The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31
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I WISCONSIN,.
4 One Of the noisiest and most con
spicuous Radicals, in the Republican
camp, from the organization Of th
party up to the detection Of Andrew
Johnson, was James Il. Doolittle
United States Senator, for the mos
part Of that time, from the State Q
Wisconsin.
| tits true that he was never re
garded, by his Senatorial compeers
as a man Of much ability, except as
wind instrument; but, then, he pro
| tested his radicalism so often and &c
loudly, that his friends were unpre'
pared for such an exhibition of polit'
lcal depravity as witnessed in the
march Of James Il. Doolittle directly
into the enemy's lines, with oil bis
bag and baggage.
Wisconsin has had another con-
spicuous demagogue and renegade
| in the person Of Alex. w. Randall,
and since Johnson's celebrated bread
and butter campaign, there has been
a lively strife between these two
traitors to their party and friends, to
see who could dive down lowest and
come up dirtiest with copPerhead
slime, It will be admitted, however,
now, that Doolittle has won the
championship as . dirt-eater, when
it is considered that he has just been
nominated by the Democrats Of that
State for Governor, over such faith
full old wheel-horss as Gabe Bouck,
and that, in accepting the nomina-
tion, he heartily endorsed the plat
form, which, among its provisions,
has the following:
/. "That we point with pride to
the economical administration and
limited amount of taxation that pro-
vailed in the State under Democrat
ic rule, as contrasted with the enor-
nous body oftaxation and profigate
expenditures of the succeeding Re-
publican State administrations, and
that the Democratic party, If rostor-
ed to power, will observe economy,
retrenchment and reform in every
department of the State government.
2. "That we are in favor Of tar
iff for revenue only; thai under the
pretext of raising revenue, within
the past ten years the national Con-
gress has established and continues
that enormous robbery of the masses
for the enrichment of the few known
as the protective tariff system, which
has swept our commerce from the
seas and fettered and oppressed every
agricultural pursuit; system which
the conventions of the Republican
party equivocally and haltingly
speak in their platforms, but which
that party porpetuatcs in Congress,
and from which the people may hope
for no relief but by the restoration of
Democratic rule"
Here we find Doolittle denouncing
the previous Republican administra-
tions Of his own State for profigate
expenditures, which, if true, stamps
the brand of dishonor on his own
brazen front, as he has been more
responsible for the nomination and
election OF those officers, than any
other man in Wisconsin.
His denuncia ton of the tariff comes
with special grace from o Senator
who never lost an opportunity while
in his place to urge the passage Of
the highest rate Of protection.
Comment upon such base truccu-
lence for Office seems to be = work of
suporerorogation. 1t is only referred
to to show the decadence of modern
democracy. That democracy has
been compelled to nominate him, and
abandon all its trusted leaders, shows
plainly enough what a desperate
strait that party of the Badger State
is in. They love the treason. but in
common with all sorts OF men every
where, must loathe and despise the
traitor.
Otherwise the platform in ques-
ton, takes the newest kind of new
departure. 1t declares against repu-
diation, supports the constitutional
amendments, and, in other respects,
and in digging up q couple of sold
| iers. for subordiate candidates on the
ticket, shows most hearty contempt
for the formor leaders, and traditions
of tho party.
The result will be that the bone
1 .
and sinow of the democratic party
of Wisconsin will be disgusted with
tho hybrid ticket and heterodos
platform, and that the Republicans
will win by more than their usua
majority.
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/ FIREBRAND.-Some galoot iron
this place, wrote an editorial for tn
Ottumwa COURIER relative to tn
Primary Elections in this county AN
winds up by hoping oil has bee
poured on the troubled waters. Th
article is anything but complimer
tary to all parties, and acts as . tir'
brand rather than the concilator
measure it pretended to hope for
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