The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-29
For the Telegraph.

! reDo1llOn ''JI6 democrats were dU Ulc
'front.'" and he desires to know where
the great r of the Telegraph was at
that time. We always hail a bit OF
historical news with joy. It is the first
authentic statement of that kind that
we have seen in print, and it is truly
gratifying to learn, even at this late
day, that the million of northern sol
diers and sailors were composed Of
northern democrats. And when we
consider that they successfully fought
and whipped their southern political
brethren, we are not sure but that
Tilden and Cronin should have been
elected CD But this democratic Major
General desires to know where r was
at that time? Well, he was not one Of
those democrats who voted at that
time that slavery and secession were
divine institutions. He was not one of
those democrats who stole all the forts,
ordinance and arsenals, and fired on the
Star Of the West and Fort Sumter.
He was not one Of those democratic
conspirators who attempted to spread
small pox in the north, burn it's cities,
Murder Lincoln and his cabinet. He
was not one of those democrats who
enga ged in anti-War draft riots, that
Gov. Seymour denominated friends.
He was not one of those democrats
who starved, shot and murdered union
prisoners; denouncing them &s "hes-
SLAMS. Lincoln hirelings,'' sc. He was
not one of those democratic fire in the
rear copperhead knights of the golden
circle, who opposed the war, prolonged
it, threw obstacles in it's way, piling
up huge national debt, and dyeing
southern soil with the blood of more
than quarter Of million of human
| lives. He was not one Of those demo-
Gratis who shouted over southern vic
| tory, or wept when treason fell. And
more recently, he was not one Of those
| democrats that Sheridan characterized
as 6G71ditti, whose late murders make
dark page in the history of the en-
lightened nineteenth century. He was
and is one of those RS who has never
been anything else. He supported the
the war with tongue and pen and freely
with the limited means at his command
He twice enlisted in the United States
service, was twice honorably discharg-
| ed. This democrat has been free lately
to characterize several republicans in
small ungenerous way through the
Union, not on the account Of political
differences SO much as personal spite
and shameful disposition. Will he now
give us his war history and war sup
porting proclivities ? Perhaps he would
prefer to have his history written up
for him. If he will so manifest and
the readers of the Telegraph desire it,
it can be performed in q manner to
guarantee entire satisfaction, and in a.
manner that may teach him the differ
ence between skinning and being
skinned.
The fact is, there are a class of poll
ticlans like this democrat and "repub-
lican No. 2" Of the Union, who are
mere ciphers in the political make up.
They are a kind of skum that float or
sink in the political pool just as it's
waters are calm or troubled. AS an
election approaches and the waters be-
come excited they rise to the surface.
Then their blatant tongues like the
braying Of their more reliable long
cared namesakes betray their wherea-
bouts. They are now ready for bust
ness, ready to attach themselves to any
party, or any caucus that they can
manipulate to their own interest. The
candidate that sets up the whisky the
oftenest gets their vote. If they have
any sickly spleen to work off, or malice
of a personal character to vent it's Mig
gardliness controls all their actions.
They are not party men, 0 no! yet they
are not men of principle, they do not
know it's meaning. The party, or party
leader, that holds out the strongest in
ducements, secures their vote. They
are worse than the superanuated old
fossils that appear annually as candi-
dates for "any Office Lord" in any
party. It is time men began to think
seriously and act wisely. Action is the
handspring of success. Republicans