Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-19
AN INFAMOUS CHARGE.
What an Old Veteran Has 70 Say
About the Debauchery OF Sol
dlers, Families

George L. Converse, the Democrat
ic candidate for Congress in the Column
bus District, who, with Vallandigham
and smalles frye, like Lawson, Of this
District, was Ia the habit during the
war OF denouncing Union soldiers as
Lincoln hirelings, lately in the venom
of his nature made beastly attack
through his newspaper organ on the
wives and daughters of the soldiers,
which brings one of them to the front
in the following lively communication,
which we advise any soldier who be-
longs to the Democratic party to read:
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
With yourself and one hundred
thousand others of this State, am one
of those who was a soldier in the late
war of the rebellion, and went out
voluntarily to face death to sustain our
country's honor and to perpetuate the
union for our progeny, as our ancestors
handed it down to US. Since the war,
however, / have in a measure changed
my sentiments politically, in the same
rate believed change in the politi-
cal policy of the administrative affairs
of the Government was necessary.
Hence I became Democrat OF the new
school and have fought and trained
with them for number Of years past.
The other day read an editorial in a
despicable sheet published in this city
wherein the war was declared unnecess-
ary and that the soldiers OF that war
while In active service were conscious
of the fact that their wives were being
debauched at home, and such like
trash. will not say that the editor Of
that paper with all due Difference to
the editorial profession for placing him
in that class) believes his charge to be
true. In fact the contemplate churl
has not sufficiently ineligible COM
prehension Of what constitutes truth to
exercise il, and In that respect brand
Jonathan F. Linton, the so called edi-
tor OF the Ohio Statesman, as liar, 9
man utterly destitute OF moral prin-
ciple, an irresponsible communist,
man (pardon me, humanity of mordid
and perverted intellect aud an individu-
al unworthy of respectful considera-
tion.
Ifsuch paper and such man Is the
exponent of the Democracy OF 1875, you
Q CssQ XIII tue ldtleO Gall blu Cdll u1e
back to the Republican fold. also
demand that the Democracy of Frank
lin county repudiate him his paper.
Several days have already elapsed since
the publication of the editorial referred
to, and see no evidence of retraction,
consequently the Democracy must in
dorse him. And whilst waiting for
such a step / can guarantee that at
least four straight Democratic votes
have been lost to the Democracy and
gained for the Republicans since six
o'clock this morning; can further
assure you that shall use that very.
document in procuring other Demo-
cratic votes for the Republican ticket
this fall.
Many soldiers like mys If have stuck
to The Democracy through thick and
thin since the war closed, but "By the
Eternal" we do not propose to train
under any such banner as has been
hoisted by this Democratic paper dur
ing the past week. Good bye. Demo-
u cratic comrades. With the memory of
,asJailoh, Corinth, Iuka, and the march,
: to the sea, staring me in the face,
cappQt endorse the party that to-day
calls that war q failure and our families
prostitutes. Can you?
\. t,a-...l--f-r, sin. IN. EIETH n W O.