The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-10-25
THEIR FRIENDS
A. W. GRAY, A WAR oeMocRAr, ON
JUDGE THURMAN.

Cleveland and Thurman Alike IN Reahe0(
to Their ympathies-rhirtssa TheaAa.d
ss sen Hundred Rebel 1sttsrs Suppressed
by Govern"r rod's Order.
The conduct Of Hon. Allen q. Thur.
man during the war was in complete
harmony with his speech made January
%, 1851, at the Democratic state convsn.
.tion when he declared st would try
the ethics Of any man to deny that
some Of the southern states have
no cause Of revolution" He NOT
only actively supported vallandigham
for governor against John Brough,
but he entertained rebel Officers
in his own house, and supplied them at
Camp Chase with luxuries Of every kind.
Now for the evidence Of his love for the
rebels Of the south. In 1858 Thurman
ran against Gen. Hayes for governor Of
Ohio. At this campaign Deacon" N.
A. Gray, formerly editor Of the Plain
Dealer, made speech which contributed
largely to his defeat. "Deacon" Gray
was war Democrat, and what he said
about Thurman and his active sympathy
for rebels induced thousands of soldiers
to vote against him. Here is what the
Deacon said about the Democratic vico
presidential candidate:
''But Thurman has O record Of his own
and in that record out-Herods Herod,
like the long-nosed mans longer. nosed
son, Of whom . waS said he looked Just
Ike his father and more. TOO. Durir2
tne war Thurmsn's house E::s no,.ri.
ously headquarters =. ,sr parol.d rebels i
what'I know, not what hear.
have seen numbers Of rebel officers, In
full uniform, wearing the tinsel insignia
of rank in proud display, hazing to and
fro in his gayly ht-up house, feasting
and reveling in rich receptions and light
levee. =
''But never knew boy In blue
To venture near his door. -;
II have heard squad Of loyal soldiers,
fired with the contrast between comrades
Mt Andersonville and traitors at Thur.
mans, on their way to avenge the insult,
and but for the persuasions Of loyal
Barney McCabe, Obi 70 gods, what a
singing school there would have been
that night at rebel headquarters ms each
reb, piping treble, got the pitch ont Of
some jingling windowl Thurman's car
riage was ever rumbling over the road to
Camp Chase, conveying smiling faces,
words Of comfort, luxuries and goodies
generally, to cheer and buoy up the
sinking spirits Of tebelh but never q
crumb Of comfort, that could learn, for
our boys In or ont u hospital. Clothing,
sweetmeats, uuneeded luxuries Of all
kinds expressed from rebels in the south
to rebels at Camp Chase, were marked
'Care Of Judge Thurman Why to care
Of Judge thurman Yes, whys letter.
to prisoners were filled with treason,
stratagem and spoils; with plans Of
escape, conspiracies to overcome and
murder the guards, IRE cities and escape
to neutral Kentucky. Tho governor
therefore ordered all letters to be exam.
ined, and such to be suppressed. BY his
order examined IS, 100 Of these letters,
and such sentences ~ the following were
of common occurrence: II you want
money, borrow of our friend, Judge
Thurman III you want advice, ask oxs
friend, Judge Thurman If you want
anything, call on our friend, Judge
Thurman"
What ticketl Cleveland and Thur
mani Cleveland, the soldier hater, who
delights In vetoing pension bills Of
wounded and disabled soldiers, favora
the surrender Of al the rebel hags, and
Judge Thurman, who never said good
word for the cause of the war or the sol.