Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-11-11
From Waterloo

EDiroEs REPUBLTuAS:-As the smoke Of the
great battle Of Tuesday last begins to clear
away, we find time to survey the Geld more in
detail, and doubt not that many local struggles
were the occasion Of more excitement than the
Presidential issre, as that was known to De
past persdventure. Snch was the case in this
Toga and Village. Since our candidate-the
Hon. S. J. ConkIin-was placed in nomination
for the Assembly, the High Priests of the Dem
ocracy in this section have labored with de-
termination neTer before manifested to defeat
him. Mr. Conklin has for years been wheel
horse IN the Republican ranks of this County,
and beng an eloquent aud fearless pablo
speaker has excited the ennity 0: the Copper
head wing of the Democracy by his vigorous
and continued assaults upon their stron gholds,
especially during the late "unpleasan tness,'
when the portraits he was wont to draw of
rebel Sympathsgcrs was anything but comp.i-
nentary TO them. his nomination WAS to the
leaders Of the democrscr like the batting ola
wasps nest with large sized club. Out Of
their hives they rushed Ike so many yellow
jackets" each claiming to be mora furions 70
sti 1g than his neigbbor, aad 81 swearing e
"b;g oath" that this abolition defamer of the
Unconstitutional Confederate Cross Roads Dem
ocracy should never be endorsed by tie people
that he district vas clos that they could
natncalize fifty new ro;es, and run him beliac
n ticket ,n his owl tow aad ~!i!age efficient
TO defeat him. To insure success they selected !
ihc 'Hcs: unexceTt;oaa0le man Il their ranks
war denocrat-and placed him in nomination.
From that time until the day Of election Inc
"Ku KiCE Khan" of this village was in night
lie ID -
the district such "Roorbaeks' and ISLANDERS as
only su-h men belonging to such an institution
would stoop &c utter. The men who led on this
raid we're the same who during the war rejoiced
over Mon de eats, and wept when victory
perched on our loyal banners, and closed their
infamous war record by publicly rejoicing oTes
the assassination Of President Lincoln From
"early morn till dusky eve" they surround
ed the bal lol-box and sctually challenged and
drove awsy from the polls men who had grown
gray IN the serl ice OF the Democracy because il
was suspected they would vote 70: M. Conklin,
but it was sll Of no avail! The result st the
ba!o.-box vas g ",rueher" Here in the town
and village of Waterloo, where we pcii in the
aggregate but four hundred votes--where our
candidate has resided for the past tTe,ve years,
he run one hundred and fftJ votes ahrad Of
our electoral ticket. more fiatterinE endorse
'nent than was ever giTen by this people TO a
candidate before. No local issues contributed
10 this result; it was due entirely to the per-
sonal Jpularity of our candidate, whose sterl-
ing worth known reliability and genial man
neIs has 8on Eor him friends and admirers who
would not even allow their political opinions
and prejudices to stand in the way Of his ad-
Tancemeut.
All day long at the Ballot box the issue was
'the Assemblyman" MOI word about Grant
aid Coltax or Seymour and Blair. Had some
stranger TO our institutions dropped il here on
election day be would not have known that
anybody but Conklin and Olapp were running
Tor office When the result in the village and
town was proclaimed the rejoicing crowd or
genzed g raid upon all loose iniamable ma
terials and in less time than can write it, tar
and kerosene barrels and dry goods boxes dis
appeared from the ear of our business houses
into huge bon-fres which were kept mp en-
ivened By cheers for or candidate until past
midnight, when, at the inritstion of Mr.. Cen
kl y, tie crowd adjourned to the Waterloo
House and partook of an oyster supper. And
thus ended the labors of the dag in Waterloo.
Yours, &C. CP.M,