Year: 1867

fi9eu COMMISSIONER; Lyman y. Draper
State Superintendent. Some of these
men are knoacn, some unknown, but thew
must all be anxious for notoriet t. when
they consent to be sacrificed for the good


Of their party. There was considerable
objection to the nomination of Tall


madge on the ground of his Republican


ism; one delegate was decidedly opposed


to gong into the other party for candi-
date, but he was over ruled and the hall.


and-haif man nominated 1t is truly


amusing to one who has closely watched


the action OF the Democratic party for the


last ten years to witness its writings and


struggles now. We will review some of


the grounds taken by the Convention


They Resolue first, to preserve liberty to


the people. That sounds well, Sut the


people. remember that the Republicans
abolished Slavery, while the Democrats


were firm friends of that abominable
iniqulty. Second, to enforce the consti-


tuition; but the people don't like the


manner in which Democrats define its


meaning. Said people will not believe it
constitutional to secede from the Union


and fire on the flag. Third, to defend
the right Of States to their own local
governments, which means, let the rebels
do what they please, pass laws which in
effect re- enslaves the blacks and makes
their condition worse a thousand times


than under the old Slave regime. Fourth
to repeal tariff laws. All right, if the


people are willing, but we imagine that a
large majority have come to the conclu-
sion that what benefits the country at


large, confers benefit on all, and as


nianntac;olles are springing up all over
the land as a result of wise protection to


home industry, the people vii probably
repeot rather than 'srepeal existing tariff
laws" Fifth, to protect the right Of la
Dor. Certainly, but you can go south
and find ltborers on whose lacerated


backs you might have game of chess,
and those backs were thus marked by the
lash IN the hands of good democrats
Sixth, to guard capital from public dis
order. Even as it was done during the
Barstow administration Even as it was
done In this county, where thousands Of
dollars of capital belonging to the people
were gsreq duey, only two years ago.
Seventh. to resist tae attempts to abridge
the right Of the elective franchise. Well
the Democracy have large work on hand
to make any one believe that rebels with
bloodstained hands should vote I'm pre-
ference to the blacks who nobly fought
to save the Union from destruction.
Eighth, to promote the equality Of the
States and people. Is that a Negro
SufFiase pIsrsai. > IF so we consider it
sound, though surrounded by SO much
that is rotten. Ninth, to abridge the
present reckless taxation. Prior 10 the
war We never heard word of fault found
by the Democrats with the public ex-
pendIture" although Southern lIarbors
and Southern improvements were all the
rage. Now when little help is extend
ed to the North, and we see the commerce
Of our lakes benefited we hear Demoera-
cy shout reckless, proflgate system of
public expenditure. Unequal taxation
This IS a driveat government bonds which
are not taxed 1t is claimed that these
bonds are held by the rich, whereas every
banker Is aware that such is not the case


The farmer. the mechanic, the day labor
er, all as they get little spare means
invest in that which is sure to bring
them their interest The wealthy do not
thus invest because they can use their
large capital so that it viii bring them
larger return. So this unequal taxation
c~y is a direct blow aimed at the man who
happens to have one or two hundred dol
lars laid away for a rainy day. But there
is another thought we wish to crowd in
just here. Suppose the Democracy were
20 come into power how long would 1t be
ere Confederate war bonds would be
worth as much as fiye-t yenties? Dem
ocrats are already purchasing them in
the belief that when johnson assumes
the Dictatorship. he will direct that they
shall be paid. How will the people like
such taxation as that? Tenth, proposes
to repeal all laws that dictate on the sub


jects of Temperance and religion. Well
the Democracy enacted those laws years
ago, and we suppose they ought to know
whether they should be repealed or not


The Democracy, further, gives many rea-
sons why the republican party deserves
the reprobation of the friends of freedom
throughout the civilized world, but all
we cay say about such reasons is this, if
the people of Wisconsin can be made to
believe such trash they are made of far
different material than we think they are.
The Democracy also resolves that the
disfranchisment Of deserters is great
error, probably because that class of men


vote the Democratic ticket We do not


believe any man who was not an actual


deserter would ever be prevented from


voting in any community, no matter


what ticket he might vote But the


winding up is the climax of the whole
thing they resolve that they are in favor


of the full and punctual discharge of
the National Obligations and debts
precisely on the conditions and terms
upon which they were contract
ed. We do not wonder that this
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