The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-10-09

CALLING NAMEs.-The more bitter partisan
portions of the Democratic press, are indrlging
in the impotent and foolish pastime of "caliing
the Madison Patriot says ''the IN
terndt Republicans are responsible for the de-
teat of the measure to pay the families OF our
brave volunteers" III st note the amiahe temper
hat is indicated by the appellation-' internal
Republicans. OF course there is even less OF
ruth in the assertion, than of decency in the
-pithet. We can easily judge of the truthful
ness and sincerity of the Patriot in what it says
If "cur brave volunteers" when We turn to
another article in the same paper, speaking OF
the bill to allow t0Hr brave volunteers, to vote,
III which it says. such an infamous scheme was
never dreamed OF before by mortal man." This
infamous scheme, is only a law allowing "ou'
brave volunteers" to exercise their right of sut-
f,age, though they happen to be in eampt or
field in the capacity of soldiers of the Republic
Calling names is the principal stock in trade, OF
democratic politicians in this campaign. They
have neither patriotism, honesty of purpose,
love for the constitution, regard for the Union
cause, nor for the soldiers who are fighting for
that canse, to commend them to the great mass
of the people. If they pretend to have any re-
gard for the rights, wants. fishes or welfare o.
sour brave volunteers" the cloven foot, or the
asses ears are sure to stick ont, before they get
through. -.'.a., asra-.aas Isl. te
There is nothing that modern democracy 80
much dreads,as a fair unprejndiced expression
of the voice OF the people. For the last twelve
years Democracy has striyen constantly, to
stlfe the voice ofthe people In every election
within that time, threats have been freely made
that if H majority of the people yentured to vote
Contrary to the dictation of Democratic politi-
clans, the Union would be dissolved During
the last Presidential election, nothing was so
Strongly and Professionally urged or threatened,
as that, if a majority OF the people should votsz
for Abraham Lincoln, the Union should be
dissolved and the country destroyed, South,
e'n Democracy made the threats, and northern
Democracy reiterated and justified them.
Southern democratic politicians knowing that
the people would not sustain them in theii
treason and rebellion, took care not to give
them chance for an expression Of their views
of secession. The States were all hurried out
of the Union by the politicians without legiti
mate expression of the people in single in.
stance. And northern Democratic politicians
have the same disposition to disregard the voice
of the people, or else to prevent its expression
They were congratulating themselves in thi
state that they bad got rid of some 10000 70
t~rs this fall by DISTINGUISHING the soldiers, ant
when they find that the Republicans have, il
spite of them, passed bill giving ''our brave
volunteers" til rghi of voting, their ange
knows no bounds, and they can only relev,
themselves by resort to calling hard names
"Inferna Republicans" BLACK Republicans, >
Red Republicans" Infamous Republicans,
"Abolitionists, and host of others, just a
euphonious and suggestive of gentemanly can
dor and amiability The loyal people can Inv
through this shower of hard names, and all tn
Invective that would naturally come with them
They will not allow themselves to be Tighten
cd Or provoked from their prcpriety or equinam
Iity. Having Right, Justice, Patriotism. 10y
atty and devotion TO the Union on their side
they can afford to be called hard names