The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-30
CORRESPONDENCE.
GOVERNOR wAsHBURN.

Men generally fall much short in acti on of
their hopes and pretentions that those that do
their work well are highly appreciated The
rarity of great executive ability is at times
severely fet during the early stages of the late
war before the right men had been broue hit to the
front; even in Ordinary times civilized communi-
ties have great deal OF difficult work TO be done
and thoee who are known to be capable of doing It
well are apt to be sought after and amply reward
ed. But II men are honored for their successful
Management cfthe common sfa'ra Of lite, not less
should they be go, who In high official position
discharge its duties wisely. There are 30 many
persistent lobies backed by ricn and powerful
corpo ratiOns ever seeking by money and influence
topromote their schemes of self aggrandizeme ut
at the expense Of the public, that 1t tests mans
character and capacity to tue utmost, to withstand
and athwart them. So many of whom better
things had been hoped, have fallen or become
powerless before such influences that most people
seemed to have become hopeless of finding men
who could stand erect amidst such circum .tances;
especially was this true in regard to the power
welded by railroad corporations. Their wealth is
80 great and their patronage influential that the
opini 4 has been confidently and generally ex
pressed that they could control the Legislatures,
Governors, Judges, of almost every state in the
Union, ard that all struggI3s against such
grasping Monopo lies would pre- 10 nnava!ling. but
thank heaven, sucn views Of human nature are Not
universally true. We every now and then find
men who cannot be robbed of their manhood, and
prominent amongst them at I ne present time ia
MT Washburn, whom we are now endeavoring TO
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duties OF his high office, he has shown u CAPACITY
and independence of character worthy of high
praise, and we believe mark min, second to no
Governor this state has ever had. He has resisted
all the appliances Of those powerful corporations,
and guarded with skil and vigilance tho interests
OF the state In the railroad land grant, unmoVed
even by the special pleadlngs of Cary and Cettrill,
men full OF Democratic professions, yet with as
little OF the reality as any men in the state. MIR
WashbuTn knows we'll the value OF railroads to
the state and Will ever respect their rights hut
further than that he will co. he is not the man
Il we may judge from his past record, to allow
thu m to sacrifice the rights of orr citizens ADD
the interests OF our state, in order TO enrich
themselves and extend their Monopolies, II he
can prevent 1T. Another organization has de-
the temperance question especially for sustaining
the principles Of the Graham law. In regard to
this question we think the couree of the G or
Is entitled 1.-THE approval of every good citizen
whether he is a temperance man or not. In our
stote, with Its mixed population, no man can
reasonably expect the enactment OF prohibitory
law for many years to come. The more ne ed for
laws Imposing wholesome restraints on the LIQUOR
traffic and keeping it as far may be within the
bounds ofdecency 1t is for the true interest or
every citizen that the young shall be projected by
law against temptation SO that they shall not be
enslaYed to their appetites before their Judgment
s matured Not less is our welfare involved in
the quiet and peace of the sabbath
day, so that by. its pursuits mems hearts and
minds shall be improved and elevated instead oi
being degraded by drinking. carousing nd gam |
bling. naf the weeks earnings beiug often spent
and more harm done TO our young men on the
sacred day than on a others. Let ia then sustain
he Governor who has been ait nful TO our Interest,"
md tried in severe ordeal, has not been found
wanting. N