The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-14

Of the Lord, answered: Anybody, goot
lord, anybody' In the pitiful words G
one OF the Tammany journals, they 'art
ready to combine with any body for th,
defeat of Grant,
The Passivists say: 'IIet tho Radi
Gals call their convention and nominate
Grant, and then let the independent Re
publicans bolt and nominate whoever they
J please, and then the Democrats rally tc
) his support. This is assigning to the
Democracy part which would be dis.
graceful and humiliating. Let their op-
, ponents nominate whoever they please
and then tho Democrats rally to his sup
I port!' When Democracy stoops to such
cowardly subserviency it would merit an
initiation for its treachcry to every prin-
ciple that gives it vitality. Boston Post
While we deem it wise and patriotic
to invite the cooperation of the Repub-
lican enemies of General Grant, and to
make it easy for them to act with US,
they must understand that it is we, and
: not they, whose hands are on the helm of
the Democratic ship. We are willing to
take them in as partners, but their con-
troll can only be in proportion to the ac-
tive capital they bring into the concern.
They know who we are, but we do not
know who they are.-N. I. World.
Messrs. Schurtz, Geo. Wilkes s. Co.,
and all the soreheads, will please take
| potico apd r,ovorn y, :, J.,
You know who they are, but they do not
know who yom are. They will run the
machine, but you viii be graciously per-
mitted to work in the traces.
| The passive policy proposed by the De-
mocracy has been happily designated the
Possum Policy, from the habit Of this
animal of feigning death when it is caught
and cannot escape. 1t is one Of the great
est hypocrites Of the animal kingdom,
passlVely allows itselfto be jammed, haul
ed and rolled about without showing signs
of life, but when its time comes it slyIy
peeps out to see that all is right, and if
its enemy is gone it becomes the same
old 'Possum. The Democratic leaders
must place very low estimate upon the
intelligence of their followers. if they
think to lead them with the picture Of
such an "animile" painted on their ban
ners
How the great passive movement is to
be worked is minutely described in the
St. Louis Republican OF the 2Sth inst.
First, National Convention of fuil-com-
munion Democrats is to meet and, with
proper solernnity and authority - resolve
to do nothing. The Democracy haYe
taken the plunge back into the domain Of
Chaos and Old Night, and disappeared,
the anti Grant Republican convention,
composed exclusi 7ely Of men who hayen't t
voted a Democratic ticket for at least
seven years, is to meet and place ticket
in the field, together with "a bold and
inspiring reafiirmation ofthose great con-
stitutional principles and those high per-
sonal rights which form the ground Of
Democratic opposition to the present ad-
ministration. Then look OFT for the
old Democratic war hoop.
A Washington Correspondent says
'Itis astonishing how difficult it is 70
find these ''diss atisfied men" with n the
ranks of the Republican party. l bave
not met man or any political prominence,
who has auy just claim to be called a Re
publican, who expresses the least doubt
as to General Grants denomination, and
re election. The Democracy can hope
for little aid from what IS left Of the ''.iis-
satisfied men, in the Republican rank !.
First, because they are few in number, il.
indeed, they have an existence at all, and
second, because the boldest and most san
gtline among them have abandoned all
hope Of defeating Grant.
The opposition Republicans are having
rather discouraging time of it. Accord
ing to the Chicago Tunes, whose tele-
graphic correspondent in Washington has
been casting abont to see how the land
lies, mot single one Of the 139 Repub-
lican members Of the House of Represen-
tatiyes is willing to announce his opposi-
ton to the re- nomination Of Grant. -
Among the Senators is the same unhap-
py promise. Those who have been
reckoned upon as the very head and front
Of the Republican sorehead movement,
have beea found, upon interview, to
know nothing about it, and to care less :;
and with The single exception Of Senator
Schurz, not one Of them can be got to say
shat he will not support Grant for 1e-
nomination. So much for the passive"
experiment. What next?
If there is one thing more than another
every good citizen of the republic should
seek to protect, make sacred, honorable
and full of dignity and meaning, it is the
right Of suffrage. If there is one thing
more than another which every good cit
izen of the Republic should seek to pun
ish and crush out. it is the abuse Of that
right as practiced by the unscrupulous
and corrupt Every Illegal vote cast is a
blow at the dignity and purity and value
of American citizenship-is the grip Of a
rufian upon the throat of every honest
man-is dagger in the heart Of every
one who loves liberty and prizes free
schools and free press-is a manacle
upon the hands of order, peace, security
and justice.
The Roman Catholic Church, of Eng
land, has sent out Missionaries to con
vert the entire negro population of the
United States to Catholicism. They have