Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-05-23
FROM OUR WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENT.

w ASHTNGTON ~. u. may IL, 1917.
Mr.. REPUBLICAN The old adage
which says ''Falsehood will travel a
league while Truth is putting on his
boots," seems in good time for quo
tation with reference to the false
hoods unleshed and let to run for
campaign purposes this fall. But
those who 'scried havoc and let slip
those dogs of war" blundered mar
velously in point of time. The
French Arms falsehood, started by
Sumner, Schurz & Co. The Navy
falsehood, started by the knave
Dany-the Nepotism or the ap-
pointing of relatives, Nephews DC, }
from the same brilliant Dany "Sun"
shine-the bribery insinuation by
the Presidents receiving presents,
the custom-house charges and the
whole crowd of false charges let
loose and run their league SO early
in campaign that Truth got on his
boots in season to overhead them
in time to bring on a glorious reac-
ton, and now they lie writhing at
his feet, and again prompts me TO
quote an appropriate saying as fol-
lows:
''Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
''The eternal years of God are hers;
''While Falsehood wounded writhes in pain
"And dies anon her worshippers.
Or I might say, as see these false
hoods settling on the heads of thel
foul authors, "Sins, like chickens,
still come home to roost."
The army charge, as Conklin tru-
ly said, was ,"pulyerized." The
Democratic members on the Navy
investigation declare there is not a
shadow of ground for the charge
OF the twenty-five relatives he is
charged with appointing, only five
are so, and their united compensa
tion does not equal one-fourth Of
some of the officers salaries he is
bound TO appoint. Among those
relatives is his own aged father,
whom he did not appoint, but found
in office, and faithfully discharg
ing :ts duties at salary not half as
large as a member of congress. and
he is called heartless wretch for
not promptly kicking him out for
being his own father! Dutitul, gen
erous, magnanimous son! Aint they
hard up for excuses to find fault?
The Democrats first took a dis
like to Grant at Fort Donaldson fol
treating 1900 Democrats under
Pillow so roughly by "moving al
once upon their works" This dis
like was fearfully increased wher
Grant took the guns away from 81.
900 more brother Democrats al
Vicksburg. They became ravine
mad when they heard that Gram
went clear down to Raleigh, N. G..
and stopped Sherman from dismiss.
ing60000 more Democrats with theil
guns in their hands, but made him
take their guns away. Now this las
charge is true, for was there under
Sherman and saw him do it. But
more offensive, and meaner, anG
worse than all else put together,w was
his contemplate treatment of 70, ,00(
gentleman Democrats under Lee, Al
Appomattox Court House. Well
that's the objectionable SIM that is
never to be forgiven. and Grant
seems rather to grow worse than bet
ter Hegoes around poking his nose
into the little amusing affairs of the
Democratic Ku Klux with no other
excuse than that stupid one oi
"Sworn to execute the laws"
Again. The bribery lie, taking
presents &c. Before Grant was ever
nominated for President, some
wealthy gentlemen, Republicans OF
course, in consideration Of his hav-
ing given the democrats in arms
such a glorious thrashing at Donal-
son, Vicksburg, Appomattox C. H.
and c. & c. did give him house il
Philadelphia. Another company
gave him a sum of money for his
military services; and still another,
a house in Washington, all for what
he had done to Democrats, and not
one of the donors has an office or
ever expected one. AS to presents
If all the presents General Grant
has received since he was President
were put together, it would not
amount to enough to buy ticket to
Upper Sandusky.
When you hear any one say Grant
has received presents to secure his
favor, or any other purpose, to any
amount, quote TO him at once the
euphonious, poetic and favorite an
swer Of Greeley, now the Democrat
ic auxiliary, and say. "YoU LIE, YOU
VILLAIN, YOU LIEr'
MA.