The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-23
Can't Comprehend.


in this State. They insist that they cannot
account for it on any known laws of cause
and effect. They think they told lies enough
and published prophecies of success
enough, to secure that success. But this is
all pretense. They knew we'll enough be
fore election that the people would never
endorse nomination made by and advoca-
ted by such testers on the body polite as
the editor of the La Crosse Democrat, Fond
du Lac Press, Juneau Co. ARGUS, &C.
Their post-eIection wouderment is all put
on as an excuse for their pretcnsions before
election
The Marquette EXPRESS. whose editor by
the way has Just been elected member of the
Assembly i'll an article says:
Either we do not understand the near
and common sense relation Of cause ami
effect, or else the people have been badly fool
ed III voting the republican ticket this fall
Tor We cannot come down 80 low in our faith
ia the masses Of the American people as to
believe they had no other ohje,t or motive
in voting the Republican ticket than the
spoils OF Office.
We are glad the editor Of the EXPRESS
OWNS to having even little faith in the
masses OF the American people" If he
would cultivate great deal more faith i'll
tue masses of the American people, he
would find it much easier to account for the
continued and oft repeated defeat Of modern
sham democracy that he seems to find it
now. ''Ihe masses of the American peo-
pie III the Northern States. are educated,
reading thinking people, full as well inform
ed OH all political matters rs the editor of
the EXPRESS himself and as capable of iudg-
ing and acting for their own interest and
for the welfare, honor and perpetuity of their
country and It's free Institutions The great
difficulty With democratic editors is that
they have somehow got Possessed OF the
idea that they have somew here in the back
ground an invincihle host that knows moth
ing, thinks nothing aud dos nothing hnt
what they are taught instructed aud dircc-
ted by demag"gulsm They seem entirely
TO forget that they are writn for the uius,
part for men as well or better informed
than themseives--for r.en Who cam SET
/, through their sophissries, and laugh at their
pretensions.
The masses of the American people do
not need TO be told at this late day, that
the so-calied democratic party is resronsi
ole for all the terrible consequences az thu,
four years of civil war through which we
have so lately passed. The masses of the
American people don't need to he
taught that the southern wiz, % Of the dem
ocratic party CONSTANT, threatened disuu
F" "' OH" '0"S' ion in case majority Of
'"e p''p'0 S''' fit to elect to the Presidency
~! p~NS" ! not approved Of by the slave
IS. The 'masses Of the American
,.eople" know, also, that the northern wing
of the democratic party constantly encour-
aged the Shareholders to rebel, and constant
ly assured them that they would have sui
ficient ground for breaking up the Union, il
the American people should elect Repu b.
Iican President. Nor do the masses Of the
american people, need to be taught that
the democratic party Of the north, constant
~ throughout the four years war for the
Union sympathzed with and aided and
Allotted, as far as it could do so without ac-
tuAiiy taking 90 arms the rebels aud trait
ors vino we're fighting to destroy this Re
pubic with all It's free aud cherished iusti
tutions They do not need to be taught
taat the democratic party of to-day, is the
same party that but little over a year
ago, counselled the assassination of Abraham
lincoln, in case these masses 'of the Amer.
lean people, should SEE fit to elect hini t
preside over the destinies Of the natiOr, an
other four years They do not ner d to b
taught that the democratic party of to-da,
approves and uphoIds the course of tin
democratic party Of 81 60 SO and ga
If the editor of the EXPRESS would DIV,
the masses OF the Aneris all people" credi
for possessing this mich knowledge. h.
would much better understand the neal
sud common seuse relation of cause and If
feet" lie would sec much more clearI,
thal he pretends to See now. that 1.-THE mas
SIS of the American people voted the re
uhllcan ticket solely TO defeat the demo
Ratio ticket, and prevent that party thai
'Hs so often ami so outrageousIy abused it,
""er from again getting the power in it,
Inds In doug this the spois If Office.
'"d no thouSht or consideration from thu
MASSES VI the American scopie"
| n IN ur- aF'' peri - .ni- = Il IA /. f., m,
lied 10 The Deu".csatIc tyry"
The above is the burden Of \ great man,
editorials We have. sa,.u In ,,, j,,,,,., :;