Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-08-15

ange DC. From a very carly period in
so, to the unfortunate time in 71,"when
he heard something drap," "when all
things were lovely and the goose hung
high with Tommy, if memory is not
greatly at fault, lie could scarcely find
language good enough to express his
admiration of Senator Sherman. And
why? Was it because the Senator had
lately given him an office; fat office,
which, it is said, virtually saved him
from bankruptcy and put him ON his
feet? Then why this change? Review
er thinks he speaks advisedly; when he
says this Senator, not only gave Tom
my this Office, but stood by him to the
very last.even after the department had
decided there must be a removal. lie
virtually said, L caused that appoint
ment, and have every reason to. wish il
prove 4 success; and, therefore, / would
that this cup, of having to even name
his successor, might be allowed to pass
me. 1t is said the Arab and even the
Savage, is wont to forever hold sacred
and defend the man who has furnished
him salt.
What offence haVe these men now
committed who have done so much for
Tommy and whom he so used to love,
that he now turus and rends them?
Did the Senator unpardonably sin, be-
cause, after thus putting a man in office
and standing by Film. he could not, af-
ter that man had persistently neglect
ed his trust needless of repeated warn
ings, still keep him there in spite of the
department he had offended because he
would not absolutely hold him up and
feed him with a spoon? Verify, this
would seem to be what's the matter
with the horse. The horse had in some
way found himself in the Republican
party. No particular principle
had actuated him. 1t was his
orange, and he had the faculty
for a time, of making of it a somewhat
unusually juicy one. until he lost it.
and was without hope of another turn
in the same party. Not yet being full.
he now embraced the first opportunity
to leave his old party, and go over to
Egypt for its .flesh-pots, and them
alone. Not only this, but he caused or
allowed it to be given out and circulat-
ed. that he left his old party, on account
of its corruption; nay, that because he
would not obey, and bow. and toady, he
had, without a note of warning, been
stricken down at his post, while il the
conscientious Iisoh a rna n e his d,,t,, onl
this was made an argument against the
administration, was cited to show the
high-handed course it was pursuing
everywhere. and assigned as a reason
why all good men should leave it and
spurn it, and was producing some ef-
feet. Senator Sherman's attention hav-
ing been called to this fact, common
justice, to say nothing of the interest
and rights of his party, required that
he should make known the true reason
for the change, which his regard for
Tommy's feelings, would otherwise for
ever have concealed from his constitu-
ents. The only proper and practical
mode of getting the truth, of matter
of this kind, before the people likely to
be misled by Tommy's course, was to
haYe the ficts published in the Repub-
lican papers. Senator Sherman accord
ingly furnished the facts and authorized
and requested their publication, and be-
cause Mr.. Cuneo would not, for the
good of Tommy. and the good of Tom
my's new party, and at the expense of
his own party and friends, and at the
expense of truth and justice,
suppress the truth, Tommy turns
and rends them / think it unnecessary
to extend this review, as the foregoing
is sufficient to account for Tommy's
course. There are doubtless many con-
scientious Liberal Republicans, (some
of them, probably, misled by Tommy
! whom we cannot coun. in their list.
Tommy has always protessed to be a
| reformer. He has now ostensibly gone
over to the Democracy (who haye al
ways opposed every reform) for the ben
| fit of reform. Let him be consistent. Ec
has been at the head of the tem pcrsnce
movement for reform, For its sake, be.
cause there are errors committed i'm the
order, and some unworthy members be-
! came officers in it; let him go over
among and become one of the wine
| bibbers and whisky-soakers; nay, let
him vote for one of them for Congress
as we are informed he has promised to
do. Let him pursue the same course in
regard to the reforms of the church,, in
which he has heretofore manifested such
"a lively interest, and. if he does not sue
ceed iu reform in this way. and receive
his reward Of the Democracy he may do
so in the Democratic department of the
great hereafter.
| Don't you go. Tommy, don't CO.
any further You have recently init
mated that, originally, you merely
went over to look at the enemy's coun-
try, intending to come back if you did
not like it. You admit you do not like
it very well, and would rather like to
come back, and might do so if Cuneo
had not burned the bridge. Don't mind
Cuneo. ''Cuneo is poor imbecile
without sense enough to be responsible
for what he says" But il the bridge
has really been burned, think by hon
est search you can find n foot-log, or at
least a shallow where your known and
admitted wading capacity will serve
the purpose of bridge. Whatever you
do in this direction, it behooves you tc
do it quickly, as the waters of separa-
ton are fast rising.
+ Come back, Tommy. For though true
Republicans can no more clasp hands
with you, or any other man, or set OF
men. across the bloody chasm, so long
as yon and they choose to remain on the
other side, enemies of our beloved gov
ernment, any more than our Savior can
clasp hands with Belzebub across the
bloody chasm between them. yet if.you
will repent and come back to u, we
| will push with forgiveness eytenn n