Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-10-28
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2S, 1882.
Does Not Take to Crow.


We hear so much about the harmony
that prevails in the Simese-twin party,
and how unitedly and lovely everything
is working for the success of the ANAL
gamated ticket, but that everything is
not so serene as the papers lpublished in
the interest of the fusion ticket would
lead to believe, is clearly shown by the
following extract taken from the De-
trOit Evening News and we would ask our
Democratic friends to read 1t carefully
and see the reasons rock rooted &c.
Democrat" gives for not voting the
ticket:
A SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.
The committee who had Fin charge the
getting up of the meeting at Music hall
last night sent an invitation to Robert
V. Briggs, Of Wyandotte, to act as one of
the vice presidents, but he replied de-
clining the honor. He says:
II have always been Democrat, moss
backed, dyed-in-the-woOl Bourbon Demo-
crat, in the full sense of that term. /
hope to always to remain one.
at appears to me that the union be-
tween the Democracy and Greenbackers
is an unholy one, politically speaking
and is not in accord with the principles
of the Democratic party, past or present,
especially with the most prominent ex-
Founders of faith at the present time.
"The Demo-greenback state and
county nominations l cannot support,
and will not vote for. The reasons are
plenty, viz:
81. have always been hard money
Democrat which was once the shibboleth
of the pure Democracy of the country.
"2. am protective tariff advocate
and opposed to the doctrine of free trade
or tariff for revenue only, to the dis
elimination in favor Of foreign and
and against American industry.
SO. Not one representative Democrat
has been nominated and placed on the
state ticket. Why not? l can think OF
only one reason, which was shamelessly
avOwed at the state convention
spoils of office.
| 81. The men who are now the prOmi-
nent leaders of the Democratic host were
rampant Republicans andsneered at me
years ago for being a Democrat. Men
who have been spewed up and kicked out
of the Republican party for thier open
abandonment of principles and their
greed of Office.
"5. cannot follow in the wake of the
| VepuCeu) gang OF StateS prison cOnVlcJS
thieves, gamblers, pimps, dead-beats
and thugs who composed that carnival
of corruption and who made the nOmi
nations at Dearborn, nor will 1 counte.
nance the mode and methods by which
the nominees secured their nominations
Suci disreputable gang 6and proceed
ing challenge the moral sensibilities OF
every reputable citizen of the county.
''If the Democratic party has descend.
ed to to this moral and political degrade.
ton, and it appears they have, then an
old. stra ight-line Democrat, you car
count me out. Look at the pictured Be-
gOle, Sanford and company, Republicans
and Greenbackers, and only God can tell
what. If office is in front, and this all
for Democracy, may He save the mark
Yon will pardon me for thus stating my
convictions frankly, If it be said that
am Republican, so be it. But one thing
remember; l shall not surrender my
personal convictions and independence
at the behest Of the political prostitutes
who work the machine in the interests
Of the sO-called Democratic party.