Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-03

vote, our almost enmasse support by
the republicans will be more easily OBJ
served. "a
The statement that tho republican
votes against Mr.. Comstock :" were not
influenced by Chan ges CT fraud, but by
local reasons" cannot stand IN the face
of the facts. The republicans Of Polk
had no local axes to grind If they
were infuencsd-by locality at Fall, it was
in favor of Comstock In this county
Mr.. Comstock received 227 votes, l 5 of
wnsb were democrats. lleaying, 2f2 ire
publican votes, for Comstock, while the
republican state ticket received $50 votes
-Comstock l4f behind. II is idle to
say that local reasons only, wrought. this
great change.
Sd. Our course in that canvass we
justify by the election Of no man. The
firm conviction that we were right in OPP
posing John Comstock's bogus nominal
ton. is all the justification we need
We did not support republican because
there was none in the field entitled to our
support. All was done that could be
done to harmonic the party. Mr.. Com
stock pc. sisted in running and would not
decline. ~ Of the central committee FL.
d. Barron was in Washington. j. III.
Wing Of Hudson, satisfied with Com
stock, would not act Hence Mr.. Con.
verse, the remaining member could do
nothing. This is why we had no candi.
date to support We went into no dem
ocratic camp for leader--fought under
no democratic burner, and Mr.. Taylor is
simply wasting bis time itefating and re-
iterating such charge. = Il
We admit that supporting democrat
fdrfeits I'll claim to political patronage
controlled by tie republican party, and
we will presently show chat Lutte A. Tay-
lor is boiler of the "lnost strictest "
stripe. si8 I"
On the persoAal phase of our appoint
ment we have no comment to make
Personally, Lutte A. Taylor we greatly
esteem; his friendship we value highly,
and this mark of favor toward us, we
deeply appreciate. But when he attempts
TO make us political sacrifice to appease
the anger of his unprincipled brother,
and throw the odium of his contempti.
bic rascaity in the late senatorial con
vention on our shoulders, by affixing to
our political record the stigma of "party
bolter," personal considerations must
stand aside for time. This is not
personal, but public and political mat
ter, and no friendship, we. trust, is for
feited on either side. s..s-ur e4,r &
4th. Our statement that the republi-
cans denounced the action of Lutte Tay-
lor and defeated it nj the polls he tries
to refute, claiming that he was sustained
in his bolt by majority of the repub-
licaps in the district. q.
Mr.. Taylor,now mark how few plain,
true figures will put you down. Az.
In the fall Of s6S the republican
ticket received, in Pierce county, 1856
votes. John Dale, independent, boiling
republican received 625 votes. Thirty
three democratic votes (El Paso 10, Riv,
err Falls 10, Prescott Is, were cast for
Mr.. Dale as tho official returns show
leaving him 592 republican yotes--eigh
ty sir less than one half Of the .republi-
can votes polled in the county-the BAL
ance of the vote going to Dopkins and
Ives. Does this show that Mr.. Dale re.
ceived "a very large majority of the re
publican vote of the county?' Does
the returns substantiate the correctness
Of Mr.. Taylor's Judgments In the face
of these figures can that gentleman eay
that Mr.. Dale was the choice of the re-
publicans of Pierce county, Fairly de.
fea,ed in convention by Mr.. Dopkins. he
bolts his party nomination, runs indie.
pendent, and his entire vote democrats
included) was 625, leaving 7Sl repub-
! lican votes against him.. We call that q
clear case of bolt made without any
legitimate reason, and supported by q
minority Of the party. That is the way
Republicans denounced Mr.. Taylor &C
ton at tho polls. "A' = '' 4l
If River Falls or any other town wan
ted to run John Dale it could not, under
compulsion, DO prevented. TfJohn Dale
was anxious to try his speed and show
his bottom in political race, it was his
privilege to do so. If Mr.. Dopkins was
unknown, it was Lutte A. Taylor's
manifest duty to make him known
| through the columns Of his paper? These
reasons furnish no excuse to Lutte A.
Taylor for boiling that nomination. Was
not Mr.. Dopkins fairly nominated? Ger
tainly. Was he not a sound republican?
Most assuredly. Then we affirm that
Mr.. Taylor had no right as a republican
leader. as party guardian, as the editor
of republican paper, AS republican
Federal office holder. to aid or counter,
ance this boiling movement, much less to
endorse and sustain it. He did it and
by so doing indirectly supported and
elected democrat to the Assembly -af-
fording an excellent opportunity to bring
that rule of general application so near
his official juguar, that his internal or
gans must haye felt decidedly uncom-
| Portable at the time. e. a75H Val
1t is proper to add that Hon. o. s.
Powell was a member Of the Senatorial
convention, denounced the bogus nomi.
nation of John Comstock and was one
of the most tireless and determined work
ers to defeat him. If the action of Mr..
Powell in '6S helps Mr.. Tay lor's record,
his action in 80 helps ours in the same