The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-24
The KENOSHA TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER "a, 1870.
LESSON OF THE ELECTION.


Aruseful lesson may belearned by Re
publicans from the election in this c9un-
ty. Apathy, divisions and personal
piques have lost ust he election of the AS
Semblyman for this county and diminish
ed the Republican majority. Apathy or
Indifference prevented a large number
of Republican voters from going totelec-
tion and voting enough not only to have
elected John Hartnel but to have increas-
ed the Republican majority by hundreds.
Divisions had their effect in defeating
6 the Republican candidate for the. Assem-
bly and in lessentng the majority for the
other candidates II has come to such a
pass in this county that candidates for
nomination in the convention, falling to
be nominated. will often vote and work,
sometimes. underhahdedly and.somGtimes
openly, against those who are nominsted
by the conventions Such men intend to
be nominated or defeat the election of
those who are nominated rule or ruin.
IF they can be carried into Office by the
Republicans they will vote and work
s, with them, but If they cannot be, they
will vote against those 'who51might49 be
elected and defeat them ajf1 they can.
Personal piques have9 mot been without
their effects on the election. These
pieues sometimes have political cause,
and sometimes they arise from personal
ambition. In town elections, party Lines
Nave not always been adhered to- Re
2 pubiicans have, not only Sometimes voted
for Democrats, but they have allowed
themselves to be run on Split and Demo
cratic tickets III opposition to the Re-
publican candidates Sometimes they
have been elected and at other times de-
feated. In either case, they have given
E dissatisfaction to- those against whom
they run and their friends. And when
ever these men come up for office either
. of town or county they are apt to be
. opposed by th9seswho were opposed by
them. And this political opposition. ofI
Republican to Republican sometimes be-
comes personal and permanent. The CON
seauence of'this OPPOSITION Of Republican
to Republicans Is to lessen the majority
and sometimes to defeat the candidates
for County and State Offices. Eli.
We have thus spoken of the causes ops
Grating in tue Republican party which,
if continued, will bring it into the mi
nority in this county, that those who are
Republicans from principle and desire
to see the principles of the Republican
party carried into executions, may guard
against the continuance of. these causes
Remove the causes and the Republican
party will remain inlthe Iascendeucy.e I'll
they continue, a few years will waste
away the majority, and It IS easier tel
keep majority than 10 regain it after it
is lost. To be forewarned,
is to be forearmed Our willy
Democratic opponents, everready to take
advantage of our divisions, expected TO
accomplish more than toldefeat the Re
publican candidate for the Assembly
The Republicans, being forewarned and
partly f6f6arhed, defeated the most OF
their purpose. IF the Republicans viii
throw away their apathy, divisions and
piqpes, and be forearmed hereafter, they'd
will defeat their Democratic oppn2opt~
and remain in The ascendendency.