Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-06-16
WatertoWn Republican.
VedaeSdQy, lime Is, 1869.
a LITTLE PLAIN TALK.

The world abounds in people who
aeem to be incapable of approaching
any other than base or malicious mo-
tive. They look with cynical and suspi- /
cious eyes upon every action, and distort
facts, disregard probabilities and violate
common sense in order to ascribe to it an
unworthy incentive. Their jaundiced
vision destroys all the beauty of the
world for themselves, and the malig-
nifty of their hearts ma les them unwill-
ing that others should look at things in
q more favorable or charitable light
than they themselves are accustomed to
do.
A marked instance of this sort Of
disposition appears in an ill-considered
and uncalled for article, three quarters
ola column in length, in the Watertown
Democrat Of last week. It is devoted
to an article in the REPUBLICAN of the
previous week, in which we advocated
the justice and propriety of choosing a
successor to the Hon. B. F. Hopkins
in Congress from the northern half Of
the district, and intimates that our ad-
vising this course is due to mercenary
and vindictive motives.
In reply to these insinuations we
have on y to say-in the first place,
that we shall not be kept from express
sing our judgment upon any mans
public course, or upon any question Of
public policy, through fear Of such
taunts as these and secondly, that,
when the proper time comes, we shall
give what we believe our readers as well
as ourselves will consider to lie the best
of reasons why some other person than
the present incumbent should represent
this district. And we will also add that
even if the present Congressman's record
were above criticism, we do not think
that the people of this section for
whose approval we are the most solicit
tous will censure US for advocating the
just claims of our own locality, or i'm
pugn our motives in 50 doing.
ST Mr.. Hopkins needs a champion
we should presume that he would prefer
to have his cause advocated by Repub-
lican paper; but scarcely does an occasion
arise before this democratic" volun-
teer rushes TO the defense of the Re
publican Congressman, and in such hot
haste is he to speak good words for
him that his paper is issued and in the
post-office two days in advance. of its
publication day. IF the gentleman
proposes to come over to our party al
toget her, all right-we will welcome
him with open arms, and read him in
IN the best style of which we are capa-
bic. If he does not, still all right
it matters but little, and we shall hope
for a continuance of the scarcely less
favor Of Q frequent puff for our party
principles and candidates.
In regard to the taste shown by the
Democrat in this affair we have moth
ing to say, but, considering it as mat
ter Of policy, we believe that this dis
position to meddle in the affairs of the
opposite party, showing more interest
and concern in their matters than in
those Of its own, is the cause why the
Democrat does not occupy the leading
position among the papers of the State
which it ought to do The old theory
that ''it is policy to so serve God as
not to offend the Devil" may be
good one, bu5 practice has never justi-
fled if, aad those who have endeavored
to act upon it have generally managed
to lose the confidence of their friends
without gaining the respect of their OPP
ponents The Democrat was estab-
hshed here at an early day; it is loca-
ted on the boundary line of tw strong
ly Democratic counties from both of
which it receives public patronage
and in a city and town which last year
gave over 1000 Democratic majority;
every voting precinct within twelve
miles on all sides goes heavily De mo-
cratic; no advantage Of this sort, favor
able to the successful management Of
newspaper has been wanting, and
with the ability which its editor,
according to tradition current in
certain Republican circles, must pos
aess, it ought to be the largest, |
tie most widely circulated, the most
influential and the best supported
Democratic paper in the State outside
of Milwaukee. And why is it not so ? |
Most obviously for the reason that it |
has never been con,ented to stay at |
home and attend diligently to its own
affairs, but has always been given to
coquetting with the opposite party, |
with concerns which did not |
legitimately beloag to it, and so con-
Quoting that, except for short term Of
ten or twelve weeks befo an election, |
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