The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-10-09
ITEMS FROM The PILOT FILES.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

"HESSIANS" "AND OLD CLOTHES
We hope that no man in Manitowoc
county will take the following remarks
as personal to himself. The article is
from the Milwaukee Ne,cs and of course
the Pilot will not be blamed for copy
ing it. 1t contains many truths and
may be read with great deal of profit
by some of our socalled Manitowoc
county Democrats who are running on
the Abolition ticket
"The disunion party has reached that
stage in the progress of its dissolution
that it will give any man a nomination
who will consent to befoul his reputa-
tion with the dishonor. Its musty and
odorous old clothes are lying round
loose, free gift to the first person
that has the lack OF political virtue to
put them on.
It's sutfrages are thrown out into the
road like rotten oranges to fatten starv-
ed and ragged partisan beggars and pol
itical mendicants. Anybody can pick
them up who isn't afraid of infection.
The principal business Of that party
now, is not to elect candidates, but to
hunt up men who are weak enough to
play the part of pallbearers at the final
funeral of the organization. Not less
than ten or dozen of its nominees in
the state have declined that honor with
in the last week or ten days. The very
few who have consented to be used,
as the Sentinel says, are entitled to
sympathy both for their weakness and
their misfortune.e
This despairing struggle of the re-
publican party, to seduce political op-
ponents to take nominations at its
hands: this virtual confession that the
republican party has lost its virtue and
it's reputation and that it is forced to 60
meanly crawling at the feet of it's life
long enemies for names to fill up its
tickets, must be loathsome and humili-
ating to every man of principle in that
party, if any such man remains there.
Surely no sincere republican can adj
mire or countenance this prostitution
of his principles and much less support
men who have the weakness to become
the victims of the programme.
Fortunately the democracy of every
county, city and town in the state are a
unit and will stand shoulder to shoulder
for their principles and their nomina-
tions. They can neither be deceived
nor bribed nor in any other manner be
induced to lend tfirect or indirect sup
port to the party which seeks the ruin
of themselves and of the country. With
republicans they have no compromise
much less with the Hessians whom they
have seduced to become their allies.
NOT CoNQURED:-By the latest ad'
vices from Mexico it seems that the
people there are not yet conquered by
the French. Taurez is in the noun
tains, and has appointed full cabinet
and it is thought he will rally 100000
men to his standard. If thus is true il
will take some time for the French tc
dislodge him.
The Presid ent has issued an order
revokng all military orders which per-
mitted the enlistment of slaves in Mary
land. Gov. Bradford and the senators
from that state labored earnestly tc
have the President issue it. SO i,
seems that the President is getting sich
of his "nigger soldiers"
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Mr.. Ole Berge and Miss Matilda A
monds were married in the Norwegian
Lutheran Church at Liberty on Tues
day last, Rev. Mr., Alison officiating.