The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-26
has insulted every Republican in Mani
towoc County. Read the extract:

| sS"NO OONhAy' 4SOou GitC CALT8CL
''Our correspondent probably gives the
best excuse for the action Of Manitowoc
County that it is possible to give. But
the fact remains, that they haye stabbed
man who has done more for them than
all the Members this District ever had,
or probably ever will have: more than
they themselves had ventured to hope
could be done. No thanks to them, that
the stab was not fatal For some weeks
before election, it was apparent that
while the bitterest fight in the District,
was being carried unscrupulously on
against MIR. Sawyer at his own home, any
opposition to Mr.. Villas in his County,
was effectually subdued MIR. Sawyer
triumphed over his reckless opponents
here by larger majority than the party
ever gave before: and it is evident, from
Wlnglet's letter, what were the means
used by Villas to carry Manitowoc so
heavily: The people of the District will
Judge how creditable the action of that
County has been.-ED. Nv"
For some weeks before election it wa.
apparent that any opposition
Ito Mr.. Villas in his county, ,oas efectu-
ally subdued! Indeed! Now isn't that
a pretty statement to come from a re-
publican paper? We unhesitatingly
pronounce it false! "Effectually subdu-
ed;' in other words the Republicans
were all bribed not to oppose Mr.. Villas.
The utter falsity of the charge is best
shown by giving the respective number
of votes cast for Mr.. Sawyer at the last
election and also that of two years ago.
Sawyer vote in 1868 was 2O43
1866 1877
Increase for 1868 BOG
But again; few weeks before election
We met Mr.. Sawyer and in the course of
conversation we asked him how he liked
the course pursued by the TRIBUNE. He
expressed himself as perfectly satisfied.
We told him that although his oppo-
nents had descended to low, billingsgate
slang and personal abuse, We did not
think we could make D,any votes for him
by resorting to the same course, but
when We could find any thing out Of the
way with Mr.. Villas official conduct we
would certainly give it to the public. This
too he approved. Whether we fulfilled
our promise or no: the files of the North
arestern will show. The most substantial
arguments against Mr.. Villas that the
paper published were copied from the
TRIBUNE.
Now few reasons of our own why Mr..
Sawyer did not get as many votes in this
county as ,ce feel his efforts in our be-
half justly entitled him to. First Mr. s.
was running for the third time, and in
this county the people believe in 'rota-
ton in office" and the most popular mon
are defeated when they seek an Office for
more than two terms. On the other
hand Mr.. Villas had said very little for
a number of years on political matters.
He has hosts Of personal friends among
Republicans and being the most promi-
nent Democrat in the county would Of
course carry every democratic vote Then
too he was here personally, and IS ewing
let says "he bent every energy to secure
his own election" regardless of the re-
mainder of his ticket. We know it is
charged that some of our candidates sold
out Mr.. Sawyer and we know, too, that
just before election the friends of Mr..
Villas made statements to that effect all
over the county, and the impression that
some were working for Mr.. Villas who
were not, undoubtedly gave Mr.. V. an
undue advantage; still it was false, and
we defy the opposition to prove that any
one of our candidates accepted in any
way whatever the offers made them of
democratic votes in return for aid render.
ed Mr. Villas.
But to retur IN to the subject under
consideration. In Milwaukee county
where a crippled soldier was running for
Congress he ran behind his ticket about
800. Did the Republicans of Racine
charge that the Republicans of Milwaukee
sold out to the soldiers opponent? Not
by any means. Mr.. Paine had done
much for Milwaukee, SO had Mr.. Mitchell;
and because Mitchel's friends voted for
him we have not heard that they were
charged with having been "effectually
subdued."