Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-11-12
How Democratic Gains are rieured

&1o" OSnlCOIatlc GAINS are Figured
Our democratic neighbors appear to have a
kind OF arithmetic, by which democratic ,,.;,s
are inquired peculiar to themselves and npl,,,ou.r
in cur common schools If H., .lau.,;.
s"'''s - meant an increase CT democratic votes,
'heh 'helr calculations are obviously preposter
Gus Inc election returns OF this fall. cenpared
win NOSE of last fall, show no such thine: nor
IS there any evidepce of change of political
sentiment in favor of the pro-slavery demo-
crazy For instances in this Assembly District,
IL is claimed there has been an astonishing dem
ocrat gain; but how stands the fac.2 Last fall
the democratic vote for Buchanan in this assem-
bly, district ASP; this fall the vote for Cross
(dem.) is 439. Again, last fall Fred Robinson,
the democratic candidate for assembly in this
district received 445 votes; this fall. Hughs.
(deIn) got 43o votes. BY what process of reas
oning or mathematics, from facts can it be
shown, that the democracy have gained in nu-
mercal strength in this assembly district?
The sence is true of other portions of the
State, where the sham democracy are Boosting
OF large accession to the party. The iustances
are very few where the election returns this fall
IN any locality, show any numerical gain in the
democratic ranks. The truth Is, is every intel
hgent man knows, that the vote this fall Was n
very light one, compared with last fall. Tlta
country towns or rural districts where the r..
publican strength is always f0und, cast only Ill
tie over half the vote of last fall; this was the
case III every portion Of the State. Take for
instance the country towns bordering on, ar
nearest to the city of Kenosha. Somers last
fall cast 2l6 votes; this fall IIS, being 9S less
than last year. Pleasant Prairie, last fall 255
votes, this fall 1877, or lla less than last fall
Bristol last fall 252 votes; this fail I47, or l0I
less. Here then in these three towns is a fall
ling OFF from last fall of ;2l votes These towns
as every one knows, have heavy Republican
majorties when full vote is called out, and
we think our political opponents would find ii
difficult to name any number of yeiers in these
towns who have gone over to the sham demo.
crazy since last fall. What is true of the towns
we have instanced, is true of hundreds of other
towns n the State; yet out Of such eases, the
modern democracy, pretend to cypher great ac-
QUESTIONS to the ranks of the party. There is
no evidence whatever that the democratic party ,
is to day numerically stronger in the State than
last fall.
The same remarks are applicable to the cleo
ton this fall in most of the other states, where
great changes of political sentiment are claimed
by the democracy. Take the State Of New
York where it is commended there has been a
great revolution in the political opinions of the
people. The returns thus far show that the
democratic vote is not numerically increased
over the vote OF last year; while on the repub-
can side there has been a falling off of nearly
Toe 900 votes. The result then, does not prove
that the number of democratic voters, has been
increased III the state of New York. it only
shows, that when republicans stay away from
the polls, the pro.slayery democracy have things
pretty much their own way. Every observer
ofpolitical affairs knows, that the great strength
If the modern democracy, is found in those To-
calities where the votes are easily rallied and
brought out TO the polls.
b. T. TAYLOR'S LECTJ RE-The first Lee
ture OF the course before the Young Men $ Lit
erary and Library Association, was delivered at
Phelps Hall, Oh Thursday evening last, by d.
+. TAYLOR: Esq, of the Chicago Joaraal.-
The Lecture was fully attended, and in this re-
pect WAS perfect success. We have seldom
cen on any occasion in our city a bettor audi
nee, for besides being large, it Was composed
OF our FIRST citzens-men and women who could
appreciate purely literary entertainment with
out any of the popular adjuncts TO give it cciot.
The subject Of the Lecture was. The HUI.
man Hand as an instrument of expression. -
We heard several people wondering, previously
to the lecture, what could be made out of such
subject, but the wonderment was over when
they had witnessed the beautiful creation as it
came forth from The alemb;c of genius and inn
agination. The fairy structure raised upon
rather an uIpromising foundation, al once
pleased and unclaimed the vision of the bel Ter
The argument that after all the ech.ev-
ments of mind, the skill and the labor OF che
hand was requisite to give them expr6ssion-
in other words, the hand was necessary to ma.
teralli2e and make palpableIthe mental creations
And every point was established by hundreds
of illustrations that made all plain
As y speaker, Mr. Taylor is eminentlv pleas
ing. His voice is low and musical and hi,
enunciation so perfect that every word falls
plainly upon all parts of the hall, while his earn.
esiness and the beautiful imagery of his dis
course holds the audience in breathless atten-
tion. Altogether we were highly pleased with
the lecture, with its matter and delivery, and
we have yet TO find the first one of the large
audience who WAS not. 1t was a rich treat and
we wish the Association would give us another
from the same source in the course of the win.
ter.
Michigan State Agricultural College
ueighbors across the Lake have dome and are