Year: 1869

ton, and the Complaints of the


Opposition.


The State of Ohio is a large State,
having great weight in the Union,
and having furnished larger pro-
portion of able and influential men
to the Government than any one
State. The Democratic party wish
to take the State away from the ad-
miuistration, and thus practically to
weaken if not overthrow the loyal
administration of the country. They
seek to do this, not by direct is


sue against loyal, patriotic, and
successful Government. They tried
that with Seymour and Blair, and
were overwhelmed. They knew
this, and now try to succeed by
fraud and deception. They want
the people to believe that they are
not the same party; that they don't
hold the same ideas; that they only
want to help the dear people by re-
form-which, however, by the Dem
ocratic party /! Now, reader, Of
whatever opinion, name, or sect you
be-if you are candid and intelli-
gent person-answer US fairly one
question. In the whole United
States, in any case, where the Dem
ocratic party had power, did you
ever know them to reform anything
| Answer fairly. Andrew Jackson
was a patriot, but he got into the
hands Of kitchen Cabinet, led by
Amos Kendall. Did they reform
anything? Did Van Buren's ad-
ministration reform anything? Did
Folks, Pierce's or BuchanaE's ?
Can you imagine to yourself any
thing more faithless and worthless
and corrupt than the last Democrat
ic administration under Buchanan
You give it up. You know a more
falthless in principle and scoundrel
in conduct was never known. Well,
| would you return to such men and
such conduct2 Of course you
would not. If you would not. don't
you know that every vote given to
Democratic candidates, under the
pretense of reform. or taxation, OF
any other deception, is vote given
against Grants administration ?
Did you vote for Grant Then, in
the name of common sense, for
what earthly reason would you vote
for a Democrat to the Legislature of
Ohio? That vote is a vote to kill
your vote in 1869. One OF the
charges made against republics is
that they are tickle and ungrateful.
Can this be true of Americans 2? OF
Americans, educated in schools, who
think themselves capable of self
government Can it be true of one
loyal soldier fighting for his country
in 1864, that he would vote against
the soldier Hayes, and for the peace
candidate of Chicago, Pendleton
IF there be such man he is one
who is a witness, in his own person,
that republics are tickle and un-
grateful. But suppose Hayes is
elected (and we have no doubt he
will be y of what avail will that be,
if we elect a Democratic Legisla-
ture? What political calamity can
we have worse than that? Do you
dream of reform in a Democratic
Legislature Did the last Legisla-
ture- reform anythinr9 Is there a
place on earth where the Democrtic
party have prevailed more and gov
erened more than in the city. of New
York ? Is there a place to be
found whose government is more
corrupt? 1t is stencil i'll the nos
trils of Democrats as well as Repub-
licans, and no denunciation is more
severe than that uttered by the
Democratic organ, the World against
the Tweeds, and Sweeneys. and
Connellys, of the filthy, abominable
Tammany concern. Do you want
that government in Hamilton coun-
| ty? You will have it if you ever
put the Democratic party in power.
Disguise the thing as you may.
cover the cat with meal make as
many false pretenses as possible,
and the election in Ohio and Hamil


ton county-put the disloyal repu-
dating Democratic party in power.
That is all Democratic nominations
mean here and elsewhere. The is
sue is really as national as in 1868.
And now, to the issue. Put it on
| its real merits. Does Grants ad-
ministration deserve support ? Ought
it to be put out of power by rebels,
Copperheads and renagades? And
are you, soldier and patriot, willing
to make yourself cats-paw fol
rebels and Copperheads !? That is
the question and the only question