Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-08-17
District Ticket.
The Twin COpperIleads.


ters of Tilden and Hendricks, es-
pecially their course during the war,
the less we are astonished at the
promise of a "solid South" for
them. They were the champions of
peace, of surrender, during the event
full year of the war, and they deserve
the solid vote of the friends they
then served so well.
1t is well to refer to their record
during the war. There are questions
that take precedence of reform. First,
we must understand that secession
is dead; that we have a government
firmly established upon the princi-
plies of the right of every citizen to
the enjoyment of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness. So long
as there is any doubt in regard to the
stability of this fundamental idea
In government of the people, for
the people," the discussion of ques-
tions of mere governmental policy is
a crime against the common veal.
We must first know that we have Ma
tion. When that fact is established
beyond peradventure, then we may
give our thoughts to questions of re-
form, tariff, finance, etc.
IGNORE itas much as we may, still
the question Of the liberty and equali-
ty of the citizen will force itself upon
rs, and we must meet it as becomes
patriots. Hayes and Wheeler repre-
sent both Nation and Reform. Til
den and Hendricks claim to repre-
sent Reform, but of their fidelity to
the Nation the past must testify.
Tilden was member of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention of
1864; was Chairman of the sub COM
mittee which formed the platform; !;
and that platform contained this
traitorous plank:
Resolued, That this Convention
does explicitly declare, az the sense
of the American people, that, after
four years of failure to restore the
Union by the experiment of war
during which, under the pretense of
a military necessity or war power
higher than the Constitution, the
Constitution itself has been disre-
garded in every part, and public lib
erty and private right alike trodden
down, and the material prosperity of
the country essentially impaired
justice, humanity, liberty and the
public welfare demand that imme-
diate efforts be made for cessation
of hostilities, with a view to an ulti-
mate Convention Of the States or
other peaceable means to the end
that, at the earliest practical mo
ment, peace may be restored on the
basis OF the Federal States.
When this plank was published,
Grant was on his successful march
to Richmond, Sherman had almost
reached the sea in his famous raid,
and the Southern Confederacy was
tottering to a speedy fall. If, in
view of all this, Tilden was willing
to surrender to the powers of seces-
sion, what might we not expect from
him if placed in power by the solid
vote of the South2 We tremble for
the stability of Union, Peace and
Liberty when brought face to face
with such a result.
How stood Hendricks in these
hours Of National peril? Let the
record testify. He was announced
to speak at Seymour. Ind, Sept. IA
1854, and the following is a copy OF
the body of the handbill, which was
issued on that occasion:
Let all who FAVOR PEACE, all
who desire to be FREE from the
death grip of this UNANIMOUSLY wicked,
imbeeile and tyranical administra-
tion, its arbitrary and illegal arrests,
and its drafts and conscription laws,
by which peaceful citizens are drag
ged from their homes, and all the
endeaxmeHfs of domestic life, to
butcher and be butchered, CONE
OUT and hear this advocate of peace
and reunion. Come In wagons, come
on horse back. como by railroad and
on foot. Bring your neighbers. and
,especially your reasonable Republi