Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-08-31
OUR AGENTS.
The Democratic Nomination.

The Democratic party, which, as a
State organization is decidedly fail.
ure, has chosen its standard bearer
for the approaching campaign, find.
ing ready and willing sacrifice in
the person of ex Senator James Il.
Doolittle.
We say ready and willing sacri-
fee, because the result of the contest
cannot be in doubt, and Mr.. Doollttle
ia man Of two much Political dcrH.
men to treasure for moment the
deIusion, that lie can be elected.
That Mr. Doolittle expected the nom
inatiou of Governor at the hands of
his Democratic friend, () is fact
made patent by his lengthy and
elaborated y prepared speech Of accept
ance therefore we reiterate the az.
sertion that Mr.. DooIittlr il ready
and willing sacrifice" We thiuk the
nomination, IN many respects, a de-
clde!ly Improbable, and as the re-
suit will show, an unusually weak
one, revealing the fact that the men
who put Nj. d. III nomination have
no hopes OF success, and Therefore
chose to present to the people n ny.
5rid rather than a pure specimen of
ultra Democratic faith. There are
score of men IN the Democratic ranks
any one of whom would have beer ac-
ceptable to tho members of the par,
ty, and who stand to-day pledged to
its principles, though they don't
want to die for those principles so
soon as November next.
Mr. DooIttIe's record is one that
must act as a powerful tonic on the
political stomach of the Democratic
party First Democrat, then n
Free Soi.er, then again a Democrat
in order to secure the position Of Cir
cnlt Judge in 1862, resigning the
same in 1856, in order to accept a
nomination at the hands OF the Re.
publicans for the position Of L. S
Senator, position he was emurntly
qualified to Till, but for his lack of pc.
ltlcal honor. After the slaughter of
Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew John.
son was called to the presidential
chair, he played the political Judas,
and affiliated with traitors, making
himself SO obnoxious to his constituents
that he was requested to resign:
duty, which his selfish and hypocri,
zeal nature would not prompt him to
perform.
The record of Mr.. Doolitte is one
that attaches to 1t nothing Of honest
inteut He never vas Republican
from principle, neither a Democrat
political weathercock, with n suhi
cheney Of brains to clear him of the
appclIation, dutomat0n, he has obeyed
the bchest of every political breeze
tina: carried with 1.-THE sweet fragrance
OF money or position. To-day Dom.
ocrat, he il honored with the cauli.
dacy for the highest position it il in
the power Of the people of the Sover
eIgn State OF Wisconsin to bestow,
but position to which henrvvr can at.
tain ihro' the d>trust OF the one, and
the contempt of the Other Of the
great political organizations ut The
State, Tie Democracy are welcome
TO the full right, title aud possession
OF the body, brains and soul Of ex.
Senator Daolittle, whose political
corpse will be consigned to the politi.
cal moryue in November next by the
ayes OF 10000 Suvcrrigr voters of
the Conference.-The Of Wisconsin,, dnd
srllo ,cW b"ry Il? for neither Dvuo
crat or X publican mouruers will
dare to claim it as k,th or kun