Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-08-11
S. J. Conklin.
OUR REGENCY.


democratic form of government !;
through them the popular will is as
eertaiacd and authoritativcly manifest
ed. "Regencies"-so called-seem to
be an unavoidable, parasitical sort of
evil, developed in all polit ical parties
of long standing. The Republican
party of Wisconsin, ever since its su-
premacy in the State became assured,
has enjoyed the reputation of being
controlled by Regency" Those
well posted understood thoroughly that
the influence of the HKegency" is great
~ oyer-estimated and that it is simpl =
weather cock showing which way
the wind blows and not powerful
influence determining its direction =.
Yet by shrewd management, and
the use of facilities which it's member
possess for asecrtaining the popular
will in regard to- various measures and
candidates., the "Regency" has often
obtained the credit of controlling or
producing results which the unergan
lied but general purpose of the people
had already determined upon.
Many have chafed and rebelled at
the charge that the Republican organ
ization of our State was being used as
machine for accomplishing the indi-
oideal purposes Of a junto of unprinci-
pied politicians, and periodically a
clamor has been raised for the overthrow
of the Regency" Heretofore the good
nature or earelessness Of the people has
allowed this ou'ery to pass unregarded
for the most part, but the indications
now are that they very generally de-
sire that there shah be no dictation nor
interference by the members of the SO
called Regency" IN our coming State
conventi' N. The selfish and ambitious
ends which they seek to accomplish,
and which their success, thus far. or
immunity rather, has emboldened them
to undertake, are transparent and the
public good requires that they should
be thwarted. Their plans are no less
tAan to appropriate as well as control
the highest Offices IN the gift of the
State, and as preliminary measures they
intend to dictate all the party opera,
tions in regard to the selection and To-
cation of candidates, from. this time till
their purposes are accomplished. These
purposes stand fully revealed, and ii
is evident that the time has come
VIXEN political tricksters, men who
have taken and given brides and shown
their unwortkipcss ir numerous other
ways, should no longer have even the
appearance Of exercising controlling
influence in the party. The good of
the party requires that the people and
not corrupt cabal should, in name as
well as fact, control their own political
action, and that the argument should
be taken from our opponenas shat a
Republican victory means simply that
the State government is in the hands
o. the Madison. Regency" for another
two years. To do this, the people
must turn out to, tho primary meetings
and see that good and competent men
are sent to the State Convention as
delegates. The agents and friends of
the Regency through the State are
organized, and will endeavor to have
the delegates from the different dis
tricts pledged to support part or all
Of the candidates whom they desire to
have nominated. The people should
therefore look with suspicion upon all
efforts in the primary meetings to send
pledged delegates to Madison. Let
them select men whom they can trust
implicitly, whom neither money, prom
Uses nor Establishments can affect, allow
them to go untrammeled to act as cir
circumstances in their judgement may
seem to require, and the result will
doubtless be that their interests will be
better secured, and the purposes of de-
signing politicians be more likely to be
defeated than if they should ham per
them with instructions to suppo TT GER
tain candidates.
VINO IS RIGHT?-The Racine Ar-