The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-05
Ashbrook and Golden

copperhead candidate Tor state
Senator in this district. That pa
per knous the gentleman, and lays
bare his demerits for the position
he aspires to with undoubted truth
and admirable clearness. This
golden candidate has lately been
engaged in the business ofstumping
old Fairfeld-and tho accounts
which come to US from his meetings
show his main dependence to be
the same speech with which he
started out. 1t seems, however,
that before Fairfield audiences he
finds it necessary TO explain away
and apologize for his original adj
vOcacy Of the war to suppress rebel
lion, and that he now claims to
have been deceived and mipled in
to that course by misrepresenta-
tions as to the objects ofthe war. AS
we are informed, however, he tries
to show that he made ample
mends after his eyes wore opened,
by becoming a copperhead as
rank as the rankest, during the
latter years Of the war. His posi-
ton need be no enigma to any
body. 1t is enough for Union mon
to know that his present position
is that of an obstructionist to tho
work Of a just, proper and sale re-
construction-that the cause he
represents is that of those who
fought to destroy the Union, and
who now decline TO como in
except as dictators Of the policy Of
the government. IIo can get no
Republican votes, If he is any
more acceptable to his own party
from the fact of having taken in
the outset of the great struggle a
position which now requires To be
apologiscd for and disowncd, that
is tho concern of his supporters,
net of us.
What o glorious contrast 10 such
shutting and plunging is present
ed in the position, record and char,
actcr Of Capt. A. P. AsHBRooK ?
Having been sound and right al
tho start, ho has never deviated
from the correct path, but when
tho country demanded the services
of her patriotic sons, ho signalizcd
his devotion 10 her cause by On.
listing as private soldier in the
army Of the Union, to help put
down tho Shareholders rebellion.
He went to tho field Of bloody
strife, with his life in his hand,
ready to offer IL up that Rcpubli-
can government might be prcserv-
cd. He served with efficiency and
credit until declining health i'm
perativcly demanded his relief
from tho hardships which were
breaking him down and destroy
ing his usefulness. And ho does
not now "go back" on his record,
or the cause for which ho fought,
but sustans it in tho poll teal field
with tho samc zeal and oarncstncss
which characterized him in the
battle field. In intellectual capac.
ity, Capt. Ashbrook may safely be
pitted against his competitor in
any situation. His sound judg.
mont and practical common sense
will bo OF peculiar value in the
Senate chamber, whilo tho integri,
ty of his character, his unswerving
resolution in tho advocacy of right
and justice, and his every. day vo
cation Chat OF q working farmcr)
form q guaranty that tho rights ol
tho industrial class will have in
him watcbful guardian, and po
litical wrongs of every description
o determined and active combat,
ant.
Such arc the two mon presented
for the popular suffragcs for the
Senatorial position. No voter o.
tho Union Republican organiza
ton can hesitate q moment where
TO chooso--and it would seem i'm.
possible, but for tho madness ol
party, that the honest Of any or
ganization could refuse thoir sup.
port to the intelligent, patriotic
working citizen, and give ii to the
blathcring, trcason.sympathizing
aristocraOy-fo fostering political hack
The Terrible Power Ofa Negro
Vote!
The Eagle intimates that Onfran
chising tho negro will give him a
controlling influence" in tho gov
ornment. To be suro, it couples
with this tho DISTINGUISHING Of
white men--but it knows that nc
disfrancbisemont Of white men il
nronoaad avcont of auch na hava hy