The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-11-11
III xIril'uur.
nth SUPPLEMENT
THE ELECTION.

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Tho~n nrnhahlv n.v-r reS = ma~e uu e
ls. % he tha TIE day. TT
< wssp,lilh aud pleasant and far tha
| ~ irSig1ifr1nt raa:on nsne ,isllv ma. =,
| orr republican vatnrs took h-
| 'lpintnr'.~t at all prrferring ratho~ :
| --anh 70 their hnmn avonations then
nd their time at tha rolls nr nven
! '.-,n-ir their vntn-. This was mns.
'.,ah1a =, ~ ,1-.r ~ ~, 49, ', ,r,,o.-
calities 4ar fy half Of the asnal vote ha'
been pollel. Almost the only signs ni
political interest were shown in on- VI
lage where the straight Re publican ticket
| was elected with but one evcen.inn, that
of the candidate for the Clerk Of the Cir-
c.rit Court The county eoes democrat
ic, though with much re 1uced majority
from that of 1867, AMI with the excer-
ton nf Henry Betz wto received a re.
publican majority in the County. and Mr.
Chas. Gnstavcrsnn who was elected by .
large majority County Supervisor in hi
District. That VIC might have reduced
that majority much more and even car
rie.d the whole republican ticket, we have
no doubt, if every republican had done
his duty, hut when, as it was the ease in
the town of Centreville, seventy-seven
ont of $50 republicans stay at home and
do not even come near the polls all day.
we cannot expect to overcome the untir-
ing efforts of our opponents. The same
c,use is to be aScrihed to the small ma
ioriry of our Mr.. Betz and against whom
besides, the whole democratic energy
seemed to be engaged; his opponent not
MY spent much of his own time III our
County, but much more freely his money
and his merchandise, arguments which
are still irresiSt able with very many of our
en'i ghtened electors. ..-
Our county elections have proven again
and again that the justice and righteous
ness of our cause is not sufficient 10 bring
it ont victorious'v, if we do not do our
duty, each one of MS. for its success. for
in all the towns and counties of our State
where the people were most thoroughly
aroused and active, the results were very
cheerin and we have nearly doubled our
majority for some Of nnr State officers
ha. still the inestimable value of our re-
publican principles entities our party to
complete cnntrol Of erery county of our
glorious State.
But in our county we not ony lacl ed
active interest but in many instances we
also lacked union our opponents were
not only increasingly dcftre but they were
uaited on the men of their ticket while
our forces were divide | into factions some
of them actually and openly helping to
elect our opponents. Although we do
not endorse blind allegiance to party die
tates, we believe that personalities ought
to be laid aside and that we should he'pto
elect such men as we helped to nominate,
for in uaioa only is strength
While we deplore onr defeat in thi.
County we have reason to he satisfied,
that the election of the democrat C
ticket does not place worse men into Of
flee, to attend to our County affairs tor
the next two years. As far as we can
judge, the democrats have placed the
best they had into the County Offices and
we have reason to hope that all of them
will discharge their severa' duties with
honor to themselves and to the satistac.
ton of their constituents. But this is
not the case with the elected members OF
Ass mbly, for not "ne of them is fit sol
the Office either in an educational or NOR.
al point of view. Our late republican
candidate in our District is man who
has filled that office twice to iull sat.
isfaction. but he could not be re-eieci ed
because he acW not stoop to bribery ia
any shape, while his successful opponen,
owes everything he has ever obtained. to
such means and has succeeded again by q
small ,naiarity although beaten IN his owl
ward and in this village. If the Demo
Gratis ever do feel ashamed of aelectin.
| ucli=rrBresentrttres they have good caus,
/ tor it now and We arc sorry that We sha,