The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-19
REFORM.

REFORM.
Mr.. EDITOR The political campaign is
now well under way, most of the nomina-
tions Of both parties are made, and the can
didates are before the people, and the issues
ofthe contest, and mode of warfare, practic.
ally established. The rallying cry of the
mongrel confederate party is Reform. Let
us see if review Of the leaders of that party
would warrant US to believe that reform---if
there was necessity for it-woud be car
ried out If there was possibility of their sue
cess. Horace Greeley is the leader of tLat
party. His record is as unstable as water.
and his schemes as visionary as moonshine.
He was opposed to the Mexican war, that
resulted in the acquisition Of New Mexico.
California Ariz INA, and peaceful possession
of Texas, and since, friendly relations with
Mexico itself; and yet, during that war,
Greeley advised the Mexicans to "welcome
our army with bloody hands to hospital
graves" He became fourierite and COM
munst, and during his life has adopted and
rejected every ism in the country. During
able secession, and said, "let the wayward
sisters depart in peace" He tried to com
promise Abraham Lincoln by overtures of
peace to rebel commissioners at Niagara
Falls. He bailed JEFF Davis, and did what
he could to prevent his being brought to tri-
al Greeley's course has been, as suggested
by Horace White, chief editor of the Chicago
Trihnnn
in finance, the most utopian schemes in our
domestic affairs, and the most ridiculous
policy toward Europe" He has condemned
the financial schemes of Boutwell, as disas-
trous, and congratulated the people on the
most brilliant results from pursuing it. He
was the most persistent advocate Of the Ku-
klux law, and the loudest grumbler at it's en-
forcement. He pointed with pride to the
magnificent results of the administration,
and condemns with blatent tongue the men
who achieved them. He has been everything
by turns, and nothing long. In 1865 he de-
nounced General Cochrane for boiling the
Republican party as q 'traitor with a horde
of Democratic ruffians at his back" In 1879
he bolted himself, and took the same traitor
as his chief manager and counselor in New
York. Greeley never was an abolitionist, af-
ter the rebellion was crushed, he advocated
paying four hundred millions of dollars to
Southern rebels for the loss of their slaves
His last exploit in their favor is to pension
rebel soldiers, but gallant defenders of the
Union observe that Greeley in the New York
Tribune Of March IL, 1867, says: us there
ever to be an end to the equalization of
counties? Mr.. Williams Of Indiana, Repub-
ican) introduced in the House We sterday, one
county bill Mr.. Schenck of Ohio, (Republi-
ean) another and Mr.. Perham of Maine, Gre
publican) added third; and there were two
more billsItn take money out of the Treasury
and put it in the pockets of soldiers" Gratz
Brown, the second standard bearer of the
confederate party, is blatant. swearing,
self called Liberalists and Reformers can
look up to him as beacon light, and CON-
mend his example, they have sank degree
deeper in the slum and filth Of political deg
radiation than their most uncharitable oppo.
nents would be glad to see them. Carl
Schurz is another great leader of tn Reform
party. Morally speaking he has no charac-
ter he is an infidel of the old German school
and is scheming trickster. In Watertown
in this state, he cut up farm into village
lots that was mortgaged for it's full value
sold those lots to poor people,-giving them
warrantee deeds, WHO built upon them, and |
in nearly every case they lost both house and |
lot. Failing to get the nomination for Gov |
ernor in the state. he fed to Missouri to es-
cape prosecution for swindling. 1t was only |
after threatened congressional investigation
that he settled up his deficiency with the |
Treasury Department at Washington, for
over paid services while abroad as foreign
minister. His speculations in securing off, |
ces for incompetent relatives brand him as
dishonorable reprobate, to say nothing of his
treason against the party that made him.
Judge Trumbull entered the Senate by
upon the constitution of his state
which rendered him Ineligible being at
that time Judge of state court. He secur-
ed an appointment for his brother-in-law
who held the balance of power in the state
Senate, left it in the hands of the copper
heads. He then attempted to have Lincoln
appoint this same brother-in-law to the Ken i