Year: 1879

dictated by pure motives and is meant


as an introduction of the subject, anG


that am ready to yield to some abler


man who may chance to notice the
/ foregoing suggestion and take i'm the sit


uatiOn, for while | know my idea is
good also know that / am not a COM
petent exponent or champion of the
plan or idea, as | never have written a
line for publication, and am engaged i'm
pursuits far removed from anything of
literary character. Some will stop
right here and say, "What is the fellow
driving at? Il not the press of this
country free? In answer to this ques-
tiOn | will admit that i'm one sense, or to
a certain extent it j., but allow me to
call your attention to the lamentable
fact that at this time there is such an
all lpervadingspiri of ftOadyism or dema-
gOgIe worship i'm our country that an
honest and impartial expression of
views in regard to principles, men and
measures would hardly be noticed if il
chanced to differ from the views of the
editor to whom such articles might be
sent for publication.


If you will allow me | can convey my
idea more fully by an individual illus
tration. i am "a firm adherent to the
cardinal principles of Republicanism,
but i am no Oman-wOrshiper. Now sup
pose L was to write an unfavOrable crit
icism of the public record of Gen. Grant
and send it to "a Republican paper
for publication, nine out of ten would
reject it. The fact being that dema-
gogues and their dupes with the aid of
some good and able men Predetermined
to nominate him as the Republican can
didate for the Presidency, and they don't
want the people to know or hear how
shamefully he managed our army at
Shiloh; and the old soldiers to know
how contemptibly mean and selfish he
acted in vetOing bill that was passed
for their benefitby our National Congress
and his hypocritica1 reasons for so doing
after failing to veto the back salary grab
by which he pocketed hundred thou
sand of the peoples money.


Now such sentiments as these would
hardly be published in Republican
paper especially if offered by an ex-
private soldier, who is a genuine Repub-
lican; for i will acknowledge that a pri-
vate soldier in our party is like a Union
man i'm the Democratic party; a very in
significant fellow to say the least.


Some are ready to say this is rough ON
your own party. Neverthelessit is true,
and propose to be honest. am an un-
flinching and undOubting believer i'm the
final success of our principles, which /
think are far ahead of those of the Op-
posite party, but L will never undertake
to justify the policy of bad men of the
party. The fact is we are sadly i'm need
of more good men to enforce our prin-
ciples and good intentions. You have
in your party, my Democratic friends,
thousands of good and noble men that
We need, and must have, or our coun-
try Is doomed one. We are now
almost on the verge of a revolution, for
l can assure you, in no unfriendly or
bOastful spirit, that however timid,
weak, and vascillating we may have
acted since the task of sustaining the U.
5. Government has been assumed by or
rather thrust upon Us, We will never
surrender to the demagogues who would
substitute the doctrines of Secession,
State Sovereignty, &c, for the principles
of the Republican party which will hold
us together and make us the grandest
and most powerful nation on the face of
who have been the managers of the
Government had not acted so shame
fully, weak and cOwardly in failing to
protect the friends of our Government
in the South, and manifested such a
truculent disposition to gain favor with
the dominant race there, ] could make
an appeal to our Southern friends for
help, but as it is the most | can say to
them is to go slow, give us one more
chance to prove We are worthy your re-
spect, and if We fail please discard the
theory ofState Sovereignty, and kindred
flllacious political ideas, and dtake charge
of the old ship and remember want to
sail with you, and am willing to work
my way. VIII CoNDIT.