The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-16
Democratic Nominations.

In our last issue we informed our read
ers that the Democratic Convention had
nominated their strongest and best man,
Charles D. Robinson, for Governor. We
con now add that they completed their
work by nominating for the other offices
about the weakest and worst men they
had It was altogether too much for the
Democracy to make good nomination
throughout One or at most two passably
fair men we're as mary as any reasonable
man could expect the Democracy to put in
nomination. It commenced well, but it
was Intended for show and to catch the
unwary. 4
We present the following extract from
the Sentinel
con the outside it looks as though the
Democracy had repented of their sins,
forsaken their false gods, and resolved
thenceforth to demean themselves as good
and patriotic men. There is good sur
face show Of Millennium. The lion makes
overturnes to the lamb. The prophecy of
the poet seems in process of fulflment.
thousand years my own Columbia,
'Tis the glad day so long foretOld,
TITS the glad morn whose early twilight
Washington saw in times of old
After ALL it is hardly safe to conclude
jhat the good time coming come" The
Democracy atone for the tribute they os-
tentatlously, though reluctantly, pay to
patriotism by filing out their ticket (after
ROBINSON with good, old-fashioned Dem
ocrats, and Winking kindly at the repu
diators. &s9ts
The surrender looked too much like the
ruse that has been already played in Vir.
ginia and Tennessee. At che best we can
do no more than accept the nomination
of Robinson and the expressions in favor
of freedom and extension ofsuffrage as the
involuntary and reluctant trS6nte qo7sSch
0ic8 pays to girt0s.
The upshot Of the Conventions action
is simply this: The people are asked to
vote with the Democracy because they
are begi9aaiag to be patriotic. The people
are wise in their day and generation, and
will vote with the Republicans because
they ARE AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN
PATRIOTIC, and because it is safer to
trust those who have proved themselves
trustworthy than it IS to trust the " Greeks,
even bringing gifts"
We give also the following from the
WJ8con8in
The whole action of the Convention was
complete acknowledgment that, with
out change Of policy and selection of
more liberal men for leadeis the party
would remain forever in the minority.
The ticket nominated is not strong
one, and with two or three exceptions en-
IT1 70 h., orL
G. ID. Robinson, the nominee for Governor,
is the editor of the Green Bay Ado0cato, a
good writer, genial gentleman, and pos
sessed ofconsiderable political experience,
having served one term as Secretary Of
State. Politically he has been on the fence,
and at no time during the war was he in
sympathy with the Democracy and the
files of his paper will show many scathing
criticisms of their unpatriotic course. The
conservative portion Of the party will vote
for him under protest, and will not work
for him with any enthusiasm.
The following brief mention of John
Black will not add much to Johns popu-
larity;
John Black, the nominee for State Treas
urer, is liquor dealer in this city. Per
SOA1oAAJ AO 10 % tACeloo1AU AubLI OuU Las liz
special qualifications for the position
* i
So far as locality Is concerned the tick
ct is badly made up. There is no candi-
date from the western part of the State
all are east of the center If the Repub-
licans go to work they can eaaily defeat
this ticket: there is not an clement in ii
calculated to awaken the enthusiasm OF
Democracy. Not oneof the nominees has
q reputation among those expected to vote
for him, which can be.relied upon as a
stimulant to effort, and we predict the de
feat OF all the candidates by larger ma
jority than that of two years ago, if Re-
publicans do half their duty.
The platform adopted by the Conven
ton is a surrender ofsome important points
held by the Democracy hitherto, and is
very vague on others. We shall speak OF
it more particularly hereafter