Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-10-03
( NUMBER 81.

terests # would go and fight for
you. You promised well, YOU did
and you lied to me all the while
While was fighting you were specu.
lating. l babe my wife good,bve and
went to war. Ny son went to war
"You made war speeches Yon
promised great things to the soldiers,
You lied to all of us soldiers, Won did
and you know It'll Don't look mad
am not afraid of cowards--T don't
scare worth q d line!
g! was wounded in the battle ana
half starved in the hospital. Nv son
was killed by the Confederates w6ila
on cotton expedition to enrich yonr
"loyal" cousin in the army as Gsnar
al. l had a hard time OF it and at
last came home. N ~
MY wife died from neglect You
never cared for her. NV son was Kill
ed while helping on the crusade tor
cotton and negroes. | came home ~
lind you rich and me poor. Nv farm
was covered with weeds and mortga'
ges. MY wife lies in the churcbvard
for your benefit Ny boy sIeens bw =
cotton field for his Generals bene8t
"These are his children. Thew are
not n LETT to me-they are left to you
1ou stole my son. You lied to me-
You starved my wife and nv SONS
wife. You and your party lied to all
the soldiers = you robbed them in the
held; you sacrificed them for private
ends-you gave -a,cay our blood to bro.
tect your doLLdrSi
While we fought to save the coun.
try, you said that national debt was
a national blessing, and you made the
blessing great, but a.blessing only to
yourself and the other cowardlv aris.
tocrats and thieves of the country.
"The soldiers should have been or
empt, but they are not. Only the aris.
tocrats are now exempt and able to
live at ease. w '"
"Take the little children. bavA
no home, your mortgage covers Il NV
hopes are gone. This is no more a
land OF liberty, of right, or equal tax.
atlon' l am weary of life-I shall
soon die-I have no home for the littIa
ones nothing to leave them but eternal
tardtioni - WV ''"'
Their labor is for your good, not
for their own benefit '-''
"Take these children; take all tba
children of America! Kill them hold
them in bondage, make them vour
slavesl The boy will wait on YOU, the
little girl L know you will force into
prostitution for the benefit of vour
negroes, congressman, clergy. or pam.
pered sons, but 1 can't help that.
I'VE are your victims-do. with ma
as you will. Make the most of that
boy you can, for it will not he lono
before ne will REPUDIATE vour
debt, your bonds, and your authorrityl
IL leave them with you, that thew
may look on their robber, on the mur.
derer of their father. 1 must 90 TO
the plow, the hoe, the spade, the axe.
Ithe pick, the farm, the work benebS
the hammer, the trowel, the forest the
loom, - anywhere and everywhere
md toll early and late to buy YOU lux.
uries and wines to support you in idle.
ness l must now go to work and
slave that you may rest and live.
will go and wear my life out to sup.
port you in idleness till the day which
is dawning will bring relief in --
"REPUDIATTON ~ -J %
"Ah ha-ha-ha-ha-hal That makes
you tremble Then I will repeat it:
"R-E-P-U-D-I-A.TI-O-Nli
1T is good to see your cheek pale,
and to see you clutch for your Bondsl
u have seen you so before. g r~roa
ut was when you begged me to
fight for you!
When you fooled mel 1
"When you lied to mel
"When you whined and begged ma
to go to war, and let you look out for
my interest -
| ut was when you trembled and
shook like an aspen leaf, lest the draft
snatch you away from the place
where you could rob. EiRa' fs's'
"When fought for your interests
and my interests alike, you looked only
for your own interests. You PLAYED
it we'll, you controlled legislation
nicely.
Sand now I'll look after nv own
interests. All Won worked for dur;no,