Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-08-19
LETTER OF ACCEP.
TANCE.


1t was nearly month after his nomin-
alton that Gov. Seymour's formal letter
of acceptance was given to the public.
But our long awaiting was not for moth
ing, as the Governor, instead of the us
ual brief letter of acceptance, has given
us formidable document which would
occupy nearl y two columns and half Of
our paper. He evidently intends that
his acceptance of the nomination shall be
as positive ard emphatic as were his re-
| peated refusals. He leads off by speak
ing very complacently Of the manner Of
his nomination, and goes on to reafirm
his entire satisfaction with the platform
adopted by the convention He then
gives the very singular and unusual rea-
son for not publishing his letter. sooner,
that he was waiting to ''see what light
the action OF Congress would throw upon
the interest Of the country" We utter
ly fail to see why man who has been
made the candidate of party for the
Presidency, and who is supposed to be
the exponent Of certain prime iples,
should give such reason for delaying
to formally accept the nomination and
make simple statement of his views
in regard to questions of public policy.
He next INDUCES IN a mean fling at
Congress which would be more worthy of
pot-house politician than man of Gov.
Seymour's reputation and position. He
intimates that since the adjournment of
the Democratic convention, Congress has
shown great alarm lest there should be
change of parties in power by which
some hidden mismanage cement of our nation
al finances will be brought to light. This
contemplate innuendo is degrading to
the man who makes it, and wholly un-
worthy of notice. At the mention of the
word "Congre S." his tongue seems I'M
loosed, and he scolds ike fish woman
| about congressional usurpation ard VIC
lence That part of his letter which
treats of the condition of the Southe n
States abounds in the most palpable mis-
representations, as any one must believe
who reads carefully the rep orts of their
affairs which are being continually made
public. He would leave the impression
that the disturbed state of society there is
due wholly to the loyal element. He
has no word of censure for those who are
fomenting discords and by frequent out
RACES and midnight assassinations seek
to drive out all who are obnoxious to
Il EN- because Of patriotic devotion to the
Union. He represents that the ''late
chiefs of the rebellion" have settled down
to the quiet pursuits Of life and are
striving by precept and example "to lead
back the people of the South to order and
industry" when we well know that good
proportion of them are going up and
down through the country lamenting the
''lost cause" and predicting its final tri-
umph. He even speaks of the declara-
ton of Southern members of Congress,
that their lives are not safe in the States
they represent, as if it were an accusa-
ton against them. Because ''his friends"
by their threats and deeds of violence,
have rendered their lives insecure, he
sneers at the victims, and intimates that
they should be ineligible to. office on that
account
But the most motto cable point 10 the
whole letter is contained in the following
extract: sThe election of a democratic
executive and majority of democratic
members to the house Of representatives,
would not give to that party organization
power to make sudden changes. but would
serve to check those extreme measures
which have been deplored by the best of
men of both organizations" He saws
'send me to the White House and enough
of my friends to the House of Represen-
tatives to make a majority, and your
Senate would check US from making sud-
den and violent changes" He does not
discl i'm the disposition to do wrong, but
simply the ability An old fable says,
that wolf once coaxed shepherd to let
him stay in the fold with the sheep be,
cause he was rendered harmless through
the loss of his teeth. But once in the
fold the old villain managed to worry ev-
cry sheep to death before morning. The
old doctrine has always proved good that
it is unsafe to tamper with evil in any
form, simply because it is feeble.
But Gov. Seymour's argument that the
Senate would be a check on the President
and House, loses all its force before the
express declaration of his right hand man,
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