Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-04-18

Ala. baum, moore aud FISCHER were
appointed committee to settle with the
late treasurer.
A resolution that the hog ordinance be
enforced was offered, but pending its con-
sideration the council adjourned
That Democratic Outrage Again.
We alluded week before last to the ruth
less manner in which Thomas Holland, the
democratic candidate for city marshal was
stricken down on the day of election by
bis own party friends We showed con-
clusively that he owed his defeat to Ger
man democrats who, instead of abiding by
the usages of the party, had bolted him,
an Irishman, and gone solid for one of
their own countrymen running as an indie
pendent candidate. A systematic and de-
termined effort is making to show that the
ground upon which Holland was defeated,
is entirely different from the one assigned
by Us. Now we undertake to say that it
was direct personal thrust at the Irish
population, through Holland its represent
alive, by the democratic Germans who
were determined to keep all the offices
they could in their own hands. That was
the feeling on the part of the latter from
the very momen! Holland was nominated,
Indeed, the Irish delegates found it a diff
foult matter in the convention to get any
recognition whatever on the ticket, and it
was only after fierce struggle, and con-
siderable swearing, something like that of
"our army in Flanders" that they were
permitted to grace it with the name of
one of their own countrymen, to wit, the
aforesaid Tom. Holland, for the insigni6-
cant office Of marshal, worth the paltry
sum of hundred dollars.
Now just look at this matter ia all it's
bearings. The conventions good share
of the delegates being Irishmen-gave
cheerfully the nomination for assessor to
Mr.. Herman, German. They supported
him on election day with right good will,
and we should judge from the number of
votes he got it must have been according
to the old democratic rule which says
"vote early and o.ten," for his total vote
was 7S7. There certainly was no holding
back here on the part of Irishmen. The
same is true of Ducasse for justice in the
LIST, End and 7th wards. The Irish went
for him in sober earnest. The most per-
feet good faith was kept by them, but how
reciprocal this feeling was on the part of
German democrats, the 219 votes cast for
Holland against the 787 given to Herman
most oonclusively show.
But if any more evidence is needed of
the aninus actuating the Germans, we
have it in the case of Hon. Patrick Ro-
gan, the regular democratic nominee for
justice in the 3rd and 4th wards. Mr.
Hogan is one of our oldest and most re-
spected citizens, He has filed many pla.
ces Of public trust and is thoroughly COM
petent and qualified for this or any other
Office. Bernhard Miller, a German, runs
against him as stump candidate and is
successful, every German vote being
thrown against Rogan who only gets 81
votes while Dennis for mayor gets in these
two wards 176.
Another Irishman. Miles Joice, who two
years ago was the democratic candidate
for coroner was beaten in the same way In
the 4th ward for alderman. The Germans
conspired against him and he fell to the
ground victim to their treachery and de-
ceit.
But why elaborate? Is it not clear
that the Irish were sold out I" bag and bag
gage" by the Germans? Three regular
ly nominated Irish democrats were slaught-
cred. The German democrats committed
the deed, and it will not do for them to
say that it was not on account of their ma
tlonal prejudices. The handwriting on
the wa Il shows too plainly their antipathy
to the Irish fer them to deny it. If this is
not SO, why is it that all the boiling was
at the expense of the Irish candidates
Does not this fact alone show that there
was method and system in the matter, and
that the Irish were the target at which
democratic Germans fred all day? There
is no escape from this conclusion. The
question now is, how long viii the Irish
submit to such insults and abuses? As
We said in our former article, they are very
handy in the democratic family when there
is any voting to be done, but when they
want any of the spoils. they are compelled
to put up with the shell while the Germans