The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-20
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I.ls Uoras-rhe 5saslner under
j which eeddeS Fought.
If Judge Geddes was an ardent friend
to the soldier in 1868, why did he pre-
side at a .'butternut elubb meeting in
Monroe township?
/ Sucm devotion to the interests of the
crippled soldier at time when an. office is
so much desired and when votes are 50
badly needed, has just the slightest flavor
of suspicion.
i JUDGE GEnDEs has found record bad
thing 10 have, His support of that arch
traitor, YaIlandigham. is hard thing. to
! explain when he is attempting to show a
clean record as Union Democrat during
the war.
In 1868 Geddes presided at Buttcrnut
meeting in Monroe township and remark
ed that tVallandingham was as loyal as any
soldier in the Union army. So says the
Mansfield papers of that date. Mansfield
Herald.
WE hear that the ten-cent collection,
Geddcs is charged with taking for Val
i lAndinrham was really taken by Mrs
was not done with her husbands full
| knowledge and approval.
JupoE GxDDEs' Mansfield friends
think be should have frankly admitted
&C WeLsugton, that he supported and
voted for Vallandigham in 1868. The
friend Of the Judge, however, In eriti-
Was Hosing here As a ''friend of the sol
u
IL Jndge Geddes regarded the ssRiyer
land Harbors bill as gigantic swindle,
why was he not in his seat to vote
against It on its passage over the Presi-
dents veto; two-thirds vote being re-
i Iquired, his vote would have killed two
votes in It's favor. Judge Geddes con-
I that he was IN Mansfield when the final
vote was taken.
The man who befouled his mouth, dis
honored his country, disgraced his loyal
kindred, by supporting the copperheads
and voting for Nallandigham IN the dark
days Of 1858, without long lingering in the
vaie ofcontrition, forfeited all claim to the
confidence of the loyal people of the nation.
forever after, unless he can show that he
was insane, an idiot or fool.-Elyria Re
publican
THERE is no disputing the fact: John
Brpugh was supportedjn in 1868 as the repre-
sebtative Of the loyal, union-loying people
/ of18hio. e. L. Eallandi CHAM was pitted
aeainst him as the representative of the
rebels and copperheads, The Knights of the
Golden tCircle and otlier disloyal men,
Geo WGeddes supported Vallandigham,
against Brougb, and did all he could to
defeat the loyal party. Mr. Geddes has
Y lpe1er. denied these facts because they are
\ true in substance and in fact-Elyria Re
\ EVEN Judge Geddes friends would have
a little higher respect for him if 11 had
had the manliness AZ honesty TO confess
the truth with regard TO his vote for VAL
| llandigham, If Judge Geddes is ashamed
of his vote for Valiandighani, he dare
not admit it for his Democratic friends in
Richland who voted With him are proud
of that fact and would spurn HIM with
4 contempt On the other hand, if he is
proud of il he dare not avow that fact be-
cause it would ruin his prospect of VIM
ming votes in the Republican counties at
the North end of his district The Judge
| is in q tight place and has our sympathy
WHEN Vallandigbam ran for Cover
4 nor he and Judge Geddes were adver-
tised on the same bill to be present and
speak at Democratic meeting in Mon
roe township, Richland county, They
were both present, Vallandigham made
an address and Judge Geddes presided
as chairman of The meeting. Those pos
sers are still in existence and are now
being made to DO efficient service in the
Southern part of this Congressional Dis
trict. Ofcourse there is nothing incon-
sistent in this with his professions of
loyalty to the Government and love for
the soldier.
GEDDEs long selflaudation on pension
matters, is made ridiculous when this fact
| is borne in mind. The arrears of pension
bill which passed during the time the
Democrats had control of Congress was
Republican measure. The bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Rice, restored to the roll
j thousands ofnames thathad been. stricken
off on proof.of disloyalty. The billsof Mr..
Cummings, Republican, Of Iowa, rejected
these rebel pensioners, and was passed,
every Republican Representative and Sen
ator voting for il, and, now bear this in
mind, sixty five Democrats voted against it.
| Which party is the friend OF the soldierl-
Elyria Republican.
EVERY man who heard Judge Geddes'
here on Wednesday evening Of last
week. must admit that he st1diouslY en-
/ deavored TO leave the impression upon
4 The minds of his hearers that during
| the entire war he was uncompromise-
4 insly in favor of vigorous prosecution
of 1t, and that he was an active, earnest,
! thorough-going supporter of the admin
4 istratiou in all its attempts TO suppress
tthe Eebellion. No candid man, how
| ever. can visit Mansfield. the home of
Judge Geddes, and interview its leading
s,;tizana vhefher Democrats or ReDub-