The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-02
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Thursday, the Goth Day Of Nov, A. D. Is
At Cross PURPOSES,

a.
The Democracy of this county who put Il
ticket in the field and adopted platform of
resolutions, last week, take us to task for
connecting them in any way with the lead
ers of the State. Like Gen. Hobart, they
repudiate the leaders of the party and yet
work for the same obiect-for the success of
the same ticket and tie same principles
The democratic leaders of this county ought
To be aware, if they are not, that they are
trying to pursue an utterly impracticable
course. If they cannot approve of the say
ings and doings of such men as Sat. Clark,
Brick Pomeroy, Swineford and the rest of
that class of Democrats, the only way they
can possibly make that opposition known is
to work with the Union party to defeat the
ticket those men have put in the field, to
subserve tlleir own aims and purposes.
If anybody doubts that the men or the
class of men that we have mentioned above,
are actually the leaders of the democratic
party in the State mould its policy, make
its nominations, and in case of success,
would come in for large share of the per-
quisites and spoils OF office, he has only to
consult the history of the party for the last
three or four years The Milwaukee Meas
is undoubtedly the leading organ OF the
Democratic party Of this State. About a
year ago, just previous to the Presidential
election, the editor Of that sheet in a leader,
had the following notice of the lamented
President Lincoln 3
''The embodiment of all the sectional
fanaticism that curses the nation is now
candidate for the Presidency The history
of his reign the past four years is black with
the testimony of his want of honesty and
integrity. he is the model of every coarse
fanatic that God permits to live among US.
lie is the friend and patron of every man Of
easy public virtue whose presence befouls
community. He has braved popular opin-
ion by outrages upon the people which no
tyrant of the cid world would have ven
tured upon in the plcntitude of absolute
power lie has forfeited and abandoned ali
claims upon the respect and confidence of
the intelligent and virtuous and seeks to
accomplish his unhaIlowed purposes by bold
appeals to the passions and prejudices of the
ignorant and to the selfish interests of the
base and corrupt"
The editor of the Neacs has not changed
his views, or his manner of expressing
them. About the same time the La Crosse
Democrat edited by Brick Pomeroy, hoped
that some bold hand would pierce the heart
of President Lincoln, if the people should
re-elect him. About the same time, Swine
ford of the Democratic Press of Fond du
Lac, republished Pomeroy's article and ad-
ded to it more of the same style. The APP
pleton Crescent, the Juneau Co. ArgUs, the
Marquette Express, the Ozaukee Co. .4dUer-
tiSeT and in short, all the Democratic papers
that we were acquainted with, with the ex-
ception Of the Green Bay AdUocate, were in
this category of copperhead papers and are
SO yet. The editors Of all these papers were
members of the late democratic State Con-
vention, ard did all the talking, if not all
the working of the Convention. Most of
them are members of the Democratic State
Committee and there can be- honestly, no
question that they, in common parlance.
'rah tbc;demucratic party" The support
of the psesent democratic ticket, is the vir-
tual support of the men who nominated
that ticket whose names we have mentioned
above, with all their odious principles. Ke-
.nosha Co Democrats must see by this time,
thattheg o;linot support that ticket, with
cut supt7rr ting those ruen who made and
who labY'r for the success Of that ticket, but
whonftiIey SO Indignantly spurn and repu-
diate.
If they ale honest in their reputation of
the leaders of their party, lef them drop
their county ticket, aud turn in all their
forces to give the Union candidates doub-
lie vote, aud thus make their reputation
effectuai and Of some account. That would
be the part OF wise and honest men. II
they will net do this, we hope they will not
again take us to task for connecting them
with, and holding them responsible for the