Fair play., 1876-10-12
ADDRESS

W tEs Cniou Sot1'ers re1oF"
Association t, Their Former
Comrades and Both
-S-in-A,Hs.
Co,,wap,s: Fur number If fyenrs
pa-,. MANY g,..t citizens, wits"nt re-
ynr.. Ii. ,h~;: :a,mcr political aiiiniiie>
have -"rirn.iv ,!rpr-.atrd and earn-
e>.v .irn.unrcd the persistent and
dic.a.Uria, spirits III ~ni'h Radical
.rar..r- i.ax. l,,nr been ami are stu!
m;ie,n's,n~ =" r.k;nlic the old war
:srii". %: ani,n,.;iv, and {" make use
of' xr,n:-n:.:iary Or.anizatiun. for
,rcr" u.r,i>a. end: iie>e Efforts.
'sn,iimL 10 force a,",m the country The.
:..l-c i:nrrr- sion that Republican alone
fought the !.a,ii.. nt the Union cause;
that unl.. Of the sn.,iirr> of that army
c,u now !e expected go vote any 9th
or than the Ralicat iirkci: that every
Union su.tii.r nm-f st!ll array himself
a":,!n-t >c,.,i"n of our country. and
continue Ia ,...nouncr TIE people he
irl,,s-i io Or..i come IN civil war d: Il
pcorlr - l.., lai,t dow n :Lcir arms. sur
rendered to superior power, ai'l re-
turned 10 ihr'- duty and their aiirgi-
ancr ruorr than eleven wears a-,o: while
no ".sm>iol i,n> been lost. >inrc the
war. II which Grand National si,,ldier-
and Sa.ur- -i"n,cniinn> and i;rurion-
>w..!I.,i bv ,,arai.- "f the ''b"y> IN
hur." the q. a X amti other military
Uo!;.ic a~-oriaiiOli. and leagues. that
they hav. not been made {" >u!'-crvc
the purposes ot ensei''ierin..- sectional
sirif and prrpe'uatlng Radical Re-
puiliran mi>rnic.
Longer forh"aramce of this policy
h.,- now ceased 10 hr Il virtue. II has
im,.n firiuiv determined thar duty and
honor alike demand that ~. call for
n general cmrui,m,rnt at all our OIL
comrades VINO are >iurc-ri. d..sirOu>
Of TIN. public good. ami wi". uniran-
mIricd bv party diciati"n. are OPPOSED
10 the ariful revival Of the. Oi't war
cries " itllOui OrcasiOH. aud who scr
the necessity Tor the overthrow Ot me
corrup, party in power and the Prcser-
va,ion of r"Siii utinn:l government in
the election and triumph "f I.ifeM dh'i
Rctorr..
At the close Of the war. in the year
1866. the Radical party had reached
the summit "f political power. with
mo- cheek to its intolerance, save the
scrupies of the President. and this
was insufficient tu restrain its vindic-
tivrucss. The Congress offered I"
the people the 18th. 18th and 18th
Amendment, 10 the Constitution ~
the basis of its reconstruction. These
amendments were accepted and were
ratified bv the Legislatures ri til rec
fuur;hs of III. States. The Congress
siollal enacimeMis PASSED to enforce
these conditions were submitted to.
and ac9Wlc,ccd in. in good faith. lhe
Southern people were thus restored
10 all their civil rights 10y ali the To- ms
Of law and it is now but u mmkcry
and reputation OF the terms ut their
contract. at every returning election.
to threaten them again with the grim
trade of death. AMI t. lit still higher
the blec,iin. testament Of war. Bloody
instructions indie ii. which will return
bui::io plague the inventor.
We appeal 10 you to take up this
work with Ms and assist in carving
il lurw ard ,n = successful iSsuc in eV-
cry state which sen, - regiment OF Un-
ion soldiers tv the war. We wish Il
see the enruilinem, uf every friend ot
our cause lao served in the Union
Army. and We urgently recommend
the pcrfrctiH,. 1T the same time. OF
such local. congressional and State
| associations. ~ shall organize, conf
ple,e and bring forth to the election,
the soldiers and sailors vote. in SOL
, i'll column. along the whole line. and
throughout the country. Let u> sho w
t. those now in power. our firm con-
victiOns Of the necessity Of = return
to an honest and constitutional All
mini>,rSti"n Of the government ny
onr independent exercise Of suffrage
|. For this We fought in the battle Of
the Union. Thr preservation Of that
Cmion WA duty paramount I" all
Others. bu: the uniramneird cXcrri>.
, oi IN, citizens right oi suffrage is n"'
SECOND AIRY iii w.. sl,uui0 not IT a.