The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-09-07
The Campaign 5n - isccnsin.

The campaign between James r. Doc
little and Cadwalader c. Washburn for the
Office Of Governor Of Wisconsin will be
watched with unusual interest by Demo
Gratis and Republicans outside Of that State.
The majority for Fairchild, the present Re
publican GOTCTnOr, two years ago, was
about 5000 in an aggregate vote Of $780,
900. Last fall the majority for the Repub-
hcan candidate for Congress over the Dem
ocratic candidate was fraction under
5000. Two years before Grant majority
was more than $4,000, and, in 1860, Lin
coins was upward Of u 900 Indeed. for
a dozen years past the Republican MAORI
ties, when measured by the whole vote east,
have been on the decline.
The recent Democratic Convention which
nominated Mr.. Doolittle spoke thus in re
gard to the three amcndncnts AS the
late amendments to the constitution have
been declared BY the properly constituted
authority to be part Of the fundamental
law Of the land, they are binding upon the
people, This complete and conclusive
statement upon one Of the leading ques-
tons Of the times is taken from a letter re-
Gently written by Chief Justice Chase.
Mr.. Dooltrle has accepted the nomination
for Governor on this platform.
Mr. Doolttie was furmeriv a leading
young Democrat Of Western New York.
In the memorable campaign of 1913 he
stood by the side of John Nau Buren,,
James 5. Wadsworth, Dean Richmond,
Preston King, Samuel J. TiIden, William
Cassidy, Reuben L. Fenton, and their Barn
burner associates, and was among the most
eloquent cXpoundcrs of the famous Buffalo
platform. Removing to Wisconsin soon
aftcrward, he became a leader Of its De
mocracy, and was made one Of the Circuit
Judges Of that rising Commonwealth.
In lS55-O Mr.. Doolittle, in company
witha large number of Democrats of the
Silas Wright school throughout the North
crn and y e>tcrn States aided in tnc for
nation of the Republican party, and by his
ability and eloquence greatly contributed to
swell the majority by which Gen. Fremont
carried Wisconsin III the Presidential con
test Of 1886. Being now recognized as the
leader Of the Republican party Of the States,
they sent HIM to the United States Senate
where he remained twelve wears, and where
he always held foremost position both in
council and debate In Andy Johnson's
time he separated from the Republicans in
the Senate on the questions of JohnSon's
policy and of his Impeachment: and now,
treating the old issues on which the Repub-
Hcan party was originally organized as
having been fully disposed of, MIR. Doolit-
tie resumes his former position as a Demo
cratic leader on the line Of the new Gcpar-
ture.
Mr. Washburnc, the Republican nominee
for Governor, is Of Wing antecedents, and
is a man of fair abilities and great energy.
lie is member Of the WaShburne family,
which, though not quite as numerous as
the d mt family, stands nearly as high in
the affections of Gen. Grant, and is not ex-
celled by the Dents in procliyity to get
as many Offices as they can and keep them
rs long as possible. Elihu, Israel, Henry,
Cadwalader-why, their very names have
become syuonymeS for fat places. Seats
in Congress, generalships, goyernorships,
collectorships, ambasaadorship and so ON.
in large quantities, and from remote peri
cd, have been gobbled up by the Wash
burnc.
Gen. Cadwalader Golden Nashburn was
Gen. Grant fayCrite candidate in the re
cent Convention. The unpedgcd, indie
pendent delegates desired the nomination
Of Judge Smith, and on the first ballot a
change of fifteen or sixteen votes would
have insured the triumph Of Smith. But
Grants revenue collectors, postmasters,
maishals, and custom house officers were
too many for him: and with their aid
Washburn finally slipped in b. small ma
iority. The election of WaShburnc will
thus be the endorsement Of Grant by the
people Of Wisconsin.
il now remains for the people of Wi>con-
sin to pass iud9ment upon the issues ana
the candidates involved in this interesting
contest. Oar advice to them Is decidedly
to vote for Doolttle and the Democratic
platform.-Ne3g York sun, (Rcpublican,) |
Sept >.