Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-07
For the American.
Vote for the Good Of Your Country.

This coming campaign will need our
best judgment. II will be campaign not
to be forgotten. If our contest Is hard,
let us be prepared to meet il so as to over
come the enemy victoriously. We must
fight bravsly and honestly. Every man
should throw party feeling aside, aud vote
for the goodof his country, vote for men
who are true (and have been true) to their
country In the hour Of trial. Al our
Conventions We should nominate men of
wisdom- men who will meet the peoples
wishes--men who are able 10 carry on the
contest victoriously. This Is the kind of
material wo need. Our Offices should be
filed with men who have done their duty,
again. Do We want men who. during tho
rebellion, rejoicea at the rebel victories,
while our soldiers were fighting, bleeding
and dying for their country? DO we want
men 10 hll our Offices who aided the
South In rebellion9- --men who encouraged
desertersY-men who threw all their weight
against their oounrr, Y-men who declared
the war to be failure? aud when the
negroes were placed Ia the ranks Of our
armies TO help take some Of the duties of
our white soldiers, aud left the rebels with.
out any support at their homes, declared
the war 10 be nm Abolition war?-men
who carried arms, aud said IL they were 10
fight they would take the side of the
South?-. who said. give the South their
rights, when il was trying 10 destroy our
Government? Shall We vote for such men
as theseY God forbid
They know who they are. They are
men who talk like they arc afraid the
negro will get 10 be their equal. No
wonder III we do not want negroes TO hold
our Offices Wa do not want white men who
are afraid the negro il their equal. Shall
We vote for men who, during the rebellion.
starved our fathers, brothers, husbands
aud sons Ia those horrible prison pens of
the South, (such as Libby aud Anderson.
ville,) and II they happened to escape
with their hali-staryed bodies. hunted
them down with their blood hounds?
Shall we put such men rs these in our
Offices? Shall We put men in who sympa.
thized with such men? aud wish them to
be our equals in voting and holding
Offices? Neverl neverl neverl
Shall we elect men TO Office who would
have enough money issued TO destroy the
country? making money worth nearly
are willing to ruin the
character Of our Government to save few
dimes? These same men would hardly take
such money during the war. And no
wonder. When tho North seemed 10 be
divided, and u part were sympathizing
with the South, aud talking about helping
them in battle, to destroy Que Of the best
Governments ever formed, these men
will be remembered. What would our
forefathers say, could they but speak?
Gentlemen, ii we sustain the Government
our forefathers fought for. we must work,
"work while il is day, for when the night
cometh no man eau work" Although |
am too young to vote. | can work. We
need wise men at the ke!m, 10 carry our
ship safely.
Then propose Schuyler Colfax as can
didate for Governor, Governor Baker for
Lieutenant Governor, John Farquhar for
Congressman in tho Fourth District. Now
you are your own judges about this mat
ter. Think twice before you act once.
Hoping that the Old lIoosier State will
respond loudly to her countrys rights, |
leave you to do your duty. May God
speed the right. j. w. q.