The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-14
Wisconsin Politics.

Our Democratic exchanges. says the Mil
waukee Sentinel, are engaged in a spirited
discussion of the merits or rather dement's, of
/" Barstow and the Balance" preliminary to
submitting their claims for denomination to
the ordeal of Democratic State Convention.
FThc progress Of the debate calls out illusions,
from different quarters more or less favorable
and generally less--to our state officers, and
very positive declarations that if they are
rc-nominated, large portion, at least, of the
so called democracy will refuse to swallow the
dose. Tn, Madison Patriot has already "dc-
fined its position" on this point very clearly.
The Potosi Republican, another democrat pa
per, does likewise in the following explicit Ian
guage:
We shall take 1t upon ourselves to say that
neither BarStow nor any of his coadjutOrs can
be elected to any state Office the coming
campaign, the Argus doctrine of support
ing the party despite the men in nomination,
even to the contrary. The s350,00O taxes to
be collected the coming winter will not be
erased from the vision of the masses. so as to
induce them to go '.blind" for the party nomi-
nations. regardless of the honesty Of the men
to be chosen for the discharge of the duties of
the state government 'Barstow and the
Balance" have knocked that sort of proceed
urc in the head, by their reckless extravag ance
| of the people s monies, and utter disregard of
their wishes. What else could be expected but
defeat on presenting the same men before
The public Tor its support No sane man will
argue otherwise.
We have not particular preference of men
just Low, but shall probably have some about
election time. The people cannot swallow
"Barstow." "Emgrant Agent" "Lunatic Asy-
lum." 1.-TWO Vetoes of the Prohibitory Liquor
Law" "COntingent Expenses, ""S35U 900 State
Tax" "Veto O! Investigation BILL" ct cetera.
The Democrats have much work to do in order
to succeed next fall--must have men in the
field as well as measures.
The Ozaukee County Advertiser, also DEM
ccratic, talks in the same strain. in its last
issue. 1t calls for new men in the state Offices
and says more forclbly than eloquently:
On the other band, should Barstow and his
, corrupt, demagoguical fellows succeed in gain
ing his denomination, and so allow that &C.
cursed II me to head the state democratic
ticket. defeat Of the party must inevitably
follow, and the Growing OF Shanghais, and the
barking OF Know Nothings will sound the FAD
requem-thc death knell OF the democratic
come.
The Appleton Crescent. Waukesha Democrat,
Stevens Point Pincry, Manitowoc Herald. and
Green Bay Advocate, all democratic papers,
have expressed in various forms and phrases,
similar sentiments.
On the other hand, it becomes daily more
and more clear that the immediate organs oil
"Barstow and the Balance" intend to press
their claims for a denomination. and it is very
plainly ntimated, in the last Madison Democrat,
that the state officers themselves desire this
result. Here is the 'oflicial announcement
OF that fact in the Democrat. II is as quite as
explicit as ''oracles usually are:
AS we have frequently said, we do not even
know if Gov. Bal stow is q candidate for re-.
election. We know that one election by the
largest democratic majority ever given in the
State, and two years in Office have been
enough to satisfy his ambition for Office. But
We can conceive of circumstances-when for
instance an incumbent Of Office is assaled by
more than the loose iDdecency of faction
when papers of his own party are bought up to
abuse him, that the sting might carry double
| venom coming from the source it did-,W hen
tongue Ofcalumny and the voice of lalsehood TO
kill him off," so that he will not be an OBJ
| stacle in their path to future greatness-we
say there may be circumstances when a sense
| public honor stronger than political ambi-
tlon may lead one to seek an Office which can
confer no additional title to esteem or respect,
at sacrifice of pccuniary interests and per'
sonal feeling. to show the world that the leash
hounds of faction have howled in vain, and that
the shafts OF partizan and personal hate have
fallen harmless at his feet. Ii Gov. Barstow
views these circumstances thus he will doubt
less seek at the hands OF his party and the peo-
pie. an endorsement OF bis course during the
two years in power.