The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-11-01
Vote Jor Gen. Paine F.! !

FALSE IssUE.-We publish this week the
letter OF George Hale, relative to his nomina
ton for the office ofAssemblyman by the dem
ocratic convention. Also a connie of com
munications from esteemed correspondents,
rejecting, perhaps rather severely, upon Mr..
Hale's course in accepting that nomination.
ana conserving to run upon ticket with
James ). Brown, and thereby lending his in
huence, as far as it goes, to defeat Gen. H. E.
Falne, gallant Union soldier, and to elect
the man whose record is made up of opposi-
ton to the war-OppOsiton to every measure
OF Mr. Lincoln's administration adopted to
put down the rebellion and restore the Union
personally, ofcOurse, we have only the
klndliest feeling toward Mr.. Hale We have
watched his course in the army, and felt proud
OF the position he was winning step by step as
rejecting honor upon our county. Politically
we believe heis lending himself and his iniu-
enee to the very men and their sympathizers
against whom he fought for three years in the
field, and thus believing, we are compelled to
work against him.
Mr. Hale says he agrees with the radical re-
publicans in all things except upon the ques-
ton OF unqualified negro suffrage The
Iact Is, negro suffrage, neither qualified nor I'M
qualhed, Is question in this canvass. Radi
cal Republicans have said nothing about negro
suffrage. The question is simply unon the
constitutional amendments declaring all per
soils porn III the United States or naturalized,
oltlZehS, ana entitled to equal protection be-
Iore the law-making the voting population
the OASIS of epresentaton-and declaring
that the national debt incurred in putting
down the rebellion shall not be repudiated
nor the rebel debt incurred in the attempt To
destroy the government be paid. Not word
about unqualified negro suffrage or any other
kind
senator Doolittle and the copperhead dem
ocracy nave, IN the canvass frequently pelted
away against unqualified Negro suffrage, " Ut
the South as though it was actually ouestion
~ issue, and to be decided at this State cleo
tlon and it has been declared that the re-elec
ton OF Senator Howe would be an endorse
ment OF unqualified negro suffrage" of.
course this is false ISSUE started to work up-
on the prejudices of just such republicans as
George Hale. 1t was undoubtedly upon this
very ground that he was taken up by the cop
perhead democracy. Nomatter how strong a
republican he might be, if he was opposed to
unqualified negro suffrage" aud considered
it his duty to oppose the election of Senator
Howe to demonstrate that opposition, he was
just the man for their purpose. And it is just
on this account that no true Republican can
vote for him. Senator Howe has proved him
sen The faithful and able representative in the
senate OF the United States, of the majority
VI ING people of Wisconsin, while his colleague
proved recreant to his trust. For those faith
~ anu valuable services the Republican party
mas determined to send senator Howe - ~
senate for another term, and This is tho na;n
Issue in every Assembly and Senate di.+,i,4 :,
1niS STATE. democrats know this, and act
not. w Vi