The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-09-20
From the Toledo Sunday Journal
THE BETRAYAL.
WHAT SOME OLD REPUBLICANS
ARE SAYING ABOUT HAYES
AND HIS POLICY.
Some Brave, Bold Words by True
Hearted Men who will not Bow
to Rebel Rule.

! We have already noted the Anti Hayes
movement in Columbus, and the action
so far as taken by such Republicans as
/ General John Beatty, General Samuel
/ Thomas, Colonel c. II. Moore, Hon. Lu-
| ther Donaldson, and others against the
/ Republican State ticket. Below we print
extracts from a few Of the many letters
from prominent Republicans all over
Ohio:
/ LETTER FROM PROMINENT REPUBLICAN, IN
MEICs COUNTY.
ut may surprise you to know that the
love / once had Tor the Republican party,
and which made me so earnestly desirous
Of the election of X b. Hayes, is no Ion
ger the cherished wish OF my heart
was, as you know, enthusiastically Re
publican, because | believed il TO be the
motive power in the hands OF God for the
! Liberation of slaves and the glory OF our
country's honor. Prompted by these
motives, sacrificed my two boys by en-
couraging those principles which | had
all my lite sustained and defended. Now,
however. after a short space of fourteen
years, am asked to rebel against those
acts for which my boys gave their lives.
and turn my back upon the party which
/ then looked upon as the means by
which great and glorious results were to
be obtained. Great God, what a changel
Twelve years ago we were singing our pa.
tTiotic songs of freedom, boasting OF
gains forgetting our losses. Then we
regarded ours, Ives as conquerors. Now
we must hang our heads in shame as the
conquered. Hhe unparalleled generosity
Of our Government, crowded upon US by
a spirit OF charity toward all aud malice
toward none. had healed up the wounds
which traItorous acts and rebel bullets
had created. and for the first time in the
history OF our country We r.joiced that
liberty had been proclaimed through all
the land and to all the inhabitants there
of, and that the great aim OF its founders
in declaring that all men are created
equal, was not only proclaimed. but con.
summated. Instead OF that we are now
led captive into the enemy's camp The
sheet anchor OF our hopes is lost.
and we are fast drifting on the shoals
where lay the wrecks OF human liberty OF
other ages and other lands. How shall
we escape it2 ] see no means to avert il
except through mutiDy. By losing the
officers we may save the ship-at all
events, it is our only hope, aud, much a.
| regret it, / am compelled by a sense OF
Justice TO fight for that which | believe
can only be accomplished by the defeat
of the Republican party at the iorthcom
ing election. We must regenerate the
party, cast out traitors and towards. and
in the spirit of manhood march forward
to victory. For, though We are now dead
as party, we shall live again
LETTER PROM LATE COUNTY OFFICER ~
TRUMBULL COUNTY.
II am glad to see by your Columbus
papers that some persons have had the
courage to make stand against the COW
ardly surrender Of Hayes to the rebels Of
the South. 1t was about the only thing
that has marked the administration OF
Hayes so far, and from what he has done
in the past we may form a pretty correct
opinion Of what his course will be in the
future. II is the most trucking and
disgraceful policy that has ever been in
augurated by any man from the com.
mencement Of the Government just
think of it, The man whom the Repub-
licans elected is the recipient OF all the
plaudits that the rebels OF the South and
copperheads OF the North can shower
upon him Why2 because he has surren-
dered to them all that they surrendered
to Grant, and thus cast the disgraceful
oiium to the soldier who fought to sus-
tain the Government that we and not
the rebels are the disloyal party. went
into the war as you know a Democrat.
but was very shortly convinced that IL
was the aim and purpose Of that party to
destroy the Government From that
time | became a Republican, AM have
since acted with the ptrty. ceived
two wounds in the service both VIII ch
are healed up, but the scars still iemlin,