The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-11-06

X copy OF the Kenosha Democrat
contains The platform of tbs party put
together at Madison OcU. 8, 1870. |
suppose that it is a fair sample of Dem
ocratic platforms and no doubt will
carry conviction to the minds Of those
democrats who read it. Platforms in
all parties are usually made to help
Garry elections without much regard
to what they may declare, but this one
is an example OF, well OF cheek that not
) often found even IN Democratic plat
forms. There does not seem to be
mnch left in the party that was put into
}: it 10y those illustrious statemen OF Old
| think they would be puzzled to rec
ognize their offspring in the present
Democratic party. The platform goes
iii Tor an undesirable union. Does the
party think that we have forgot their
assertion that the war was a failure?
Have we forgot the smiling faces that
greeted a disaster 70 the Union armies
OF the things done to cripple the Gov
eminent III It's mOnotrUuS struggle with
i treason? 1t has been III some measure
condoned but it is not forgotten. Then
it condemns Intimidation Of voters;
to be sure it does, the shotgun policy
would not work up here, but the users
OF the shotgun policy are the controli-
ers Of the Democratic party. The
Democrats in Wisconsin are but d
small number Of that party and will
vote just as the party's kind of polite
ians tell them. They depend on solid
sOu.h for success in 1880, and are par
, takers i'll their crimes. Then they
think these men that shot down voters
that want to vote an anti-democratic
Why the conviction Of Gully for the
| murder of Chisholm would have saved
the Democrats d large number of votes
i'll the north, but how long would q
Eiurymun have lived that had dared to
Say he was guilty? There is a funny
saying among sailors when advised to
try a tyranical officer by court martial.
LII won't do to go to law with the devil
whilst the court is held in hell; and
that is about the case with republican
voters down south. Then The Demo-
cratic party adheres to the financial
policy it established when in power.
That not so; the only thing that party
adAeres to is the love Of office Is not
Ewing Democrat. Is not Thurman
Il Democrat. Is not Ben Butler Dem
ocraJ at this time. Did this county
play fast and loose with the greenback-
er? Did the Democrats and Green
hackers unite on the same ticket.
When the government was almost in
Tits death throes the Democrats to aid
rebels opposed the issue of greenbacks.
, When the government tried to redeem
their promises and save the National
faith and credit, they were opposed by
Democrats, and how resumption has
come and the rag baby is dead or at
) least cannot help them. They are for
hard cash.
And they are opposed to office-seek-
, ers just as If they are Republican,. I
am acquainted with some very persis-
tent office seekers in that party, and |
think that the friends Of Mr.. Jenkins
| (?) seem to have been very persistent
i'll putting him for Office Besides they
want honest men III Office Well, our
national accounts tell US something
about that. Can any Democrat point
) to them and talk about honesty? There
is not a prominent leader in the party
that does not, or might not know that
the percentage of loss has been less
under Republican rule than under
; Democratic. Again, they wish to show
their gratitude to the defenders of the
) union. Well suppose when they pel
; ned that they trusted to the fact that
the way they treated the defenders of
the union as soon as they had a major
ity in Congress would not be read by
democrats, or il read would be called
a republican lie. They are also oppos-
ed to interference at the polls of course.
! If there had been interference at the
polls Tweed could not have overcome
the country vote by that of the city of
New York. If there is Interference at
the polls how are they to put in their
tissue ballots? New York will follow
Ohio ii an honest vote is taken. So
they are opposed to any interference
with repeat ers, bogus voters, or an I'M
fair count. But | am taking up too
much space so must close The plat,
form was intended for this latitude
for this State, and they ought to have
said the Democratic party of WiscOn
sin. TO be sure it's statements would
{ not have been true, but they would
have deprived us Of laying the sins of
other Democrats to their charge; but
the Democratic party is The solid South
and pity any man that is in partner
ship with it. II.
THE CHEAPEST M SIC IN AMERICA.
Ny Grandpa's Advice IS cts.
G1ooJ, ~, Guroot1v it+1o norl;pCr Al otC