To Old Soldiers!

lfthcrc are any okl soldicrs n tilia congressional district who thlnk of voting for a democratie congressman, we would cali attention to the last pension measure of any importancc voted upon by the last congress, known as the prisoners-ofwar bill, whieh proposed to give to every soldier who was a prisoner of war for 30 d ly or over, $2 per day for every Uny so held. The voto re" sulted : Demócrata for the bill 24 Demoorats ugainst the bill ... 78 Republicana for the bill . .. 119 Hepubllcans agalnst tlie bill (W The demócrata voted against the bill three to one, aDd it lacked five of liaving the necessary two tbird?, and was dcfe.ited. The southern members oppose the election bill and assert tliat "Hiere are bayoneta behind it." The south has liad shot guus behind their returns for so long tliat a chiinge might be beoeflclal. Hon. James M. Ashley, of the T., A. A. & N. M. R. R , formerly our fellow citizen, is running for Üongress on the renublican ticket in the Toledo district. If lic is elected history will repeat itself. He was a nieuaber from tliat district when he presented the articlcs ot impcaclimcnt against President Andrcw Johnson. "Do you know,1' said a prominent democrat of this city to ye scribe, a day or two ago, "that the action of the democratie state central committee is the best possibleelectioneering thunder for J amos M. Turner? He is just as sure of his eltctlon now, as the sun is to rise to-morrow morning. Had the party not fallen into the terrible error of abusing Mr. Turner to help a crank vent bis personal spite, there ïnight have been some chance to have elected Mr. Winans. But it is too late now." A notlier blunder charged up to the democratie managers. One of the most prominent and able democratie politicians in thiscounty who Is also a lawyer, said in effect in a private conversation at the court house last Saturday, " it Is folly for the democratie party to oppose the tariff. Tliat is one of the questions that 3 settled, for a number of years, at any rate, and it is time lost for the demócrata to oppose it. If thcy cannot iind some questious of greater importance than that they will not be successful at the polls. There are plenty of live issues to discuss, and the party better get at them, if it wants to be successful." If the Detroit Kvening News will look up the record it will flnd that Capt. Allen did vote for the free coinage of silver, just as the Ann Arbor Coukier said. Will the News, which is usually very fair in these matters, please set itself right, on Mr. Allen's vote? If Mr. "G. A. P."- not G. O. P.- will take the record he can ascertain the truth of the matter hlmself. He is too bright a in-in to need ask the New?, or any othei1 paper to perform thattask forhim. Furthermore, the Coukier is not in the habit of telling falsehoods. Oapt. Allen's positlon on this qiifstion is a matter of public record, which any man eau ascertain who can read. The following relative to the republic.iii candidate for senator from this district, is taken from the Dundee Reporter, a neutral paper, published near the home of Mr. Hond : "With the large democratie maiority existlng ni mis senatorial district tnere is but little hope for the electiou of B republican candidate for the office of senator. The republicana, however, have chosen an excellent candidale for the positlon. Albert Bond is a inbitantlal farmer in the township of London, is in the pritne of life, wide awake and popular, and well qualified to till any poition to which he niay be elected. Has served his township several years as supervisor, and held varioua township offices, and at present is an efficiënt drain commissioner for his township. JU a leading tnember of the Patrons of Industry, and largely tbrongb his counsela and labors that organlzatlon has acquired its 8ubstantial standing in this county. Uudauntcd by Ihe large majority staring hint in the face he will make a bold push for an eleetion'1