The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-31
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There is no greater cheat, or humbug, tIan lie
pre- cnded Union movement and nominations in
this County The object Of The last nomnatccs,
it is said is simply to break up and '3ubTert ex-
isting political organizations - tol all practical
purposes, there was, previous to this called I'M
ion nomination. but one party in tbs county, and
that composed the great mass OF loyal voters OF
the county those who have ever been loyal TO the
Union aud the Coustltutlon-those who gave their
votes and their influence TO Gust from power and
place the traitors and rebels, who so basey abused
their trusts, and came near accom- pishins their
Internal scheme OF destroying tie Union, subyeN-
ing the Constitution and overturniDg, the best and
most Jenetcent Government the sun ever shone
upon. What use was there then 10! aao. her poii,i
cal organization !-and that too III opposition to
loyal and honest men? Inc duly constituted
Official Org Of tllisnew organization it ''belieyes
it is sure, that the Republicans are purely, honest
! ly intensely loyal" Ii that be 50, and no one can
doubt it,where is the necessity Of subvering such
an organization?
This whole pretended Union movement bears
the mark OF dishonesty its very front, and from
first to last. Its platform starts off Wi depre-
cation of party principles and party pIa forms,
anu luIDhs tuGJ sDOu'O uOb ilOn occupy Inc It-
tention OF pariorS, and then with r.uheald Of in
consistency, goes on to lay down an elaborate
platform Of principles, which winds up with CON
sttuting Tile kcaosha I'IalcS, 1.-THE Official paper
Of this organization ~
i The fact is, no other organization in the county
has sad one word about party principles or plat
FORMS" The real Union Convention of the people,
said nothing about parry Platforms, but only
adopted the immortal words of fiat glorious Ken
lucky Patriot JOSEPH Holt.
II wish aoemniy to declare before you iod The
world that am for this Union acitbcu5 c0ndl-
tons, one and sRd1viSable now oad foyevcr an,
for ats preservation at @my and cUerY cost Of blood
and treasure against atlas asS0slav5S, know no
! neutrality between my country and Us foes wheth-
er they be foreign or domestic; no neut city be-
tween that glorious flag which now floats over Us
and the ingrates and traitors who would yafnDe il
in the dust. My prayer is for victory, compile e.
enduring and overwhelming TO the ann es of the
Republic over all its enemies. l AM AGAINST
ANY AND EVERY COMPkOMISETHATM MAY
BE PROPOSED TO BE HADE UNDER TILE
: GUNS OF THE REBELS
The arbitrament Of the sword has been deiiant!v
thrust into the face Of tile Government aud Coul-
: Try, and there is no honorable escape f:om it"
0 Read that paragraph, every word glowing will
the spirit and fire OF patriotism, end then compare
it with the meaningless stereotyped phrases Of tht
/, platform! OF this new party, winding off with thu
appointment OF an "ofiica paper of this orga1li
cation !" We only say that the :'official' or
u gan is worthy the organization, and rice gcrsa.
7 But if any platform were necessary for Union
:, men, do not those patriotic words, quoted above
s form d platform broad enough for every lover 0
his country to stand upon Is there any partiza,
spirit in those words None but aspiramts for Of
fee or demagogues would ever detect any, am
they could only pretend It. We earnestly asl
those loyal and patriotic men, who honestly be
lieve that party principles and platforms SHOULD
not now occupy the attention patriots, to stud,
those words of the Hon Joseph Ii clt of Kentucky
and then the platform put forth by this mis-caet
Union Convention, not emitting The last plank il
the series. making "the Kenosha Times, the Off
: eal paper of this organization and determine
for themselves which is the most free from parti
Fan bias and prejudice. On the one hand is every
patriot and lover of his country, who with MIR
Holt is ''for this Union without conditions one an(
indivisible, and forever aud on the othe
hand, those whose principal purpose is TO sub
vert existing political organization by organizing
another, instead of serving to the utmost our COM
mon country, in its hour Of peril and gloom