Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-04-01
Written for the JOURNAL
AGGIt various Matters.
CAVE CReEK. March &c. 1876:


Mr.. EnIToR Il noticed in the Journal OF
the lSth communication from the Hon
! W. Beardsley, in review of National and
County politics, &C. in which able produce
/ ton / see the most exalted patriotism. season.
ed with the essentials; lie. opposition TO the
powers that be to the National Administra :
ton, thence down to the nominating eonve IA
ton of high Pierce county in 1862.
However much / may admire the Doctors
expose Of bad faith Oh the part CT Republi-
cans in Pierce county, | cannot as a democrat
who must OF necessity be hat posted in
/ the policy and de,igns of the party in the
county, refrain from correcting some impress
aions likely to grow ont Of the opinions OF the
DR.. as expressed in the said article allu ied to
above, aud as ala apology for thas bringing
our differences If opinion before the public, /
have only to remark, that one in private life,
like ny self, circulat ~ daily amongst them,
has a better chance 10 obtain correct informa
ton in regard 10 the current desires and in.
tent of tire people of political party, than
one, who like Tie Doctor, IS a man of note, and
mostly about in Tie public service.
In referring 10 the Union movement in this
county. tie Doctor evidently assumes that il
was Iutenucd To be a union OF al parties But
in this pait of he county we never under
stood the matter in this light. We always
ocratIc union.
When we voted for Asscmblvman in 1861,
Che Hon. Gentleman himself our choice) Il
Us fairly unde stood here. to be Democrat
ic thing. 70 be sure we called it Union. be-
cause the machine run best with Union oil.
so last summer it was fairly understood by the
initiated. that should make a Democratic
nomination for county officers. which We did
by lubricatlng with Union oil.
And here, (pardon me tor the digresson)
mast, as Oh q former occasion, express my dis
APPRECIATION of elections at which all the IL
norant masses are allowed to vote A man
may work and lay plans for an office fer d
whole ear, aud get land on the shelf in SIN
SIC day by = vote of tie people. Now this is
setlc mau TO be treated ,hus by capriciuns
rppul ace. The people should not be trusted
with the prerogative. But my system of ap-
pointing officers by contention is the thing.
BY this 5. stem an honest man. if he is on,y
expert at the wirsS, can cone in, while the
p,oll, can stay AT home and attend to their
pirate affairs
Now III the matter of The Convention last
fall it is tr,e there were Republicans at said
convention, but they were fabricated with
same Union oil, and voted all right for DEM
cratic candidates. which conduct was or shad
have been received by all good Democrats rs
a marx OF high consideration, and for which
(nrtwthstandin their egregious selhaAness on
similar occasions generally, } all good Demo-
cats should thank them. The action OF the
conventions Mas al right SO far us lie nominal
lions were concerned. and only fault ii for
NOT adopting the substitute delegates prop sed
by the Doctor himself to make nomination
for Assembly man. This as bad faith on the
part Of the Republicans fer y hich / am not
able 10 acc cunt, unless ii he that the oil was
out, OF not ap lied in season. ct any rate.
thus ended the Democratic Union Convention.
The Doct says, There is no lon er the
same confident feeling of speedy success, so
hopefully anticipated Mr.. Editor, that sem
tence must have been conceived or entered in
10 the ina. ination of this man soon after the
nomination of McIndoe by the Committee.
The circumstances Of The Doctor haAing Of
feled his services for the Short Term" as an
administration Ban.--his trip to Hudson
together with his labor in penning that adj
dress 10 the people in his own behalf, and the
su tsequent action of the Committee in put
ting Mclndoe in nomination on their own
hook-all suggest that there is no longer the
some confident feeling OF speedy success.
] sincerely comniserate the Administra
ton. By this bad faith on the part Of that
committee; il hiss lost valuable aaxiiarv.-
| do not rely for proof OF the Doctors Admin
istration proclir!ties wholly upon the testi-
mony elected when lie had the Congress fe-
yer, but TO his prior declarations in public,
Nest wildly do remember the pointed 4bo-
Ht5on speech mede at the Brick Church last
summer. Then aud there was cnunciated uu-
alterable devotion 10 the Administration and
and the Niger. Arm the nigger was his
watch cry.
Again the Doctor asks, "why this settled
apati y p and proceeds to answer the query
in truly lucid style. but not quite as nm
derstand it out here at Cave Creek. Oar eyes
are bedimmee and we can't see the big apa-
thy, but assuming that it does exist, we sug
gest tn" secret and prime cause is that the
People and the Administration have neglect
ed to accept the proffered services OF this
Distinguished Individual.
HoNesTY.