Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-10-26
Congress and the Legislature.

every Congressional and Legislative Dis
trlct of this State, the necessity of extra
efforts to secure the election Of the Repub-
lican candidates. No reasonable man of
either party longer doubts that Mr.. Lin
coin will be the choice of the People of the
United State for the office of PRESIDENT
The October elections resulting in such
overwhelming Republican victories. have
settled that question. But Mr.. Lincoln
could accomplish little for the peace, pros
pcrity and glory Of the Republic without
the help OF Congress. He needs the aid
and sympathy of Republican Senate and
Republicon House. We shall have to
wait year, or two, yet, for The former
though 1t will come, ere long-but the lat
ter can be secured noc.
In the States which have thus far cho-
sen Representatives to the next Congress,
the Republicans have sustained loss, as
compared with the present House, of two
or three members. This loss can be easily
made up, and the balance struck in our IA
vor, by the States yet to vote. We have
strong hopes that New York and New Jer-
sey will show Republican gains There is
a good chance Of an additional member
nom Illinois and there is the fairest pros
pect tor like gain in Wisconsin and Mich
lgan 80 far as this State is concerned,
the reports we receive warrant the conf
dent belief that with earnest and persever-
ing efforts on the part of the Republicans,
all three Congressional Districts can be
carried BY decisive majorities. Our
TRENDS, therefore, have every encourage
ment and incentive to work Let every
man do all that in him lies to secure three
republican members from Wisconsin. 1t
Will be of vast advantage to our State to
back up the Administration of Abraham
Lmcoln by an unanimous vote in two
Houses of Congress.
We assume that our next Legislature
Will be strongly Republican. No other
result Is possible unless our friends suffer
themselves to be divided, or distracted, bv
local Jealousies, or personal rivalries. In
such crisis as the present with such i'm
Portant issues before the people such mo-
mentous interest at stake SO glorious an
opportunity of committing the management
OF public affairs to fit, trustworthy and
responsible hands all mere local, or person
al considerations sink into utter insignifi-
canoe The man who at such time, for
the sake OF some petty office, or to advance
some tancied local interest; or to CRAFTY
some small personal spite, refuses to sup
port the regularly selected candidates of
the Republican Party, for the various posts
to be filled this fall, is not worthy to be a
Republican and must be regarded as in
different, if not hostile, to the sue
cess of the great principles which we have
at heart. There cannot be many such in
the ranks Of the true and tried Republicans
OF the Badger State. Let US hope, indeed
that when the final charge is sounded;
when the Republican hosts muster under
their glorious banner on the sixth of Novem-
Der for the decisive conflict /; the straggers
will be few and far between. Let us
march all together to the field, resolved to
vote for the ticket, the whole ticket, and
nothing but the ticket Sentinel.
The Fight between the Wide Awakes
and those who annoyed the procession as it
passed through our streets was an unpleas-
ant incident. The material damage can
be estimated by counting few broken
windows in Mr.. Peter Seaborg's buildino
and few bruised heads about town. The
orlglnators of this afray deserve nothing
but censure and blame. If the real in
stlgators. whoever they were, had been
more severely punished, all classes and
parties Of our peacc-loving citizens would
have been better Pleased The Republ
cans, as they had a perfect right to do, came
here to make political demonstration
As long as they conducted their proceed
lngs within the limits of the propriety all
parties are bound to observe they should
have been left entirely alone to carry out
their display. When assaulted with clubs
and stones, it is natural that they should
defend themselves and the way they walk
ed into saloon where they had been out
rageousy attacked was caution to the
offenders that they had better get out of
the way. Some of the missile throwers got
badly bruised, and if others who escaped
had few blows that were received by the
innocent, it would have Seen all right.
1t is hard 20 find out who had hand in
this affair. We are sure there was not the
slightest excuse or apology for getting up
a collision, Our Republican citizens re-
solved to hold meeting They invited
Wide Awakes from neighboring places to
participate in their proceedings. These
companies hould not have been meddled
with, but left entirely to themselves had
conceded to them the freedom Of the streets.
and allowed to depart without molestation.
That is the way for one party to treat
another, and no one is justified in violating
common dccency and courtesy by insulting
shouts or violent attacks. 1t is no more
than justice to the community to say that
but few were engaged in this disgraceful
interruption, and that no citizen of any
character or position regards it with any
sentiments than those of scorn and con-
tempt.
In this country there will necessarily be
difference of opinion on public measures
When the people are divided into opposing
political parties, each should respect the
motives of the other In this way men
can disagree, and each follow the dictates of
his judgment, and all be secure in the en-
joyment of those sacred rights which we
are proud to consider a common heritage.
= Hatertown Democrat Oct. Is.
Fifth Assembly District Convention
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