Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-10-31
A NATIONAL APPEAL
IN SUPPORT OF THE
Reelection 0fPrGSidGlt Grant
W. Cornell Jewett.

| To my COuntrymen:
You are responsible for the success OF
Liberty as connected with American in
stitutions. The French-German wal
secured to the German Empire a con-
trolling ascendency of national power
The civil war in America has checked
the unity and harmony of the States
Germany hopes to sustain power
through a force policy identified with
diplomacy, and creating Berlin" the
''London" money center of the world,
by demanding gold for the war indebt-
edness of France. America bases re-
construction and progress upon home
and foreign peace policy. While thus
Germany and America seek distinct
modes of government for peoples-one
founded upon the rule of monarchs-
the other presidents of the people, Ma
tions look on, jealous and alarmed for
the future. Germany, through Bis
mark, moves in an undercurrent pur-
pose; America openly raises her peace
standard at Geneva. While England
sees in the meeting of three emperors a
purpose to reduce her to an acknowl-
edged second rate power, America may
see in it not only design for practical
support of German power, but an at
tack upon liberal forms of government.
Germany, through her wise "Bis-
marck" and shrewd "Schurtz," now
works in the American. Congress and
with the people to aid German progress.
A change of the American Constitution
if first proposed to make Schurtz eligi-
BILE as candidate for President. A rev.
olutionary move is then inaug,lrated,
through an invitation to the disappoin-
ted of the Republican war power of
Congress to convention; to which is
added the heretofore pronounced trait
ors of the nation, and Horace Greeley
is nominated for President Senator
Schurtz then asks German voters TO re-
pudiate their allegiance, and support
revolutionary movement, promising to
be more fatal to the cause of Liberty
than was the firing upon Fort Sumter
to the Union. .i.
The time has come fer all Americans
to take an active part in the presiden-
tial campaign. President Grant is now
identified with peace reconstruction
policy, headed by the acknowledged
loyal. Horace Greeley, with a war-dis-
union policy, supported by the revolu-
tionary and declared disloyal.
During the American conflict, it is
known that 1 opposed the policy of the
Lincoln government. advocated the
constitutional jurisdiction of the Sonth
over slavery, yet favored the freedom
of the slave. maintained the right of
the South to differ with the North as to
the continuation of union of the
States-yet was Il Union man. op-
posed the sword as n means to settle
these differences, urging conciliation as
just and reasonable mode to secure
constitutional rights to the South, and
stay the flow of blood. My efforts were
unsuccessful. General Lee finally sur
rendered. Reconstruction has pro-
gressed amid the murmurings of a con-
quered people-desiring restoration to
national control. What is to be doneS
L answer, until complete reconstruction
is secured, the cause of liberty, con-
tinued peace, and freedom of the slave,
demands prOlongation of the govern
ment at Washington, with Il southern
statesman in the Cabinet, agreeable to
the southern people. The unQuestion-
able leader is U. S. Grant, who has not
only secured victory for the northern
cause but has shown himself President
of the people y H1 So ''''A''l''i
Re-elect President Grant, you will
secure continued confidence and nation
al safety, the strength of his unex-
ampled prestage as a conqueror and
statesman, and four years experience.
Elect Horace Greeley, and you produce
insecurity for the future, by destroying
the confidence of the world. Your
war bonds will be returned from Eu-
rope. Southern power win demand the
shaping of 4 government policy. The
black race will be virtually returned to
slavery and the civil war resumed.
Now that the South is conquered, the
deemed usurpations by the North of the
constitutional rights of the Southern
States, is no justification for an attempt
ed usurpation by the South of the
Northern war rights, yet suef the'South
demands. t aIii ia-a.-lt IL.
1t must be admitted Southern control
before the power of the government
has the sanction of the entire people,
means disunion and war. SchurtZ,
Sumner and Greeley are the timely and
unlocked for Southern instruments.
Schurtz to lead the Germans blind-fold-
ed. Sumner, rs Il false Moses, to lead
the colored race into retracing steps
from the promised land. Greeley,
through his belief, bitter enemies can
be true friends, is used as Il stepping
stone to the accomplishment of their
aims.
During the war it was evident the
Seward peace policy, unchecked, would
result in forced incomplete peace, and
freedom of the slave, demanding u force
policy to sustain saeh results. That is
now the position of the North. Not a
patriot Southern leader at heart can be
found-not one who would not intrigue
for restoration of Southern ascendsncy
through, if necessary, rivers of blood.
Time will change this As the states
men of the South have passed from Fed
eral power, so must they with the lead
ers of the North, pass to another life.
Then the American Republic will have
been reconstructed and childreA's chill
dren reconciled and leaders. Like the
magnanimous victors of the past ages
shake hands with the enemy, but hold
on to the power gained FOR the general
good, thereby avoid the sevsred and
ruined position for America, of once
powerful Rome.
1t grieves me to oppose the many
worthy southerners-among them Mr.
and Mr.. Sanders, the latter who some
bly, vindicated me in a late card. re-
|'fer them to sentiments of their candi-
date, Mr.. Greeley-'that he who is just