The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-01

have gained in point OF numbers to-oay
they haye.lost in moral strength for al
the future. Our leaders must not forget
that we are not working merely tor the
sake Of oserthrowing an administrator
or of achieving some temporary successes
TODAY and tomorrow but that our true
end. which consists in sctting.a hmrt 70
the slave power and the Decentralization
of political life, viii require our united Ell
forts for years to come. They ought nev-
er to forget, that our party IS OF volunteers,
who act on principle and CONVICTION ana
that nothing tends so much to break up
such party, as that tickle pollcy "n'cn
shifts from expedient to expedient, from
alliance to alliance, from compromise 10
COMPROMISE. 4 party like ours can new
or be ruled by secret diplomacy Our
true strength consists In the honest con1l-
dence of the people, which cannot but be
endangered by sacred combinations now
ever ingenious and clever they may De-
As for me believe in an apen stralghtfo,rr-
ward fight. believe that even is poll
CIV. I believe in the possibility of reform
ing our political life, and will tell you
how think you can do it.
It is true we cannot expect every he
publican to be perfect angel. Even
when advocating the purest principles q
| man will not at once cast off all the frall-
ties of human nature, and so it may hap
pen, and, I ann sorry to say. 1t has hap
pened, that some Republicans in the dis
charge of official duties, fell victims to Sc
we're temptations. But one thing we can
do. we must do, and we shall do. we
must not hesitate to denounce every mem
Der of our own party who prostitutes his
trust and power by dishonest and corrupt
transactions, as miserable scoundrei.
And not only that, we must consider and
deneunce and treat him as a traitor to
his party What we can and must do,
is to make all dishonest and corrupt prac-
/ tees, high treason, and to take every such
traitor by his ears and pitch him over
board; to condemn him to political death
without regard to person or station
without the benefit of clergy. That is
the way to stem the food OF demofaliza-
ton among the people and among the
politicians, and to root out that atroclous,
hideous popular notion-a notion horri-
BILE in its consequence-which has been
started and fostered by the democrats
the notion that politician who is not
knave enough to steal most necessarily be
a fool! To corrupt Republican let no
other alternative be presented but to be
buried in the grave of infamy and obi
won, or 10 90 over to that side where
such scamps thrive and prosper.
[ hear some democrat say, that Re
publican Governor has taken $50, 1000 in
bonds from the La Crosse Company
Well, J am not the man to bubble and
to equiyocate about it. / say that q Re
publican Governor who has taken bride,
is no better than Democratic Governor
who did the same; no. lie is ten times
worse, for while a Democratic Governor
| would but have followed established pre-
cedents, and the customs of his party, the
| Republican Governor would have proved
traitor to his friends and disgrace to a
great cause. And as to the facts-where
is that Republican Governor now? p
Where is the place Of honor or confidence
which the Republicans have assigned him
But if that man has been Democrat, ]
have no doubt his party would have taken
/ his exploits as an indication of smartness
and would have rewarded his business
). talent with denomination. Have they
forgotten what they did with Barstow
After all the elaring abuses of his admin
istration had become known to every
school boy, the Democracy of Wisconsin,
in State Convention assembled, solemnly
renominated him for the Governorshir, and
out of the very depths of his prostitution
grew his principal claims to the highest
} honors and most responsible trusts of the
State. Have they forgotten their nomi
nee for Senator in this city' The Dem
ocraey took his performances as Alder
man and his management of the La
Crasse Land Grant measure for an evi.
, dence Of his superior business talent: and
they could find no filter man to repre-
) sent their honor and virtue in the Senate
of Wisconsin. And even when nc NINA
ting candidate for Congr IS, they coulG
not help selecting christian gentleman
whose pockets were big with $4,000 il
Superior r. r. bonds
Let lis compare our records, my Dem
ocratic friends, and see how they stand
, Look all over the State of Wisconsin, ane
then point your finger to one single in
stance, where a Republican, who has sui
) lied his hands with corruption in the dis.
charge Of his official duties, has beer
J honored with nomination for Office BY
: Republican Convention! Show mt
, one such instance, and | will show yor
twenty Democrats whose names stano
J prominent on the darkest pages Of the
J history of Wisconsin, and by whose nom
nations you pay premiums for swindlina
} and emphatically endorse and encourage
) corruption
Republicans, if you claim the right to
be severe on your opponents, you must b.
no less severe against yourselves. LIE,
the Republican organization be perma.
) nent investigation committee, watching
its own members, and let it be under
, stood that, if it is not sufficient excuse
for a scoundrel to be a Democrat, 8
scoundrel is in your eyes ten times more
} damnable if he pretends to be Republi.
can. Although you may not be perfect
yet you will show by your acts that you
are honestly endeavoring TO Edo your best
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