Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
HDOctsrs Disagree.1

The Democratic State Committee has
Issued a call fora democratic State Con-
vention" to be held in Madison on the
10th Of September. We copy the call /;
All electors of the State who would
assist in preserving civil and religious
liberty: in the enforcement of the Fed
eral Constitution rs the supreme law {;
in defending the right Of the States to
local self government; in repeating the
tariff laws enacted for the exclusive pro
lection Of the few; in protecting the right
of labor to adequate reward; IN guarding
capital from the evils of partisan misrule;
Ia defeating tho attempt to abridge the
right of representation and the elective
franchise; in promoting the equality of
the people before the law; in abrogating
the present profligate system of public
expenditure and unequal taxation; in op
posino the unauthorized efforts of the leg
isIatiye power to control the conscience
and dictate the business pursuits of the
individual; ia cOmmenOratiag the hero
inn Of our soldiers ia q restored URiCn,
and in placing the State administration in
the hands of honest and capable friends
Of State prosperity, are earnestly reques
ted to participate in the election of dele
gates to this convention"
There appears to DO some trouble in
the democratic camp concerning this
call, and Brick Pomeroy" the great
Democratic Mogul, for one decidedly
dissents. In his Socesh Democrat he
talks in this wise to Messrs. Paul d Co.
Of the Democratic Convention:
ave propose, too just once, to express
our dissent from the pettifogging, milk
and-water, craven policy of our DomO-
cratic State Committee aud their method
Of conducting political campaign.
Read the call once more-is it not a
contemtible thing to have emanated from
Democrats! Il is not addressed to Dem
ocrsts-doas not enuuciate Democratic
truths. principles. OF idess-has none of
the ring Of that spirit which so often, IN
the olden time, has marshaled the Demo
cratic hosts to victory, but IS cunning
scheme Of housing political tricksters in
capabIe Of comprehending the momen
tous issues at stake in the republic, or the
character and nature Of the vile and infa-
nous party with which we contend.
Messrs Paul &, Co, in the call before
US, act upon the presumption that they
control and own the Democratic masses
these secure their entire attention is
given to the work of gaining over with
the chsff of ''glittering generali;ies" set
forth In their prOnunclamento, the float
ing Conservative. Bread and butter,
doubtful vote Of the State-the men who
nre frightened nj the word democrat"
and cannot be induced to affiliate With
"CopDerheads" and DisloyaIists, "a they
have been wont to term the defenders of
Constitutional Liberty and the Union of
hearts and hands"-therefore, ALL Demo
Gratis, weak kneed Republicans, Cohserv-
Atiyes, JOhnsonites, no party-weathercocks
men destitute of,poIiticai stability, the dis
contented and disappointed, utterly lack
ing principle, are to be conglomerated in
% sort OF hedge podge at madisoh, on
the 10th of September, whore we are to
act together in a sort of imbecile way-a
poor imitation of the Philadelphia Con-
ventiou. with plenty offratern;zing, much
buncombe, aud, on the first Tuesday in
November, meet as va deserve, such an
overwhelming defeat as has for the past
six years been visited upon the Democra
CIV of Iowa and their all How long. in
Gods name, are we to repeat these "expe-
diency" and policy" dodges-how long
are the gallant Democracy OF the ''Badg-
er" State to be nOsed about and made the
tools of a gang of nondescripts who claim
10 be Democrats and are continually en-
gagged in bidding. peanut, huckstering
trade that meets with no returns worthy
of the investment I"