The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-11-01
The Union of Political Hacks for the
Spoils of Office.

0pouS OF Umce.
We think that the people of this coun>
ty have either already seen, or begin to
see where, and among whom, the bogus
Union movement originated, and its aims
and objects. We know that some Of both
political parties in the county acted hon.
esty in signing the call for Union Con-
vention, and withou. any suspicion as to
the selfish end. and aims, And Interior per-
sonal objects of the originators of the
scheme. s.s#
We ask now that the people look to
this matter As it has been developed, and
now presents itself to their view, ard saw
whether in their conscierces and unon
their better judgments, tI,ney are able to
discover anything in j. beyond or above a
mere combiuatio:l among decaving politi
clans to prem their own selfish purposes
oy Cheating the people into galvanizing
them into life, and keeping their earcases
for awhile longer afoat upon the sea Of
politics, ready to devour the offal that may
be cast overheard from the rotten hulk of
the Union craft" built by Masters CHAR
SMITH, aud other dilapidated politicians.
fITCu has run the Herald for some
ppIor tha 10 and he
nsge Of the Democratic party; and as the
editor of purely Democratic paper, has
drawn large amount Of money from the
federal government, and luxuriated on the
salary of sinecure Office and funds which
came into his hands for the benefit of the
families of sick or disabled sailors, and on
monies drawn from the School Fund of
the State under false representations
And now, when the Democratic party is
not in power in tue nation and State, and
his stealDgs are cut off, he turns round
and bites the hands which have fed him ;
and, raitor-ike, runs to his political enc
mics who hold the purse strings, and begs
for another suck at the teat from which
their hand has SO recently checked him.
CHARLEY WALKER, because he was
Democrat "dyed in the wool" and ever
declared himself ready and willing to sink
or swim with his party-to live or die by
its principles-and, in short, ito stand up
to the rack, fodder or no fodder was
elected by his party to the Legislature of
the State, and afterwards honored by the
same party with the lucrative and honor
orable Office of Judge of our comfy, after
having enjoyed the honors Of, and spent
the proceeds of the Fire Thousand DOL
IRIS of Corruption Bonds received in bis
first position, and lived in clover from the
fees of his second Office, when his political
career is about to be ended, and all hope
Of favor from his ole political associates is
lost, he turns round-boasts Of his homes
ty and virtue which had not been stained
and corrupted in the dirty Democratic
bed--that he has become sick and disgust
ed with his late bed fellows, and asks to
be permitted 20 lie down and luxuriate
between the clean, pure and white sheets
of the Republican truchle.
Capt. SMITH, who started out as Dem
ocra., and was elected to lucrative Office
by the Democracy Of this county, and for
awhile run Democratic paper, and then
sold out his principles and himself, body,
soul and breeches, to his opponents, and
fooled his new associates into giving him
a chance 20 suck awhile at small trea,u~
ry teat, and made himself ridiculous, and
lis party ashamed by the fitting out OF the
tin horn expedition to shawano county,
has become, with FITCH and WALKER, one
of the architects of the new f1edged Union
party in this county.
We might enlarge upon this subject,
and give the names and antecedents of
other persons engaged in getting up this
movement for the promotion of their own
selfish interests at the expense of the peo-
ple but We think the specimens We have
given will satisfy the people that the main
design and object of this Union move
nent in this county is to chea. the voters
Of both political parties into the support
Of the mere personal schemes of political
sharks.