Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-27
The Way soldiers Talk.

peatod defeat In the minds Of the Democratic /
nartv. In this good year Of grace, 1880, "the |
man on horsebnck" no longer brings to the |
pehueftn shImbcr Of the DemQcratio states |
men horrid visions Of ruined country and
m enslaved people. The nomination OF n
professional soldier, unused TO the ways of
civil and political life, suggests TO their be
ealInod imagination no danger 70 the OOnsti-
sutton, and bodies no evil to the country
For many years the statesmen Of the Demo-
cratic party have been mere prophets of evil
-croakng from press and forum the speedy
downfall Of the republio-because the party in
power put mere military herOes-not strtes-
men-in the highest Offices Of the land.
These doleful knights Of the dismal counte- !
nance tired OF defeat and hungry for Office |
tainted with treason and allied to rebels, have
Buddenly taken new deparirire. Having |
l1inriy bring TO the frors 'r Of the !
regular army, In the W us blue |
.r,o9f will prfiye a VERT. 10 hide |
7fbe noiiffGsi don - that
Tho nonnle are .|fI. ~ .Ha ~ true
charpcter. they owed
nag what they 'sal-
'nE ESeip u9pep pst spes " .f hger
needed to frisht9 i fiIr With,
has l1,s,,, been ems ail9gsea aggs usf Fseff
buried Demo ifl.a.
traeti,on, tll@si, iSS STg fT ae o
pear, P3s,l5,,g gPSSnjt PeSjti 4 rr. Az SHR, oIoSsiy
consented b H.. party
9iisPBca 9FigisP99silSis iSi t t ir quake in
Peru. u1 lost their
iB This b. "lt 81. vi. ioaI capt
.6s Ssl laPPs l9PPc ar Tta isf. The TShi5g'iiS gsin-
ister ca, . SHY ca nv Inspired ESP TSSv PSs5l 8n5
mannea lST Grct
,,t1 From .er tbe aGPI9od5S9Rb BPIoodS sbirt ilfPa IA
s1ur blH 4H 20 IHs 4Ot our candidate
eOldiefl p narrowing memories
OF theD .u' snoered and scofed at
Limo and prayed for rebel
victoH loacC to mar our happi-
ness or. .I u fbustsl Our candidate is
a sOldi IN the ample folds of his
mIlitn utend 20 hide all our sins
Troinf G. Before this campaign
fgpyf le cunning artist will ind
cHnv h whereOn he can paint the
biz 30 immense proportions that
belor cath him-thrOugh the trans
Dar6 this pretended love for the
tVf nly be faithfully portrayed
present OF the Democratic
b. ie painting prove true 70
X faithfully records the facts,
IN tH background Will be seen the
nutht 2 foul plot to plant slavery upon
the ID the West, and chief among
thee , n n,of Indiana, the Vioe-Presiden-
ttil oandiiass whose barrel awaits the tap
ping. In front Of these win stand the WORTHLESS
who stood upon street corners, in front of
hotel hans and seml-pubo places during the
dark and doubtful days Of the war, aud bonst-
cd Of rebel prOwess and reiOiced at rebel vic
tories. Still I'm front of these will be grouped
the patriots who gathered AT Chicago in 1884,
and while their candidate OF to-day was trying
60 whip rebels at the front, treloherously at
tackled him on the Hank and in the rear; that
famous body OF men who oOunseled together
how best to betray the country, and hit upon
the plan Of declaring the war for the Union
failure. Near by will be planted the Confed-
eriie hng which solid South a few years ago
followed Just as zealOusly as IL now follows
the Democratic banner, and rallyinR around It
vii be seen the whole band Of martyrs who
for four yenrs haye bosiGged the National
capitol and Grept into places of trust and
Pr,dit once held by linton SOLDIERS; Way up
brigndiers whose votes control Democratic
Congress and whose ranks will furnish Cabinet
oticcrs for the next Democratic President II
one should eyeIsbe elected. The painting will
not be complete " the artist stops here. A
place must be found for sketches Of OutraRes
which mako the blood run Cold-Outrnges
which have driven loyal men from their homes
and made q South solid for the Democracy. Il
must show-cloariy and plainly shOw-twenty
years Of steady and persistent effort on the
part Of the Democratic purity to ruin the cred
II, hinder and impede the prosperity OF the
country, and prove to the world that reyOlu-
dOn9 do not go backward.
Fifteen years nfter tho great struggle for
the lite of the Nation Is an excellent time for
DemOCntl0 politicians TO turn patriots and
soldier wOrshipcrs. In 1884 the Republicans
renomlnated Abraham Lincoln, the great
statesman and Commander-ln-Chief of the ar
my, and the loyal Democracy Immediately raj
HE'D around tue standard OF a General Failure,
mounted upon platform of submission to
traitors IN arms. ~
In 1865 the Rspublloans nominated the great
chieftnin OF the war, and our snldier-lOvlng
friends rushed TO the support OF that most eN-
-cellent gentleman and statesman, who, "a few
weeks ago, solemnly assured us all that were
ne compelled to choose between the Democrat
ic Presidential nomination and II funeral, he
would promptly order the hearae.
Don't you remember my worthy Democratic
sOldicT-oyng friend, how, In that memorable
contest, yOu hesOught the dear people not TO
risk thoir liberties by voting for u soldler2
you prayed for tho soldiers defeatY some
OF you were not content TO pray with your
lips only, but made your hands do service, as
stuffed ballot boxes and fraudulent counts
clearly proved Your prayers arc like old
Petes, and, so fnr as Now York was CON
cerned, quite as etfoctual. Pete had been q
slave, and after the war times got hard and
provisions became mighty scarce. Pete was
a good mdn and In his poverty prayed tho
good Lord TO send him ono of Massa PeytOn's
turkeys for self and piokaninnes, but no tur-
key came In hunger and despair Pete
changed the form OF his humble petition, and
nsketl the good Lord 10 send old Pete after
the turkey. The thing proved n success and
h1ho old man said "De turkey WIS on hand next
morning before sun up"
GHnt, superior TO General Hancock every
wny, was rcnomlnated by the Republicans,
anu IN nrdcrtO compass his detent you pOcket-
und said Anything to boat Grant" You
nominated Horace Greeley, whose greatest
merit consisted In his thorough hatred for
your purity and It's Creod but you hurrnhod
for him, you voted for him, and when remind
ed that he was not Democrat, you said again
"NAANNlAllH ll Ntub. AHNuut4 lou lNlltQs the
disguise was too thini honest men In your
party said tie whole thing wus fraud and a
chclt aud hundreds Of them In this county
voted Tor the soldier You stood condemned
before the world ns n party without principles
and possibly without brains.
In ls,6y chunged front. The order must
nave been fright inward faoe.' You started
out US rctoTmerH, Tho Republican party
plncgd in nomination brave soldier faith
tpl Congcssnan, an efiolont and successful
name Tla nS sPl T&eS & o9a19 Snd rofarm Sn aS
IL tbgre Kelly Democrat here to-night2 How
often since has he prayed the blessed virgin,
with pcnlicntiM tear mOlstening his check,
Tor forgiveness for tho awful Wiokedness of
1hn awful fraud and llo2 How many times
fslioe ne mis faithfully promised that " for
: given for the sin Of voting for rllden he would
never-no, never-well, hardly ovor-do so
The Grcat farce failed, as all such frauds
And now comes another contest. No clarion
call for reform stilrts into life the statesman
of Cypher Alley, No attempt Is made 10 right
the alleged Rre1t wrong 80 much complained
of and 50 heroIy denounced. No eloquent
plea torQustiee 20 the Great Dotrqudod, No
. and hrttdr administration You come with
no lifelong Democrat. with hOnUred name and
experienced stltesinnnship, whose service TO
our party and 10 the country In civil life
uttles him TO the support of the party and
mmends him 90 the people. You come with
Voiessiopnl soldier" a man on horseback"
Vhout experience IN civil affairs, and no
tlual record liking his position ON the live
Ntons Of The day, aud you ask the citizen
vino soldier TO leave their party and sup
this man In preference 70 the volunteer
ef tho tried Senator, the able Congress-
and Experienced statesman whom the
lplegn party has placed In nomination.
fWOHt d0 "! Tho supreme impudenoe of
NHmputgu OF 1870 has been matched by the
me nudaclty Of tho campaign OF 1880, An
Wy cunning, tricky politician playing
" OF retOrmor was simply impudonCo
lined. whole Democratic party, rebels
limasquerading in blue uniform, with
soldier for figure head. Is auduCity