The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-16
Guernsey Times, Taylor's Organ.

Guernsey Times. Taylor's Organ.
For want OF better issue, the Woods
fieli Spiri, one of Gen. Warmers espe.
cal organs, is fuming and iussing about
Hon. ] D. Taylor's tile of colonel.
Though this is OF no material eonse.
, q1ence, go long as 1t remains fac, that
Colonel Taylor served bis country faith.
fully and we'll. we take pleasure in re.
lieving the anxiety Of the editor OF the
SPIRIT, upon this particular point. Col.
Taylor was elected captfin of the 8S,b
regiment. G. V. l., wss hrevetted ma.
jor and sfterward lieutenant colonel for
Emeli'orious services. He was never
wounded, never in hattie, never 10 prs.
on. His friends do not claim tor him a
record Of sangriaary engsgemer t. aud
dashing bravery, hut they do claim for
him a record of.unseflsh devotion to the
cause Of the uri)n and earnest hard work
in the defeating Of nefarious reheli n.
They do claim that he was os true to his
country and as loyal to its inter, sts as Gen.
Warner or the editor of the Spupt
Had there not been men, brave men and
hard working men, behind the armies Of
the uni m doing for the suppression Of
tie rebellion what they c>ull not do,
performing duties as arduous as those Of
the tented field, working hard by day and
ny night, the lone armies must have
been overcome. AMI the union broken
forever. And they are entitled to a.
great need of honor ss the men who
we're at the front They offered thi
lives. their fortunes and their sacred
honor to the cause of the union and it is
TO their credit that they served il we'll in
the way and place they were called to
serve it. no matter how or where that
was Or these was Col Taylor. He
did ali tnat brave soldier could do.
He proffered his services, oheved o.
ders, did his duty and did IL surprising
tosH. Is G.n. West the man to detract
from C,l. Taylor2 He knows that Col
onel Taylor i, no more OF coward
than be who bears upon his body the
marks Of battle.
Yes, the SSth Regiment was organizs I'd
in 1863, and Cspt. Taylor was mem
Der of it.
"He was never wounded,
Never in battle,
Never in prison"
And, you might have aided, never out
side Of Ohio and Indiana. RI, was al
home to Jnly, 1853. and in Columbus
and Cincinnati gi,rdiny prisoners and
PLAYING Judge Advocate from 1868 to
1885 Such soldiers dill nothing for the
Union cause.
What did he do in the army to defeat
"nefarious rebel;ion2" N)thing. aud all
talk about his ''record Of ursalash devo.
ton to tue cluse of the u Ulion,' is an
insult to true s,ldiers who gave Their
lives and health to the cause 10 the 6erce
heat of the battle line.
Gen Warner AMI the itor Of THE
SPIar spent four years at the front.
while Cipt. Tiylor sp,at four years al
home. Which dill the most for the
cause, is not hard to calculate l. was
not the men ''bahini the armies OF the
Union," at home 10 the to wns who work
ed for the cause, but the farm, ,rs wlo
provided the food and material for cloth
ling. They were relied on, anl not those
who renamed at hpms, al CiDt. Taylor
did, until he was given C,ptain's CON-
mission. That class of soliiers were
"bebind the armies" for purpose. Tney
speculated off OF the misfortuoes Of their
country and accumulated wealth. The
hattie line had No charms for them, and
they took good care to keep away fro n
1t. They are not EMIT ei 10 anything
bat censure for their greed and coward
ice and that is be s'meed of honor" all
soldiers give them
|. Where did Capt. Taylor ever off sr his
life "to the cause Of the UaipnT You
know that is mere stuff, AMI not one
word Of it true.
"He did all that brave soldier could
TO-"
/ You know that is not true. Had he
been brave soldier he would have gone
out in 1851 to the front where men were
needed and performed his duty like a
man He did not do that, and all true
soldiers know that his services b the
cause were OF no acc ,unt toward the
preservation of the Union. That be did
} nothing for the cause at the front where
men we're needed.
In 1861 Capt. Taylor was an active
able bodied young man. The Govern.
ment needed the services Of all such. Il
: was pressed for life. Large armies o
the Confederacy we're iu sight Of the Cap
itol. What did Capt. Taylor do at tina,
T lime? Remained at home in Cambridge
!, until 1873. and refused to go where me'
were needed. And he rem aimed at home
10 Ohio and Indiana throughout the wal
and never did go to the from. where mer
, were needed. That is his military record
/. ga publishedin the Guernsey Tises. pa
Eper he is the owner Of. In the face o
such stay-at-Gome record he has the
cheek TO pose as soldier and ask the
/ soldiers of this district to support hin
!. for Congress. They will not do it. Blu
when the Polls open on October IA, they
: will deposit their ballots for A j. War
e ner, who marched, fought ani endured
q the hardships of manv weary marches
and hard fought fields by their sides
y They know true soldier from a blus
q tering stay-at-home and will vote accord
s ingly.
g THE Maine election resulted in favo
II Of the Republican ticket BY about tn