fore US. That is true If the future of
politicians could always be assured from
the past we should not have TO mourn the
dreadful position in which we, as party,
Men maj eEaa5s, aa8li 8lith Andrew Joiln7s,,, :,
frankly, that sooner than give my vote to
elect man to Congress who sympathizes
with Andrew johnson or his policy. l
would cut my right arm off at the elbow.
Judge s.. has in the main voted right.
1 did not think it honest in him to vote
himself four thousand dollars for extra
pay for his services until next March, and
the same sum, in addition, for his neTt
term, which he regards assured by his
nomination. Nor did like his vote re-
fusing to restrict the Presidents power OF
removal from office. Yet these things
would not have prevented my voting for
him, as the candidate of my party. But
there are things deeper than these, and
as a private citizen must think of them
When see Mr.. Spalding, a0ithoHt a pro
| test. or ass attempt to defeat ii, turn over
| the patronage of this District to Mr.
George B. Senter, and the offices of I'M
portance farnied out by him to political
renegades and parasites I see every
/ Johnson man active for his reelection
and clamorous for his return-when al
the Philadelphia Convention, such mer
as Mr.. Browning, the Secretary of the
Interior, say openly, that Judge Spalding
had said to him that he disliked the ac
ton of the Ra licals as much as he did
and if he was reelected he should CONT
back untrammeled-whenM Messrs. Brown
ing, Doolittle and others, openly advoca
ted and advised the johnson men of thi
district at Philadelphia, ''to run no John
son candidate for Congress" as they wer
satisfied to have Judge Spalding returned
when l sec every man now in Office lex
eept, possibly, yoursel0 an open AM
| avowed johnson supporter, and all o
them the special, particular, personal an
political friends of Mr.. Spalding, l as
YOU in all candor is it asking too muc
for Judge Spalding to answer the resolu
tions unanimously passed by our count
eonvention2 Isit going beyond the lin
of his duty for him to return home an
meet his constituents Ike every othe
member Of Congress from Ohio, and as
sure us Of his faith and truth, and his Vi
ter repugnance to the wretched politics
, traitor to his party, now at the head c
the government
This is Radical district. The peopl
r demand Representative in accor
1 | with Shellabarger, Garfield, Ashley an
others, and absolutely free from ever
| tqint of Johnsonism. If Mr.. S. is such
man, shall cheerfully vote for him.
t he is not, I cannot, nor can you. Men al
b not to be frightened by being called 'bOl
ers." Reason demands something bett,
from vou than calling names. The count
convention have asked no improper thin
The demand cf the LEADER express
b the wishes of the bulk of our party. II
; feverish, unsettled state of the publ
A mind will not be quieted except wit
knowing the truth. Are you willir
tney should have it !? And would "
If support Judge Spalding for election if y
# knew he was either false to his party
false to Mr.. Johnson REPUBLICAN.