The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-10-27
vILLAINOUS.

The unanimity of the convention which
renominated Philetus Sawyer for Con-
gress seems to have stirred to their low
est and vilest depths all the evil pas
sions not only OF his Democratic opno
nents, but more especially of the few
sore headed professed Republicans whose
personal enmity is stronger than their
devotion to party and who hoped to get
ground by some other man the little
private axes which be has not seen tit
to grind for them The torrent of per-
sonal abuse and vile maligant persist
ent Misrepresentation which floods the
columns of the Times flows in turbid
bubbling rivulets on the street corners
in the shops and wherever the pestifer-
Gus vermin of street politics can effect
an entrance. All sense of decency seems
to be forgotten by the enemies OF Mr..
Sawyer. The overmasterine idea of
persuading or cajoling people into cool
ness toward an opposition to him seems
to have taken possession Of some minds
as to have driven out all respect for
truth or common sense. The stalest
fabrications are re hashed and reiterated
as though it was established that lie
well stuck to is as good as the truth.
Eien, even, both protesting and reputed
to be honorable men in the usual inter
course of life, do not hesitate to give
currency to insinuations, misrepres, nta-
tons and falsehoeds, which others
neither protesting nor reputed to be hon
orable. have the malice an scoundrelism
to invent.
Mr.. Sawyer got through congress a
bill for settlement with the Green Bay
and Mississippi canal company. the best
bill he or any one, could get through,
and which will probably be effectual for
the purpose.
Forthwith he is charged with being
an enemy to the Improvement for which
he has labored earnestly because he did
not get through better bill.
Secretary Cox, has weakly Tor cor.
ruptly) allowed his position to be used
for the purpose of grand gobble of the
Menomonie pine. Forthwith Mr.. Saw
yer is charged with the whole response
bility of the transaction. The Time,
barks and all the little dogs of the OPP
position pack join in the yelpiug cho-
rus.
Without evidence, against all evidence
and against the plainest dictates of com
mon sense, men profess to believe that q
man whose bitterest foes never counted
him a lOCl. has connected and allowed
to be promulgated four weeks before the
election a scheme which If it were his
ought to and would result in his defeat.
Dir. Sawyer is not omnipotent moi
omniscient. Strange as it may seem tC
the Times ard its echos, he could not i
he would force through congress a bill tC
give Seymour aud the other friends O.
the Times, who form the canal company
all that they may choose to ask. Singu
lar as It may appear, he has no such
suporhuman knowledge Of other mems
doings, that he, here in Oshkosh, coulo
know what schemes the friends of Sec
ratary Cox were concocted in Washing
ton, unless they choose to make hin
their confident which they know better
than to do His bitterest enemy in thi:
city, was far ahead of him in knowledge
on that subject.
Fir. Sawyer's ability and integrity and
and devotion 70 the interests Of his con
stituents have been tried and not found
wanting too often and in too many po
siGons to be doubted by the people now.
His enemies viii doubtless continue tc
von:t forth their maligant lies. Some
of them will doubtless continue to sneak
about the district, travelling traducers oil
faithful public servant, peripatetic per
yerters Of truth, intinerant huckteis OF
foul and viilainous falsehoods and after
the election have the comfortable feeling
of men who have sold their souls to the
devil and fliled TO get their pay OSls-
Eo5h Northeastern.