The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-09-30
THE TRIBUNE.
WISCONSIN DEMOCRACY ABROAD.

Testimony OF an Impartial Witness
HODtnSOR'S Nomination Flag OF
Dtstrcss-Veterans IgnOrcd-Whisky
after the Treasury.
The Chicago Posi- in noticing the re-
cent action of the Milwaukee Regency
Convention says:
The so-called democracy of Wisconsin,
after long and persevering struggle for
> bad cause, formally capitulated at Mil
waukee, yesterday. For we can hardly
call it less than a full surrender when the
sunterrifed' t?) copperhead party with
draws all its veteran sklrinlshers and
dankers, hauls down the flag that bear,
Its only distinctive watchwords, down
with taxes, and d-n the niger" comes
before the people with a ticket and plat
form utterly foreign in tone to those of
the regular democracy as the world
knows it.
In what sort of a fix must the "de-
mocracy" be for instance, when it resolv-
cs that we believe the honor and welfare
OF the nation alike require the rapid and
complete extinction of the national debt
by the full payment of the principal and
Interest thereof IN exact accordance With
the terms Of the contract between the
government and its creditors, realizing
as they must that such a course implies
taxes, which a democrat cannot abide
What decentralization must have seized
the '.dcmocracy" of Wisconsin when it
'rcioices in the extinction of slavery, In
the prompt and general acquesccnce of
the southern people in the result of the
war, in every we'll directed effort for the
enlightenment and elevation of oppressed
humanity, at home and abroad, and in
every measure compatible with good gov
eminent and public order to broaden the
basis # suffrage, and extend the blessing
of free institutions to all classes of PEG
pie - Evidently in the same predica-
ment IS the devil was when 1.-THE devil
.:lonk would be'-yiz. sick-yery sick.
AS the physician watches the pulse and
eyes of his patient to mark the approach
of dissolution so you may watch the plat
form aud candidates of the democratic"
party tor like indications.
As for these candidates, they are head
ed by Charley Robinson, of Green Bay, "a
good editor and genial fellow. but one OF
the worst democrats 10 Wisconsin. Ever
since the time he organized regiment to
fight copperheads at nome during the
war, 1t has bee, n point of donht ,ehethe1'
he ,cas most Democrat on a Republican
though of course he has had ~ standing
in the Republican party HIS nonaiaa-
ton IS u flag Of distress! The
candidate for State Treasurer, John
Black, is whisky dealer of Milwaukee
whose relations with the revenue author
tiles have been extremely Interesting al
times. S. u. Plnney. nominated for Al
torney General, has been heard Ut but
little as a politician; while the other
nanes on the ticket have the questionable
qualification of being utterly unknown
outside of their respective school districts.
On the whole list there is not a man who
has been identified with the party in the
past not war horse; not so much as
mule that bears the badge of veteran
ship. We can veil imagine the grunt Of
dissatisfaction with which the bunker
democrats Of Wise ,nsin-the body and
substance Of the party-wil receive the
result Of the operations in Milwaukee.