National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-08-30

40 me Louor OF IaG National hcpuUacdn:
SIR: Those who have carefully watched the
course Of the democracy for twenty years
past can scarcely be ast0nishcd by any state.
ment their leaders may make or any act they
NAV perpetrato.
When Senator Hill gravely asserts that the
northern democracy saved the union in the
late war; and when Senator Voorhees,. with
apparent serousncss, AYERS that he was as true
II friend to union soldiers as was the late
Governor Morton, VIC can smile Mt the ridicu-
lous prctenses-so pnlpably hollow that thny
can deceive no one but the idiotc. But
when the other day the leaders laid their un-
washed hands upon tho statue of tho martyr
president and with AN insOlencc, lmpudonce
and hypocrisy unparalleled since the inter.
view OF the serpent with Mother Eve as-
sumed to ontwinO 1t with wrealhs in
| token Of their veneration for the man who
! fell n victim TO dcmocratic'hate--ye northern
domocratic unappeasgb'a maliCe-it is littlu
100 much 10 bear IN silence. therefore copy
aud submit herewith extracts from two lea l.
ing democratic papers, showing what was tho
feeling of these same partsans toward Mr..
Lincoln when southern democratic traitors
were still in arms and Mr.. Lincoln was tho
commander chief Of the loyal army. Pray
when were the leaders of that party converted
from such feelings of leudishihatc to th oso of
reverence aud love? Is there anywhere q cit-
zen so soft.headed ms to be deceived by sucn
brlZen hypocrisy? But 10 the extracts, for |
have no tins TO add words, nor arc they neces.
5arv.
The editor of the Ia Crosse Democrat in his
issue of August 90, 1864, said
Tho man who votes ror Lincoln Is a traitor IIo
who prc,onds to war for the union and wars against
tho constitution of our country Is II traitor. and
Lincoln has done all this. lie who calls and
allures mCn 10 certain butchcry Is a murderer and
Lincoln has done all this. Had any former demo-
"a,
TITLED with the milton as Lincoln has he would
haye u nS9n hurled 70 pcIGlton ,ons G"l, And iLne
Is lorcbly elected to mIsg9yern for 9nother four
years we trust that some bold hand VIII pierce his
heart with dagger point for the public good
Tho "forciblo o'ectlon,"as above intimntel,
had reference of course to the arrangements
then pcrfectng for securing 10 tho volunteer
soldiery, then in the field, the right to vote for
tho man of their choice
We know now that the editor did not trust
In vain for the bold hand" wicked enough to
consummato what this leading democrat so Dc.
voutly @ wished Oh, that this editor had
been hore to help in adorning the statue of
his murdered victim
There may be those who will object to Pomn.
roy ms democratic authority, although his
paper had then probably larger circulation
IN tho party than any other weekly. To estop
these oyer-hstidious onos we give two extracts
from the Chicago Times of earlier date the Same
yoar.
Tho following Is m extract from on editorial
Of the Chicago Times, July /, 1854. Speaking
of Prcsilen, Lincoln tho editor says
IIo Gpu'd not be moro worthless dead than he Is
living. but would be infinitely lo.s mSChCyous
and his corpse, roplIsiye MS II would De In its
ir1sle', state oua most graceful hUhil'mcNts,
would yet be ihe most appropriate sacrifice which
tho insgted ngl.g could Ohcr in otoucWent for rs
submission 70 his hnbccillty and do,potIsm.
Three days later In an article doprccating
the observance of tho fourth Of July IN the
ordinary modes because Of the war, tho eai,
tor suggested the murder of Mr., Lincoln, by
using the following language;
and sprinkle ashes on their heals II hssecml 10
put the ScmblAnce Of mourning deeply on and
wear II IN their hearts over states discovered and
land rOut with civil feuds ana GrouChCd with fra
tcrnNl gore. Let repentance Oud resolve RticEd
their humiliation. Let them contemplate the
necessity which q few months may pgcclpilgte OF
striking down usurped authority and yindiclting
by the blood of9 deSpot tho AWFUL sanetity Of con-
stituuOual hoeiomW
The above quotations from organs Of dc.
mOcraCy in the days Of tho araro perhaps the
most significant, but they by no means ex-
hsust the supply, and If they who desecratud
his statue with their hypOcritical adoluments
desire additional proof Of democratic rever.
ence and love for freedoms saiutrd mdrtvr
whilO ho was yet with them they can he pro-
duced. IqUite agree With THE REpUBLICAN
in tho sentiment that up TO date that wreath.
ing Of his statue is the crowniug iuiamy Of
tho campaign CHARLES CASE.
AUGCsT 2S 1880.
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