The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-10-30
STATE OFFICERS.

STATE OFFICERS.
The chief issues in the election of
State officers are those of State Rights
and the Currency. On the question OF
State Rights the Republicans hold that
the United States are q nation, SO con-
stituted by the people, and supreme in
it's sphere, and that the States are each
supreme in its sphere but subordinate
to the United States in their national
sphere. The Democrats hold that the
United States are confederacy formed
by compact between the States, zach
State reserving the power to secede
from the compact whenever it pleases
This is emphati"ally the doctrine OF
the Southern Democracy and the
Northern Democracy yield to it. This
is the great issue now pending in the
election of State officers. The election
of the Republican candidates will be a
decision in favor of the doctrine that
the United States are u nation. posses; :
ing power to maintain it's existence
and defend its people. The election of
the Democratic candidates will be a
decision i'll support of the doctrine that
the United States are a oCrfederacy
FROM which any e every s tie may
s8Ga33 mt it4 nieaE::, q.
Tie Democratic doc44.*J; IF State
Rights once led 10 secession and the
formation Of a Southern Confederacy.
and was decided against by a war
which cost the nation millions of lives
and billions OF treasure. Wisconsin
willingly bore her share of this cost,
and her people will not be likely now
to support the doctrine of secession by
electing the Democratic candidates.
The currency question has about set
tied itself, resumption having become
a fixed fact and the country becoming
prosperous. Still the election Of the
Democratic candidates would be con-
strued in favor of meddling with the
currency as the Democracy might die
tate. And such meddllng would be
very likely to be detrimental to the
country. Whereas the election Of the
Republican candidates will be in sup
port of the present currency with such
Improvements and safeguards as eXpe-
rience may show to be advisable. So
for the safety OF the currency, the Re
publican State candidates should he
elected.
All the circumstances considered
W. think there cgn he no Doubt OF the
election of the Republican State tic}e
by 8 handsome majority. The
real question is, Will it be large
enough to put out the Democratic in
terpretation Of State Rights and their
claim of the right to secede, and Dem
Ocratlc meddling With the currency
We trust it may be, fer such interpre-
tation ard clalm should be forever eX-
tinguiShed.
STATE SENATOR.
The same reasons why the Republic
can candidates for State officers should
be elected and the Democratic candi-
dates should not be, will apply to State
Senator for the Sth Senate District
One is Republican and the other is a
Democrat, and whichever is elected
will act with his party in relation tC
State Rights and secession, and the
currency. And rs WalWorth and Ke
nosha counties. are Republican by ;
large majority, so they will give !,
large majority for the Republic-,.. al,
didate for Senator. There is an ,,,.~i
tional reason why the Republican eau
'didate should receive large major
ity. Without saying anything against
the Democratic candidate r. s. iIous
ton. it may truthfully be said that, as
a legislator, the Republican candidate
}. '. QuaEles, is much his superior
Both Of them have been tried. Eacl
Of them has been Member Of the AS
sembly. Houston came out, as Ii,
went in, without any thing to distin
gulsh him: Quarles came out as
distinguished member. Ii Houston i.
elected, he would 90 into the SENATE
a3 he came out OF the Assembly, with
out distinction, ;tnd, III Ill probability
would come out without distinction
If Quarles is elected, he would 90 int
the Senate us he came out of the AS
sembly, with distinction, and, in al