Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-21
Republican Friends, Have You
Thought About 1t?


We put this question squarely to the
voters of the county; do
von want Mr.. Thurman, the present DEM |
oeratie u. S. Senator from Ohio, or some |
other Democrat, whose political senti- |
ments are equally Objectionable; some
one whose votes in Congress will be in
opposition to Republican principles, to
be elected to the United States Senate ?''
If you do, then you will cast your votes
for a Democratic candidate for Repre-
sentative to the State Legislature, who
will have to assist in the election of SEN
ator to fill the place of Mr.. Therman,
whose present term will expire a year
from the 4th of March next. This is the
prominent issue in the choice of members
Of our State Legislature, and it cannot be
evaded, although Democrats may try to
convince you this is small matter that
they are not taking into account; but you
may depend upon it, that while they
breathe this in your ear for the purpose
Of securing votes, they will also impress
it upon Democratic voters, as duty they
owe to their principles and their party, to
vote the straight-out Democratic ticket.
and for Representative and Senator es-
pecially, in order to secure the election Oi
Mr.. Thurm an. This, of course, is theil
right, and, believing as Democrats do, We
expect them to vote to sustain their po
litical principles. Admitting the cor
rectness of this proposition, we appeal t.
our Republican friends, to say whether
is not equally incumbent upon them t.
sustain, by their united votes, the candi
dates and the principles of the RepubIi
can party.
Remember, that one vote for Demo
crat might decide the political complex
ion of the next Legislature in favor 0
the Democracy. and thus insure the re
election of Mr.. Thurman, or some othe
/ man equally objectionable and antagOHis
tic to the great principles of the Reput
a lican party.
Remember, too, that this is not con
test merely for personal considerations
d regardless of principles. 1t is a cOntes
' for the perpetuation of the same prime
Piles that our brave soldier boys fOugf
for, to save the life and future existenC
:. of our noble United States Government
That the life of this Government is agai
> in danger of destruction by the same me
), that made war upon it from 1861 unt
they were OYerpowered by the UniO
forces, is evident from the revolutionar
= measures passed by Democratic Coz
gress at the late session, and whose d
signs were defeated by the vetos of an Et
ecutive who dared to do right. The
Odious measures Of Confederate pow
in Congress were voted for by Mr.. Thu
1t man, who, if another opportunity is {
n fered him, will repeat the same thin
n Can you afford, then, to cast your votes
$, manner that would be at all likely
TO afford him an. opportunity to repeat
wrongs to the true friends of Republic
principles, and to the perpetuatiOn of o
~ Union of States.
y Mr.. Thurman, and the whole of t
y leaders of the Northern Democracy, ha
u gone over to the Southern or disuni
ne doctrines of estate sovereignty, the II
sh meaning and intent of which, from
Southern standpoint, is the right
a. any State to seeede from the Union
10 will; and it will be remembered, that 4
- Buchanan, after diligent research, as
III claimed, could find nothing in the CC
~ stitution to coerce a State or to preven
q State from picking up baggage a
ha marching out of the Union whenever
- took notion to do so. This is the d
on trine of the South, and the Northern I
oh mocrats have become so completely
doctrinated in Southern ideas, that VIII
ever may be their profession, it is nns
ed to trust them in positions where they
,e- exercise their prerogatives in the inter
is Of the dangerous estate Rights'' poH
no