The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

in the manufacture of malt. Stirring
appeals were issued to temperance m,n
and protested religious men to vote fbl
his opponent, and the organization OF
God Templars was largely relied on t.
ensure his defeat This was done with
the full knowledge on the part of the
managers Of the movement that persona
y Mr.. Petit was a better temperance
man than Dr.. Rice, that ir every phase If
character he was his peer, and in ability
he was far his superior, he was an
active, reliable and efficient Republican,
and that his nomination was strongly
urged in State Convention by delegates
from his own district, some of whom
were exemplary Good Templars them
selves.
We are glad to record the complete
failure of this causeless and senselcsS
insurIection in the party--this unjusli.
fable and outrageous raid upon gentle
man entitled to respect and q candidate
worthy of support.
Mr. Petit is elected He probably
leads the ticket, at least he does not fall
behind the vote OF his associates. For
the leaders Of this mutipy, who were
c0gnizant to the facts, we have nothing
bat contempt. 1t is for those who were
drawn into it, who Woodworking the
facts, took counsel Of their feelings in
stead of their Judgment, that we write
We say to these men, that they must now
be convinced Of the utter inutilty OF
using great political party to advance
special social reform Such course is
contrary to reason and logic-opposed to
the very fundamental principle upon
which parties are organized, and if per
sisted III can only result in the disruption
OF that party which represents most
truly the integrity tue intelligence, the
conviction and the conscience of the
country, and leave us power less in the
hands OF the worst elements of social and
political life.
Again We ask these men to look ct the
honesty Of such action a few nonth~
ago convention of temperance men was
called to meet ut WatertoWn to dl.cusS
the propIiety of putting Temperance
State ticket IN the field THIS meeting
was not even respectable skeleton and
1t adjourned without taking any action
No one can deny that this amounted to
an official notification that the temper.
ance question, per Sc, would not be thrust
into the canvass.
The Republican State Convention met
and done its work wisely and well.
Among the candidar es which it place d
IN nomination were Mr.. Petit, manu-
facturer OF malt, and Mr.. Fallows, An
eminent Methodist clergyman. Each
a well known public man and reliable
NJ O. ftv II
mated without reference to his business
or profession, but because Of fitness for
the place and because he was worthy
representative Of Republican policy anu
faith. Then came the stab of the stiletto
the assassin like attack upon Mr.. Pet
tit 1t was unworthy the courtesy of d
Christian or the honesty of man For
tunately the plot was known IN season,
and to expose it was to ensure its defeat
We have no fault to find with tn gen.
tlemcn who feel it their duty to politI-
cally oppose the men who malt the
barley which tenn perance men have
raised, but we beseech them, as u matter
Of common honesty, to organize into a
party OF their own. and not camp with
the Republican hosts, and then desert
'Acil d-u UCtIdy GHelF leaders on JnD
battlefield
The Republican party is the party Of
our devotion, our love, and our faith
1t has grappl.d with gigantic pollti cal
evils and crushed them has drawn to
itself the best clemens Of society, and as
far as political party can do SO, has been
the exponent Of the conscience of the
people. 1t will, we believe, live t. see a
future as prosperous and bencfcent as
its past bus rs decline will date from the
day in which its membership leave tle
proper province Of politics, and attempt
to use the machinery OF the pa ty to fur
tner special reforms Of purely personal
nature, which belong to the domain OF
morals alone.