Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-09-03
The pemooratic Nominatione

The Democratic Nominations.
The sham Democratic State convention, whicl
met at Madison last week, made the following
nominations:
For Governor James Cross, of Milwaukee.
Lieut. 4. d. Campbell, of La Crosse
Secretary of State, d. w. Jones.
Attorney General, Gabriel Bouck, of Winnie
bago.
State Superintendent L. c. Draper, of Madi.
son.
Bank Comptroller, Joel C. Squiers of Iowa.
State Treasurer, Carl Habich, Madison.
State Prison Commissioner, Edward McGarry
As matter of course every organ of sham De-
mocracy is going into eulogies over the ticket
We have taken particular notice of these eulo-
CYSTIC notices, and find they have all the same
burden, to wit: that the candidates are all staunch
Democrats, reliable Democrats, firm Democrats.
unalterable Democrats, &c This seems TO he
the principal recommendation necessary. The
Madison Patriot which waits for "mature DELHI
Grafton" before endorsing the candidate for Gov
ernor, goes through the rest of the ticket, and
gives the candidates Seriatiaa strong puff. and
we notice that every one is pronounced a Dem
crat, with some Of the above or similar adiect.
ives. Now we protest against the invidious dis
tinctlon. If to be areliabie Democrat or staunch
Democrat or an answering Democrat be the
only requisite, James B. Cross has as good A
claim to the support of the Patriot, rs any other
OF the nominees. He too is O. staunch Democrat,
ofthe strctest sect land therefore equally entitled
to the aid of all the unterrfed.
But, in reality, what is she magic of this word
democrat" that qualities any and every man
for the most responsible offices, and the conf
dence of the people1 What does it imply to be
"a reliable Democrat" Whatever the term
might have originally meant, it now suggests
nothing but political dishonesty, Demagogueism
and general corruption. Look at the doines Of
the Democracy in our own State, for the past five
years. Frauds upon the people, frauds upon
the Treasury, frauds upon the ballot box frauds
whenever and wherever the party has had pow
er, or private avarice or cupidity could spy out
chance to fitch from the pub lie funds or trusts
And this has been done, apparently, without
hesitation or thought that it was not legiti
mate prerogative of Ofice-and the Democratic
party has upheld and courtenanced these frauds,
and continue to do so. The Patriot may say it
has denounced these frauds, but just so far us it
has done that, Just so far has it been denounced
and renowned by the Democratic party; and this
itknows as well as we do. 1t is considered and
acknowledged Democratic, as far as it endorses
the acts of that party and no farther. The School
land frauds, the Insane Asylum frauds, the
Treasury frauds, and theBarstow election frauds,
are all Democratic Party measures, and have
never been dsclaimed or discountenanced by
the party; but on the other hand, all who have
denounced them, the Patriot with the rest have
been read out of the Party, and to regain reg
ular standing, they will have to endorse the
whole batch, and defend them as Democratic
measures, right and just according to the stan
dard of Democratic morals.
That these Democratic frauds are no excep-
tion to the national standard is clearly proved
by reference to the doings of the party elsewhere
Kansas Border Rufianism is upheld everywhere
as orthodox Democracy, and the whole power of
the Federal Government is employed to enforce
ard carry out that iniquity. In Minnesota the
same kind Of frauds have been perpetrated, and
they are endorsed by the Democracy every
where. In Pennsylvania the same kind of elee
ton frauds were perpetrated and Buchanan wa:
elected President thereby, and those frauds ar,
everywhere endorsed by the Democrats as ortho
dox Democracy.
In view of these things, we ask, in heaven:
name, what recommendation it is, among honest
men, to say that candidate is an unfinchine
Democratic And yet this is the main idea urg
ed upon the people, in recommending the Dem
ocratic candidates to popular favor.