Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-09-29
Two Members to Congress.

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to Congress Consequently their newspa,
pers in the District are working their level
best to elect. Col Loddon the Independ.
ent BOLTER and General Denver, the
Democratic Duelist, They seem to be
working as hard for the election Of one Of
these candidates as they are for the other
and we have therefore TO infer that they
intend to elect both of them. They are
very good friends to the soldier in time Of
peace and not less than two of them in
Congress from this District at time will
satisfy their ambition to do justice 10 the
soldier who Ssltinto the army, not with
musket on his shoulder to be sure, but
with good commission I'M his pocket.
b It is astonishing to seerWhat ardent at
taehment these Democratic newspapers
and candidates have for the poor soldier,
now that there is no fighting with guns to
be performed. ItwAs not thus with them
during tberebellion. Then motto, under
the leaders of the party organization and
their newspapers, at least, was " not a
man nora dollar to assist in fighting in
this niger war" But they tell us now
TINT we should let uby. gones be by.gones."
The soldier who went into the army with
a United States Inusket or rifle upon his
shoulder and fought until be was rendered
unable to WELD a musket, or until Lees
surrender, can not do it. The memory Of
the wrongs inflicted upon him during his
service in the army Tor his country, are
fresh in his memory, and he can only let
by cones be by.gonos when he is CON
vinced that this Democratic party is re-
generated and dsehthralled from those
rebel sympath.es that controlled it during
the war. The true Union soldiers must
have proof beyond d doubt that this party
has thoroughly repented of the abuse and
wrong the party perpetrated against him
in the rear while he was confronting the
rebel forces in front, nor will they cast
their vote for any candidate 'oho, for The
sake of office, or to gratlty some personal
pique or ambition, compromises with this
Democratic party, under whose rule and
through whose apathy, not to say sanction,
this wicked rebellion was inaugqrated.
Col. Loudon was in the army, went in
with O commission in his pocket, and we
have no doubt made a good officer. Gen.
Denver went in also with commission in
his pocket, and staid in the army until he
saw that by the aid of the colored troops,
who the Democratic papers sneeringly say
fought we'll" The rebels werelgoing to
be defeated, and the Southern bubble
bursted, his patriotism oozed out, and the
brave General, who now asks soldiers to
vote for him and send him to Congress,
laid aside the habliments of war and
came home and made speeches in support
sf the election of the Democratic candidate
lor Ptesident, Gen. Mcclellan. We know
that the soldiers are always ready to
give tt Col Loudon or to Gen. Denver due
credit for all the valuable service they rem
lered in tho Union army to put down the
'ebelhon, but when they ask them to help
put the Democratic party back again into
,ower by the election Of General Denver
hey are simply insulting the patriotism
md good sense Of the true Union soldier
In conclusion, we remark TINT 1t would
30 well for Republicans TO understand
hat this seeming friendship for Col, Lou
lon ia only to detraet votes from Hon
Iohn A. Smith and thus lessen his vote, in
rider to render The election Of Denver more
ertain Every Republican voter should
Understand that II, instead Of giving his
'ote to Smith, he gives it to Col. Loudon,
le is Indirectly assisting with his vote to
lect tho Democratic candidate, Gen Den
er, to Congress. Now, If this is what
ou wish to 90, you may effect it by vot-
ng for Col. 1oudon, This is the only
ope the Democratic party have of elect
ng their candidate, unless you vote di
rctly for Denver, This they know you {
iii not do, hence they desire you to vote
,r Loudon. We hope you will not be be-
uiled even into an indirect support of y
heir candidate, and consequently the sup
ort Of Congressional Democratic policy, I