Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-09-01
The Democratic Nominee for Gov.
ernOr.

The nomination of Doolittle by the De-
mocracy, for Governor of Wisconsin, is
the most foolish and weak thing they
have done for some time. The Republ-
cans are astohished at their shortsighted-
ness, and as natural consequence, they
are well satisfied with the nomination, for
they are confident that either of their can
didates will be more than match for Do
little, and that they will beat him to the
wall, almost without a struggle. How
ever, the Democracy can have their own
choice as to whom they will sacrifice.
1t is we'll known to both parties that there
is no filter man in America, to be butch
cred, than Doolittle himself Neither par
ty has any confidence in him. He has
changed his political suit rather-too often.
First, he is a Democrat of the bitterest
kind, than all at once he is black Repub,
lican. Between the years 1856 and 1865,
Mr.. Doolittle worked his hardest against
the Democratic party, and was styled by
them as renegade and turn-coat. In
deed, both parties acknowledge him to be
the most daring turn coat of the age
And this is the man the Democrats
wonld have to rule over US. The idea
that intelligent men at this: late date
would be satisfied with a man that can
show no better record than Mr.. Doolittle
can, to be elected Governor of the State,
is perfect farce.
The following we clip from the Chicago
Tribune, Of the 25th, which shows Dooiit-
tie in his proper light
Mr.. Doolittle left the Democrats be-
cause he didn't want slavery perpetuated
in the Territories, and went back to them
because apparently he did want it perpetu-
ated in the South, where it had lost its
status entirely by the reason of the war
If Mr.. Doolttle says he did not want to
see slavery perpetuated, he says that
which he cannot maintain by proofs for
it is easily to be shown by the records
that Mr.. Doolttles devotion to the op-
pressed race disappeared the moment that
in order that their rights and freedom
might be preserved. Mr.. Doolitte voted
for the CivH Rights bill and the Freed
mems Bureau bill; but no sooner did
Johnson's veto come in than Mr.. Doolittle
whipped about to the south southeast and
voted against both of these measures as
vital to the freedom and elevation of the
coiored race as the proclamation of eman-
cipation Itself His support of Andy
johnson in. that usurping reconstruction
policy, which. enacted the "black Codes
for several of the Southern States, show )
how much the man cared for the princr lie
OF human freedom, and how hollow were
the pretences on. which he left the De moe.
! acy in 1854 The Democrats who now
{ axe him up need have no difficulty in su r
i nising that, since he left them, then, 70,
{ tice and nothing else, he has joined men
II ow for similar reason.
The Republicans, hate him becc use h,
b ,trayed them and refused to WELD t,
th cir unanimous request to tai. g himsel
out of the fduciary position which he helt
on false pretences the Democ rats distrus
him because he deserted them on an ex
case which his subsequent. course stulti
fed; arAnobody likes hirn, because of tn
mar fest want of candle and consistenc,
eth ,r in his actions or his speeches. H
has now capped the climax of his man,
political a6surdities by going over to 6gh
the Republicans when he has formal,
abandoned the only issue which he ha,
been making with them. In short, he is
probably, the worst stultified man il
America, all things considered. An
what claim car he make unon the Demo
Gratis of Wisconsin. except the barren on
that he is out of office and wishes to b
in? And what claim can the party whic
dominates him urge for the support of
renegade Republican, except that it know
its own record to be evil, and pays an in
tended compliment to the other side b.
selecting one of our cast-of statesman a
being, possibly, less noxious than one {
their own associates during the worst eE
och Of their career?