The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-11-01
The Actual Questions.

The Actual Questions
We take the following candid and sensible
article from the Green Bay AdUOcate, one of
the most earnest, honest and reliable demo-
cratic papers III the State, and commend it to
the candid perusal of those of of our readers
who still half think party fealty requires them
to vote the mongrel, Bread-and- butter, cop
the reasonableness of this democratic appeal
to the loyal and patriotic portion of the demo-
cratic party
In the election to take place on the 9th of
next month, there are JUS two questions at
stake, and they are these: Shall we elect q
Congressman and Members of Assembly who
will sustain the Johnson plan OF Reconstruc
ton, which is that the south shall at once and
1oithOut restriction its place in and make
ln1Us for the Union. Or, shall we elect Con-
gresham and Members of Assembly who will
sustain the plan proposed by the Constitution
al Amendments, which is that the South shall
agree to certain safeguards and guarantees for
future peace, before it again assumes its old
rights and privileges in the government.
1t has been the custom of this Government
to permit no newcomer from foreign shores
to take part in its management until he has
forSworn all allegiance to other powers has
declared his intention to become faithful
citizen of this republic, and has served out a
certain probation, varying from one to five
years. five were thus rigid with persons
coming from countries with which we were in
amity, is it hard matter if we do not at once
clothe with the full habiliments of citizenship
those who but yesterday were at war with us
! You, who are reading this, perchance came
| from Germany, Ireland Belgium, or some 9th
er one of the old countries. You have never
| lifted your hand against the United States,
and came here in full friendshipto our govern
ment. We stipulated that you might vote
with us, but only after you had remained here
year, and had declared your intention to be-
come one ofus. We stipulated also that you
must remain here five years before You could
become full citizen Of the United States
Was that hard? No. 1t was fair and proper
Then is it hard if we make some sort of stip-
ulation about the coming in ola people who
were, but yesterday denouncing this govern
ment, detying its laws, protesting allegiance
to other rulers and to another confederation
altogether, and who confronted us in a thou
sand battles waged for the destruction of the
Union? If we admitted you who were our
friend, only after certain number of years,
why shall we not detain, some little time our
enemies? And enemies, too, who have not
even declared their intentions to be good citi-
zens, but propose to bring in with them all
their old luminosity, and take no obligation
which shall prevent them from bringing on
another war.
Who is it that proposes thus to throw open
the blood of our brethren, and who are yet
clamoring against the North? 1t is Andrew
johnson, at the head, and his satellites who
are carrying out his POLICY" James S. Brown
is one. Elect him to Congress and he is
pledged to help do it.
Who is it that proposes to make the South
wait until it agrees to observe the laws and
keep the peace? 1t is the grand army of loyal
men, who will insist on the adoption Of the
Constitutional Amendments. HALBERT E.
il N him IN
and he will mover submit to have the proper
lessons of the Rebellion thrown away.
DEMOCRACY EVERYWHERE THE SAME.-The
present canvass is demonstrating one thing, and
that is that the hatred of the Union soldiers
did not die out with the war. With all their
| protestatiOns and new born zeal for the Union
democrats still show their repugnance to the
defenders of that Union. With all their pro-
testations in favor of giving portion of the
offices to the soldiers, they lose no opportuni-
ty where they have the power in their own
hands, of snubbing the soldiers, and telling
them to stand back to give place to copper
heads.
In Milwaukee county where nomination is
equal to an election by 1000 or 5000 mai,
there is not soldier on the Democratic ticket,
nor man who ever sympathized with the
Union soldiers
! In Brown Co., where democratic nomina-
ton is equivalent to an election, the same
thing exists. The last Green Bay Adpocate
says, speaking of the democratic ticket
at seems that 'No Irish need appIv'' for
anything which the johnson men can control
Not an lrishman is given place on the tick
ct, except the non-paying office which was
| thrown like bone to Mr.. Cushman Captain
Meade, who served the country through most
! OF the war, stood no chance at all: but the
nomination was given given to man who
stayed at home, and was VIGOROUSLY disloyal
| throughout.
! There was no room, either, for soldiers on tbe
ticket. Not man who ever wore blue coat.
| or shouldered a musket, had any right
there. Soldiers who fought to sustain the
government are not entitled to such consider
alton as those who stayed at home, and in
some instances sympathized with our enemies
IL Is possible that there were no Irishmen
ana no soldiers, and no new men in the coun-
| ty who were reliable enough for the johnson
policy to warrant giving them place on the
| ticket.
AS far as we can learn this has been the
course of the democratic party, invariably.
where they were sure of electing their ticket.
And yet where they have no hope of doino
h.
hcan Union party, they are fierce for taking
up soldiers and putting them on Independent
or Peoples tickets. And strange as it NAV
seem there are soldiers who are willing to be
used in this way by their bitterest enemies.
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CITIZENS OF KENosHA, Observation-Disclosures
Z. Paine, the Republican candidate for Con-
gress, by his personal efforts, obtained an ap-
preparation from Congress, of S74 600 for the
improvement of the Harbor at Kenosha This |
appropriation WAS procured through the I'M
firing exertions of Gen. Paine. Appropriations
for the Harbors at Racine and Milwaukee were |
also at the same time procured through the
influence of Gen. Paine.
.; . Brown, the copperhead candidate, when
y, NJ congress did not obtain single dollar for
o4i he e Harbor, but did get an appropri
aedon Tor the Harbor at Milwaukee. Brown I
seemed to know, there was anything
''Si'es milwaukee, when he was in Congress. /