Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-20

lEablOn mas The power TO TURN OUT OU,UUU
oficeholders at once. Make civil service
depend upon competency ana honesty
and our system will be well. From
which party have we most to expect IN
this matter? Both platforms promise
reform, but we have learned to pay lit
tie heed to platform promises.
Let us look to the candidates. Tilden
would undoubtedly turn out ell the ras-
calls, but he'd turn out the good men
too. He'd turn them all out to make
room for the Democratic horde of seek
ers. Hayes would turn out the rascals
and keep the good men in. You know
that he was not my first choice; l IA
vored Bristow. But Hayes is an honest,
capable man. There is no one In Ohio,
where he has served three terms as
Governor, who believes that he would
put or keep rascal IN Office"
The speaker, believing that if elected
hayes would carry out system OF civil
service reform, proposed to support
h1m, believing at the same time that
there was no hope Of the Inauguration
OF such policy from any Democratic
source.
Messrs. Cotzhausen and Brucker
here put number of indignant que
ries, and were promptly ''quashed. I"
GA change from Grant to Hayes is
better than from Grant to Tilden," re-
sumed the speaker. The latter would
mean from Grant and the spoils to Til
den and the spoils. The former would
be change to Hayes and honest re-
form. To you independent voters,
those who would have supported Bris-
tow, [ would say that Hayes embodies
reform in all things desirable, quite as
fully as Bristow. It has been said that
| have made the great mistake of my
life in supporting Hayes. I know bet
ter, for know Hayes and knew that
he will perform as he promises. I know
Tilden aud have little faith in
him. He lived too happily and too
peacefully for too many years with the.
Tammany thieves to be taken now at
his own word as the great reformer. I
belong to no party. [ speak to you as
your fellow. citizen, hopeful as you for
our common good. ] call on you my
German friends to stand by the Repub-
lican ticket, because [ see in it our
hope for better things and better times.
[ appeal to you not to let it be said that
either your apathy or your support has
elected Tilden." Thus concluded re-
powerful and whitening
speech, and as Mr.. Schurz sat down he
was greeted with three cheers again.
His remarks at the Academy were in
German, but it being understood that a
serenade would be accorded the distin-
guished visitor upon his return to Mr..
Geilfuss', and that he would then make
some remarks in English, a second large
gathered thereabout at about
hale-past ten. Soon after Mr.. Schurz'
arrival Bach's band +.
sERENADED HIM,
IN response to which he made these neat
remarks:
FELLOW CITIZENS: I can only thank you
most cordially for this demonstration. I can
assure you feel always old friendship for
his city, | can do no more now than just to
thank you I have just spoken in German for
more than two hours, and you can
aot ask me TO over-exert myself now in the
of the camplain.
I will say, however. that have been East.
in Ohio and New York, for several weeks.
bring you the news of hopeful reaction there
for Hayes and Wheeler Ohio, and New York
as well, I hope, will be carried for the Repub.
lican ticket by large majorities. I am rot
given to iprophesying the results of q cam
paign, but I look for good results here. I
hope Wisconsin, so frequently in the vanguard
Of patriots, when liberty and equality were at
stake. will not fail this time. Having said
this, hope may have your sympathy when
now withdraw to go to seek that rest 80
much need.
More short speeches followed from
Hon. William e. Smith and Mr.. Cell
fuss, after which the crowd dispersed,
greatly impressed with the deep and
wide national views advanced on all
public questions by the popular German
American statesman.