The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-06-29

MILWAUKEE went republican at a spec
lal election held on Friday last and the
chances are that Milwaukee will remain
republican for some time to come. There
is no use in Disgusting the fact that the
last session OF the legislature las made
Wisconsin republican state. 1t would
not be so but for the policy Of the ad-
ministratlon to reward those people who
worked for the election of John Mitchell
TO the United States senate and to pun
ish all who showed preference for Cen
eraI Bragg. The policy adopted in this
state means, practically that all who sup
ported Bragg have received their congo
so far as the party is concerned. With
the exception of Blenski, Bragg's sup
porters asked for no recognition in SO far
as the distribution of the losves and fish
es were concerned, but they do feel that
when the national administration carries
out the terms of bargains whereby Bragg
was defeated, it Is slap in the face
which no man of self-respect will receive
without demur. 1t is bad enough for
the legislature to openly defy the wishes
Of large majority of the people OF the
state. 1t is still worse when the national
administration openly rewards this
treachery to the people. The Pilot has
no grievance except that which it shares
in common with the people, and that Is
that political victory has been prostitu-
ted to personal ends, and its fruits have
been used as brides to corrupt the pso-
| pies representatives. The disaffection
in consequence of this perversion of
means designed by the popular voice for
reforms in the administration Of national
affairs, is widespread. It will be shown
| in marked decrease of the democratic
majority in this county in the election of
! 1894. The election in Milwaukee is but
prelude to what is to come in this state
and largely because the national admin
istration is seemingly intent upon defy
ing public opinion in rewarding those
who disregarded it IN their official capac-
| city.
The state administration has been such
| that it has added strength to the party.
| The national administration has done
more to weaken than the state has
to strengthen, and all because it has
recognized as the democratic party OF
the state those whose methods secured
control of the most corrupt and lnetfi-
Gent legislature Wisconsin was ever
cursed with. No such democracy as
that bred by the Wisconsin legislature
will be accepted by the people Of Wis
consin as the genuine article. Nor will
any administration which recognizes 1t as
such, command the fealty Of the rank
and file of the democracy of the state.
That is the situation in this county as
The Pilot perceives it, and it purpos es
acting according to its lights, 1t expects
nothing from either party and will act SO
as to entitle it to reward for services rem
dered from anybody or any set OF men.
| The present administration has done
nothing, SO far to command the respect or
an honest democrat. If it should con-
tinue to limit its functions to distribu-
ton of rewards for treachery to the demo-
Gratis of Wisconsin it is entitled to no
support from democrats who are not
looking for spoils. 1t Is too early to ex-
pect it to enter upon the work of legisla-
tive reform. 1t is not too early to de-
mand that it cease to be disbursin g
agent fo- corrupt political manipulators.