The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-11-03

who stands by his colors Take an old wrong
headed but right-hearted Democrat who ls
honest and sincere. and respect him, what
ever he contends for to-day But traitor
a fire IN the rear, neveri lApplause.l
These references would not have been
dwelt upon if devices had not been Haunted
in our faces and we had not been threatened
with having lie crammed down our tnroatg
fLaughter.l 1t would never 90 for Republic
ans to vote for a Bourbon Democrat With
such record as the above. Here, perhaps,
is the greatest evidence Of genius ever dis
TIayed in war: 1--WE will take Mr.. Winans,"
these mighty ones said, ''and galvanize him
into an independent candidate. Though his
political sins be as crimson the apostles
OF reform viii make them white as
wool aud anuoint him with the oil
of purity; then we can vote for
him. 1t would never do for MIR. Wtnans TO
run as a Democrat on the river and harbor
bill as distinct political issue. because about
LEANS and he needed metamorphosing. de
was therefore taken by his friends TO Elk
horn, and
THERE BORN AGAIN
Now'all becomes pure, and In his exhibition
circular he denounces Democrat and Repub-
Ican alike; says, Neither OF you are good
enough for me; see my robes of purity, Just
Iaundried [Laughter.l Fethers calculates.
See them! [Laughterl The old Democrats
comfort their faces and reply We see DEM
ocrats you like a man who stands by his col
ors / would never believe that a man of
Mr. Winans' ability would ever have put
himself in this ridiculous position, and hap
pen to nave good reason for believing tnat if
he was out of it tonight he would never get
into il again. This is not simply for the sake
of saying Winans is a man of sense, but his
Observation-Disclosures lLaughterl Well,
aay, how do you like it?
hope there Is a goodly number Of Beloit
Proh1bitionists here, and tell You, gentle
men. whether you vote for me or not, you
are under obligations to me- When Bob In
gerson went to Maine to talk kepubltcanlsm
the Democrats set up mighty howl ana
said, Why the idea of bringing up the mon
arch OF infidelity to preach Republicanism.
BOB REPLIED
the moment he heard 1t, We'll, / am the
first man since Adam that has set the Demo-
cratic party to defending the Bible F."
Laughter
Prohibitionists, what have / done? Why, l
have set the whole INTERPRETATIONS
Democratic party to advocating prohibition.
IApplausel Don't their speakers, don't Billy
Smith, don't Fethers don't Heser don't all
the Ajaxes of the rostrum tell you mot to
forget your principles; vote your convictions
like men; stand up TO your party ii you have
onew [Laughterl Why, my God. the Inde-
pendepUs are all advocating temperance be-
tween drinks [Shoutsl | have done more
for you than you could do for yourselves in
i've years.
But what style Of decency have you in
your paper, the Beloit Oestloo6Y Laughter
Let me tell Won in all candor, teach that
young man, whoever he is, first, consistency;
second, common courtesy in political discus
sion. Your cause is too noble, it has too
many manly defenses to summon to it's aid
the manner and style or independent party
advocacy. And cannob show it, but have
pretty good evidence to-day tnat the man
who writes the most discourteous articles is
2 Z I,O D,
lated me on my election. cannot prove it
for / may be mistaken in the man, but it Is
immaterial, But have too much regard
for the cause of temperance in any OF its
methods to stand here tonight to advocate
that style of promoting it,
Now, the next thing to be done in this plan
of the Independents was to prejudice the
minds of the Prohibitionists against
me, and it has been proclaimed in the above
paper that was frightened out of my wits;
that besought the Prohibition party to in
dorse my nomination first, and, failing in
that, sought Mr.. BlacKman to Withdraw in
my favor AS to the first proposition, | am
no political beggar You VIII learn some
time, gentlemen, that walked into Congress
with my
INDEPENDENT MANHOOD UNIBTPAIRED,
and when the real sentiment, che Republican
sentiment of my district bids me go, l shall
go with that same manhood unstained Tap
plauseL and no whlpsters of the press and no
butfoon of the rostrum will dictate the order
OF my going. I"Good"l 1 was in Dakota
seeking the only three weeks rest 1 shall
have had IN this entire year.
Mr.. Fargo was my fellow traveller, and he
introduced the subject of temperance. He
said; am delegate to the Elkhorn Prohi-
bitiOn Convention; what shall say to them?
l said to him, say to them what have said
in substance TO other temperance organiza-
ttons at home, that have invited me from
time to time to speak, as [ have been at their
meetings, that temperance is not and never
has been my hobby. l cannot afford to seek
votes under any false pretenses Whatever,
IL they want to know or care to know my
personal habits / have never signed the
temperance pledge in my life; I never be-
longed to temperance organization; never
was drunk in my life, and never expect to
be; never keep liquor of any
kind in my house to entertain guests.
may have tasted liquor or glass of wine
at az social dinner with my wife or others,
but as / have often said, perhaps not Oft
ener than would take uuinine Ilaughterl,
and am not quinine eater. This is my
habit / never knew what the appetite was
take no credit for not being addicted to
their use any more than do for not using
tobacco use neither because l do not care
20. For the last five years, through all the
festivities of Washington and elsewhere, and
in speaking through two of the most ex-
haustive presidential campaigns in the
country, the mortal man does not live who
has seen me take so much as a glass of wine
at social dinner or elsewhere. That is my
personal record and on it these very papers
are now trying to present me as posing as
tetotaller to
CATCH THE TEMPERANCE VOTE.
tell you this record is mine; it is my
personal property. l have no promises
TO make for the future. If / want
to use tobacco or liquor you will depend on
It probably shall. That is an arrangement
l have Win myself. So much for my per-
sonal record TApplause.1
DON'T present. mo seeking for votes In
your State Senate | have spoken and voted
for every temperance measure that came
before US l have done the same in the
House of Representatives, and my name
stands in the blacklist in this Democratic
text book. Yet you will not allow me to aid
you in your temperance movement You
have unlntentionally stricken down six Or
eight as pure men as live in Ohio most
of them good temperance men, and
have put In their place those
whom your paper here heralds and
reports their meetings with blare Of trum-
petand beat of the drum as the promoters
of prohibition The Republican party has
voted for an alcoholic liquor commission
bill, and in the yeas and nays stand my
name. was asked if would vote for the
alcoholic liquor commission bill Well, as
THE TEUToNTo JUSTICE
said when they told him that he could not
bring an ejectment or try title in Justice
court, We'll, by cots have done
it." said he. 'Ghe man is out y
ILaughter.1 And inasmuch as / have voted
Tor this bill, am inclined to think / shall
vote for it again. But that don't satisfy; they
say insulted the prohibitionlsts at Geneva
What kind of candor and honor is that?