Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-14
RnPURLrCAN HxPooRrsx.

The Republican party claims that its mis-
sion is TO take care of the Federal soldier,
and to prevent the government from passing
into the hands of the Confederate generals. -
But they do not act what they profess.
Conkling, Blaine and Chandler never smelt
''villainous gunpowder" during the war,
and they are the Republican lead
ers in congress. In the platform re-
Gently adopted by the Republicans of
Ohio they extol the soldier; made him
conspicuous in their platform, bat nominated
over a soldier Charles Foster, who sold dry
goods at Dayton during the war, making a
large fortune by selling at high prices. The
Democrats did not soft-solder the Federal
soldier in their platform, hut they placed on
their ticket General Thomas Ewing and
General Rice, who were both out at
the front fighting for the Union, and
the latter lost leg on the battlefield. The
Republicans of Ohio, Ia their platform, tel
the country how much they love and honor
the boys IN blue, who risked their lives for
their country, and how much they despise
any ingratitude to these gallant men, and to
show how sincere they are they nominated
lated fortune and lived in luxury and ease
while the soldier was enduring the hardships
of the camp, the march and the battle. But
the Democrats, after constructing magnlf-
cent platform, tenderly placed upon it a cou-
pie of battle SCARED Federal soldiers, and in
Vited the people to prove their gratitude by
voting for them. The Republicans denounced
in the strongest terms the Confederate con-
Rress" for discriminating against Union vete-
rams III lling the Offices, but in Ohio they dis
criminats against the soldiers themselves,
while the Democrats discriminate in favor o.
the Union veterans by nominating two
Federal generals, one Of whom lost q leg.
If the people of Ohio elect Foster, vine
never fred gun during the war, over Cen
eral Ewing, who was a soldier from the first
to the surrender, it will show that all the
extraordinary professions of love and graft
tude the Republicans make for the soldier is
arrant clap-trap and hypocrisy. II Foster,
the stay-at-home patriot, who made a for
tune while Ewing was serving his country, is
elected, 1t will show that the soldier will
count nothing in politics, and that the peo-
pie in future elections will vote Tor men with
cot caring whether the candidate remained
at home or lost a leg in battle. The Rspub-
licans cannot clamor for the nomination of
Grant, because he was soldier, if they elect
in October next a Newfoundland, who
shouted "on to Richmond" while selling
goods at Dayton, over 4 general like Tom
Ewing. The northern people would
manifest the basest iugratitude if
they did not honor and elevate their
trusty soldiers over such men as Foster.
who remained at home and made money
by selling goods or government con-
tract. Toe southern people still believe that
the men who represented them In the war
Gun best represent them IN council, and hence
they have sent 10 congress Hampton, Joe
Johnston, Gordon, and many Confederates OF
distinction, who reflect their sentiments as
faithfully in peace as they did in war. 1t ia
Il misfortune for the country that the north
has not sent more Federal brigadiers' TO
congress, for the Federal soldiers in congress
are more conciialory than the spectators, to
whom the war was blessing, as they re-
NAMED at home and made fortunes. Look at
Blaine and Conkli1g and Conger, and many