The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-10-21
DISHONESTY.

The Plot in its last weeks issue is at
his old business again, trying to ,ch'te-
,oash iniquity, but not as Of old, that
mountain of sin in his own party, but he
is coming over on our side, where he
thinks he has found little speck in the
case of our late candidate for Secretary
of State Mr. Spencer, who for his mis-
conduct has so promptly been removed
BY our own party, but whom the Plot
tries to show up as very martyr of IN
jured honesty and integrity cause EN-
inently characteristic of Democracy and
worthy of the pure patriots of that Or
ganization. who first charged Spencer
with being defaultcr and a rascal and in
that way got our Central Committee to
make him pay over all the money he had
retained and to resign bis position on the
Republican ticket, and now come out and
fatter him and endeavor to make him
believe, that he is very much injured
man, thus hoping to divide the votes of
the Republican party between Breese
and Spencer and elect their candidate to
the office of Secretary of State. Now
the plain facts in this matter, as admitted
by Mr.. Spencer by his resignation, show,
that some eight thousand dollars were
kept out of the State Treasury by him
for several years, while he had the sole
control os the Insurance moneys payable
and due to the State whether he did
so with fraudulent intent or not, makes
no difference. as the effect was the same
or the State Treasury, and this fact was
the cause. that the State Committee was
compelled by every consideration for the
welfare of our State and for the integrity
of the Republican party, to demand and
insist upon the Withdrawal of Mr.. Spen-
Ger as a candidate on our ticket. A Re
Publican Committee could do no less, a
| Democratic Committee would very proba
bly, have acted differently and of course
DISHONESTY.
IF the Pilot thinks, tha, he can inir,re
til, Republican party by thus trrlng tc
represent MIR, Spencer as an innocent
victim Of persecution, he is very much
mistaken: for this very act 81 the Repub
lican State Committee proves fully tc
every Intelligent vcter, that Our parsy
wants but honest men to administer oul
public affairs. and is ready for any sacri
flee to uphold this principle and to obtalr
this end.
| That the Plo,'s party has and is act
ing upon entirely different ideas is agair
nroven by the democratic nominations fo
our own County We will quote but Oh,
case now, their nomination for the Membe
of Assembly Of this Distric... That Can
didate for democratic support at the mex
election has Ey means of fawning an,
bribery drawn from our County treasur.
during the last FIVE Years orer eigh
! thousand dollars of the peoples money
, an expense not only uttsrly useless bu
also iaraiiating all our tao st.tes durias
that entire period, thus compelling ou'
. hardworking Inhabitants, to ,av double
and triple taxes every year, t. make VI
the deficiency caused by illegal and there
far unsaleable taxcerti6cates amountln!
to tens of thodsonds Of dollars now lynn
,cort1tle.s in the treasury OF our County
of every one of lis town and of our ow
village; Candidate to represent tn
!, people and the highest interests OF GU
: district in the Legislative Assembly {
. . our State, who has not drawn sobe
! breath since his return from the Ct