The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-04-11
CLIPPINGS.

| NeUOSud, WHICH l9ct proves cOHCIusiNOiy
that organization is what wins.
Madison went Republican by over two
hundred majority, electing Hill Mayor.
Rhode Island went strongly Republi
can. Last year it welt Democ attic.
Mr.. Alexander II. Stevens seems to be
gradually going over to the ranks of the
Passive policy Democrats.
The Mobile Register says: 'Demo
Gratis should keep aloof from the Cincin
natl Convention, and have nothing to dc
with it.
The Washington Capital puts it thus
''The coming month of May is to witness
the collection at Cincinnati ofa body Of
| gentlemen. on political and party thought;
intent, whose mission will be to do or not
to do. to decide or not to decide upon
something"
The Democrats now consider the New
Hampshire election as a blessing in dis.
guise, They have bliss a great deal this
way flate years. Such blessing. used
to be showered upon them rapidly dur
ing the last two years of the war. Well
we suppose that we can afford to keep or
blessing them in this way. if they only
enjoy it as much as we do. The question
is when will the disguise amendment be
am putated.
The Buffalo Commercial says: "How
it must hurt the New York Tribune to
publish the letters of its ashington
correspondents, in which the writer con-
fesses that even Chambrun's long testi.
mony and tedious arguments haye failed
to establish corruption on the part OF
| Government officials"
Before condemning General Grant and
his friends, would it not be well for his
opponents to ask; "What pledge which
he made to the people has be- violated ?
Or what plank in the Republican plat
form on which he was elected has he re.
pudiated either by word or action? Or
what policy has he attempted to enforce
against the will of-the people %
The Houston (Texas) Telegraph says
that the idea of the National Democratic
Convention simply recommending that
the Democrats shall cast their votes &C.
cording to their own patriotic convictions
in the next Presidential rnce, without
concert of action, is the most absurd and
preposterous recommendation that ever
entered the brain of genuine Democrat
Already during the present year Re.
publican State Conventions, to select de.
legates to the National Convention called
to meet in Philadelphia on the 5th OF
June. have been held In Connecticut, In.
diana, Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Ohio, Rhode Island. South Caro-
lima, Wisconsin and Oregon All oi
these Conventions emphatically indorsed
the Administration of President Grant
and nearly all distinctly instructed thei
delegates to vote for his denomination
The editor of the Blown County Ull)
Democrat does not seem to take kind ly
to passive policy. "Shall we consent,
|
Democratic banner trailing humbly in th,
dust beneath the triumpEal chariot o
our enemies? a thousand times no W.
will see Gratz Brown and Carl Schurz
and Frank Blair eternaHy damned first
There you have it.
| New York Democrats are again il
| Tbo fNr,,I T,,ru oT Tho TIn;for
States District Court has found true bill
| against about 100 members of the whis
key ring, and johnson revenue officers
who are known to have swindled the gov
ernment out of.over one hundred millior
dollars. Many of these men are promi
nent Democratic politicians. This is an
other instance where the Republican
have reformed or rather are reforming
the corruption of Democrats; and thi
without sparing offenders of their Owl
party.
The Boston Advertiser cleverly put
the case in this way: The people be
iieyed in Grant from the first. The
were little staggered at the Doldness Q
the accusations brought against him ;bu
one after another they have been prove'
false, the malignant character OF the lead
ers against him has been revealed, ant
the old faith has returned in all its orig
nal intensity Statesmen fred their part
ing SHOT at him and withdrew to posi-
tiou outside the ranks, but no one folio "
ed them. Newspaper organs went through
the pretense of gradual withdrawal o
confidence from the Administration bu
neither their doubts. there insinuatlon
nor their final denunciations made th
sensation or created the popular feeiln
that were expected. In the Senate ther
was sign of war; at home their Is none
The ranks are unbroken, the number
are uudimin'shed, the purpose is one
aud the confident expec.atio is s0hte'
convention at Philadelphia and triumph
In November"
: 1t is melancholy sight to a patriot
to witness the greed for political prefer
ment on the part Of men already occupy
ing the highest positions on the Suprem
Court of the United States Chief Jus
tice Chase and his confrcre, Judge Davi
Davis, are reported as jealousy attempt
ing to undermine each ether in the,sieg
of the White House. The shade Of Chic
Justice Marshall ough: to rise before hin
and shame them from the unworthy con
test.
Baraboo, Elkho.n. Ft Atkinson. james
vile, Oshkosh Richland, Berlin. 6eloit
Todi Ripon Fond du Lac Kenosha