The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-08-22
IFrun the AsAsua nessFsSr
senatorlal Contest.


they may act intelhgeniiy, DECIDE
wisely and east their votes accord
ly. Ia the drst place, who oFe'thc
candidates ? Upon what plaairom
10 they stand, ard for what rca-
sons do they claim Office at the
bands Of the rablic2 These are
questions which every voter should
ask. himself previons 70 making
bis choice. Personal feeling and
party pride should not enter into
the balance. The leading questions
should be II he o sound nan?
Are his principles those that would
most conduce 70 tbepablie weal23To
aid bin in determining these lacts,
he should ask himself wAat are
these princples2 We haye in lhe
9th Senatorial District; twocandi-
dates fOr'the honor OF representing
tho District in the Ohio Senate:
w. Reed Golden Of Aiheds county,
and Capt. AaronP. Ashbroqk, Of
Fairfield county, aud the compafi4
son OF the two, asto qualifications
and right to the place sought is fhe
tIteno Of our article. In thc frst
place wh0 Hrd whet poiitiphily--
is W. Reed Golden z 'Whatclaim
has he on the people? When our
Government, in her darkest hours
Of peril, battling with treason, was
shaken by the maebinations of
home traitors, where did be.stahd2
Arrayed with the loyal men Of tho
land, using his voice, influence and
means TO aid ia sustaining the flag
and Government under which bo
FIRST drew breath and under which,
protected by the strong arm Of its
law, he had grown TO msnbood,
and accumulated what Of legal bus
mess he has attained? ? Sol Lie
was affiliating with tho treason-
sympathising coppcrbeads, Of tho
North, men who but lacked tho
physical courage TO take arms, as
did their brethren Of the Sea'Apa-
gainst the Government. Al has
aid and all his sfnaueuce were denft
out with an unspariug hand, not
to succor the Government, bat 10
cripple its resources, 10 tngart It's
eudcavors in crushing ont the re-
OeIli9n. Never once in the long
weary struggle of Eve years dura.
lion did the party with whom he
was acting cease the endesvors to
Subvert the Government. and now
Mr Golden claims as reward for
his loyalty q voice in the ad-
min7tralinn Of tLat Government.
Two years ago he was elected 10
the position be now serts-by
what means or measurcsit nat;ers
Iittle now-and during the ime be
represented the District, us vote
and influence in the Sena have
been given in direct opposition 10
any and every measure L osins to
the welfare Of the loyal soldier.
Lit,le need of praise OF reward
does the wounded and manned SOL
dier receive at the bands Of the
rebel sympathizers of the. North.
In 1861 Reed Golden was q can
didatc befJre the Democratic nom
mating convention at Logan ard
was defeated before the Convcn.
tion. Sung with indignation To-
ward the party, he sought the Office
Of Prosecuting Attorney OF this-
county, as a Republican candidate.
Again failing in bis endeayors for
OFF ;ial preferment, he wrote 10
prominent Republicans at Logan,
asking q nomination on the Re
publican ticket at the Convention
OF that party then about to be held
He wasagain denied. During the
first OF The war Mr.. Golden was ez-
-cessiyely jealous in efforts to OBJ
tain volunteers for the Govern
ment. Bnt he soon changed and
abandoned himself TO the blind
leadership Of the treason plotting
party with whom be is now allied
and on whose platform he hopes a.
gain to ride into power, hereby
aidingto prolong The struggle and
sacrifice Of the very soldiers he
had helped send to the field. And
why this sudden change? Was it
because he felt he was rightin es-
/ pousing the cause OF the rebe,lionY
Was it because he really thoughu'
the war IN unholy aud an unjust.
one2 Most empha,ically no2
Martyrdom had become fashion
able and who so worthy OF being in
cludsd in the list of martyrs, as he?
lie has temporarily succeeded in
the object for which he espoused
the cause of this party, but a day
Of retributioN is coming; already
the mutterings are heard, and when
the idcs of October shall have
come, the so called will receive
stern rebuke from tho loyal people
at whose hands they seek for Office.
The opponent Of Reed Golden,
Captain Ashbrook, is a thoroughly
loyal, country-loving Union man,
and one who, when his country
first called for aid was found in the
foremost ranks Of her defende ers.
Intelligent, devoted to the best in
terests of the country, he has a
claim upon the people who now
have it in their power to, in some
measure, reward his self sacrif-
cling services in their behalf, by
bestowing upon him the office for
, which he is a candidate,
: Union men, soldiers, soldiers
, friends, remember that the party
of which w. Reed Golden is can
didate is intimately allied in feel.
, Iino and princinlea to the men who