Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-24
Hon. Ohas. Foster al Home.

The charge most actively preferred by
the Confederate sympathisers that Hon.
Chas. Foster staid at home during the
rebellion is supplemented by the ap-
pended article from the Sandusky Reg
lister, which tells what he did at home:
Every man and woman in Seneca and
Wood counties knows that no two men
in that section of the country gave as
much to the soldiers, their wives, widows
and orphans, as Charles Foster and his
father. A prominent lady now residing
in Sandusky was a resident of Seneca
county during the war. Her husband
gave his life for the Union, and her min
istratiOns for the soldier, in the hospital,
on the field of battle and at home, made
her name household word in all this
section of the State, and her devotion TO
the dead soldiers memory, his suffering
| widow and orphans is to-day as fresh and
green as the sod thatcoveTs his grave
She has known Charles Foster from boy
hood, is thoroughly familiar with his re-
cord as patroit during the war, and
/ says that no gentleman in alIher acquain-
i tance was SO liberal gfver for the cause
Of the Union, nor gave 30 much for the
support of the families of poor men in the
! army and for sOlaiersf widows and or
i phans as he did. The annual cOntribu-
tions Of Charles Foster and the firm of
which he was a member for this cause
4 lamOunted TO thousands of dollars. The
families of soldiers who were needy were
supplied from Mr.. Fosters store whether
they had money to pay for the goods OF
not. The firm dealt out thousands of
dollars worth OfgOods to such families
simply on the agreement that il the hus-
band returned from the war, they were
to be paid for. Many other families Of
soldiers, their widows and orphans, were
+ supplied with clothing and food without
? a dOllars.of cherge. None were ever turned
, away empty handed. In every move
: ment undertaken for the soldier or MS
{ family, Charles Foster was one of it
e most active and largest contributors. HI
! liberality in this direction was known al
t over Seneca and Wood counties. 1t is to
=, day remembered by many an old soldier
e it is to-day gratefully recalled by the
= widow in her tears over the past. I'M
s soldiers of Seneca and Wood counties
| have never forgotten the large-hearted
open-handed friend they found in Charlie
+ Foster, and at the polls in October, thel
: will hurl back in their teeth, the dirt.
: slander of a set of men whose party, TIM
= and again, declared the war these soldier
fought, failure, whose party was Tn
. excuser and supporter of treason at tn
a North in the darkest hours of the wal
and whose party is to-day the champion
> and servant of the men who fought t
!, destroy the Union the soldiers defended
The Democratic press will find they haV
. undertaken job they can not carry oui
:. when they attempt to belfttle Charlie
Il Fosters record during the war. Iher
q were as earnest supporters of the Gnlo
!, among those who remained at home, a
= among those who went into the army
y There were as true friends of the soldie
!. who at home supported his cause wit
4, their loyalty aud their means, who care
for the sick and wounded, and for HI
= family when in need, as the men who lie
> l him in hnftla and oil the h1n and cry fF
- Democratic party can make against Cha
q Foster, simply because he did not go in1
the army, will not blind the soldiers
these facts.