The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-14

frol the Goyeunmer, t. Can they be trusted
/ Previous to the rebell. on many of these YER
! men had taken official o.eths to maintain tn
constitution and the UniL'n. In making wa
upon the Union they viohted those oaths
Are the St Louis resolutions more
binding than the oaths of office? VIVA
security is there that they will not again at
tempt to destroy the Government unless
they be permitted to control it Rule or Tril
seems to be the aim Of their ambition. If sin
cere, why did they not give evidence Of theil
fealty to the Union by nominating Gen. Han
cock, or some other Union man, at st. Louis
Why nominate a man who did nothing for the
maintenance of the Union-who even refused
to sign call for Union meeting, in prefer
ence to one who fought for it.? Why is it that
they now boast, in their newspapers and pub
lie speeches that they have united South in
favor of their ticket, and only need. two or
three Northern States to enable them again to
control the Government? Why is it that men
who fought for the Union are 80 under the ban
in the Southern States thai they are excluded
from social recognition by the Democracy?
Service in the rebel army seems to be the only
passport to public favor in the South so that
there are more than fifty members of the pres
emit Congress who served in that army. Do not
these things look like desire on their part to
perpeuate the same feeling of hatred toward
the Northern and Western people that produced
the war Who wishes restoration to power
of men of such feeling toward those who up
held the Government?
We are told, however, by these gentlemen,
that the past must not be brought up against
them that they have been reconstructed, and
that we must look only to the live issues of the
present. Very well Let us, if possible, tear
the bloody pages from our history and consign
them to oblivion, and then inquire what are the
live issues presented to us by the Democratic
party? The convocation of reconstructed
patriots that assembled at st. Louis, with that
distinguished New York statesman, Mr.. John
Morrissey, as one of the most active and prom
inent leaders, proclaimed that the word ire
form should be inscribed on their banners,
as the only battle-cry of the campaign! That
has been the CRY of demagogues since when
Absalom attic mpt3d to steal the hearts of
Israel, by setting himself up as 'reformer."
You remember mat when men came to him,
he took them by the hand, kissed them, and
cried out reform! !" That was the way the
demagogues of that day attempted to make
votes, and the way has changed but little since
that time. A case in point as lawyer would
say: When Gov. Tilden was informed Of his
nomination, he remarked to his friends around
him. ''People want reform that means me-"
Make me President and l shall reform all
abuses. was his meaning. Absalom (when
electioneering for King Davids place. said:
'sOh, that were made Judge in the land, that
every man who hath any suit " Cor wanted
''reform ~ ''might come unto me and would
do him Justice that is, give him g reform.
That demagogue failed in his election, and
such should always be the fate of those who
under false pretenses attempt to deceive the
people and thus obtain power.
WHAT THE r1LDEN REFoRNIERs WANT.
These Performers y say that they want to
reform the tariff laws so as to permit our peo-
ple to be supplied with foreign goods at lower
tbav ha manufactured this
country. What would be the result Tie
money in payment for these goods, OF course
would be sent to pay European Workmen, while
our own workmen would starve for the want OF
employment. Who wants that kind of reform?
Lei us illustrate the working of such reform
by reference to the manufacture OF sole
leather. an article Of absolute necessity
An establishment for it's manufacture IN this
town gives employmnt to twenty five or thirty
hands and furnishes q living probably to more
than a hundred persons. 1t pays to the people
of this county from $40, 900 to $4,000 every
year for tan-bark. 1t pays for bark and for
labor all it can afford to pay 80 as to make
fair profit on it's capital thus employed. In
Europe, hands can be had at one-third the
price this establishment paws, ana bark pur-
chased at less than half. 1t Is evident then
that if the duty were so reduced on sole-leather,
as the Democrats propose, as to permit 1t TO pe
brought here and sold at price below that at
be compelled to close business, its hands would
be thrown out of employment, and there
would be no sale for tan-bark. The reasoning
will apply to the manufacture of every other
article, as well as sole-leather. But Mr.. Nor
rissey and Gov. .Iilden, the ''Reformers, say
''the people would then get their sole-leather
from abroad much cheaper than they do now"
You have heard of the Irishman that boosted
that he could purchase potatoes in
Ireland for sixpence a bushe]. When
asked why he did not stay there and pur-
chase them at that price, he replied, !" And
faith / did not have the sixpence." Ii all who
are engaged in the workshops and manufacture
ing establishments in this country were thrown
out of employment, where would they get the
aixpence to purchase cheap European goods
Break down our workshops and manufacturing
establishments, and how long would it be, hav-
ing no competition. before we should be COM
PEELED to pay even higher prices than we now
do for those articles; that is, if we have the
money to purchase at any price? Is there
man in Morgan county that wants that kind Of
''reform?" If go. vote with the Democrats.
The enormity of our national debt, aud the
consequent drain upon our resources, produced
a crisis In our financial matters in 1873. Bank
ing houses, merchants, manufacturers ana
business men of every description, failed and
were compelled to go into bankruptcy. Apanlc
seized upon the people, and almost all business
was checked or entirely suspended. The cleo
tons of 1874 came on. A new House OF Repre-
sentatives in Congress was to be elected.
Great discomfort prevailed among the people,
and they inquired whether something could
not be done by Congress fort their relief.
Taking advantage of this feeling the Demo-
cratic leaders said ''Send us to Congress, we
possess grand panacea warranted to cure all
the evils under which the body polite is now
suffering under our legislation money shall
become plenty, business shall be revived, ana
prosperity shall once more exist throughout our
borders" The people, unfortunately, trusted
them snd large Democratic majority III the
present House was the result.
THEY HAVE MADE A GREAT NOISE, BUT ACCOM-
PLISHED NOTHING.
What has been accomplished by them What
measure of public policy for the relief OF the
people has been devised? Is money more
plenty Has business revived In the large
cities the cry for bread goes mp from starving
women and children and yet the promised
relief has not been given them Instead on
bread the Democratic party have given
them broken promises and nothing
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