The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-18

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ED. PREss-W With my compliments
to Veritas, of, last week, / beg leave
to differ with him in my political
views. In the. first place, think it
very foolish to ask the Republicans of
Mantua or any other place, how they
will vote, especially 5that class ethat
winks and are inclined to answer you
by thumbing their noses, as we know
it takes man of intelligence and
patriotism to change his. party for the
redemption even of his country. It
is hard to. expect political .reforma
tion from so much vulgarity.s3 : -
/ have noticed for several years past
that Republicans evade the discussion
of political questions. knowing as they
do that it would end in hopeless de-
feat, and think their best mode 'lof
argument would be lingering that
facial ornament. s'1
1t appears to me concerning the
Democrats, that Veritas is as much
puzzled, with regard to voting, as any
of them, ,Sand describes his ownEfeeing
by the whole Eof MahtIa. ,ssSomef
will vote for Davis, some will vote for
Vic. Woodruff, Fred. Douglass, Spot
ted TAIL" sc. If Veritas is correct /
am sorry for the Democrats of Mantua.
They are different from the Democrats
that 1 generally meet with. There are
plenty of men they would support in
preference to Horace Greeley zneYer-
theless, if the Baltfmore Convent ton
will endorse theH' Dolly Warden, lib
eral, black Republican movement" as
Veritas calls it, our Democrats are
law abiding, and will abide by the
decision of the majority. Besides, the
Cincinnati platform contains all the
measures wsask Tor, and we are in
ciined to accept repentance even at the
eleventh hour. Now, Mr.. Veritas,
hoping. you will, fellow the4 same
course: ! will tell You howl intend to
do, and what Ithink koughfto be done.
We all know how this country has
been governed for the last three years.
Bribery and corruption stare us i'll the
face. Look, for example, to any Off
cial position in the country. Our
President sympathizes with and en-
courages men who have been tried and
found guilty ofboth the above charges.
When we find ourselves ruled by a
military despotism unknown to the
tyrannical monarchs of Europe, we
hhu Jul OlIiAOAo OOPI1tOu 1OI tuC IllOSl
of the despotic reign, of the benefit
of civil law with suspension of the
writ of hdbeas corpus. Look, sir, at
the actions of the present Admins
tration, and you will find that every
one of them is q repeated attempt at
the. Capitalization of onr lslgs and /
an effort to rob the States of the ssov-]
ereignty which the Constitution in
tended they should retain. Look at
the opposition on their part to civil
service reform. Look at the fizZle
they attempted to make of the New
York Custom house Investigation bus
iness they tried, with all the villain
GUS subtlety they could command, to
shield their UNIV worthyschief frernseom=sl
plicity in the edisgracefaPtra
1 think, sir, when good citizen ex-
amines the state of the country, and
secs, as he Tpust, the necessity of re-
form, that he will throw off any simple
party prejudice that would prevent
him acting in unison with good men
for the laudable' purpose Of Kidding
the country of swarm Of reptiles
that arc more CALLING than the locusts
of Egypt.
Hoping, Mr.. Veritas, that when you
want to express your opinions again
you won't shield yourself behind the
Democrats of Mantua, and viii. com
fine yourself to a logical mode of ar
gunient Instead of taking that ironical
Dolly Warden style, subscribe my
self. 4ours very Respectfully,
ROVER.
Suffield, July II, 1872.