The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-08-07
Democrats National E'ickst.
FOR PRESIDENT
HORATIO SEYMOUR.
OF NEW YORK
For TTCE PRESIDENT.
Con. FRANCIS P. BLAIR, IT.
OF MISSOURI
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Live Ard phaa lssaSl.


The attempt Of the Jseohia, to revive
the i.-nes Of the war will be nns~ccs.sfu|.
The Democratic PARTY doe. not intend 10
fsht the pending Presidential campaign On
those issues. They ara rot beio.s tAe pso-
PIE. They have nothing TO d. with tho
matter. ia difference between the parties
az ses forth in their respective platforms.
The newspapers sad Kadic>l orators whs
strive 10 make political capital eat Of ar>
peals to The fercc political h&.rsls which
existed sys Or Fix years sge, bat which
have sincs been eIsinsui,hed, win sssa he
convinced Of the hopelssspe - Of their task.
The tax payers Of the eous,ry are not aow
thinking of such questions. They wast -
know where the money hs. gone they have
paid into the national treasury.
They want 70 know if the Dcmser,tie
party can give any assurance that it win
adasirister the government with any moro
hone-sy snd economy than have 4istin-
suished tho Federal administration since
tire ruling party cane into power They
want to know IL shc revenue Willie collect
ed ; il the debt will DO diminished if tax
alton will be made to bear equally on all
classes in proportion to their wealth; if
lobby Influence viii cease in Congress; if
the corruption which now threatens to De
strey tho government viii be bssished
from It's management These are the
question. occupying the mind, of the tax
PAYER. and voters OF the Northern States.
A comparison Of the expenditure. Of the
government under Democratic aiministrs-
ton with those which hare been made
since tie elose of the war, making al
proper Allowances for interest On the pub
lie debt, bountic', pensions, Indian
Troubles, and what are called e1trserdi zAry
expenses, shows that the Radicals are ex-
pending more thaa twice the amount of
money the actual necessities Of the nation
require. This is the one great fact the
ruling party must meet and answer 10 this
campaign. The tax payers are staggering
under their load, and they waat to knew
how IT may be liShtoncd.
They arc not asking now how msny union
colder. Wade Hampton killed Or " hat h.v-
&C was made by Ice in the Army Of Grant
i, the march from the Rapidan to the
James. Grant has recon me nded that the
leading confederate generals be psrdoned
As be i. their candidate for the presidency,
the Jacotins arc e.topped By this fact
alone from making wsr on those men, or
ought TO be. The people are not curiou.
a. to what Seymour said in his .pesches
four years ago. We're he to speak new, be
wonld not repeat them, because thsy are
relevant to the questions On which the peo-
pie will vote in November next lie ha.
brain. enough 70 comprehend the questions
now before the country, and deal with them
asa statesman. Jacobn eongrc.smeA are
going about the country rshashing tho
.peeche. made by them four years ago
and the newspapers Of that party ere re-
producing TIE articles published by them
IN 1854
Il viii rot DO, gentlemen The rsbenion
i. ended /; and the democratic party fur
nished more ecldiers for the union army
than the republican party did Now comes
up the question Of tbs result Of the sacri-
Ace, made by the nation to carry the war
TO succe.sful conclusion, and again place
the people on the road to that prosperity
which ought to attend peace in new
country tcemins with resources Of all kinds.
What can ysu cay, Jscobins, for the
thousands Of millions of dollars you have
had from the people since the elsse Of tie
WARP Can yeu show anything else than
the reconstruction infsmy, the national
debt, and, .. yeu acknowledge yourselves,
more wide spread and deep-rcotsd cor
rupticn in the civil administration that has
ever before been known in this country!
You come bofore the people With this
confession, and ask their votes Yeu seek
to divert their sttestion from the villainies
yor have rcrretrsted, BY erdcsvcrins to
infsme their passion. with regard to issues
which are dead and buried. Talk about
those issues. Write about them. Try
earnestly to rc.urroct them. Expend oil
your cnerg, and talents in tai. direction.
| You viii end TO one TO say you nay.
From this time until November, democrats
viii keep the attention of the people on the