The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-10-05
An Gid Soldiers Wrath.
From the Madison Soldiers Record
TO THE SOLDIERS OF WISCONSIN,.

rom the Madison Soldiers Record
10 THE SOLDIERS or WISCONSIN,.
.Soldiers-A political campaign is about
to open in this State which viii he Of more
than ordinary interest to you. y prorni-
ncnt man as a candidate for Governor Is
brought forward in the person Of Gen. c.
c. Washburne, late member Of Congress
from the Sixth district Of this State. You
are probably most all aware that Wash
burne voted for the grant Of millions Of
acres Of land to powerful railroad compa-
nv,z and that HosbJurRs rofed oggitst
tie soidisrs 10Rd qr0pt bin lie has been
called uuon through the S0}dia5' Record
to explain his reason for that vote, but he
has not answered, and we must take it for
granted that he cannot give any satisfac-
tory reason to the soldiers, and we must
take it for granted that to vote for a pow
erful company does pay and to vote against
the interest Of a poor soldier does pay
likewise, and this then must be the reason
Of his vote.
Now then, to clap the climax, this same
Washburne has the impudence TO come be-
fore yon and ask your vote to make him
Governor. Verify this is adding insult to
injury, to slap your face 49, the right
hand and stretch out his left for fayors.
Soldiers Of Wisconsin has it come TO this :;
that Won shall bear such insults from your
public officer. There are twenty thousand
soldiers in Wisconsin who vote the Repub-
lean ticket. Have you no voice in the
convention? If you cannot prevent the
nomination Of such man, let the dele
gates of that convention know that YOU
can and will defeat any such men (whO
/ vote against your Interest," on election day
I II is strange that no other newspaper II
/ t5}aer State .but the Sol3iers Record has the
duct in our public officers Where is Gen
Allen, Col. " atrou~, Gen. Bintlih, and 3
I host Of others Are thay kept silent By
the cracking Of the party lash Shame te
be cDwed By political trIcksters and fedora
/ otfice-holIcr4. Then, soldiers Of Wiscon
, sin, YOU that fought in the ranks, arise an,
stand up for your rights against unfalthfu
comrades and political shystcrs, as YOU
have done against the enemy Let then
/ know that there is manline~s enough lcf
/ in you TO fling the insult in their faces. Il
Is for you, individually, to maintain vow
/ rights. On the goth Of August next VOL
have to show whether your rights shall
f.. be respected or not BY the Republican
party Of this state; if not, then arise ans
defeat our party Il has outLived its use
fulne>s, broken its promises, and insultct
T you in Il shameful manner. We will no
recognize such man as Washburnc or any
Ike him, a. comrades; they have lei Us (ol
ordered Us against the cucmy) ANA now
+, turn against IT. at the bidding of powerful
monopolies. In conclusion, | would stat,
As uu old soldier, that | am not fayorin.
the nomination Of any particular man fo
the Office Of Governor, but | am asains
the nomination Of any one who has vote,
to the injury Of the soldier. Justice.
! OLD SOLDIER.
'3ur correspondent il lrttle fistsFcr he ROD re
this qutttgu, It yp.tt against the r ant bin I'm
( less TIE colder lived on til land -r DIIOR.