Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-08-13

SoLDIEIs' AND SAILORS NATIONAL RE. I
PUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
4i6 Fourteenth Street.

PUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
4i6 Fourteenth Street,
WASHINGTON, ID. G. August LIST, 1868.
ATTETIONl BOYS IN BLUE, FAIL IN!
COMRADES: The din OF battle has ceased,
but the conflict of ideas still continue.
The shock of arms ended with the surren-
der at Appomattox Court House, but the
struggle Of principles still goes on. Had
Abraham Lincoln lived, doubtless our la
bors and tolls, ere this, would have been
over and past.
But the bullet that carried Andrew
johnson into the White House reviviiied
the dead rebellion and baffled the advance
of peace. Since then the nat on's life has
been one ceaselcss struggle with copper
heads and rebels. They have filledA the
public offices, they have swarmcd over the
land In places where only loyal men
should go: North, they have been an eye
sore and offence to every loyal citizens
South, they have opposed reconstruction
and equal rights, and now organize their
Ku-Kulx- Klans, in defiance of the spirit
anu civilization of the age. The Demo
cratic Party, unabashed by its unpatrioiic
and shameful course as party throughout
the war, now again confronts the country
with platform and candidate which are
at once an insult TO every living soldier, q
mockcry 10 every dead soldier, and re-
proaclI te every patriot in the land.
On the other hand we behold the Re-
publican Party, with their shining record
OF patriotic deeds, the banner of our coun-
try floating proudly over them, and the
great leader of our conquerng army us
their chosen champion. They were our
hearty sieadiast friends throughout the
war, they sustained US in the field, they
defended us at home, they rejoiced over
our victories and mourncd over our de-
feats; they fired no rebel bullets, they re-
cruited no rebel armies, they gave no reb-
ei votes, and now they ask us again to aid
in carrying the nation forward TO its natu-
raj and logical destiny, to help secure the
rich fruits of the war in all their fullness.
TO assist in grounding the Republic at last
on the immutable basis of loyalty and JUS
lice, and equal rights for all.
Soldiers, IN Horatio Seymour the Demo-
cratic Party have fit candidate, q repre-
sentative coppcrhcad and rebel in disguise
In our own L. ). Grant We have the SIM
pie honest soldier and loyal defender of
the Union. The one represents reaction,
the other progress. The one sympath;zed
with the Confederacy, the other fought for
the Union. The one stands on the plat
form Of National Reputation, the other of
National Faith. inyiolate and inviOlable.
The one summons you to the defence of
class and caste, the other declares for the
rights of man, as man, for loyalty and lib
erty, for equal and exact justice to all men,
Comrades, the issue is plainly made up.
and now choose We.
Soldiers II is the old cause, and the hosts
are again gathering for the conflict. The
old flag is again unfurled and Grant again
heads the column. He is the same brave
patriotic soldier that led you TO victory du-
ring the war. 1t is the same flag you sup
ported so gallartly on many bloody
field. 1t is the same glorious cause for
which so many of our comrades laid down
their lives. Shall it be said that we fought
in vain, and that our Gead died thus in
vain? No; you will nos reverse the record
of the battle field, no; you will not prove
false to your slain comrades, no: you will
not now desert your old commander and
the old cause. You will not forget the
shining record of Donelson and Nicksburg
of Chattanooga and the Wilderness, of Pc
tersburgh and Appomattox Court House,
no. But as the men of Lexington and Bun
ker hill, of Valley Forge and Princeton.
OF Trenton and of Yorktown afterwards
with their ballots made Washington the
fist President of the new republic, so you
will hy your votes, make Grant the First
President ofihe restored Union. The to-
ries and cowboys of &c, of course voted
against Gen. Washington, but what true
soldier OF the Revolution would not have
blushcd with shame al the though, of cast
ing vote against the savior of his country:
So the rebels and copperheads of to-day
will oppose General Grant. So will the
descricrs, bounty jumpers and drail sncaks
but surely no true soldier or patriot will
follow their ignoble example-who wants
il said oi him in future years, who would
have his children and his chillrcn's chill
drcn suffer the rcproach that Iva 1865 he vo-
ted against the great soldier and honest
who in o. crushed The pro sla-
very rebellion and saved the Union? Sure
ly no one who loves his country or is proud
Of his country's proudest history.
Soldiers, Grant will gain be victorious.
The omcns are all suspicious. He has
never yet been delcated-lct US then again
form line and move into battle. Let The
drums beat and the bugles sound; advance
the colors along the whole line; and cow,
with Gods help, and in the name of lIu-
mainly and our Country, let us everywhere
charge the enemy home.
BY order of the Committee.
Y. p. CHAPMAN, Secretary
II. A. BARNUM, Chairman
v Ill. A. l. SHORT. } Asst. Secs.