Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-09-21
Larrabee at watertown.

almost 4 Row - The Model Demagogue -
LayraJee Denounced by his own Party at
lis ora Nscting
The Democratic candidate for congress
in this District spoke in Cole Hall on last
Friday evening, the congregation consist
ing Of about two hundred persons. He
had not proceeded far before he said be
did not expect fairness from the Republi-
cans, that the Republican paper in this
city contained lie against him, abiding
to a statement that he had voted for a
Know Nothing, and Immediately common
ced interrogatlng US relating to the article
For time we persistently remained silent,
which encouraged him to proceed to still
greater freedom. After he had continued
this offensive course a considerable time, we
arose and remarked that, unless we could
have equal time with the speaker we did
not choose to take any part in the meet
ing; that, relating to bis having voted as
alleged by US in the REPUBLICAN, within
three days we had heard prominent dem
ocrat, who was member of the Conyen-
ton that re-nomnated Larrabee, say that
he should not vote for him, because he
(Larrabee) bad voted for a Know Moth
ing! Probably this was not what the speaker
and bis friends intended we should reply to
the repeated calls made upon us, and it
caused not a little excitement and rage
The meeting was in considerable of an up
rear, and amidst the confusion, Mr. Rothe.
the Editor Of the German Democratic paper
in this city, came towards US in menacing
manner, and demanded the name of the
Democrat to whom we had referred. As
we had already said that said individual
had been present during the evening, we
declined mentioning it, at which this Editor
very freely applied tie term {" liar ~ which
we resented by not very gentle push, and
he, taking the hint, very quietly went back
to his seat, A prominent Democrat loudly
proclaimed that there were plenty of Doug
las men present, but very few Larrabee
men, which was uncontradicted except by
voices from half a dozen ragged men. Du-
ring the disturbance number of Republi-
cans stood ready to take part in the fray,
had blows been given, at least so far as
concerned self defense. When order was
restored, the speaker proceeded in much
more cautious and respectful manner, show
ing that he, as well as his friends present,
regretted the row be had raised and fear
cd the effect it must have upon his already
gloomy prospects in this vicinity
Honest men instinctively detest dema-
gogue, a political trickster, confirmed
mountebank, because, to gain his selfish
ends, he will resort to any trick, chicane-
ry or fraud whatever. No matter how
false his statements, he knowing them to
be such, it is all the same to him, if those
whose support he seeks do not perceive it,
for he has adopted the Jesuitical doctrine
that the end justifes the means Such =
man is CHARLES II. LARRABEE. as
is well known by both his friends and foes.
His speech on this occasion was charac-
teristie Of the man, He could not proceed
without calling religion to his aid, and at.
frming his own extraordinary sanctitv;
most deceivers, including the First Great
One, have resorted to similar means. The
Republicans, he said, were a party false
to their principles and how did he prove
it Simply by affirming that they agreed
to not agitate the slavery question during
the last session of Congress and secondly,
Air. Thayer. a Republican member from
Massachusetts, had introduced bills to in
corporate certain Land Districts, in which
bills he had not inserted any provision to
prohibit slavery thcrefrom! Admitting
the case just as be had represented it. (al-
though it is probable that habit had ron.
dered him incapable of telling the truth, J
would it necessarily follow that Republi-
cans had abandoned their principles? We
believe not, aud thinking men agree with
rs. To agree to not agitate the slavery
question during the session. even admit
ting that their platform included slavery
agitation. was not to abandon their plat
form, but only to postpone the execution of
its purpose to future period Does the