The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-11-06
Union of Parties.

the signature of Union Candidate
addresses to US, personally, through
the last weeks Kenosha Times a Ions
remonstrance, apparently, more in sor
row than in anger, against the course
we have pursued in reference to the
Iso-called, Union Nominations in this
county. Although it is after election
and any answer to that communication
we may make, may seem a "day aftel
the fair" still on general principles
we wish Mr.. "Union Candidates" t.
understand that our editorial course up
on this, as well as upon all other mat
ters, has been dictated solely by de
sire to serve our country.
We have deprecated the existence
Of party feeling, and party split al
much as any man, not only in this
election, but at all times since the great
southern wing of the Democratic par,
ty declared war and took up arms
against the Government. We do not
consider ourself in any way RESPONSE
BILE for the existence of this party feel
ing. We find it in existence, and act
accordingly. A year ago we urged
a Union of parties on the broad plat
form of loyalty to the Government and
attachment to the Union. We were
met by no corresponding feeling from
the Democracy. In Kenosha Co.
and in some other Republican
counties where Democrats had
nothing to hope from theil own
strength, they pretended to unite,
but it was all pretence. Instead of 60
ing into Republican Convention or
uniting with Republican party in the
nomination of candidates, as invited
and urged to do, they took up few
dissatisfied and disappointed Office
seekers, and with them nominated a
bogus Union ticket, mostly composed
of those men, but reserving to them
selves, as partisan reward for their
Union movement, the principal office,
And that having the greatest politi-
cal influence and bearing-member of
Assembly. Their duplicity and the
anxiety of Republicans to show their
liberality together, elected Mr.. Bassett
to the Assembly, as bitter and mar
row minded partisan ar there was in
the county. That was all that came
of the Union Movement in this county
last fall. In other strong Republican
counties of the State, the same Union
movement was made with about the
same result, and in this way, the De-
mocracy got the control of the Assem-
bly, during the last session Of the Legs
islature. And the State has certainly
little reason to feel proud or thankful
for the action of that Assembly from
first to last.
This fall, Notwithstanding the expe>
rience of the past, Republicans, for the
good of the country, were willing
and anxious for, and did all they could
to encourage real union of parties.
In all their calls for conventions, Cons
greSsional, Legislative and county, they
invited the cooperation of all, with
out regard to past political difference
who were in favor of a vigorous pro-
secution of the war, to put down the
rebellion, to unite with them in their
nominating conventions. But the
Democrats had held a Mass Conven-
ton at Milwaukee, at which it was de-
cided that Nominations should be made
on strict party grounds, and their par
titan organization kept up strictly.
We know not how it may have been
in other counties, but here, we k'aOac
that the very men who voted at Mil
waukee, for strict partisan nominations
by the Democratic party, and signed
and voted tor the adoption of the Ry'
an Democratic Address, were the men
who were most active and mainly in
strumental in getting up the so>called
union ticket. They never came near
the Republican Union Convention, nor
did they ever ask for union until at
ter the Republican nominations were
made, land then they only consulted the
disappointed candidates in the Repub>
lican conv ention. The "Union Cans
didate," who addresses may not know
these things, but we do, and can as
sure him that his plantiye appeal IN
behalf of Union looks to everybody
but himself, like plaintive appeal fol
votes to elect himself to Office. Had
his appeal been made before his nomi'
nation or by some third person attel
that, it would have looked much NOR,
disinterested and sincere.
This "Union Candidate" says we
like other political journals of our wa!
of thinking, shave intimated that none
but Republicans, enlist in the army.
Now with all due Difference to Gun
ion Candidate" we must say that W,
have intimated no such thing. In an
swer to the claim that Democrats hav,
made, that Republicans stay at hom
to talk, while Democrats enlist, w
have referred to the vote of the sol
diers, wherever it has been taken, show