The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-11
WORDS OF CHEER.
An Address 70 the 0reenbaekers of
the United states -Success viii
Crown their EAorts In the
Future.

The campaign Of 1880 is now over
some OF our party have been unfai,hful.
The rnoat Of us have fought q good fiah.
and kept the fai,hl Success awaits IA In
the future. Through great tribulation
We enter into the Kingdom of Heavsnn
The Jesr 1884 will crown our efforts, IL we
do out duty. We must buckle on our
srmor now. and 60 on the Geld of battle.
We must not sleep at our posts. Let us
open the campaign now and continue the
light until the close Of the war. We are
sure ofsnccess. We have made more rap.
Id adyancsmen. than any party preceding
us, In the last campaign We have had
two old, powerful parties TO contend With,
Our great object has been TO hold our men
in sold column: Al the battle Of Antie-
tam General Hooker, Who commanded one
divisisn Of The Union army, Was wound
Cd and compelled to leave the 8sld. Gen.
ersl Sumner took his place. His men
soon after he took command, In psrts Of
the lines gave way before the enemy. Gen.
ersl Sumner gave the informs,ion to Gen.
sral Mcclellan in these words: "My men
sill not stand" This has been our un-
fortunate position in this campaign. sour
men would NOT oil stand"
The Democrats on the one hand would
falsely announce that General Wsav er
and The Grssnbsck party had sold out to
the Republicans and were laboring for
their triumyh. The detection Of Hughes,
Devices. and Lum gave color to this chsre.
The conduct of tuo leading Greenbaoksrs
Of Indisns, Who vent to the Democrats.
sdded to the creditsbility Of this charge,
Lum or some one else also got up the rs.
port the The National View had soldoui
TO the Democrats. This was tslesra phed
all over the Union, snd it had its effect
The truth was that The National View
vac offered $4,000 By the Democrats, no,
to Fell out shs paper or the parry, but
simply to withhold its opposition to "fu.
sion." To this Of The National View
ssid: "Gss thou behind me, Satan, thou
art On oHenss unto me. One million ol
dollars could not purchase ths View fol
such Q purpose" The writer knows thil
to b true. end be states 10 only that oul
party may know the sxtsut TO which ths
old political parties did 20 and the temp
tstions thrown in the way Of men dsvo
devoted TO principle.
These reports that the Gresnbsckerl
we're going for the Republicans, induced
some of those who had come to sour par
ty" from the Democrats 10 leave us and tt
vote wish the Democrats, while their leav'
ing. or expressing an intention 70 leave
caused many Of those who came 10 rs from
the Republicans to return to their old par
", like the "hog that was washed to bi,
following 10 the mire." The lying and de
ception Of certain men who went to th,
Democrats, caused us to lose large mum
her Of men In Ohio. indiana, Maine. ant
other States: II IN our men had ssoot
hrm IN their own rsnk'. and voted fol
their own men and their own measures
our aggregate vote would, In our opinion
have been 100000 more than Il is. Bu
oil these men will return 10 Nc. with larg'
additions, 10 I'VE are faithful and true u
our csuss. II was 'nid on one occasi