The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-05-10
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sensible people how ony one county
could give majority of 1900 or
400 In favor of the Democratic
party" 1t says, "Auglaizc county /
does this" and gives rs the reason
that "there are as many whiskey
licenses granted in that county as in
all the other counties in the District"
1.-THE wonder ceases,' and Mad this
truth been known it would have
ceased long ago. Query-Don't
Auglaize pay more "poor tax than
any other county in the DistrietP
If not, does she not ship her poor OIL
to some of her neighborsp Some
one give us the figures. have
studied human nature for number
OF years, and have always found De.
mocracy, whiskey, ignorance and
vice inseperably connected. More
than this-go where you will and
you will find another truth demon
strated. 1t Is this: in Democratic
communities there is far less money
given to religious or charitable in
stitutions, than in Republican set.
Elements Of the same population
This may seem q broad. assertion,
but think am able to prove 1t by
figures. have noticed it time after
time and have been told by Ministers
of the Gospel, that during the war
they had been careful in noting down
and comparing collections taken up
by them for Miss ionary, Bible, Tract
and other causes and that on an av-
erago they had obtained at least
three. fourths of all the money they
had received for these purposes,
from men who belonged to the Re-
publican party. a minister with
whom 1 an intimately acquainted,
told me the following, which occurred
during the war. Said he, 81 knew n
man who had but short lime pre-.
vious, given One thousand Dollars
toward keeping Democratic speakers
in the field during the political cam.
paign, which was then. drawing near.
| called on him to solicit money for
the Missionary Society and the Chris.
tian Commission, as our boys in the
field were in great need OF assistance.
As he was member of the church
over which l had charge, and quite
wealthy, it was but natural to expect
a large subscription, especially as
he had given so much to support his
party. lie gave me my csnts for the
Missionary Society, but refused to
give anything to the Christian Com.
mission" Said the Minister, at
did not take me long to tell him what
thought OF him" 81 called upon
a poor brother, who lived near him,
who worked hard every day at his
trade, (carpentering) to support his
family, he gave me Ten Dollars, Five
for the Missionary Society and Five
for the Christian Commission. l
thought Of the words OF .aa our .Se Savl9gr gitr,
man to enter into the kingdom OF
Heaven and involuntarily added,
especially il he is copperhead.--
And said he, II am satisfied from
experience, that l can raise more
money tor benevolent purposes,
among ten poor Republican Church
members, than twenty who are Dem
ocrats, though they are rich"
For myself, the greatest wonder
is, and has been, how any of those
who fought to crush the rebellion in
the South, can now vote with those
who were our greatest and worst en-.
emles. know some who do it, and
among the number, some who were
crippled for life, by wounds received
in battling for freedom. Soldiers,
ask in Gods name. how can YOU do
it II you were lonscripted, you are
eNcusa1ic, but FOR a man TO p0luAieey
his services to his country and after.
ward do all in his power to ruin that
country, is something too horrible
to contemplate without thinking that
such man is not tit to live II, after
having fought for my country, and
seeing the blood Of those near and
dear to me, shed in its defence, /
| should then vote with and for trait
ors in the North, ] should consider
| had sold that blood to the Devil
and got cheated out of the price
Soldiers look well to your interests,
see that the men you vote for are
those who stood by you in the hour
of danger. Arm yourselves for the
conflict, form en- masse and charge
upon the enemy with irresistible
force. All that is needed is for us to
go forward with untiring energy and
zeal, and the victory is ours. The
sky is not as dark as it was some
times when VIC were fighting rebels
in the South, and yet we conquered
them. We have the same breed to
contend with here, and ii we are only
true to ourselves, our country and
our God, we shall be as Victorious as
we were in the war. "He that en-.
dureth to the end shall wear a.
crown" MouEGAs.
McCOmb, o., May 6, 1867,