Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-16
WILL PATRIOTS SUPPORT TIL
DENT

Samuel j.. 1llden IS the Democr2tlc /
nominee for President. Himself and his !
party are asking for the suffrage Of the !
loyal voters of Vermont. Ia this presi-
Dental canvass they are asking the sup
port of those who have devoted their
lives to the welfare Of neighborhood,
town and state, as we'll as those who val
iautly showed their Spartan love Of
country on the red field Of battle to save
the nation from dismembermeut and dis
honor. They are asking the assistance
Of those whose sacrifices at home were
even greater IN anxiety and sorrow, than
the suffering of camp or the misery Of
hospitals.
What do Tildeu and his party desire ?
Why have they the audacity to claim
the vote Of single truly loyal, honest
mani What have they done in times
of national prosperity much more, what
did they do in the time Of the nations
adversely. that should entitle them to
the support Of any voter in Vermont?
True loyalty to country Is shown best
in the time of 4 nations adversely, just
Is true friendship Is best shown in time
of the adversely Of those professed to be
loved
Those were dark days in this nations
history. when star after star had been
y torn out Of the national emblem. by Sc
cessiOnists and traitors, and quarter Of
a million Of desperate traitors stood
along the hostile lines Of the South,
ready to carry war, devastation aud sor.
row to your very homes. Patriotic mel
buckled on their armOr, IN those times
and threw themselves in front Of the foe
to beat back the enemy.
From the great State Of New York
- regiment after regiment went into tn
= field. Great men unaccustomed to wal
y who had grown old in the avocatiOns Q
e. peace, like Sickles and Coreosan, Di
% and Morgan, Seward and Wardswort
ID were in the army. or the nations cour
t. ellis. fighting or planning for the cOur
lg try's defense.
u The record Of these men, with hOt
be too great TO euumerate, is written on
n page Of the nations history. not to
re- effaced. When the historian Of the f
dy future shall write up the records Of q
he United States. and shall OILY menti,
Die some Of the great events Of the times,
IN will speak Of the nations birth. It's W
ny Of independence. Of Washington. Of J,
op- ferson, Of Hamilton, and few Of t
the great men Of that day, and Will tn
re- step down in the period Of time to t
er- rebellion. There will be historic nau
en- for this period, aRd among them will
res Lincoln. Seward. Sheridan, Grant, So
cen ner. Dix, Andrew and a few mo
OBJ Where will be TiIden. Hendricks 3?
JOS What valiant deed. what gr
by achievement done, will write in lett
ed that shall outlive generation,
for name Of Tilden, Seymour, Hendri
tent and others, that to-day are seeking
IN favor Of the nation
Give The worth Of these men and the st
be dard Of their measure as statesmen
sys- patriots, should be the test Of loyalty
vag- the nation in the time Of It's misfort1
ners If then they were weighed and 70
IS Of wanting then, what earthly claim can ;
ittee now have for the nations respect
honor?
after Where were Tilden and Hendriek
Iture 1864? What brigade or division
nnes they head In the Wilderness, at
: the Harbor, at Atlanta, on the Gulf, b
tons Richmond or elsewhere ? Gen Wa
was worth from New York. more distingu
ire to ed at home than Tilden, fought
thing sealed his devotion to country BY :
hcing life. on one Of the fields men
IRIS Of ed While Hendricks was safe in
a re- Capitol at Washington. Gen. Hayes
done his sister State. Ohio. was in the s.
re re- and constantly in the smoke of b;
times While Hayes was in the army.
} be Wheeler was doing patriotic SCI
I. what were Tilden and Hendricks dc
piping The congressional record shows
and Hendricks Of Indiana. was hanging
We not his full weight on the wheels Of 20
lthere ment. opposed to war measures, %,
nsborO to anything that should aid the