The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-10
The Union Ticket.

80 D1SC.-D. ". D ~ IO0HONO'
The Union Ticket.
Tie crowded state of our columns last week
prevented our referring to or commenting upon
the Union Ticket put in nomination by the IN
ion Convention held at Madison on the 24th
ult. Nor did we attach the importance to tha'
nomination at that time, that It seems TO ue-
mand We look upon tina Convention rather
40 q politicians operation to make capital IN
certain quarters than as the spontaneous move
ment of the people. Our views as to the nature
of the Convention, are unchanged, but as the
ticket seems to be drawing to itself support
in some quarters, 1t may assume an Importance
that It does not deserve. We know not how,
where OR when the men composing the union
Convention obtained their delegated authority
if they had any, to represent The people oil the
State, Or either Of the political parties OF the
State. 1t may be that the people in some coun-
ties held conventions and elected Delegates to
Union Convention but we have no knowledge
of any such conventions. The Republicans in
many if not all the primary meetings OF the
State invited the cooperation OF all fnendS OF
the Union. The leaders of the Democratic
Party invariably we believe, rejected our offers
of Union. and declared their determination to
preserve a strictly partizln position Unoer
such circumstances there was no call Tor the tor
nation of Union Party. The Republican
Party was already the Union Party of the State.
Its principles were the principles Of the Nation
al Administration, and it would never consent
to any abandonment of those principles, for the
sake of forming another party to comprehend
the feao Democrats who could nos sustain the
partizan nominations of their own party. Any
attempt at forming such party would meet with
signal failure
The real friends of the Union-those who are
in favor Of sustaining the Administrator III It's
earnest endeavors to put down rebellion, can
easily see that III this nominal Union TICKET
they are creating third party iu the State,
where there were but two before, instead OF do
ing away with partizan feeling and party strife.
The Republican party offered to ignore party
lines and unite with ali friends of the country
upon the broad basis of loyaty to the Union and
the Constitution, but they met with 10 response
from the Democratic Party. The only course
left, therefore, was to retain its own organiza-
ton, and by its liberal and undoubted patriot
ism draw to itself ali the strength possible from
the loyal and Union loving Of the other party.
And this was just the course pursued by the he
( publican Party in its State Convention. 70
prove its good faith III its offer to waive its par
tizan character, it gave three of the leading and
responsible State Offices to tried and welI-known
Union-loving Democrats These men wer e
selected for their acknowledged qualifications
for the stations for which they were nominated.
No Unon-loving Democrat, who wishes to aid
the cause of the country by unfolding the hands
of the Administration, can honestly find any
fault with those selections. ..4a ~. g..
The Democratic Party has gone on and made
its nominations, entirely distinct from the Union
Convention nominations showing thereby. that
as party, it ignored and repudiated the action
of that convention, leaving it on that side at
least, the action of the individuals who compos-
ed the Convention. How, then, can the advo-
Gates of the Union Convention claim that both
parties were represented in that body2 On the
contrary it seems that neither party was repre-
sented, and that not single member of the
Convention was authorized to represent any
party or any portion of party. In that Con
vention each member represented himself and
nobody else. How then can they ask the Re-
publican Convention, composed of regularly
elected delegates, chosen by the majority of the
people of the State, TO represent them III that
Convention, TO neglect the duty for which they
were chosen, and adopt the ticket nominated
by an irresponsible and selt-conStltuted body OF
men calling themselves Union Convention.
| All that is necessary to enable the people to
decide which ticket they should support is to
ask themselves what necessity there is, If there
is any, for the formation of a new party at the
present time. Has the Republican party of
Wisconsin failed in its duty, in the present ma
tional crisis? Has Republican Administra-
ton shown itself backward in responding to the
call of the country for men? Every Regiment
that has gone from Wisconsin has been held up
by other States a model worthy to be imita-
ted. The credit of the State has been kept up
to the highest standard, her finances Sc managed
that the gold has been kept in her treasury for
all ordinary and extraordinary demands, and to-
day no State in the Union stands higher tnan-
cially and periodically, than Wisconsin. And
all this has been done by the ability, integrity
and fidelity of a Republican Administration =
Where then, we ask again, is the necessity or
propriety even, of the formation OF new party,
at the present time
AS long as there was hope of union all the
people, and making one Union nomination for
State officers we were in favor of such union
ticket but when the Democratic party refused
to come into such union, and called its strictly
partizan convention and made its strictly par
tizan nominations, there was no further use of
talking about a Union Convention, or Union
ticket. Republicans indeed might and should
have made closer Union among themselves, to
oppose and conquer with a more crushing ma
iority than ever, the stubborn and impractcable
Democracy. But instead of that, we find Ger.
tain dissatisfied and ambitious politicians, at
work Disappointing and sowing dissention in
the Republican ranks, for the purpose of form
ing new third party, for purely personal ends
and aims.
The Republican Convention was composed OF
Delegates chosen by the people of every town
and election precinct in the State. In all those
primary meetings for the election of Delegates,