Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-07-27
Lincoln in New York.

We perceive that some of our Demo-
cratic contemporaries profess to indulge the
| hope, though we cannot think them SO
foolish as to delude themselves with the
expectation, that Lincoln is not going to
carry the State of New York An article
which appeared recently in the Albany
Eve. Journal, from which we make the fol-
lowing extract, furnishes them with the
groundwork of the sensation articles they
are publishing upon that subject:
There is, just now, but a single source of
danger to the Republican party 1t lies in its
conscious strength, and the distracte condition
| OF 1.-THE Democracy. The danger is that, in our
confident anticipation of an easy triumph. we
may neglect the systematic Organization which
| IS essential to secure it.
Nothing in politics, is more fatal than to un-
derrate the strength of the enemy This is be-
| ing done, just now, to alarming extent, by
the Republicans. 1t will result in disaster, if it
| leads to nothing besides exuberant anticipa-
tlons. The sooner the conviction presses itself
nome that a0e must rork Systematically, be beat
en- the better
broken up into factions. 1t is equally true that
| at present these factions hate each other more
| cordially than they hate the Republicans If
the election was tomorrow, the result would not
be IN doubt. But there are yet four months to
the election and motives are pressing upon
| the opposing Democratic elements as strong as
the love Of power and the spoils of Office to eff.
feet consolidation. Whether these efforts will
succeed or not is a matter which should excite
neither hope nor fears of Republicans ''There
| Is safety only in the assumption that we will
have to meet and beat united enemy"
We endorse, fully and unreservedly,
every word that the Journal says, and will
90 still further and add that what is true
of the Empire State, is also true of Wis
consin. The only danger the Republican
party has to apprehend here, Il" lies in its
conscious strength, and the distracted con-
dition of the Democracy" Wehad rather,
BY far, see all the elements Of our opposition
concentrated an the support Of a single ticket,
than TO see then, dirided as they are nou.-
Republicans then would feel that there is
some necessity for prompt and determined
action, and they would go to work with a
will and give the combined hosts of Loco
Focoism a drubbing from which they
never would recover. But the enemy is
divided among themselves and too many Re
publicans, we fear. take it for granted that
Lincoln will carry the State, whether they
do any thing to bring about that result or
not. They think the Republican ina
chine under such circumstances can run
itself. They know that Wisconsin could
give e Old Abe y straight ten thousand
majority over a ticket receiving the joint
support of both Pumps of the Democracy,
for if the contest assumed that shape, they
then would all bestir themselves, and every
man would do his duty whereas no0 they
see no such incentive to action, because the
Democracy are fighting themselves instead
of us, ana there seems to be no necessity
for their lifting finger to push on the Re-
publican column. But we tell you, friends,
shat this is mistaken notion. We ought
to 90 to work now, we must organize sys-
tematically, and we Should 60 into the
canvass and conduct it in all respects as
though orr saEoation depended upon our giO
ing Lincoln and Hdnahin q full, united tote,
Let US pay no attention to discussions
among Democrats but fight our battle as
though there were possibility Of our be-
ing defeated. In that way, we will make
our victory doubly sure.