Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-23
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.


The result of the election in North
Carolina, held few days ago, on the
question of calling constitutional con-
vention, was received here with expires.
sions Of great JOY in Republican circles;
the matter was such barefaced swim
die on the part of the Democratic Leg
islatura, that it is really pleasure to
see that the people have not allowed
themselves to be led by disagreeing
politicians, whose only desire is to OBJ
tain the Offices now held by Republi-
cans. From Kentucky and Montana,
where elections where held Oh Monday,
the returns are yet very meagre, but
there is very little doubt that the Dem.
ocrats have carried both as usual,
though it is hoped that the majority
has been largely reduced in the former
State. We now look forward with
some anxiety to the elections to be held
in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and SO much
more as there are really strong efforts
being made among certain Republicans
to defeat the Republican tickets. All
the opponents of General Grant are
anxious to let the election 60 by de-
fault, as it is admitted that a Republi-
can victory would be equal to the re-
nomination Of Grant even the venera-
BILE Horace Greedy, in speech made
week or two ago in Alexandria, init
mated that it would be better to let the
elections go by default this year and
concentrate the forces for next year.
For any one who is anxious for the sue.
cess Of the party, without regard to men,
it is difficult to see the force of the ar
gument, and the advice will probably
not be followed to very great extent.
1t il easy to see that the Republican
party has gained considerable strength
within the last few weeks, not, how
ever so much on account of anything
that has happened within the ranks as
on account of the short comings of the
Democracy in the Empire State. The
riot in New York not only killed Hof-
man and Hall politically, butt showed
the people in whose hands the Democ-
racy and the government in New York
really is, while the more recent expo
sures of the fearful stealings in the
City Treasury showed the people how
this power is used. For the last two or
three years bills have been brought in
and paid for certain work performed on
the Court House to an aggregate
amount of eight millions Of dollars, for
work that would be con sidersd high at
two millions; the bills for carpets alone
amounts to some three millions, while
firms dealing in this article declare that
they could furnish the same quality and
perform the work for 100000 and
make large profit 1t is ascertained
that the bill for carpets alone would be
sufficient ia amount to cover Central
Park Containing some 900 acres, [ be-
lieve) five times over with the most
costly kind of Brussels. Then there
are bills for carpenter work, gas fitting
and plumbing, and all of these items
alone bring up the s8,OOO,OO0. The
bills were audited by Board of Super
visors, of which the we'll known VIM.
H. Tweed was chairman, and of course
the ruling spirit, and countersigned by
Comptroller Connolly, and the Mayor,
Oakley Hall all of these men either
know of the swindles and received
a share of the plumber, or else were
very direlict in duty in not ex-
aiming the bills carefully. It is stated
by man "who had been there" that
a bill would be brought in for, say,
$4,000 : the official would remark, that
the bill could not be paid, but if he
would make it 100000 he could get
his money, he did 50, received his pay,
and the balance went, only Connolly,
Tweed and Hall know where. Dhe Sc
posures have made Tammany vince con-
siderably, and all kind of silly excuses
are being made, but the figures are
there, and no one denies their correct
ness meanwhile no reports have been
published for considerable length of
time, while the law compels the Comp
troller to publish them quarterly We
hement calls are made for them now,
but they are not forthcoming. Such
state of facts of course makes the peo-
pie everywhere pause and ask them
selves it it would safe be to commit the
National Government into such hands.
The Ku Klux investigating commit
tee has also had strong tendency to
strengthen the party in power the
fearful outrages that have been and
daily are being made in the Southern
states on unoffending Whites and Blacks
can have no other effect than to in
crease Republican majorities in the
North, while it may intimidate Repub-
Leans in the South and keep from vot-
ing The Democracy is directly charge
able with all the outrages, and no one
doubts that one word from the leaders
Of the party would put stop to them.
Even admitted that the reports may be
exaggerated, and that rpet-baggers and
corrupt men in power may have caused
the outrages, yet they cannot wholly
be denied, and the fact remains, that
in many localities it is dangerous for
man to avow himself a Republican
Add to all this that the New Departure
fails to take particularly in the South,