The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-09-21
UNION N y MUTATIONS
The Union Platform, ,

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The Union Platform.
We had no time last week TO speak of the
Platform, or resolutions, adopted by the late
Union Convention Since then, various and
divers comments have been made upon the
subject by the press throughout the State, Of
all shades Of political opinion. The Repub-
lican press, for the most part has complain
ed of the non-comuitta!-ism or conservatism
of the resolutions. and the democratic press
| has complained of the same, though for en-
tirely different reasons
! The Republicans of Wisconsin, during the
past four years Of war, have been in the front
ranks of the defenders of the Union. They
have never hinched from a call from the ex-
ecutive of tie Nation for ''more men,, to re-
pleuish the armies Of the Union. No sooner
was call made, than measures were taken
by the friends Of the Union, or the Republi
can Union party, which means the same
thing, for filling the demand, to the last man
Money for bounties by subscription and in
dividual donations mostly, waspourd out like
water, and an appeal for aid for the soldiers
whether made by the Christian Commission,
Sanitary Commission, or a Ladies' Soldiers
Aid Society, was never made in vain; and at
every call, within the allotted time, the re-
QUESTION was met. They passed laws giving
to the soldiers of the State the right to vote
wherever they might be, and by law made,
liberal provision for the families of those
who went forth to fight the battles Of the
Union. Earnestly, honestly and periodically
they vent into the work of crushing the re-
bellion. And it will not yet be forgotten that
in every one of these measures, they had the
united opposition Of the Copperhead democ
racy-the party that is just now claiming to
be- not only pre-emiueutIy The Union party,
but the onIy Union party of the country.
The rebel armies destroyed, and the rebel
lion crushed and bleeding, large proportion
of the same republican party, from the same
patriotic motives, would continue to deal its
heavy blows as long as there was vestige
Of the cause Of the rebellion left,
without pausiDg to consider whether the
same object mi ht not be accomplished with
out the blows. And here is where differ
ence of opinion might, and did occur,
among the real and earnest friends Of the
Union The Immediate danger TO the nation
that united the party as one man, and left
no room for discussion, having been over
come, it was perhaps natural enough that
there should be divergence of views as to
the real duty and policy of the party in the
new work and altered circumstances in
which it was henceforth to be an actor
In this slight divergence of views, Gas to
means not as to ends, however, our demo-
cratic brethren thought they saw an open
ing that they might turn to account, and
accordingly they have pitched in to widen
the breach. They have alternately rubbed
the ears Of the radical and the conservative
PORTIONS of the party. They play the sym
the adoption of the minority report in the
Convention. They advise them not to stand
such snub from the regency" and 1.-THE
conservative Doolittle faction" and to those
who were satisfied with the majority report,
they say don't be moved by the rawlings Of
the radicals, and all that sort fthiDg. To
the friends Of the minority report they say
certainly, You cannot vote for the candi-
dates nominated on the platform of that
convention without stultifying yourselves
Bolt the ticket by all means. To the friends
OF the majority report, they say--you can
not vote that ticket without stultifying
yourselves, and belying your platform, be-
cause the candidates are all radicals -
Meanwhile they announce with a grand
flourish the total disintegration and annihi
lation of the Union Party, and declare that
they have the assurance of reliable" and
influential republicans, that the Republican
Party is going to be reconstructed and re
organized as the minority party of the coun-
try!'
The democracy is noted for its ability to
extract crumbs Of comfort from the most
unpromisiug circumstances. 1t must I'M
doubtedly be gratifying for a party whose
palms have so long itched for the ''spoils of
office, to be assured by reliable republi-
cans that the party is to be re-organized as
the minority party Of the country" but we
advise our copperhead friends not to put too
much faith in or build too many hopes up
on, such assurances. The people have a
good deal to do in this matter at the polls
and if a large majority of them persist in
voting the Union Republican ticket, those
reliable republicans like their copperhead
friends and allies viii have to forego the
pleasure recognizing US into the minority
party of the country"
While we claim to so as far in support Of
Union Republican principles as the ''best
Roman of them all, and shall vote for the
amendment extending the
right of suffrage, and urge every Republican
and patriot TO vote the same way. we do
not propose to waste our breath in talking.
nor our strength in writing against the Con
,ention nor the Platform. The Platform is
all right as far as it goes, and though, had
We been member of the Convention we
should certainly have voted in favor of the
adoption u the minority report as an addi-
ton to tive do n't "elisve the labors of the
Republican Party Tor tae past eight or ten
years hayy bc,u brought to noug5t, and
the party oistotpstat. d aud destroyed by
the mere ..iur # lie Convention to adopt
it Nor o. We believe the future usefulness