The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-07-28
GURFRNATORIAL.

the pot Is boiling WlLnlD lie pIeclhobo VI
the Republican household. With them
the question ls, Shall it be Scofleld, La
Toilette, Estabrook, or some makeshltt
known as dark horse? The feeling De-
tween the La Toilette and Scotleld FAC
lions is incurably bitter already. All The
laws OF human Dature and OF lnterneclne
party warfare demonstrate that nothlng
can heal the wounds already lnficted.
The enlargement OF these factions ls
not the result CT different view which
each recognizes the other as honestly en-
PERTAINING. On the contrary, each Is
dashing upon the face of the other the
vitriol of personal accusation and level
ling the deadly shafts OF gladlators
who expect that the amph1theatre Will
thunder with popular applause for the
one who can secure life by causing death.
If Estabrook can enter the convention
with following large enough to withhold
majority from any one else, a following
of calm, dIspassionate, influential men,
who can avoid giving otfense to either OF
the painted chiefs or their forces, who
can patiently and immovably wait until
war has spent it's fury and exhausted the
resources OF the belligerents, or until 1T
has been demonstrated over and over
again that neither faction can command
a majority, they may reap where they did
not SOW, and gather 10 other mems har
vests. Such an outcome would not be q
misfortune to the party. Mr.. Estabrook
is better equipped for the office, by far,
than any Republican governor of the past
twenty years, unless we except Governor
Washburn. He is thoroughly familiar
with and able to administer all the great
interests of the state. His ability and
character do not, however, increase his
chances. Governors are not, IN these
days, and with the instrumentalitieso of
modern caucuses and conventions, select
ed on account OF fitness. Sometimes the
accident of deadlock compels party
to accept euch man, and we are only
pointing ont that abnormal conditions
may bring The nomination to MIR. Esta-
brook and a lucky outcome to the party
We do not expect any such result, how
ever 1t Is almost inevitable IN such a
struggle that the man and his supporters
who thus hold the balance of power and
steadily battle the efforts and blast the
hopes of angry contestants come TO be
regarded as enemies, and sometimes even
as guerillas, rather than lawful bell1ger
ents. So, while 1t Is possible that La
Estabrook, we regard it as more probable
that all three of them will nominate a
dark horse, unless 1t shall be demonstrate
ed before many ballots that either La
Toilette or Scofield has a majority of the
delegates at his back.
But what ought the democratic party
to be prepared to do under these Circum-
stances? It is said that We have factions
also. This is true only IN e special and
limited sense. 1t is only locally that any
bitterness exists. In some counties
where democrats lost the county offices
by the separation OF the gold democrats
there Is some feeling. That happened IN
Manitowoc county, but to-day no scars
remain. In general, gold democrats are
satisfied that their former associates who
approved of and accepted the Chicago
platform, did so from sense of duty and
because they believed that platform pro.
claimed sound fiscal and economic doc.
trine. On the other hand most silver de
mocrats concede that the seceders honest.
ly and thoroughly abhorred the Is to ]
theory as undemocratIc,andi its policy dis
disastrous. 1t is now felt that in all the
essential motives for political Fellowship
we are not only together again for all the
in fact never been separated. Another
consideration notes distinction between
the republican quarrel and the democrs
tic GOODNESS. With them, the factions
are each struggling for the spolls of vic
tory. Gold democrats ask nothing fol-
themselves, on the contrary, they stand
ready to give all thew have to the party
of their first and only love, il only thew
no 70 10 l,&
must not be asked to sacrifice pr1nciple
nor to return in humiliation. While they
ask for no explanations or promises from
their old associates, they are not willing
TO apologize for anything they have done
An honorable reconciliation calls for
neither 10 the coming state campaign.
There are two steps suggested by the
voice of reason. First, let the copyen.
ton ignore the Chicago platform This
VIII solidlfy the democratic vote. Let il
be a campaign on state issues solely
LII some reference to the past must hs
made, let 1t be the announcement merely
that no supporter OF the party ia this
campaign shall be regarded as recant1no
his past or as committing himself for the
future on any question of national policy
The second step Is this: If either La
be possible 10 do much more than brine
democrats together again. 1t will he
possible to secure many republican yo-
tiers If they are offered an acceptable tic.
ket. A GOLD democrat at the head wopId
make 1t easier for republicans TO support
1t. No gold democrat would stand npon
platform endorsing the free COINAGE of
silver at the ratio of 10 to |. In sbor,
democrats, for the all the necessary or
proper purposes of this campaign. are
already IN the ranks They will stay
there until the battle is over. il thew he
not required TO subscribe to the Cbicsoo
platform. an unnecessary and injndic,ons
exacton. so far as gold democrats era
concerned. And good democratic t,ct-
OF with gold democrat at its head would
secure republican votes that can be oh.
tanned by no other means, wonld combine
SO many possibilities that they wopld
constitute strong probability of snc-
cess.
Bat who shall the gold democrat he
There may be many anwera to the ONES
ton. Our answer is, Judge \ s. ellison
OF Fond du Lac. His election wou.d he
a return TO the best practices and tradi
lions OF the party. 1t would restore the
governors office to the altitude it occp
pied IN the older states at the bepinnino
OF the century. He has made spotIess
record through distinguished career Of
eighteen years on the bench. He has
nau no quarrels and he has no enemies
de Is widely known. He is admired and
trusted by republicans as we'll as by