The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-02-04
The Democratic Party.
A Truthful and Oaustio Article.
Erom the Oshkosh Times Dem J Jan. 26t

The Democratic party is without organ
ization in WISCONSIN,. 1t has apparently
no head, and however good and great its
purposes, it g 'es into political contests
without organized ability to accomplish
RI suits, worthy of the former exalted POI
sItion of the party. 1t is without leaders
or representative men, such as the people
respect. The national organization of the
party is under the leadership Of specu
| lator broker and stock jobber, who
represents anything but the common,
Democratic. interests of the country.
What right has Belmont to speak on be-
half Of the toiling, producing masses? A
mo2ey operator and Spectator IN bonds,
can have no sympathy in common with
labor, and Belm0nts ability and willing
ness to contribute means to accomplish ref
suits does not entitle him to the position,
us a leader, which should be occupied by
no one not distinguished for ability in
tegrity and patriotism. AS with the ma
tionab sowith nearly all other organlza-
tions Of the party. Repeated defeats
have weakened interest in the party, until
it has from neglect fallen into the keeping
of men, distinguished less for their ability
and integrity, thangfor their, ambition to
be the recognized head, of even minorl-
! ty. These men claim to be leaders, and
by the press Of the dominent party recog
nizcd as such, are not so acknowledge
/ ed by the democracy of the state, and who
| would be silenced wholly were the Demo
cratic party in power. These men stand
out as the leaders; they control the conven-
tons, forestall nominations, and when the
party has occasion to present names Tor
/ honorable positions, they boldly step to
the front as representative men They
are active, shameless presumers, and gain
! by their impudence, what they seem most
ambitious of; the leadership of minori
I ty. They gather about them willing fol
/ lowers, sympathizing with their ambitions
and wiling to play the, lesser part; they
sound the praise OF these self-constituted
leaders, and are ready on every occasion to
spring the names of these men upon con
fventions,, or meetings, for, representative.
/ positions they are not entitled to occupy.
They took advantage of theminority pc
sition Of the party to become candidates
for positions for which they are unfit, and
for which they would not be thought of
if there was a possibility OF ther election;
and they ask it as a compliment" when
they know the Democratic. party suffers
reproach from the association, and when
they know that the compliment is simply
IN their being held up as representative
men by the republican press. The result
Of this is that defeat follows defeat, as
rapidly as one election follows mother
the party growing weaker and more dis
organized with each disaster; the "repre-
sentative men" only gaining, and they in
/ the presumption and effrontery with
which they assume to be party leaders
They lead only to defeat, and that contin
ually. The declared purposes Of the
Democratic party have been to oppose
monopolies and defeat class and special
legislation, but how with these repre-
sentative men" Of the party in Wisconsin?
/ The worst schemes devised to burden and
Cypress the people, through monopolies
and special legislation, originate with and
are supported by these men-They are
identified with every jobbipg scheme to
establish the privileges and Irregularities
that are, making so,apparent the lines be
ttween labor. and capital, and grading SO
fciety by the money standard The lead
ers are cutting the party loose from its
original moorings, and it will drift about,
without purpose, unless brought under
the guidance of wiser and better men
than many who now assume to speak for
and direct the course Of the Democrtic
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