The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-09-03

mittee, 4I6 fourteenth Street, Wash.
i7g'on D, O., August lst 1868.
CouRADEs: The din of battle has
ceased, but tho conflict of ideas still
continues. Tho shock Of arms ended
with the surrender at Appomatiox
Court House, but tho struggle of
principles still goes on. Had Abra-
ham Lincoln lived, doubtless our la
bors aud tolls, ore this, would have
been over aud past.
But tho bullet that carried Andrew
johnson into the White House re-
viviGed the dead rebellion aud baflled
tho advance ofpeaoo, Since then the
nation has been ia one coasoloss strug.
gle with copperheads aud rebels
They have filled the public Offices,
they have swarmed over the land in
places where only loyal men should
80 North they have been an eye
sore rnd oacnso to every loyal citizen;
South, they have opposed reooustruc
ton and equal rights, aud now or
ganize their Ku Klux Kluns, in def
anoe Of the spirit aud civilization OF
tho age. The Democratic Party un.
abashed by its unpatriotic aud shame
full course as party throughout tho
war, now again confronts tho ooun-
try with platform and a candidate
which are at once an insult to every
living soldier a mookery to every doad
soldier, and reproach to every pat-
riot in the land.
On the other hand We behold the
Republican Party with their shining
record OF patriotic deeds, the banner
of our country floating proudly over
them, and the great leader Of our
oonquerlng army as their chosen
champion. They we're our hearty
steadlast friends throughout the war,
they sustained in the field, they
defended us at home, they rejoiccd
over our victories aud mournod over
our defeats; they fred no rebel bul.
lets, they recruited no rebol armies
they gave no rebel votes, aud now
they ask US again to aid in carrying
the nation forward to its natural and
logical destiny to help secure the
rich fruits of the war in all their full.
ness, to assist in grounding tho Re.
public at last on the immutable basis
OF loyalty and justice, and equal
rights to all.
Soldiers, in Horatio Seymour the
Democratic Party have Gtcandidatc
n representative coppcrheOd aud a
rebel in disguise, In our own U. s.
Grant we have the simple honest sol
dior and loyal defender the Uuion
Theoue represents reaction, the other
progress. Tho one sympathizod with
theConfedoracy, tho other for the Tn.
ion. The Que stands on the National
Reputation, the other ofNational
Faith, inviolate aud inviolable. The
one summons you to the defeLse Of
class aud caste, the other declares for
the rights of man, as man, for loyal
ty and liberty, for equal and exact
justice to all men, Comrades, the
issue is plainly made up, and now
choose yo.
Soldiers, il is the old cause, and
the hosts are again gathering for the
conflict. Tho Old Flag is again uu-
furlod and Grant again heads the
column. lie is the same brave pat
riotic soldier that led you to victory
during the war. 1t is the Flag you
supported SO CALAMITY on many a
bloody field 1t is the same glorious
cause for which during the War, so
many of our comrades laid down
their lives. Shall it be said, that we
fought all in vain, aud that our dead
died thus In vain2 No; you will
not reverse the record of the battle.
field, no; you will not prove false tc
your slain comrades, no; you will moi
now desert the old cause aud turf
your backs upon your old chief aud
leader. You will not forget the
shining record of Donaldson anC
I Vieksburg, Of Chattanooga aud tn,
p Wilderness, Of Petersburg and Ap
pomattox Court House, no But a,
the men Of Lexington aud Bunker
Hill, Of Valley Forge and Princeton
of Trenton aud Of Yorktown, after
wards with their ballots made Wash,
ingtou the first President of the New
Republic, so you, remembering oui
common victories, will by your votes
make Grant the FIRST President ofth,
restored Union, The Tories auC
Cowboys of 76 of course voted a
gainst General Washington, but wha
true soldier of the Revolution woul,
not have blushed with shame at tn,
thought of casting vote against tn,
Savior of his country So the Reb
els aud Copperheads Of TO day, viii
oppose General Grant, but surely, u,
soldier or patriot will follow their ig
noble example-who wants il said o
him 10 future years, who would hav,
. his children, and his childrens chill
lFen suffer the reproaoh, that in '6S
heyoted against the great Soldier
anu ,9nest man, who in '65 crushed
tne W Slavery Rebellion and saved
,he .>2 Surely no Que who
'oYeS /. . oo1,,ry or is proud Of his
l5o1'Sss history.
.aiers, 6ranesill again bo vic,
nv smeH are all auspi.
Goes; Ne has eever vet been De,
iettsd--iet as then againCorm In line
move into battle. LstAe drum,
asat. and The bugles sound aSgane,
he'eolors along tue whole line Nn,
row, With Gods help, and in III
name Of Humanity aud our Csnntr,
ist us eser5wLsre sharge the enem