The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
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words are peculiarly applicable to the
outrageous platform which moral cow
ardice submits to the democrats of the
Fifth District on which to conduct the
Fall campaign. To say that the plat
form in its essential features, IS simply
weak. is to suppress truth through in
iudicious charity. 20 say that it IS des-
picable is to utter truism which candoE
will unhositatingly accept. It does 7io-
Icnce TO the convictions Of tho men who
arr called upon t. support it aud merits
the Reputation Of those who feel that
principles should not be sacrificed to ez-
pediency. It is characterized by de-
gree Of pusillanimity that would earn the
contempt Of life long towards. 1t is the
Uorl, q professional politician whose
motives are always selfish and who IS
willing to drag the party down 70 the
lowest depths Of depreciation ii hg 80
doing lie can further his own schemes.
# casts olium upon the party, and cannot
be paIliated even on the plea of necessity,
assuming that success justiies the en-
ployment Of means which strict rectltude
would reject. 1t IS an aifront to the
honest, Conscientious democrats which
they viii not be slow TO resent. It's OBJ
security is assumed to avoid outspollen
expression Of opinion, in the hope that
il NAV be broad enough 10 cover the
most diverse opinions. il has the air q
cringing submission which marks the
man who fears to make ar enemy, It
lacks every positive quality which would
entitle it to the respect Of an enemy or
the admiration OF friend. It IS a mat
ter Of surprise that it has stamina enough
to denounce the republican party for
the enormous fraud which yitiates its
existence aud renders its continuance N
power perilous to the life OF the nation.
The policy pursued in the construction
Of the democratic platform, would eoun-
sci an effort to propitiate the republ:-
cans Of the district, in the hope that it
may attract few scattering votes to our
candidate for congress.
Glen. Bragg cannot plead ignorance
Of the temper Of the people Of this dis
trict and particularly Of that portion of
it included in ManitowCo county, on the
currency question. The chairman Of
the democratic State Central Committee,
who resides here, IS pronounced in his
advocacy Of Q redeemable currency. The
pmor, ChrOaicic end Moro Weston
have not been silent on inc subject, and
have repeatedly demonstrated against \
repetition Of the folly enacted at Fond
du Lac last Fall He has been warned
and gave no heed, let him now take the
consequence Of his arrogance. ''Upon
what meat has this Caesar fed that he is
grown 50 great, that he presumes 70
force upon the people policy which is
odious to them? He brought disaster
upon the state ticket by his individual
assumpt:ou Of right which belongs to
the people. The democrats Of this dis
trict would beaS like result to his pre-
tentions with becoming foItitude. Is
Gen. Bragg SO wrapped UP in his own
conceit as TO believe that the convention,
which met at Sheboygan. ignored every
thing but devotion to him? Is he
willing 10 outrage the political
opiaions Of the democrats Of this county
that he nay conciliate few waycring
democrats III Fond du Lac whose friend
ship is treacbery. The democrats Of
sIis district are asked to trample their
convictions under foot at the behcsts Of
a few democrats, who ere tinctur2d viii,
the greenbacb hsresy, and who labor to
force into the support of a measure a
party. whose traditions have crystallized
in.o nh instinct which repels them from
Il ''To such base uses are the demo-
Gratis Of Manitowoc to be put by an
adept in political chicauory.
We know what the opinions OF the
delegates from this county TO lie con
gressional convention, are on the car
reucy question. They were not disposed
10 follow III the wake of a few green
hackers and abandon their principles
because. forsooth Bragg's consistency,
required them 10 stultify themselves.
They are men whom Bragg could not
wheedle and one OF them administered a
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should have cautioned him against the
experiment OF intermeddling with the
work of the committee Oh resolutions.
The effort was made to nominate before
the resolutions were reported An in
formal vote was taken and all were coat-
uittca to the support Of Bragg before
was known tho material of which the
platform was constructed.
1t was hoped by the honest democrats
Of the state, that the arrogance displayed
hy tie greenbaekers in the other districts
ia holding their conventions without
deigning 70 consult the democrats on
whom they relied to elect their nominees,
would etfectuallg wean the democrats
from the deIusion, that alliance with the
grcenbaekers would insure democratic
success. These hopes were groundIess.
Expectation then turned confidently
to the Fifth District, and success here
under the old banner OF honest money,
would have called back the many who
were wandering in strange paths. But
Bragg has dashed the last aud the
strongest hope to which the faith of
party cling. The same cup of shame
and modification is presented TO our lips
and we are told by this Ganynede to
quail ana be merry. Gen. Bragg's in
tesrity on the currency question. has been
SO STRONGLY ST1SpacfaI since his oct;D,