The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-08-24


THE GAME OF BLUFF-Our democratic
friends are trying all sorts OF games and
tricks to cheat the people into supporting
them this fall, and giving them once more
the reins of power. We say a1 sorts of
games we mean all but an honest and
manly expression Of, and adherence to prin-
ciples they mean in good faith to carry
out,
The Appleton Crescent, one of the rabid
opposition sheets lately had half column
of this ''bluff game style Of argument
1t dares the Republican party to DO any
number Of extravagant things, and to de-
clare itself in favor Of, or opposed to, any
number of dogmas propounded by itself, de-
claring at the same time what democrats
dare to do or not to do, in every case Of the
category.
1t would be short and just answer to all
this show of daring, to remind the editor of
the Crescent that the Republican party has
always dared to do right, in every emergen-
cy. When treason and rebellion reared
their CHASTITY heads in the Capitol of the
Nation, Democracy dared to do nothing but
let them run riot in their race of ruin. They
had no courage to interpose anything in the
way of the destroying bosom of slavery
They could only cry compromise, compro-
mise and when that charm failed, to cry
''let our southern brethren go in peace p
and don't do anything to aggravate them !
That was the extent Of what democracy
dared to do in time Of real danger!
Fortunately for our country and for Free
dom Throughout the world, at that crisis
the Republican party dared to grapple with
armed treason and rebellion, and dared to
die in the struggle or save the Union, the
Constitution and the Country. In spite of
the constant croakings of northern demo~
cracy, the Republicans dared to follow up
the work until slavery, treason and REBEL
ion were severally conquered and subjuga-
ted and were glad to cry quarter And
what did Democracy dare to do all through
this hand to hand struggle between the
country and its deadly foes !? 1t only dared
to whine and whimper in the background,
aud cry "Peace, peace" when there could be
no peace until one was conquered. 1t dar-
ed to iterate and reiterate the cowardIy cry
that the rebels and traitors who were stri-
wing to destroy the country, could never be
conquered and that it would be unconstitu-
tional to conquer them if we could!
That was the extent of the daring of the
Democratic party i'll the hour Of real danger
Now, that the Republicans have restored
peace to the country, and have sent slavery
and treason with their whole brood of rebels
to bite the dust, the democratic party struts
into the arena Drawer than the animal of old
that had stolen the lions skin to cover his
long ears, and tell what it dares to do, and
dares the Republican party to do many very
nonsensical things.
There is one item in this list of daring
queries of the Crescent that we cannot for
bear quoting. 1t is this:
'Dare you q. e. the Republican party) re-
solve that the federal constitution should be |
strictly construed and faithfully enforced
and the union preserved forever ?"
What foolish question, The Republi-
can party dared to do that, when to enforce
the resolution called for armies and navies
such as the world never saw before. Why |
should we not dare to 10 it now, after the
rebellion has been crushed and even copper |
head democracy will JOIN US in the declara-
ton that the union shall be preserved for
ever"
We are not in the habit of bIufing or
clustering but we viii ask the Crescent and |
the Democracy one question.
Dare you appeal to the plain common
sense and sound judgment of the people in
stead of to their prejudices and passions, in .
your political harapgues?
Flies are more numerous this year than
ever before; So ala cid lady tells us. They