The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-08-16
Democratic Fusion.

Democratic FUSION
If anything more were wanting, to
show the political Generalization OF
the Democratic party, the efforts which
have been, and which are now being
made in several of the States, to unite
the various factions for the sole pur-
pose of defeating the Republicans,
, would be sufficient. The so called
Democratic party, has i'll many in
stances, exhibited a Willingness to unite
with any creed-with any extreme of
political belief, provided it was only
pro-slavery enough, to be hostile to the
principles of Republicanism. In New
York and other States, negotiations
haze been pending between the Doug
las party and the original Know Moth
ings-the latter now represented by
the Bell and Everett men, to fuse to-
gether on united electoral ticket. In
other states, slave code and anti-slave
3 code Democrats, Americans and every
, shade of political creed, have been at
tempting fusion--all for the purpose of
defeating the free labor doctrines of
the Republican party.
With what efFrontery do the Doug
las Democracy talk oftheir sacred prin-
ciples-their Union saving doctrines,
while they are in the very act of offer
ing Their principles in the market {?
When men who profess to hold each
others political creed in detestation--
who denounce each other as disorgani-
zers, sectionalists and disunionists, and
yet offer to strike bargains to unite their
opposing forces to defeat the Repub-
licans, and in case of success, to divide
the spoils Of victory:-when we say,
such things are Witnessed in many
states, all the defamation about great
Democratic principles, is seen to be a
mere sham Men Of different and an.
tagonistic faiths, offer to throw what
they call their principles into com.
mon hopper, and if either Breckin-
ridge, Douglas, Bell, or any one else
except Republican, is ground out,
it is all right To such low extremi.
ties has the Democracy of these later
times become reduced hardly a
newspaper reaches us from the
Eastern, Middle or Southern Estates,
that has not some notice of negotia-
tons between contending factions
not for reconciliation and agreement
upon any national principle, but to give
the electoral vote to either Douglas,
Breckenridge or Bell, subject to con-
tingencies as uncertain as the tossing
ola copper, and guessing "head or
tail" In New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, &C.,
leaders of the Douglas, Breckenridge
and Bell factions, have evinced des-
ire to "truck and dicker"-they have
been open to receive and make pro,
posals for trade many of the presses
of these factions have encouraged
this sort of party trafficking. In some
instances bargains between these fac
tons seem to have been concluded; in
many cases it is true, the efforts to
bring about fusion have as yet fails
ed. But any failure to unite the dis
cordant elements does not exonerate
the Democracy from the odium of de-
moralization, since it is a matter of
fact, that the disposition has been man.
ifest to strike hands with its enemies,
for the purpose of defeating the elec>
ton of Republican President.
TO the honor ofthe Republican par
ty be it said, it has made no over
TIRES to any other party or faction for
aunion electoral ticket. While Re-
publicans invite the cooperation of
all, who are willing to aid in the elec-
ton of Lincoln, they at the same time
spurn all compromises with any party,
for an electoral ticke t, which is not
unequivocally pledged to the Republican
candidate for the Presidency, and
which does pot stand on the Republican
platform. Republicans have gone in
to the Presidential contest distinctively
as party they have enunciated to
the people, the principles by which
they are determined to adhere. 1t
matters not whether all other factions
unite together against the Republican
party, or whether they war against it
under separate organizations. Repub-
icans desire no political partnership
with any of them, but will stand to
their principles, against all opposing
foes, of whatever name or stripe OF
political faith. .,.. .... .......
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