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October 14, 1864
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
An editorial from the Missouri Democrat argues that a Copperhead party candidate, even if a soldier, is more despised by true American soldiers than a peace candidate, as he embodies the party's traitorous slanders against the army, flag, and Union.
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It makes no difference whether the candidate of such a party is a soldier himself—yes, it makes this
difference: it renders him more odious to the true American soldier than a regular peace candidate would be; for he becomes in his own person, by his acceptance of the position, responsible for and guilty of all the contumely, reproach and slander that the traitorous Copperhead party, of which he is the candidate, has heaped upon the soldier, the army, the flag, and the cause of the American Union.
—Missouri Democrat.
difference: it renders him more odious to the true American soldier than a regular peace candidate would be; for he becomes in his own person, by his acceptance of the position, responsible for and guilty of all the contumely, reproach and slander that the traitorous Copperhead party, of which he is the candidate, has heaped upon the soldier, the army, the flag, and the cause of the American Union.
—Missouri Democrat.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political Editorial
Partisan Criticism
What themes does it cover?
Betrayal
Deception
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Copperhead Party
Political Candidate
American Soldier
Union Cause
Traitorous Slander
Story Details
Story Details
The acceptance of a Copperhead party nomination by a soldier candidate makes him personally accountable for the party's slanders against soldiers, the army, flag, and Union, rendering him more odious to true soldiers than a peace candidate.