Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-04-26
The Republican.
Wednesday, ,Ap7.GI, 90, II
THE DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.


The Rcpu lican party is defuact,
and the Democracy, or at least that
portion of it recently assembled in
Washington. is accountable for its
early decease. Nothing short Of some
thing supernatural could withstand the
"Address to the Citizens of the United
States" issued at the close Of the late
session Of Congress by tie Democratic
members of the Senate and House of
Representatives as their last will and
testament. They charge the Repub-
licans with devising aud passing partl-
san laws for the country, and the
grievance in this instance. of course,
consists in not allowing the measures
intended for the benefit of the
country, to come through democratic
sources. All that need be said or
this point is that the people seem. to
be thoroughly convinced that dem O.
cratic sources are not the channels
through which flow wholesome laws
for the nation, and this, dear bought
experience has taught them.
The most frigid part of this address
Is that portion abiding to the dishon
est official practices Of some of the Re-
pubicacs. 1t would require a deep
aud most penetrating imagination to
eoncsiye how it were possible fer the
democracy, made up as It is at present,
to give US any honesty, whatever, IN of
fetal conduct. Here again the count
ry knows that the dishonest acts of
Republican officials would be as the
drop in ths bucket compared with
what We might reasonably expect from
the SO called democratic party, were it
IN power. To prove this point it need
only be limited that the corrupt Tam
many ring rules and controls the or
ganization. As might be expected,
Revenue aud Taxation come in for
their share of notice, and fault is found
with the measures the Republicans
have adopted in regard to our finances,
but leave US merely to conjecture what
remedies they would propose. A very
deplorable picture is drawn Of the con-
dition of industry generally, which
will, we are sure, be news to some:
One downright, deliberate falsehood is
stated when it is asserted that "pub
lie Offices have been multiplied" when
the truth is that the government has
been cutting down the force of officials
for some time, especially in the case of
Revenue Collectors, Assessors and
their assistants. As might be expect
ed, the address is severe on the
measures that have been proposed by
the Republican party for the suppress
ioa of the lawless bands Of desperadoes
in the southern states, who are setting
at defiance all law and order. No one
should be surprised at this, for the Ku
Klux are the natural allies of the
democracy, and they dislike seeing
them interfered With in theis work of
terrifying the Republicans of the south.
They have something to say about the
attempts of radical partisans to tir up
strife in the land, but had they not
better set good example by putting
stop to these In their own party who
are waging bloody warfare or. the
loyal people of the south, before call
ing tile Republicans to task. The ez-
travagance of the present administra-
ton occupies the attention of these
economical and self-sacrificing indiVld-
uals What saving there would be
in the administration of our Govern
msnt affairs, # the country would only
fall into the hands Of Sweeny, Tweed,
Hoffman & Co! New York city is a
bright and shining example of their
economy. We belieyo the people arc
more willing to suffer under Republi
can Ills than to be bled to death by
the Tammany Ring, when made ez-
pansiye enough to bind the country.
They deny having any sympathy with
the Ku Klux, and yet they la We op.
posed every measure looking towards |
their suppression.
The summing up of the address is a |
gushing and tender hearted appeal for |
"the cooperation of all good men in the |
woi K Of reconciliation and peace, 50
that the harsh voice of discord may be |
relieved, and new and dangerous na-
tional agitation may be checked, /" all Of
which is very beautiful rhetoric, and |
interpreted into plain English, means
that as the Democratic party has
been shiyerins out In. the cold SO
long, would it not be an act Of charity
for the people of the country to turn
a and place it IN power once more.
It does seem TOO bad if after all the
fair promises the democrats have made |
that the people will still insist on be-
ing governed By those monsters in hui
man form known as Republicans.
EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE
The President has issued proclama
tion converting the. Senate in extra sess.
ion on the 10th of May for the consid-