Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-08-04
THE STATE CONVENTION.

Convention has been appointed and is
draRing nigh, the attention Of the Re
pubIicans of the State is being generally
directed to the questions which will arise
at'that time. The merits of the numer-
Gus candidates and various other con
siderations which will affect the decis
ions of the convention are already be-
ing briskly discussed. and, as our de-
cisivo victory last fall gives assurance
Of success in the present campaign-a
confidence which is well grounded
provided it does not lead to relaxed
eGorts-we may expect unusually spir
tied contests at the primary cauousses
as well as at the convention itself.
Many think that there should be an
entire change Of State officers others
do not consider this as necessary or
desirable where persons have shown
themselves capable and trustworthy;
the temperance people Of the State de-
sire that the nominees shall be men Of
undoubted temperance principles, and
the claim of locality is one which is
being pressed more generally, perhaps,
than any other But there is anoth-
or claim which is not receiving the at
tontion which, it seems to Us, it de-
serves, and that is the claim Of nation
atty The Republican party is COM
posed Of clements as various as the pop
ulation Of the country. In this State
especially the foreign born members of
the party are nearly as numerous as
the native born, and considerations Of
justice and policy require that they
should be duly represented in SO i'm
portant matter as the formation Of
State ticket The Scandinavian and
Welsh Republicans Of Wisconsin are
counted by thous ands. md a repre5en-
tative from each should certainly be
allowed; tie German element has
been considered Of sufficient impor-
lance several times heretofore to be
represented on the State ticket, and
The rapidly Increasing numbers Of the
Irish Republicans are certainly deserv-
ing of attention, and due regard to
their influence might be attended with
good results.
The claim of nationality is different
and in some respects quite as pressing as
any of the others considered persons
of foreign birth cannot avoid having a
stronger sense of assimilation and
identity with party which recognizes
them by comforting Offices of trust up
on their own countryman than they
would otherwise and therefore, if we
would bind our party together and Do
much to secure its permanence, wis
dom requires that VIC should pay due
regard to this really important matter.
4 SHORT TALK ABOUT ''SPITE" -
We refer In another article to the de-
Tense which many of Treasurer Smith
friends make in the case of the charges
brought against him BY alleging spite
and malice on the part Of his accuser
and we often hear persons, who do not
think far or look deep, say in regard
70 accusations made by one person
against another: ooh, he bears malice
against him." as if that fact disproves
the charge. But thinking ones will
query whether the charges were true
or not, and if they prove true, the
hostility of,the aocuser does not pal
late or whiten them. The criminal
in court cannot turn aside the verdict
of the jury or the sentence of the
judge by proving that the prosecuting
attorney is his personal enemy. The |
merits Of a mans case are what he
must stand or fall by, and the facts are
the test.
It is we'll that this is 50, for other
wise evil consequences would often re- |
suit ; an unscrupuious pers on, in pos
ition of trust or profit, might have it
in his power to sile nee those whom he
knew would expose his evil practices
BY doing them open and ostontatious
injury, knowing that thereby they
would be unable to testify efectually
against him because Of the cry Of NAL
ice which would at once be raised
. 5ainst item. The idea that because a
person has received injury from anoth-
er he is thereby incapaoitated from
speak ng Of any wick edness of which
the latter may be guilty, is too absurd
and narrow minded to bear scrutiny.
Wisdom and prudence dictate that
charges which affect the public should
be carefully and impartially inrestigat,
cd, no matter what may be the rela-
tions between aeeUser and accused.
4 CoRRECTIoN.-En the call for the
State Convention, as published in the