The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-05-16

"Party Lines.'-The editor of the Kenosha
Democrat shows just how much he cares for the
country and its institutions In his last week s is
sue he had two or three articles upon the subject
above quoted He viii not believe that "party
lines" are obliterated, because the new admini.-
tration has removed some men from office and an
pointed others,-its own friends-in their stead-
He is exceedingly bitter over the removals and an
pointments that have been made in this city, and
he refuses to be comforted. The Postmaster, Dep.
uty Collector Ct this Port, and Lighthouse Keeper;
aud Port Surgeon, though we are not aware that
there - any peeuniary consideration attached
TO ihis latter. No great things to quarrel over,
certainly, and one would suppose, that after the
Democrat, or its friends, have enjoyed, whatever
of honcrs, profits and emoluments pertain to these
Federal Offices, for an uninterrupted term of eiobt
years, they might afford to resign them now. with
good grace, But far from it. We should sup.
pose from a perusal of the Democrat, that these
officers held lfetenures of their places, and that
hey had been robbed of their rights.
How much i!-Ieeling and bitterness is contained
in the following, which we clip from last weeks
Democrat:
No more parties is the bogus republican watch
word to gull simple democrats. This cry has gone
out from The wlgwalns of the grand sachems and is
being repeat ed IN every conceivable tone and mod
laton by every well trained republican politician
in the land. But observing men notice the work
Of the guIilotne goes ON. NO more parties il veil
cd by rantng orators whose vapd TRADES cont ain
nothlng but abuse OF democrats; mo more parties
draws some sanctimonious Gradgrind as he une
tuousiy als down the imprecations ofdiyine wrath
on ali who differ from him; no more parties saws
the Cabnet-perhaps honest Abe himself as the
axe drops, and another decaptated democrat gives
place to some petty ofiiceseeker
Another decapitated democrat gives place to
some city ofIice-seeker!" Did it ever strike the
editor Of the Democrat that these same 'decapita.
ted democrats were ever ''petty ofIice-seekers?"
Was the editor of that sheet himself, never one of
that despised class! Did he ever attempt anything
but tc seek and hold office? We think our demo.
cratic friends who have held the Federal offices
here, 80 loag might have yielded their places with
a better grace.
The editor of the Democrat, who uses the an
pointment OF Republicans to these places as a
means to ncite and stir up partzan hate and strife
IN this hour OF our country's peril is little better
than tory. lie shows that his patriotism extends
only to the offices and emoluments, Ii he or his
friends cannot hold the Offices, why he cares not
now soon the country goes TO destruction. and he
will give it Il kick as it goes. That is the spirit
that governs the columns of the Democrat. And
it is this sprit--this false theory that demo
Gratis have prescriptive right to all the offices in
the country--and their unwillingness to yield to
the voice of the people-that has placed the coun-
try in its present deplorable condition