The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-10-12

which we thought was in the "POstmas-
ter's'' hand. and one beat of heel, which
we believe belonged to the body of some
'tsmall twig'' of the Federal Government.
lie passed from that to tell US how long he
had been in public office. We think he
said sixteen years, which some one near by
us remarked was long enough. After that
he intimated that he was member of the
great Washburne family, whose birthright
is indicated by the peculiar mark they are
said to bear upon their person when born
into this offce-seeking world. He then
eulogized the Republican party of the State
and the Republican administration of the
State, but nary rap of applause at this
part Of the speech. He next tried the
Federal Government with laudations and
fulsome encomiums of praise from stem to
stern, including Grants family, together
with all the Dents In it; but this, also, fell
fat on the ear of the assembly, and did
not produce a single shuttle of the foot or a
clap of the hand. Before this time the
audience had begun to yawn and wiggle in
their seats, now they began TO leave by the
half dozen, and the General, like the true
politician he is, resolved to make grand
effort to stay his hearers by dissertation
on the Ku Klux and the carpet -baggers.
lie admitted that there were some carpet
baggers he objected to, but not those who
had been sent by Providence to the South
ern States to punish the people Of the
South for their sins; and said that the car
pet-baggers being there in the retributive
service Of God, were doing Republican
work, and were rot to be driven out by the
ku Kluz; that the ku klux were guilty
Of great wrong in attempting to drive the
carpet-ba@gers out. GLOW can that be p
said Melisian at our elbow. ale ad-
mits that carpet-b agging is wrong on the
Republican side, and says that Ku Kluxing
is wrong on the Democratic side. Now
said our friend, ~ can prove by his own
language that by the strict rules of logic,
the General is at faul5, for sure two
wrongs, according to his argument, must
make carpct-bagging right
But we desire not to pursue this style of
comment any further, suffice it to say that
the speech of Gen. Washburne at Manito-
woe was complete failure, without point,
interest, wit, or any popular quality, which
developed single spark of enthusiasm, a
great disappointment to his partizan
friends, who each and all sadly shake their
heads when asked what they thought of it.
Of very different character was the
speech of General Bragg, delivered Satur
day evening last, at the Court House, to an
overlooking house.
The General held his audience in his
logical grapples, from the utterance of his
first sentence, and every point which came
! almost with every sentence, was loudly and
enthusiastically endorsed His tribute to
Mr.. Doolittle's purity of character was
warmly and heartily received, and his ar
raignmcnt of the centralizing action of the
warmly approved. His charges against
the State Government for their misappro-
priation Of the school fund, were as speci-
fic as they were overwhelming, ana east
dismav into the ranks of the Republicans.
In short, in our opinion, it was as able and
effective Il speech as will be delivered this
campaign, and gave the people of our COM
munity to see, hear and appreciate the DIFF
ference between a man of point, brilliancy
and intellectual power, and widowed
fossil, who hopes to be made Governor of
this State by Federal officc-holdcrs and
family connections, and the people saw
and appreciated the i6erence: for in
Washburne's case scarcely a third of his
| audience remained to hear him close his
weary speech, while i'll Bragg's case not
single soul left the room; indeed, most all
chung TO their seats after he had finished,
expecting to hear something more.