Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-06-26
What the Germans Say.

We are told by the Liberals that the
German Republicans will all 60 for
Greeley, and that they are up i'll arms
against Grant. We give below few
extracts from the illinois Stats Zeit-
ung" German paper that has more
readers than any other paper of the
kind in the Northwest.
"THE GRANT CONVENTION"
Translated from the editorial columns of the Stats
Zetuug, June lIth.
Ii the beatitude in the Bible is true
Blessed are the poor in spirit"-the
writer's for the Liberal" press may
be assured of the highest degree of
blessedress. For more dreary power
ty of spirit than they exhibit lin their
scandalous attacks upon the Republi-
can party cannot be found beyond the
narrow limits Of lunatic asylum,
The entire context of their bowling
is made up Of such words as these
sc rant slaves" "hireling," mercen-
aries purchased knaves." The
unanlmity of the Republican Gonyen-
ton is represented as consequence of
the boldest bribery, While of the 500
delegates there were not more than TWO
dozen Federal ofhce-holders, the state
ment is impadently circulated that the
entire assembly consisted of 'band of
custom house officers, revenue officers,
and pestmasters. This is an impu-
dent and brazen lie, which Horace
White, who. in the last eight days
seems to have lost his head, does not
hesitate to repeat, although from per-
sonal observation on the spot he learn
ed beyond peradventure that the asser-
zion is baseless lie. In short, the
yilest slattern Dervish could not excel
this bowling band of Liberal" broth
ers in sheer and blank stupidity.
But as the ignoble ISLANDERS OF Sum-
per not only failed of their desired re-
suits but returned to curse their lnven-
tor. in like manner the sill more stu
pid and coarse attack upon the "Grant
convention will accomplish directly
the contrary result from what had been
intended. Tie thousands of people
who congregated from all quarters of
this great land at Philadelphia, and
we're there personal witnesses of the in
tense enthusiasm with which the Re.
| publican party gathered around its
old time victorious banner, cannot be
deceived by.such simple lampoons
They have taken the glad news to all
States of the North, East, South, and
West, that the mighty, popular army
of the party of freedom stands unbrok-
en- and undismayed, and that the de-
lection of handful from the party has
not weakened, but strengthened it
as the human body is strengthened
when some internal disease which
threatens to poison the blood system
finds its scape-valve through an abscess.
No persons, competent to generallze
from facts and opinions, attended the
great council of the people at Philadel-
phia, without returning home convinced
that the Greeley movement within the
Republican ranks is dead, and that of
the Republicans who allied themselves
to the Missouri treason in 1870, not
one in a thousand is now willing to vote
for Greeley or Brown.
These facts may be gall and worm
wood to these popular demegogues,
but SANDERS and lampoons cannot
change the facts.
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In nearly every State care had been
taken that few federal ofhce-holders
should be sent as delegates to the com
vention. The most liberal estimate
shows that they did not constitute more
than three per cent. of the member
ship.
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