The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-24
Democracy at Els Old Tricks.

Democracy Ills Old Tricks.
The political leaders of the Democratic Party
in this State, the editors aud wire pulers, since
the nominatian of their State ticket, have renew
ed their old game of misrepresentation. The
Milwaukee Ne,es, Appleton Crescent, Racine
Press, (late Kenosha DemOcrat,) Madison Patri-
OF, and others of that class, are diligently labor
ing to make their readers believe that there is
hardly doubt Of their entire success in the
coming election This though foolish is no
very nischievous misrepresentation. But not
so with some others they diligently ard persist
emily publish, They constantly tell their read
ers that he object of the Republican Party is to
turn this war into a crusade against slavery-a
war for the emancipation Ct saves-and they
even go SO far as to declare that the war was
commenced by the present administration for that
purpose. They say that with proper couces-
sions and guarantees by the North, of its future
good behavior, towards slavery, such as the
success the Democracy in the present election
would give, the war might be concluded with
out further tloodshed, aud the Union re-mod-
elled. 1t is hardly necessary is say that such
representation are entirely false and unfounded.
1t is the same kind Of clap-trap electioneering,
that more than anything else precipitated tots re-
bellion and war upon the country For years
the great staple Of Democratic electioneering
harangues and leaders, has been this same cry
of abolitionism. At the south the cry has had its
effect, and the present state Of the country has
been largely superinduced by it and it has also
had its effect at the North The people have
learned its hoilowness and insincerity and in the
midst of the cry, and in spite of it, they have
ousted lying Democracy from power in every
Free State in the Union, and finally from its
strongholds, in the Federal Capital Northern
people, and Northern Democracy know and al
ways have known that the success of the Re-
! publican Party in State and Nation was no cause
| of alarm to the South. Its constitutional and
guaranteed Rights would have been just as safe
Ill the hands of Republican Administration, as
ever they We're. But Shareholders believed or
pretended to believe the electioneeriug lies and
misrepresentation of Northern Democracy, and
made that belief an excuse for the attempt to
destroy the Union and the Government
Democratic editors and politicians know at
the present day, the falsity Of their representa-
| tons, that the Republican party mean to turn
this into war of emancipation, as well as they
knew year ago that they were misrepresent.
ing the objects and aims of that party
We know that 1t is no part Of the plan ofthe
Administration, nor of the Party which the Ad-
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holy and legitimate ends-;he preservation of
the Union and the Constitution. aud the en-
forcement OF the laws. IT, in the prosecution
of the war for these just ends, slavery is rooted
out and banished forever from our goodly heri-
tage, we shall rejoice We know it is foul blot
upon our nationol escutcheon-a reeking pest
house of corruption that breeds all manner of
wickedness, treason instruction and rebellion.
and If in the tullness Of its cup iniquity, like
Judas it goes out and hangs itself, we shall not
go as its mourners.
Democracy may put on long and symFathi-
zing face when it talks Of the wrongs ofthe Door
Shareholders, and the wicked abolitionism of
Republicans, but that can't has long since
lost its efficiency with the people. Even those
who from long habil and association think it in
cumbent upon them TO vote the Democratic tick.
ct, and stick to the old party, have long since
ceased to believe the hypocritical can't of their
leaders, as the so, geo honest and patriotic Dem
ocrats already in the army, fighting side by side
with their Republican brethren, for the Union
and the Constitution, most clearly proves
How foolish then is the renewal of the old cleo
tloneering!ciap-trap at this time, that nobody be-
leVes Let the Democracy, il it wants to come
into power again, go TO work ami clear itself of
the stain OF corruption and treaso-. AS a party,
1t was uttely dcbased demoralized Wherever
1t had power, from town clerk up TO President,
there was dishonesty and corruption, if not
treason. Thousand Of late Democratic leaders
are now in arms, fighting against the Gov ern-
ment and the Union, and thousands more are
secretly aiding, and sympathizing with the
rebels in their payricdal attempt 10 overthrow
the government, and yet they have the hardi-
hood to ask the people to puU them in power
again il this State. They talk glibly OF North
ern Secessionism and Republican disunionism,
and declare that the only hope for the Union and
stability Of the Government is IN the triumph
of the Democracy.
We need not be alarmed az this kind oftalk. |
We had the same kind last fall, when treason
was running riot in every department of the
General Government, and Democracy went
hand in hand with Ii. The people will not soon |
be led astray by this false cry again.