Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-10-08
Scotch Ridge, Oct. l, 1880.
The Democratic Rally at Stony Ridge.

ED. JOURNAL Last Saturday the DEM
ocrats Of Stony Ridge and vicinity, raised
a pole on the highest point OF the ridge, to
the top of which they run, amid deqtening
cheers, the Glorious Stars and Stripes.
mean it would have deuiened the organ ol
hearing TO have detected in that rumbling
squeak any sound indicative OF the genuine
enthusiasm displayed by the Ifne patriot at
the unlurling OF that proud emblem of our
county. Surry fnr !ou Democrats, but
cheer softly, they might hear y"u over the
line. Yonr Southern brethren do mt raise
hickory pOlesi nor cheer when tie Stars
and Stripes are mnfurled.
At very late hunf j r. Tyler began
his harangue against the Republican party.
The usunl cry of iraud and soldiers at the
polls comprised The words with which
they sought to recruit their broken and
disordercd ranks Soldiers we're exhorted
TO "vOle as they fought-tO vote as they
shot"
Comrades will we, for moment, enter.
tam the remarks OF speaker in this OF
any other campaign whU nidiciOuSly and
deliberately denounces that gallant hero,
our old commander, Phil. Sheridan hy
calling him in time Of peace " the fighter,
The bul dog, the bull-dozer." Can Demo.
Gratis expect us to vote with them while
they THUS igmati2e the name OF man
| like Phil. Shefdian2 But we cannot ex
peGt a man who never smelt powder and
! of small perception TO have Just apprecin-
! ton of a soldier whose equal no country
has ever produced. According to such
speeches our long, weary marches; our
| privatiuns and bloody battle grounds must
| go for naught. Wehave stood side by side
in moments that elapsed into hours Of per
il, with no thoughts OF wavering, aud To
keep The victory we won we must resent
the mockery Of those who only seek or
vote. Whoever heard Democratic
speaker utter "A word against the South
No one the party and the soldier that took
from their hands broken and disordered
union aud raised il to The envible position
Il now occupies among the government o
the world, are the sole objects OF their in
veieIale wrath. They grow eloquent ovel
the success Of party that held the reins o
government, long ago. thnt ira iiicedIn in hu
man souls, and began II rebellion, and
well they have MOI corne ont oi il yet. They
would have us experiment with our votes
try II change, as il we were at loss hoy
to vote.
The memory OF our fallen comrades call
TO M from their unmarked graves to not lie
them lie forgotten; the sorrowing iaoes o
their friends here among MS besSech us Il
not let Iheir sacrifice be in vain.
Remember, fellow soldiers, that thi
| party that now asks for eur votes called Il
. Lincoln hirelings and tried to deter man
, from duty by saying IhSt we wer,
9 6ghling 10 free the negro they had rall'
! er during lhal long hard struggle Civ
r words OF encouragement 10 oDr eNemie
I than to Us; Do you forget thai but 70
8 their opposition the war would have close
= hong before il did, and that to them
e ehnrgeable the lives OF our con
. rades that were sacrificed to preserve Anne
= ican liberty. Let your votes tell how we
4 YOU remember. VOTER.
Oct. 9Th, 1880.