Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-01
THE JUDICIAL ELECTION.
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the Contents.

ROOFS OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE CoMMITTEE
MADISON, March %, 1868, !
DEAR SIR:-The Republican State
Committee earnestly solicit your atten-
ton to few facts Ia connection with the
approaching election Of a Chief Justice
and Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court $3.50"
The Democratic party, by first calling
a party convention and nominating party
candidates for Judge OF the Supreme
Court, have made political issue in this
election unavoidable. However desirable
it may be that partizan considerations
should be dropped when judicial officers
are to be chosen, it is ofcourse, ilnpracti-
cable to do so while one political party.
insists on making such considerations
paramount to ali others. -
The candidates Of the Democratic party,
Messrs Dunn and Ellis, are presented as
candidates. not because they possess sup
eror qualifications, but because they are
Democrats No candid man will claim
that they deserve to be supported on any
other ground in preference to the judges
now on the bench. On the contrary, it
must be conceded that the judges who have
received the Republican nomination,
Judges Dixon and Paine, are, as far as
general fitness for the Supreme Bench is
concerned, better qualified than the can
didates proposed by the Democratic State
Convention They have had years ex-
perience on the bench and have proved
themselves, upright and impartial in their
i decisions. .... So. ~
The chief reasons why the Democratic
party now desires to elect Messrs. Dunn.
and Ellis, are doubtless these: lst Be
cause a Presidential electiea is at hand,
and party triumph this spring would
give them prestige, not only here but all
over the couutry for the fall election
I'd Because, if elected, Messrs. Dunn
aud Ellis would constitute a majority Of
the Court, and being elected as partizan
Democrats, would be expected to reverse
the decision Of the present courts in re-
lation to sufrage set
Are the Republicans in your quarter
of the state fully aroused to the impor-
taace of this judicial election, not only in
its conseque noes within the state, but in
its general bearing upon the country p
We mnst not forget that if, by any re.
missness on the part of the Republicans,
the opposition should succeed in electing
their candidates, or either of them it will
% out to the world that Wisconsin has
faltered on the eve of the Presidential
contest, that she has basely deserted the
flag of the party Of unien and liberty, and
gone over to the reactionary Democracy
The RepGbl cans Of New Hampshire
have just achieved a magnificent victory
which HIS gladdened the hearts and ele-
waited the hopes Of the Union men of the
who'll country. That victory was achiev-
ed by thorough organization, and by bring
ing ont every voter on election day.
New Hampshire. was reckoned doubtful
state, and the eyes of the whole country
were upon her during her struggle.
Wisconsin is esteemed a staunch Repub-
lican state, and hence our election has at
tracted but little attention from abroad.
But if, by any mischance, Wisconsin
should, on the 9Th of April next, give a
majority for the Democratic ticket, be
assured that the consequences in stimua-
ting the courage Of our political oppon-.
entS and depressing and disheartening
our political friends, not only here, but
in al the states, would bezmost epIorable
It would be still greater triumph for
the parts of reaction than Democratic
victory. in New Hampshire, and upon
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proach of having deprived the Republi-
can party of the prestige won for it by
the noble efforts of tie true-hearted men
eff the Granite State.
The Republicans Of Wisconsin cannot
afford to incur such ignominy It is
within their power to assure success, but
only by vigorous and active exertions
It would be. folly to close our eyes to
the danger that threatens Our opponents
are we'll organized and are expected to
cast full vote, A very slight change
from the vote of last fall might defeat US.
Upon an aggregate vote Of l42; 900 then,
our majority fell below 5000 d change
AGAINST as of THREE VOTES IN A TOWN
,CoulG ripe ont the majority Of last fell !
The NEGLECT Of SIX REPUBLICANS IN EACH
TOWN to 0ote acon5d g2vs the state to the
Democracy, supposing the vote this spring
were otherwise the same as at the last
election This is narrow margin, and
indicates how essential it is that the whole
strength of the party should be brought
to the polls THERE IS Ne SAFETY Elk
CEPT IN A FULL VOTE. -@"a...
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