Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-10-30

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of the whole ticket. One vote may
change the result.
Vote for Wyman Spooner, for Lieuten-
ant Governor.
Vote for Asher Nichols, for Superyis-.
or at Large.
Republicans of the I'd district do not
follow holter into the camp of the en-
envy. ....- 4.-.. ..
Vote for c. B. Goodrich, for Assem-
blymen.
| Honest OLD ABE is said to have en-
tered upon the duties of President with
out any property but Mrs. Lincoln, in
her complaints of the ingratitude of the
Jacobin party, informs the public that at
the time of his death he had 500 900
invested in United States bonds That
sum is lust the amount Of his salary dur
ing bis official term. It took all his sal
aryt support his official position and ex-
travagant wife and family And we must
then suppose, either that these expenses
were cast upon the treasury in the shape
of gardeners bills;" or they are receipts
from smear and dear friends" like his
wife's furs, laces, and jewels, which she
is offering for sale by Brady. Bribery
openly entered the White House during
his administrations his own fami-
| ly-approached his own bed room, and
corrupted his wife. He must have known
! it, and winked at its existence; for he
saw it Haunted in his face. Was his own
garments undefled How did he get
these 100000 in bonds Wis, Union.
| Terrible mustlbe the extremity when
| party has to resort TO measures. low and
infamous as the above for the furtherance
gifts object. Not content with heaping
foul SANDER, and unmanly insult upon the
living cripple, and the empty sleeve, they
have ransacked the catalogue of vice for
blacker deed. and defle the honor of
the sacred dead Branding with secret
bribery and crime, as pure and stauch a
| heart as ever beat in which was no
malice, but love and ch1rity for all man
kind; a heart SO strong and brave, that
it could sustain the greatest of nations in
its most terrible struggle, and 80 gentle
that the story of dying drummer boy
could melt it into tears man whose
greatness of heart, and strength OF char
acter was acknowledged even by his en-
emies, and respected by the whole world,
and at whose death all nations mourned.
Was it not enough for these principals to
nerve the arm that slew him
And now with their red hands they
dig down into his followed grave, and
with base calumny, and self conciev ed
| falsehood, they insult the stainless honor
of his memory and spit upon his tomb.
And who is the author of this Infamous
libel on the character of Abraham Lin
coin !?
F. The editor of the organ of the Demo
cracy, in isconsin, man who has been
a "time server" wherever personal inter
est loudest called him, republican and a
democrat, a son Of temperance, or a friend
fof the brewers, whose associate editor is a
man driven from his former place of resi-
/ dence with rotten eggs, for cheering for
l."Jeff Davis and secession !"
These being the sentiments of the or
gan it must necessarily fol low, that they
are the sentiments of the party.
/ "But they arc not my principles" says
one? 10 H9.3u> - ..a.s .r...... III
Will you cast your vote with that par
ty? .....-....
eyes certainly" ..t -. ~
o.Then by giving it your support and
sanction, you endose its principles, which
eventually makes them your own And
| these are the same principles, this the
same party that allied our land with dark
ness, tears and blood, filled with brave
true hearts, the two hundred thousand
! graves that lie under the Southern turf
and yellow autumn leaves, and placed a
vacant chair at every Preside of the north
/ Who shall govern this land !? Those who
fought for the Nations life; or those who
plotted for its ruin
,...-s .....# ....... A. PICKET.
THE Republicans of the Sd district at
their convention on Wednesday last, nom
mated DIR. w w. Reed, of Jefferson, for
/ Member Of Assembly. DR.. Reed has