The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-04-11
'Sday, ipriI I1th. 1851.
GATHERING UP rHECRUMBs. Democracy

GATHERING UP THECRUMBs. -Democracy
has become like an expert scaYenger it can
pick crumbs of comfort from the most IN
likely places and from the most unpromis-
ing material. The editor of the
Milwaukee Nercs is one of the most indefati.
gable gatherers of such crumbs in this State.
The success of the Democracy in Connect
cut and in a few towns i'll this State at the
late town meetings has fairly turned his
head and afforded good picking for mouths
to come. Here are few of the crumbs of
comfort gathered 10y the NerS.
The democratic majority in La Crosse is
In Pleasant Prairie hitherto republican,
A. +. Coffeen, democrat, is elected chairman.
In Paris, Kenosha County, Capt. Hale,
another democrat, is elected chairman.
Last year the republicans elected their
whole list of town officers in Lake, Milwau
kee county. This year the democracy car
ry many offices with an equally decisive
vote James Boden is chosen chairman by
majority of 81, aud the other candidates
by an equal or larger majority.
Oshkosh--lile Milwaukee, Madison aud
Kehosha gives a glorious account II Tues
days work.
In the town of Prairie du CHEN there is
not republican official elected, from road
master to mayor All has gone democratic.
At Portage City, the democracy elected
every democrat on their city ticket but one,
and carry nearly the whole council The
city has been radical for many years
And few more of the same sort. Now,
we can answer for the result in this coun
; ty. The Republicans let the election go by
default, not because they were single vote
weaker than last fall, but because knowing
their strength whenever they saw fit to put
| it FORTH they saw in the town meetings
no occasion for exertion. The Democrats
on the other hand knew their weakness and
were carefu to take up such men, as would
not call forth any political opposition, and
then run them on Peoples ticket" AS
in this city, the Peoples ticket was made
up Of portion Of The republican candidates
with about an equal number Of republicans
and democrats for the balance All the
work that was done whether by democrats
or republicans, was done for candidates on
the Peoples ticket In the town Of
| Pleasant Prairie, Mr. Cotfeen has been chair
man of the Board of Supervisors, for two OF
three years past, aud heretofore as this sea
son, has been elected by republican votes.
In Paris, Capt, Hale does not claim to be
democrat but last fall claimed to be as
good a republican, as the most radical in
the party. The same fuses that operated
here, we dourt not would account for the
few 80 called democratic victories in other
counties.
But no matter; the editor of the Milwau-
kee Neao8 sees wonderful results in these
few town meetings, and on the strength of
them gets off the following congratulatory
glorifcation
THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION For many
years no such revolution in sentiment has
been known in American politics ga is evil
denced by the elections Of the past few days
The reaction is confined to no section aud
DO locality, but manifests itself in all parts
of the north, from Connecticut to Kansas
1t is true, the elections with the exception
OF that III Connecticut are mainly municip-
al. Bat they are none the less expressive
and significant, indicating universal and in
variable change"