The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-05
tsust Resriouf;0.s.

Just retributiOn often overtakes us
in this world much sooner than week
pect, and we have a striking ilIustra-
ton of this in our recent election
events. Some Of the Republican
slate-makers and managers Of the late
campaign and few Of the defeated
candidates have been shooting off
their mouths" at the editors of the
lNTEROCEAN and TIMES, and accus-
ing them of aiding in bringing about
the Waterloo of Tuesday We guess
the lnter-Ocean man can take care of
himself. As for the TINES editor he
has not lost a wink of sleep over the
: event, and we do not see how his all
: wise party leaders should lay any
blame at his door, inasmuch as he had
no hand in the deal from first to last.
The self appointed leaders who
: took it upon themselves to ran the
campaign Of the Village election
picked their own workers and conf
dental associates, and neither the ed
ltor Of the Inter Ocean or the editor
of the TINES, nor any of their imme-
diate friends were at all consulted as
to whether they liked the program or
not, in short we were given to under
stand by every act of these managers
that our room was better than our
company and that the party could
very we'll get along without us, and
under these circumstances we do not
think it fair or vet honorable that we
should in any degree be held respon-
sible for the disastrous results of Tues
day.
The fault lies not with us, but d.
rectly with those who managed the
affairs of the party, when they. in
their own pride and egotism decided
that they could achieve a victory with
broken and depleted ranks, and hence
1t was utterl y unnecessary to have a
united party. 1t was this consummate
"cheek " Of the headers" that led them
to contemptuously ignore faction CT
the party, which, though small and
insignificant Of itself, was at least
more likely to bring party success in
the ranks than out Of them. And the
''cheek" Of the crowd is in no wise
hid when now they try to shift the
fatal results of their generalship off
onto the shoulders Of the poor little
ignored boobies" who had not been
allowed to participate in the battle at
all
Another blunder made, a legiti-
mate and consequent result of the
first, and probably the greater of the
two was when the managers decided
to throw overheard Mr. Whitney for
Treasurer. a man tried, true and COM
petent, and 10 nominate Mr.. Frey as
an open and direct bid for the saloon
or whisky vote. This line of action is
III direct opposition to the principles
of the Republican party aud could
produce but one result-dlsaster. The
man or party that wreztles with the
DeyIl is sure to fall under in the end.
Our leaders" no doubt thought that
the strength gained from the saloons
would much more than even up what
they had left out Of their own party,
but did it. What was the result of
this unholy alliance? The saloon
men rallied to Mr. Frey's support to
d man, but he c0u}d not or 3c0,dd not
lead them step further, and while
MIR. Frey is elected by pleasant ma
jority, his associates on the ticket al
most to man, sleep the sleep of the
defeated-shall we say betrayed?
The history of the convention, the
: work of the managers during the three
days intervening between it ana the
election, the count of the votes and
the list of the dead, all 90 to confirm
what We have said and we think it
but just to let the blame rest where it
be!ongs-wlth those who pulled the
wires and bobbcd the puppets.