The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-07-01
THE STATE TICKET.

Two weeks from to-day the Republi-
can State Convention will assemble at
Madison to put in nomination a ticket.
The work of electing delegates is already
in progress. 1t is with the gentlemen
who attend that Convention to say
| whether the Republicans of Wisconsin
achieve glorious victory or meet with
defeat. If they exercise due care in Sc
lecting candidates. if they put together
ticket composed of such material as
the party in Wisconsin is abundantly
supplied with, adopt good platform
which need not be long-and adjourn
without getting into wrangle, or allow
ing vain disputes to arise, Republican
victory will be recorded. Now the
question is, will that Convention do its
work as desired? Or viii it throw away
grand opportunity to lay the founda-
that the former will be the case. The
Republicans in this State have been
more enthusiastic in times past, but we
fail to call to mind period when they
were ever more united than they are
now; and there is an accumulation of
evidence that those Republicans who
were Indifferent and remained away
from the polls in 1873. thus allowing the
Bogus Reform party to walk off with a
little brief authority, are most heartily
ashamed of their conduct, and they, in
the coming campaign, Will be among
the foremost in pushing the work of
electing our ticket, provided it is such
ticket as men who have the interests of
State and party at heart can support at
all and we think that is just what it
will be.
If we are not mistaken, State Con-
vention was never held at so early day
III Wisconsin. Perhaps that accounts
for the small amount of controversy con-
corning the formation of the ticket.
The press has been exceedingly quiet.
I Candidates have not roamed over the
State as in times past, and we can safely
affirm that there has been no packing.
There has been no occasion for the GUS
tomary bowling against. and censuring
of, the so called Madison regency, for
its power has not been felt. There is
an unusual degree of harmony existing
in the party throughout the State. De-
termination to defeat the Bogus Reform
ers is manifested all along the line.
| Selfish interests seem to have been laid
aside for the general good of State,
| country and party. A disposition to
crush out corruption, stop extravaganza,
practice strict economy and do what the
country and the masses of the people
| demand shall be done, is manifested.
At this time which is very near the Con-
vention, nothing has developed itself
which would in the slightest degree lead
us to believe that there will be a large
number, or even any number of candi-
dates for the various offices who will
make frantic efforts to secure places on
the ticket, as has too often been the
case in times past This is e. most en-
couraging feature of the situation. We
have always believed that much the bet
ter policy for all parties to pursue is to
| have the people look the field over and
select their candidates, instead of having
| the candidates look the people over and
| climb into places on the ticket through
importuning, and by other means.
It would puzzle the best fgurer in the
State to name any of the ticket other
than the head. By common consent,
Mayor Ludington of Milwaukee, will be
nominated for Governor. 1t cannot be
said of this thrifty, sound-headed, thor
ough and successful business man that
| he has raised his voice in asking for the
| Office. His many excellent qualities, to-
| gether with his great popularity, long
/ ago marked him as the coming man.
|
| Just as able and Just as worthy, we verv
much doubt if our State possesses one
more so than the man who will head the
next Republican ticket.
Make up good ticket gentlemen of
the Convention-one composed of
as good men as our State affords,
and you will behold the honest
yeomenry of Wisconsin focking to its
1 support as they have not focked since
the days when the young Republican
party was charging upon the strongholds
of Democracy. You will see them form
ing into lines of battle in every section
of the State, and they will be such bat
tie lines as the Democracy and Bogus
Reformers will throw their forces
against in vain. The masses of the Re
| publican party have become thoroughly
convinced that the mission of the grand
old party is not ended, and now that it
has been demonstrated beyond ques-
ton that it has both the ability and dis
| position to reform wrongs within itself,
| they will take hold with renewed devo-
ton and labor as untiringly as they ever
have to bring about victories.
By this time it must be apparent to
every thoughtful reading man that ali
danger is not passed. We believe in ex-
tending to the men lately in arms all the
kindness, all the privileges and oppor-
tunities the safety of the country will
permit; but there is danger ahead if the
leaders in the late war are not checked
in their greed for official positions
| More than one hundred leaders, gener-
ais, judges, Senators, Representatives
and Cabinet Ministers of the late Con-
federacy are elected to the National
Congress. A good many of these gen.
tlemen are by no means subdued, and
because of this fact their people elected
them. After having said this much in
relation to that class, we cannot see
what more is needed in order for the
people to see to it that they do not grasp
the helm of the grand old Ship of State.
Republicans of Wisconsin, see to it that
You do your part in keeping them from
being masters OF the situation.-FOaad