, 1875-09-12
The Wisconsin State Fair Said TO Be
a Huge Advertising En-
tetprise.
How Milwaukee Loves the Mill
tary and the Military Love
Themselves.
Gossip Of the Week In Racine, Kenosha,
Kautegan, Elgin, and Other
Suburbs.
MILWAUKEE.
DEFOERIEp REFoRMERS.


MILWAUKEE, Via, Sept. 1.-THE Democratic.
Experimentation kitchen cabinet have
bad their say and nominated themselves for re-
election. They have thus committed one of the
errors that drove so many from the Republican
racks two years ago, and made the Reform party
Of those days possibility, namely, assumed to
themselves the rights Of the people, packed a
convention, and gone through the farce OF NOM
mating = ticket composed of ofice-holders. l
attended number OF the district cau-
cuses held to elect delegates to the
Convention, and know right well that
they we're in nearly every case packed, and that
where that Was not SO, the dark influence Of
Taylor was 30 overshadoVing that none had the
courage to resist it. Honest citizeus who at
tended the ward caucuses, in the full persuasion
that this old times OF undue influence had for
ever passed away, tell me there never WIS 60
much pressure brought to bear before as On this
occaaion, By the managers behind the scenes to
elect their men as delegates to this ConTen-
ton, and my own observation fully confirms this
atatement- can youch for this that in three
districts visited, in each case the caucus had
met and adjourned, having made it's nominations
long before the hour for which the Convention
Was called, being packed entirely by Taylor-men
Tor that purpose In other instances, the osacus
vas called to order promptly on time, and the
cut-and-dried business transacted inzide OF three
minutes.
HERE FARCE.
It is veil understood, as general thing, that a
Caucus called for certain hour rarely gets to
work till an hour LATER unless there is some OBJ
tect to be gained by such haste Is have de-
scribed. Many irresolute people, blind in their
new party faith will swallow these proceedings,
BECAUSE they took place in the name Of the
party; others will vote the ticket because they
will be Watched and terrorized. aud others be-
canse they are ignorant and follow where bold
villains iead. But the plodding, steady, ponder
ing tax-paying German, who has won home On
the soil, and has an interest in seeing Affairs
we'll administered, is already working ont tho
prqblam Of this new departure in reform. His
slow recollection begins to recognize in it some
thing resembling the days when be left the ranks
Of the Republicans with Indignation and disgust.
Ha is beginning to talk this thing up among his
solid and trusted neighbors and gossips.
Il. the Taylor wing had not taken e1traord-
nary steps, the present State officers could not
have been renominated. The TRIBUNE has al
ready published the fact that five Of the most
prominent Reformers in the State united in
public protest against the denomination Of Taylor.
They did not scruple to call the honest, horny
handed, yirtuous old Granger the very worst OF
names. They warned the party that the Taylor
crowd was 49, kitchen cabinet Of low. tricky ad-
venturers." These men, for years trusted lead
era Of the people Of the same political faith,
must surely have some influence left They are
still the uoath- piece of their constituents. They
reflect feeling that does exist. It cannot DO
said thai they speak for themselves alone. They
are, every one, representative men, who tower
above .he common herd. It must be strong
feeling Of indignation that moved them thus to
imperii the SUCCESS OF their party, by exposing
to the world its gaping wounds. The evident
fact is, they prefer defeat, with all its conse-
quancas, to enduring for smother season tha
shame Of Taylor's occupation Of the guhernato-
rial chair,
Huw THE HgPuE1IcAys wEnE DEFEATED.
When the Germans broke AWAY from the Re
publicans, they had the Liquor bill passed by
Republican Administration to revenge. The
Whisky Hing was one with them its material
interests were in jeopardy, and the h1liwau>2e
ring alone subscribed $4,000 for campaign
law. .
The railroad interest Was emarting under the
1efusa, Of Republican Governor to sign the
Mississippi naCrosse) Bridge bill, paesed by an
obedient Legislature. and were bound BY every
interest TO beat him aud his party at the polls.
They Joined in with the Whisky Ring, making
together the most formidable campaign organi-
zation ever sean in Wisconsin. While all these
elements we're combining to destroy temporarily
the sway Of tbs Republican party in thus State,
the Grange movement was gathering force, and
nil parties easily united on Granger Governor
for the head Of the ticket, thus welding together
the three great interests OF the State,-whisky,
railroads., farming, with their tributary streams.
All this ls past and forgotten The Republican
party OF Wisconsin sees its past erro1s. md is
heartily ashamed Of them II 1t ever gets into
power again it will be with lofty desire to
purge ::sef Of its iniquities, and clear :ts skirts
from the mud that so long stained them. The
ticket nov before the people proves this. There
Is not unsn On it whose record is not bright,
pleasant to contemplate, and full OF plo-aise for
the future,
Most Of the leaders OF the Republican desert
ers who planned and carried out the Reform
movement, in conjunction with the Democrats,
wore -
DISAPPOINTED oFFlcE-sEEHEaa,
whoBe only merit was Qnick appreciation Of
tha discontents and opportunities of the occa-
sion. In going over to the enemy 8 camp. their
motive vas the hops Of spell Did they get it
In appearance they did. in reality they did not.
On the state ticket there was great show Of
Republican names. It Vas q certificate Of good
faith with the peoplo. The people elected them.
Then came the division OF the spoils. Near
II, every Office in the gift Of the
fsuners vas given to the simon-pure
Democrats- The grief and anger OF the rene
gade Republicans found expression in suppressed
murmurs, sometimes in open revolt they will
beaf fruit At the polls. Dave Fulton told the
packed Convention Of Wednesday last that Thy
ior Was not the strongest man for the noznina-
non that the Reform party had gone back on
lfs record and ashxunk from the mission it had
oeen create dtofnlfl. and its refusal to listen to
me 1 appeal Of bis people would cost the "paztty"
ZNo votes IN hts district alone Yet David spoke
moro In sorrox 4hxn in anger. fancy the Re-
pnohc,n partyt&ands good show for the State
uMe Tall Let 1t take heed Of tho lessons OF the
past.
~, oREESnAcK FOE EyEnYBoDI AD. LIB.
Noen the world is startled with the advent OF
@ n@Keu1us, 1t h6es genus Of tho broad-8kuge,
isatnns -e1presa. No. l, copper -botGomcd,
!eaoeo-headed, sozt, whose skull cao't be crack
eo. Whose nose always sticks de6ant in the air,
saoae ideaa sSo represented BY c5phas q, Who