Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-07


knees, and at the time they left the
ship were nearly exhausted.
The s'New Party" in Wisconsin,
We ask the Republicans of the
Northwest, and particularly the Re-
publican farmers, to watch carefully
the development of ':reform" in Wis
consin. At the last election the Re-
publican State officers. known to be
honest, capable, and opposed to mono
poly under whatever guise it appeared,
were beaten by the so-called reformers
whSe.scted Democratic State officers,
and Governor who had same remote
connection with agriculture. We said.
during the election and atterward, that
the real party in interest was the De-
mocratic party; that the campaign was
directed and rua in reality by Demo-
cratic politicians: that the party, en-
braoing many honest men who we're
led away under the cry of reform, was
in reality in leage with the railway in
terests Of the State, and would be
largely controlled by railway corpo-
ration, with head quarters in Milwau-
kee. There were some who doubted
this, but the developments now max
ing show that our prophecy was not
an idle one.
Soon after the election in Wisconsin
the Inter-O Ocean said:
We make the prediction that every
victory of the so-called Anti-Monopo
lists will be turned to the account of
the Democratic party. Nay, more
We believe that this triumph will be
employed to further the designs of the
railways and that, robed in the gar
ments of Anti-Monopoly, there stalks
the leading spirit Of railway extortion
grinning like Mephistophles over the
work of those who, while innocently
trying to make it a a subject, have
made it king. The facts bear as out
in this. The convention that nomi-
mated Mr.. Taylor was a Democrat gath
erlng. AS such, however, it knew it
was powerless. By covering up the
skeleton the managers foresaw that .
victory was possible, and SO they stood
back, pulling the strings while the pnp-
pets danced. The principal parties en-
gagged in this business, and those who,
though standing in the shadow of the
background. have conducted the cam
paign, are j. P. c. Cottrill, Charles
H. Larkin, and John w. Carey, Of
Milwaukee Sat Clark, of Dodge
County; D. w. Maxon, of Washing.
ton County; G. A Eldridge, of Fond
du Lac; and Dick Wilson, of Eau
| Claire.
What has become Of the above pa.
triots? Where are they now ? We can
answer for few of them. Eldridge
is in Congress, fighting with the des-
PARTON of baff1ed demagogue to pre-
vent the repeal of the salary bill. Sat.
Clark, one of the most reckless and no.
torious Copperhead politicians in the
State man who in public place
heretofore has advocated every kind
of extravaganza and winked at every
device to squander the public funds,
has been appointed Warden of the
Penitentiary by this model Anti-Mono-
polist, this so.called reformer, Cover
nor Taylor. The others, if not already
in Office, are on the track for promo
ton and that their chances are good
is apparent from the general drift of
appointments. A communication in
the Times, paper that lent all its
strength to the triumph of this great
reform movement, from its Madison
correspondent, says that desperate
struggle has been going on ever since
the election to capture the State off,
ces and run the party in the interests
of Bourbonism. SIN this struggle"
remarks the correspondent, cit is sad
to contemplate the fact that there re-
mains scarcely doubt of its ultimate
success" The only qualification, ac-
cording to this writer, which CLARK,
the new Warden, has ever exhibited
for the place, is the fact that he once
declared in the State Senate that he
hoped "every man who enlisted in the
linton army would be killed" This
is the feast to which the new party
managers, and the Times and Tribune
of this city, invite the people of the
Northwest. Howsdo they like the bill
of fare ?-Inter Ocean.
Marhal Bazaiue will be allowed to
walk about the island of Sainte Mar
nnaritn his nlaca of seclnsinn His