The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-03-14

press,
| The New York Wo ID, discussing lTe
| Cincinnati Convention, the call fog which
was unanimously gotten up by Bill and
Joe, assisted by Gratz, says its basis is
not broad enou II, and that it lacks moral
aud political influence.
The Pittsburs Gazette says: 'Sena
tor Schnrz says that none Of the charges
made by him against the Administration
have been disproveA. The Senator :
charges are very vague, but it has been
proven that if his iu>inuatiops hai been
charges they wou,d have been lies
The Carson (N4v Register las under,
taken to explain the ma Ter, and says the
Passive Policy is an although different
matter from the 'Possum Policy" that
in adopting the passive Policy" the
| Democracy of Nevada do not necessarily
endorse the "Possum Policy - that
"Possum' means one thing and Pas
sive" another; that Passive" denotes
the condition of verb, and "Possum"
the character of an animal.
Andrew Johnsons was the last exam
pie We have had Of mixed Admins
tration. L was very much such one as
we should get from President elected
by Democrats and disappointed Republi-
cans Under Johnson's administration,
during fifteen months, siztyseven mil
lions of dollars less taxes were collected
than during the same time, with the same
laws, under Grants administration. Do
the people like the contrast?
| The St. Louis Democrat says there is
no division in the Republican ranks in
Missouri. and that there is no dissent
| from the general accord Of the Repubii-
can press Of that State. Where the pos
sum and its favorites were born they are
virtually defunct. What is the next propo-
sition "to beat Grant?"
Senator Trumbull it is said, no longer
conceals his intention to desert the Re-
publican party, and cast his lot with the
Cincinnati 8onvention. Very we'll; he
will be less able to injure the party that
made him Senator, by open desertion,
than by pretending to be Republican,
when he is not.
The silent Democracy were first named
'passive," when they were SO badly
beaten that they could not hold up their
heads; then they were called ''possum;"
and now ''male" is the improved coguo-
men since the union with the Liberal
Republicans. If the mule is not an in
tellectual animal, he is obstinate, and re-
mains some little time where he puts his
foot down, which cannot be said of the
party that is to use him as figure-head
: special dispatch to the Chicago Jour
ma. from Washington says that the select
committee to Investigate the New York
Custom House resumed thrir labor. =
After disposing Of large number Of let
ters and papers, which ha ea;cum Mated
during the recess, and complying with
the request Of the Attorney General to
furnish to the District Attorney Of New
York evidence of bribery, by merchants,
Of Inspectors and other oficial:, in order
that their cases may be pro secuted. -
General Horace Porter, the President s
private Secretary, was examined at great
| length. He explained his connection with
/ 4 ] I D
had anything to do with his getting a
contract for doing a general order business.
| He stated that the President repeatedly
informed him that be was opposed to any
one who had been connected vi: h or on
! his staff having anything to do with af-
fairs in the New York Custom House.
Horace Porter, in continuation Of his
evidence, fully explained the order bust
uess, showing that the entire cost to each
man per month, with their families, was
only $50, and that not one cent ever came
! FROM the general fund. lie also read let
by Mr. Embrey, in his evidence implica-
ting Porter with being interested in the
general order order business, denying that
any such conversation took place, and
! fully eXonerating Porter.
A regular contributor to the Oshkosh
Times writes that the democrats want
a head and little brains" There are
plenty of men who can "put head on
them, but we know Of 10 earthly power
which can supply the brains. The same
writer says that they are IAN organized
mob that they are "lion chained
and caged that they have desire to
clap crumb out OF the slop-paiI = that
/ the party ''wags its tall and ''tickles
the hand that strikes;' and does many
other disreputabe and incongruous things
all for want of master. All OF which
| is pitifuiiy true.
Now that Judge Davis is before the
country as the candidate Of the Labor
Reform party for President the Denoc-
racy are suddenly struck with desire to
discuss anything under heaven but his
prosp poets as a candidate. Before this
nomination was made the Democratic
papers gave all possible encouragement
to the movement in the belief that it
would divide the Republican party. The
Labor Reforii convention, however,
was made up very largely of Democrats
and the nomination of Judge Davis has
thus far had no perceptible effect in break
ing up the Republican party. The De
mocracy in the next three months will