Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-09-10
Wisconsin Politics.
From the Chicago Tribune


The campaign of the Union men of Wis
consin against the Copperhead Ryan De-
mocracy opens most auspiciously, and if that
systematic and vigorous effort is put forth
which the excellent ticket nominated and the
liberal platform adopted deserve, a signal
Union victory and the utter rOut OF the allies
of jeff. Davis must result.
We judge from our exchanges and CORES
pOndence that the Union ticket could hardly
have been made stronger or more generally
satisfactory. Representing, as it does, all
classes Of Union men in the State it secures
the hearty support of Ioyalists, whatever their
former party atinities, and bids fair to bury
the other ticket out Of sight.
Some of the friends of Gov. Solomon were
greatly disappointed that he was not renom-
mated, but almost without exception they rally
to the support Of Mr. Lewis, with the same
heartiness which they would have expected
from the friends of the latter had the former
been the nominee. Before the Convention.
the Copperheads were meanly and bitterly
abusive OF the Governor and were he a can
didate for reelection, he would be a target
| for the enVenomed shafts Of personal calumny
and political vituperation. Now, however,
| they affect to be sweet upon him, and by
| hypOcritical praises and the stale cry Of
Know Nothlngism seek to disaffect his coun-
| trymen and cajole them into their ranks But
the Germans are altogether too shrewd to be
thus fooled by the enemies of freedom The
have had too much evidence in the past that
the Republican Union men are their truest
| friends, and the fact that one Of their number
is assigned to one of the best places on the
ticket retutes the charge that Gov. Solomon
was oyerslaughed because he was German,
while it is perfectly understood that Mr.
Lewis was nominated simply because it was
| thought he could secure more votes
! The movement inaugurated to separate
the loyal Democrats from the Copperheads
gains strength daily, and promises to be
| very formidable demonstration. Led, as it is
by men whom the Democracy have been
accustomed to follow in past campaigns; sup
ported, as it seems to be, by so many promi-
nent men and SO many of the rank and file :;
advocated by some of the ablest Democratic
papers in the State, 1t appears likely to re-
suit in the most extensive bolt from the
| regular" platform and ticket that has occur
red for years, and the gathering at GAINESVILLE,
called for the 18th, will doubtless be a
marked event in the history of the State
The Green Bay AdVocate whose editor, Mr.
Robinson, is one Of the principal men IN the
movement, says that from every county in
the State letters are pouring in, jubilant over
the rescuing of the good old party from the
| infamy which came very near closing over it.
The best, the most intelligent and the most
trusted men Of the Democracy are eagerly
joining in the movement, and the coming
convention at GAINESVILLE will be fitting and
terrible rebuke to the doubly false organi-
| zation which adopted the Ryan address
| false to the country and false to all the ante
cedents and time honored principles Of the
Democratic party.
What will be done at GAINESVILLE cannot of
course be predicted. The call for the meet
ing says It is for the purpose Of mutual con-
sultation, and to decide upon such steps as
shall appear conducive to the interests Of the
loyal Democracy and the welfare of the coun-
try. 1t may be deemed best to nominate a
ticket, but as the principal object is to defeat
the nominees of the Copperhead Democracy,
and rebuke it's disloyal leaders, it would APP
pear as if that could best be attained by
uniting in the support of the Union ticket,
which has upon it three DemOcrats-the can
didate for Governor, Mr.. Lewis; the candidate
for Secretary of State, that gallant soldier,
Col. Fairchild and the candidate for Bank
Comptroller, Mr.. Ramsey; while the platform
embraces no distinctive Republican doctrines.
The election of that ticket would be placed
beyond doubt by the support of loyal Dem
ocrats, and the line would be distinctly drawn,
on the basis proposed by Dougla8-between
patriots and traitors.