Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-09-12
Doolittle.
LFrom III Alabama ErenIng E1pres..


date for Governor. Ex-senator Doc,
little 10 Tue man 1t must be pleasing
to those eminent Wisconsin Democrats
lcho hare stood up for the party through
good report and through eva report, "a
ind themselves thus passed oUer, ana
the frst place upon The ticket alCarded
TO a man loho, dozen to t0ithiR the ldSt
three or four gears, ,0aS the n0lsieSt
KIND Of a Republican But that is
their matter not ours. TheiutontioH
in nominating him, is to draw votes
from the Republican party we shall
be much mistaken if the game works
to advantage. Doolittle was never
particularly popular in the Republic
can party, and when no so shame
fully apostasized during Johnson s
administration, not many Repub-
leans were sorry that he had gone.
From the Monroe Sentinel
IL is said that when the committee
appeared to inform Mr.. DooIittle of
his nomination, and waited upon him
into the presence Of tho Convention,
he was so much taken by surprise
that he Immediately pulled twenty
closely written pages of foolscap out
of his pocket, and proceeded at once
to read from it that he had hoped
some one else would be nominated,
but that he was willing to sacrifice
himself for the sake of Constitutional
liberty. He made a bid of forty
minutes length for recognition in the
Democratic National Convention,
sailing into the Radicals in fine style.
Since 1866 we have not regarded Mr..
Doolitte as anything but an earnest
man. We cannot vouch for his hon
esty as statesman. lie was always
an earnest man for office-he is that
now. The Democracy, knowing the
failings of James r. could do.lttle
else than Doolittle, and they have
done the least for their rarty that was
possible to do, in selecting the earnest
backslider to head their ticket in the
campaign this fall. Well, it's their
own funeral
from the Sparta Eagle
Ii the masses of the people can be
prevailed upon swallow down this
new and strange departure of their
leaders, they will poll about their usu-
al vote otherwise, the nomination Of
D0olittle will prove to be the most
impolitic that could be made. The
people are becoming tired of being
made the plaything Of Designing
politicians, and are beginning TO learn
the value OF fixed principles and sta
biiity Of purpose. The betrayal of
the Republican party by Mr.. Dco-
little, il we'll known to the masses OF
the Democracy, and it will be hard
to make thousands of them believe.
that he is any safer in their hands,
than be proved to be in ours. The
dissection to which the Democracy
have invited him by the action Of
their Convention, will leave the
A'Mounting Bird" a sorry figure, for
the ides Of November to bury out Of
sight.
From the Kenosha Telegraph
Or ali men 10 the State, Mr.. Doc
little is THO last man who would be
likely to receive the cordial support
of any party. Having left the De-
mocraey and thrown his influence
against them in their time OF need,
and having gone with johnson and
opposed the Republicans in their
time Of greatest need, all parties must
have lost confidence in him. In 20.
ing over to the Democracy and ac-
cepting the nomination Of the Cons
vention, he will fail to carry Re
publican with him. And he will fail
TO receive the cordid and full support
of the Democratic party. Where all
parties have lost confidence in the
political integrity of candidate it is
impossible for him TO get the cordial
and full support of any party.
[From the Chicago Tnbunel
Mr.. Doolittle voted for the Civil
Rights bill and the Freedman's Blu
reau bill but no sooner did Johnson's
vote cOmein than Mr. Doolttle whip
ped about to the south southeast and
voted against both of these measures
as vital to the freedom aud eleva-
tion OF the colored race as the proc
lamation OF emancipation itself. His
support of Andy Johnson in that
usurplng reconstruction policy, which
enacted the "black Codes for several
of the Southern States, shows how
much tho man cared for the principle
OF human freedom, aud how hollow
were the pretences on which he left
the Democracy in 1854. The Dem.
ocrats who now take him up need
have no difficulty in surmising that
since he left them then, for office
and nothing else, he has joined them
now for q similar reason.
TFrom the Racine Advocated
A circus rider might as woll at.
tempt to turn forty back somersauIt.
without intermission, on bareback.
ed horse at full speed, as for the
Democratic party to elect Doolittle
Governor of Wisconsin. OF all tho
blunders which that party has com
mitted in times past, this selection 0.
of a candidate for Governor, doubl,
discounts everything heretofore done
in this State. No public man is 81
intensely hated by the Republican,
or less respected by the Democrats
Democracy evidentiy intends TO sur
render at discretion all it wanted
was a fgure-head to keep up appear
ances, and it has got one that vii
have q sickening effect whereve
exhibited.
GFNew Hampshire has adopte,
the svsinm of com nnlanrv adnnntinn