Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-31

auce, anu you VINO remain IN their evil
company will share in their disgrace
and crimes. Behold to-day the army
of false teachers who are tearing away
the ties that Christianity imposed
upon Man to insure the freedom of
his conscience and the safety and
sacreduess of his rights in the institu-
tion and maintenance OF good govern
ment. By their seductive falsehood,
this di.organizing society, render
governments more corrupt, alternating
the homage of Man to his Creator,
loosening his respect for morals and good
order, and sending him back to inf
deity if not paganism. Look at our
present city government there is moth
ing in its act that is not in violation
of every principle of justice, honor and
honesty, which ifyou continue to give
it your support will ruin every inter
est of value and will be the dissolving
element off, our stability as a city. l
appeal to you my Countrymen as rea-
sonable sensible men to consider well
who they are that you have committed
your honor to, the safety of your con-
science and the high title of American
citizens-ask yourselves, are they men
capable Of calm elaboration, of COM
mon sense, of sound judgment, in a
dangerous crisis could they be relied
upon =? Are they honest, and are they
able to protect and defend your inter
ests !? [ think [ have heard your YER
dict, and it is such enc as will send
them down to the place that their vio-
lence and dishonesty should have long
since consigned them. Can't you see,
my couDtrymon, that your prosperity,
the value of your real estate, the value
of your labor, the secular and religious
education Of your children and your
peace and we'll being generally, is in
separabIe from that of all who,
hold to the principle cfright and justice
and who stand upon the law as their
rule of action and upon their God as
the custodian of their conscience
Come out from them my countrymen;
trust your safety to those who are able
and willing to protect your property
and your every right with their own,
from the greed Of the bond holder to
whom we have made the last propo
sition, and with whom, no compromise
will be made on any other base You
may like to know who they are that
[ ask you to commit your interest to
They are the educated, successful, in
dustrious, honest and wealthy men Of
our city; the men who would make i:
what it ought to be, and will be, free
and prosperous. Then cooperate with
them; allow yourselves to be deceived no
longer by the cry of bond holders, a
falseheod that is the only strength of
the Union League, and that is kept up
to deceive you. Allow me again to
warn you, that your interest and safety
will depend upon your coming out
from that disorderly and dangerous
company you are in. L feel gratifsd to
know, that [ am addressing only very
small minority of the Irish people of
the city; if it was otherwise [ should
abstain from doing so, as [ am not to
be the monitor Of my countrymen. and
claim only to be in sympathy with
you, and to share in common my in
terests with yours. III have transgress-
ed propriety in the earnest sincerity
with which I have addressed you, or
have offended the least among you, I
did not intend or desire to do so. I
acclaimed only against the deception
that others used to place you in a false
position. E. JOHNSON.