Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-24
WASHBURN AND DOOLITTLE.
The Discussion at Bau Claire-VIgOrOus Speech.
es-Doolittle after the Ku-Kiux
Bill, and w ashburn after the
Ku-kIuX Assassins.
Correspondence Of the Milwaukee Wisconsin,

Doolittle and his position. On the
question Of Economy, he had only to
compare Wisconsin with Tammany
Economy. The whole current expen-
ses OF our whole state under Republic
IN administration, was hardly sufi-
cient TO carpet a Court House, under
New York Democracy. The expen>
SEES Of tho Democratic state of Ken
lucky were four or five times that of
Mr. Dooittle had asked,
NV bat had become of the school
funds ?" lie would defy Mr.. Doolt-
lie TO show where a dollar Of the
school fund had been misappiied or
Incorporated under the Republic
an rule of the State, Called upon
Mr.. Doolttle to SHOW his hand on
state questions also TO give some
reason why our state Of Wisconsin,
with the most economical record of
any state OF its size in the Union,
should 90 back on its presest line of
policy, throw overheard It's faithful
servants, and put Mr.. Doolittle and
his tribe in their places Pertinent
questions truly. Yet pertinent as it
may seem, Mr.. Doolittle never for
once, during his hour and a half haran-
que, found time to make single re-
ference to the insignificant affairs of
our state administration.
lie didn't wonder that Mr.. Doolit-
tie said nothing Of the achievements
of the Democracy for last dozen years,
but preferred to talk about the Dem
ocratic party of 20 years ago, 1t re-
minded him Of seedy old customer,
out at the elbows, talking of his won
derful ancestry Mr. Doolittle is
filching the good of the Republican
party when be tries to sail under the
name of the democratic Republic.
an" party. He says the Republican
patty are joining the Democratic par
ty by thousands. He hasn't read
the newspapers. He don't seem to
have heard the news from Maine,
California, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Referring to the tariff question, Mr..
Washburn said he had never failed to
vote for reduction of the tariff
when he was 10 Congress- He had
voted to reduce tho tariff 40 per cent.
on tea, coffee, coal, salt, &c. Instead
of Mr.. Doolttle finding him voting to
sustain high tariff, he finds Mr.. Docs
little sustaining it at all times by his
record.
Mr.. DoolittIes great point was the
"usurpati0n Of the general government"
as shown by Congress trying TO get
entire control of Banks, Railroads,
Telegraphs, Education, Insurance and
Bankrupt laws, also on the passage
Of the Ku-Klux bill,
As to Banks, Mr. DoolittIe himself
had voted to tax the state banks six
per cent. and thus drive them out of
existence. As to Railroads, Mr.. D.
had voted that Congress might chart
r a railroad from Washington to
New York, if it was needed by the
general government and state be-
tween should interpose.
MIR. DooLITTLE's SPEECH.
During the opening, Mr.. Washburn
mad charged up the extra burdens of
our government, of which Mr.. Doo-
little complained, to the luxury of a
Democratic war" This was too
much for the earnest soul of Mr.. Doc
little. He looked down into the
nav Of his devoted three hundred.
Ills great heart swelled; his proud
breast filled He was oblivous to his
record. He forgot all speeches in the
past. He forgave them for all he
had said against at GAINESVILLE and
Madison. He took back all his de-
nunciatious of Democratic disloyalty
All was bright on their escutcheon
now all was heavenly in their faces.
That which before was black as ink
and bitter as hell, was now white
as the snowy plumage of an arch
angel, and sweet as the nectar of the
gods.
In the midst of this flaming DEM
ocratie panegyric, Mr.. Doolittle made
the extraordinary statement that "ot
the one hundred and nine men in the
first Eau Claire company that went
off with Eagle Regiment, early in
the war, one hundred belonged to
the Democratic party !" This state
ment was received with a yell OF
triumph, while no one was prepared
TO deny it, or give the truth in the
case. The original company roll was
carefully examined by two good
soldiers to-day, and found TO contain
ninety.siX names all told OF these
sixty-hve were known as out aud out
Republicans fifteen as Democrats
while the remainder were not claimed
by either side. During their contin.
uation in the army, more than nine
tenths of these soldiers, that lived
voted solid with the Republicans, and
continue so to-day. Neither Mr.
DOolittle's panegyric nor his ms
statement will gain soldier vote, oil
any other vote, TO his side, as he will
find out on election day. On tn,
contrary, | find be has made tn;
soldiers swearing mad aud they talk
rough about him. \ straight war
Democrat here of the fighting breed
says "Mr. Doolittle has the most hon
est way of not telling the truth o
any man he ever heard" Another
soldier, with plentiful swearing inter
mixed, denounced him as "a d
political humbug and canting hypo
critic. These Chippawa soldiers ar,
evidently sensitive as 10 their polt
ical war record.
MIR. Doolittle made the most tel
ing speech here that / have heart
him make during the campaign, ant