The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-16
Judge Thurman.

IhlS gentleman VINO is the stanu-
ard bearer of the Democracy in Ohio
this Fall, and who would like to be
Governor of the great loyal state of
Ohio, has record that is anything
but flattering to himself. Ma Gray,
formerly editor of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, and as such 4 Democrat of
no mean standing previous to the
war, recently made speech in
Youngstown, in which he ventilated
Judge Thurman's love fer rebels
and rebellious things:
But Thurman has a record of his
own and in that record t-Herods
Herod. Like the long nosed mans
longer nosed son, of whom a wag
said he looked just like his father,
and more too, so Thurman is just
like Vallandighan, and more too
During the war Humans house was
notoriously headquarters for paroled
rebels. / tell you what i know, not
what 1 hear | have ,seen numbers
of rebel officers, III full uniform,
wearing the tinsel insignia of rank in
proud display, hazing to and fro in
his gaily lit up house, feasting and
reyeling in the rich receptions and
light levees-
But never knew boy in blue
To venture near his do)r.''
/ have heard of q squad of loyal
soldiers, fired with the contrast be-
tween comrades at Andersonville and
traitors at Thurman's on their way
to avenge the insult, and but for the
Ipersuasions Of loyal Barney McCabe,
oh, ye gods, what singing school
there whould have been that night
at rebel headquarters, as each reb.
piping treble, got the pitch out of
some jingling window.
Thurman 3 carriage was ever rum
bling over the road to Camp Chase,
conveying smiling faces, words of
comfort, luxuries and goodies gen
orally, 10 cheer and buoy up the
sinking spirits of rebels. but never a
crumb of comfort, that / learn, for
our boys in or out of hospital.
Clothing, sweetmeats, unneeded
luxuries OF all kinds, expressed from
rebels in the South TO rebels at Camp
Chase, were marked, ''Care of Judge
Thurman" Why to the care of
Judge Thurman? Yes, why? Was
it solely because he was born and
raised in the South, and was infiu-
enced by proud Virginia wife?
Letters to prisoners were filed
with treason, stratagem and spoils,
with plans of escape, conspiracies to
overcome and murder the guards,
fire the cities and escape to neutral
Kentucky. The Governor therefore
ordered all letters to be examined,
and such to be suppressed. BY his
order / examined 23,700 of these
letters, and such sentences as the fol-
lowing were of common occurrence:
"If you want money, borrow of
our friend, Judge Thurman"
"Ifyou want advice, ask our friend,
Judge Thurman"
"lf you want anything, call on our
friend Judge Thurman
While Thurman, far from the smell
of powder, was rolling his pets in
luxury. where was Gen. Hayes? His
tory answers, "Gallantly facing the
rebel rain Of grape and canister
with his life in his hand and his soul
in the work, struggling to reach some
Andersonville, Salisbury, Belleisle or
Libby, to lead our ghastly, famish-
ing, loyal boys past the ever varying
"Dead Line" to where
"BeDeath the starry flag they could breathe
the air again.
OF the free land, in their own beloved home -
Boys in blue. which shall be your
Governor?
Soldiers, soldiers, fathers, brothers,
sons or friends, will you vote for
Thurman and ever raise your heads
in loyal company? Well says Gov
Tod, "God forbid that ever q loyal
soldier should find in high authority
at the capital such enemies of their
country and of them as Vallandig-
ham, Thurman, Olds, Pugh Il Co"
And all the people shall say Amen.
For such a man as Thurman the
soldiers are asked to vote for Cover
nor.