The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-30
R. s. HOUSTON.

When Mr.. Houston was nominated for
Member of Assembly it was claimed by
hIs.Liberal fricndssthst he was Greeley
man last year, but it is now admitted
that the nomination Of Greeley and his
denomination and support by the Deme-
Gratis was toe much tor him and that he
withheld his vote from Greeley. Judg-
ing from Mr.. Hpuston's course then we
thought his nomination by the Demo-
Gratis weuld be too much fer him now,
out we are Informed that he accepts the
nomination and IS now their candidate
for Member Of Assembly.
We ueed rot repeat what We have al
ready said that Mr.. Houston is . respec'a-
BILE wsrthy citizen and a good farmer
But as he his not Satisfied with being
known ss such we have something
to say OF him which VT did not say when
We thought he would decline the nomi--
nation. Mr.. Houston is the Granger can
didate Of the Democratic party. If he is
not now Granger in full standing he
is ca the way to becsme 90 as ssen 40 the
rules ofthe order will psrmit it. Of
this we have full assurance by those who
are in q position to know and assure US
ley do know. We make these state
ments that the public may know the
facts We make no ohjec ion M.
Houston for being a granger. Should
she grangers as an organization become
politically Objectionable we shall then
make political objectIons to them col
lectively ami individually Our purpose
DOW is to state tho kActs-not to NJ, ka
OBJECT, as. --a .--
Our objec lions to the election OF Mr.. Hous.
ton are entirely political. Hsknows, in ac
cepting the nomination, that nine tenths and
perhaps nineteen lwentieths Of his support.
ers are and will be mocrats. He knows,
az well as any one else, that all their pro-
LESSONS ct reform is sham. And, knowing
all this. he allows himself to become their
candidate to cradle them the better to carry
out their fraud. Mr. Houston, like many
another uufe lged candidate, may vainly
think that he can receive and be elected by
Democratic votes without becoming engulph
ed in the maelstrom democratic corruption.
But in accepting their nomination under the
guise OF reform he is already involved in their
fraud and corruption, and, wien in office,
would be their representative and would
have TO do their BUDDING. The only practi-
cable stopping place was between the nomin-
alton and It's acceptance. That passed, Mr..
Houston's power for self preservation is gone.
The power is II w with tue people-with the
electors of Kenosha county. 1t is for them
to say whether Mt. Houston shall be elected
under the guise Of reform by the Democracy,
abetted and supported by the corruption fund
OF the whisky interest. Whatever Mr.. Hous-
tons personal preferences might be between
Republication and Democracy and between
Temperance and In:emperance. being elected
by the votes OF the Democracy and the whls-
Ky interests he would be their representative
in the Legislature. And such a representa-
tive we do rot believe would or could truly
| represent the electors OF Kenosha county.
And certain we are that he neither could
nor would truly represent the Republican
electors of this county. And If the Repub-
| lican electors want to be truly represented
they have the power to elect their represen
tative. And they know the time and way to
do It. The time is election day and the way
is toNote for the Republican candidate.