The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-03
DEMOCRACY VERSUS THE Blue.

III there be any soldiers IN Greene
County whose minds hitherto have
been so biased that they could not see
that the Democratic party was inimi-
cal to their claims, we ask their candid
attention whilst we analyze the vote of
that party on Saturday last:
For the Office of Assemblyman,
there were five candidates. Two of
them never performed any military
service, and during the late war of
the rebellion, opposed almost every
measure and every act which the
friends of the Union army proposed,
either for its encouragement, its COM
fort Or its success. True, these two
have been loyal to their party, but to
their party only, and abjcctly thus.
The other three had worn the Blue
and had done actual service, in person,
for their country and their country's
cause, on the cnsanguincd fields ofbat-
tie. One did distinguished service as an
army Surgeon, and, doubtless, many a
living brave, this day, owes his life
to his skill and attention. One, by
his exalted patriotism and hcroism,
won for himself the proud position of
Captain of bis company, shedding his
blood profuscly and receiving wounds
that have seriously crippled him for
life. The other was a Lieutenant and
was taken prisoner. This, in brief,
is the status of the five candidates in
relation to the late war for the Union,
and be believe fairly stated.
No one, we presume, will have the
unblushing hardihood, to assert any
superiority of qualification of the two
citizens over the three soldiers, either
in respect to integrity, responsibility,
or intellectual sagacity.
Now, in what estimation are these
men held by the Democratic party
that falsely and perfdiously styles
itself the soldiers friend? Let the
vote Of last Saturday give the emphat-
ic answer. So far as there seemed to
be any actual contest, it lay between
the two anti-war men, both of whom
more than distanced either of the
"Boys in Blue" Disguise it as you
may, it was this military feature that
made up the exclusive issue in the
race. 1t has been ever thus in DEM
ocratic Greene since the war began
The Court House Clique, the Knights
Of the Golden Circle, the White Boys
and the Ku Klux Klan, all prcferrina
the Rebel Gray to the Union Blue and
taking their cue from the teachings oI
the La Crosse Democrat have said in
their nightly conclaves, "let it.be So ,
and behold, it is so! Look at it
Weask every soldier in Greene County
to view it with an impartial eye. Scar
it closely; fathom it!
oai In Greene county, where nomina.
ton is equivalent to an election, nc
volunteer soldier stands shadow O
chance for Office. They have SET
the ban upon the Blue and sealed i
there. They grant only the poor pre-
o rogative of belonging to tho party ant
voting with it, and ask of you to con
slider this as privilege rather than ;
right; and require Of you hearty
condemnation of your own gallan
deeds and a humiliating apology fol
having performed. them. Your militar,
glory is their shame.
H., The three soldier candidates on Sat
urday last received very few votes
save from personal friends and rela
! tivcs, beyond what were polled by thcil
comrades in arms. One of them ha.
nov made two honest but unsuccessful