The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-04-27

CARO-. April 25th. 1871


Sir The Republicans of Manitowoc
County, are not little amazed. as well
as thoroughly indignant, at the treachery
you have finally disclosed in letter
which you deemed a defence I want to
tell you that we consider your letter a
fimsy subterfuge. 1t is naught but
naughty insolence to suppose that your
hitherto political friends are 20 be sflen-
ced and satisfied by the plea of an Sin
diyidual judgment in the case. The
| people also claim the right of a Judgment,
and that Judgment always damns to eter-
nal infamy the renegade. the prodigal
son of iniquity. We would remind you
that you are not the ruling tyrant of the
party you once professed to love, but
that your real honor ought to consist In
being faithful servant of those who gave
you your trust. IF you are possessed of
ordinary intelligence you must know, if
of ordinary honesty you must own (both
these suppositions may now be fairly
considered questionable that the efficien-
cy Of any party depends on the facilities
it possesses in times of emergency when
crest and vital principles are at stake.
of spreading political intelligence and of
arguing political truths In each man $
household. A well sustained press affords
the readiest and most available means to
this end. Republicans and Democrats
alike recognize this fact, and accordingly
each man holds an indisputable and as
important share of political capital in
the county paper he helps support. as
the editor himself This view cannot be
controverted. Granted that the editor
has personal interest in his paper,
that does not change the fact that each
man who helps sustain it, has invested
an equal political interest. So, political
ly, every Republican in the county has
been defrauded of his right and despoil
ed of his interest. so far as it lay In your
power to accomplish this mischief. You
have done this you say on the ground of
fright of individual judgment. But
we can see it except in one or all of the
three following views:
Either your action proceeds from per-
sonal emnity toward Mr.. Borcherdt or
from love CT Mr.. Bollmeyer or from an in
difference to the support of our political
organ, The TRIBUNE. OF the first two
[ say, if we are to be sold out for person
al considerations. your treaehery is be-
meath the dignity of spanish pirate
But if you have no interest in Republi-
caniss1l, in It's PRONUNCIATION, in its per
petuation, then say, your late action is
consistent with your principles, though
before your election you kissed US Re-
publicans like Judas; and if Democrats
lay any claim to virtue, [ warn them not
to receive the Establishments of your Sc
auctions for you have already attempt
ed to debauch us By an hypocritical en-
brace. You say some Democrats voted
foT you, Cause why? 1t was because
they either foresaw Democratic service in
you, or deemed you safer man than
your Dem ocratic rival. If the first be
true, your defence should be frank ac-
acknowledgement that you love both Repub-
licans and Democrats, and therefore
reward both alike. But if the latter be
the reason of their casting votes for you,
it does not offer for the Democrats the
shadow Of claim upon your patronage;
for Republicans should be the gamers by
the superior confidence inspired by their
candidates, as the Democrats must suffer
ifthey lack that moral force. Besides, your
in dividual judgment" has hit upon an
expedient that rewards not merely those
Democratic voters who sustained you at
the polls, but the whole Democratic par
ty, very large majority of whom bitterly
opposed you from first to last. I do not
vouch for the assertion, but I believe
what [ have said is in substance, what
every Republican in the county would be
glad to say to you. It is a precarious
support that our political organ can get
from official patronage in this Democratic
county For this reason we feel bitterly
disappointed when treachery defrauds us
of what is really ours. want good,
we'll sustained Republican paper in my
family and among my neighbors. You
seem to care for neither.
REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLE.