Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-11-15
Know Nothings---Going Alone

The Milwaukee American expresses the opinion
that If the Republicans have trumphed in the recent
state election, they arc indebted for such triumph 10
the Know Nothings. To this the Sentinel dlssents,
expressing the opinion that the Order has done the
cause much more harm than good and that 1t cannot
sand too soon for the best interests of the State.
To this the American again rejons, asserting thai
the order labored for the republican ticket, spent
money to promote rs success, and finally that il
brought some fifteen or twenty thousand votes to the
ticket and the ceurc
We believe with the Sentinel that it has done the
Republican cause vast deal more harm than good
We have no idea that it has brought, oil tod to the
Republican cause five bundled voters who would
not have been with US without such aid and that,
besidcs causing dissensions, stres and jeaouses in
our own ranks it has repealed from at least five
thousand votes we have not shadow OF doubt.
The American adds further, that The order has had
the last to do with fusion" in this state it means to
have Hereafter it is going it alone that is, it will
nominate aud support it's own candidates. TO rfis
we have no kind of objecton-on the contrary, We
earnestly hope that such may be the case. Bur tina
it will make very meagre show in going it alone
are certain. The farce is nearly played but
year being full long it can flourish in any one
spot and It keeps up u show of strength only
by means of the new victims it nveigles. The facts
of recent elections show that where strong las
year il is weak this, and TINT it exists only by ma
king inroads into counties and towns which il
had not before visited. 1t is like epidemic swee
ping the country which while ii attacks every spot
never stays long in place nor takes the same vic
tim twice In HE multitude of parties existing at the
late election in New York and Massachusetts ii seems
70 have plurality OF the vote, but we are confident
that the figures will show that its vote has largely
diminished in both states since last year.
large majority of those who have gone into the
order, did so out of no hatred To foreign
ors a desire to prescribe them, nor from any un
worthy or unpatriOtic motive. In the chaos of par
ties the corruptions which prevailed the demagogue
ism which rife, they thought they in this
der means of reformation and an ark of safety. But
q brief experience dispes the illusion. They learn
what they might have known before, that the evils
suffered do spring from the causes they appre
hended does the order offer any relief for them
They find out al last tie evils grow out Of the long
continued ascendency OF corrupt slavery party, and
the only means Of warfare with them lea bold open
hand TO hand encounter and the ony real success il
10 be found in the defeat and demolition OF that cor
rupt party. Finding out this they find out smother
thing and that H. that the Republican party il the
only party which meets the necessities of the
Hence, said, year is full Us long the order
flourish successfully in place, for with the
exception of the few who governed as their pri.
mary motive, by hatred of foreigners and desire
to curai thor rights, it is voluntarily abandoned.
Of course too, in going it alone, the Order expects
10 go II National party. 1t means to ignore the
slavery issue TO compromise with reference to il,
and for the Presidency will he obliged to present
Willard F.lhnote Sam Houston, such person.
What theul On The other hand the viii pro
badly be between FraIk Pierce and VIM. II. Seward.
How many then i'll this state any other northern
state, with the smallest share even OF republican
feeling, will follow after this dodge. II may take
from the ranks of the compromscrs the union sa
Hers, and the dodgers generally, but from our ranks
none. When the contest comes, as come it will at
the next Presidential election, fairly and squarey
between National Freedom on one hand and Nation
nj Slavery the other, We are confident this order
cannot affect uniayorably to freedom single nor
thern state IL may possibly take some Of tie more
liberal southern states but further than this on the
platform aud with the candidate the order as n Ma
t'onal party will be compelled adopt itcan accom-
pish nothing.
Let it then, say we, 90 it al2rc by ali ineune No
man can plead ignorance of what the real and para
mount issues bef0r, the country therefore those
only who are really opposed to win be lead of
any side or unimportaut issue and they may as well
take the dark lantern tack as any other We shall
be exceedingly glad in future contests not IL have
this scarecrow to carry longer on oar shoulders