Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13
The Democratic Nominee for Con-
greSS.

The Democrats in this district have
nominated Hon HI. s. Orion for Con.
gress. His letter absolutely declining
to be candidate, which we published
last week, it appears was intended to
be taken in Pickwickian sense. 1t
was ruse similar to that played upon
certain occasion by Horatio Seymour
when be said to democratic national
convention, "Your candidate [ cannot
be, and after coquetting for a while
finally accepted its nomination for the
Presidency. Sufficient is now known
to warrant US in saying with reference
to Judge Orton's candidacy that he
has for months been engaged in manip-
uiating the wires with view to secur-
ing this nomination. Though his &C
ton partakes of the nature of double
dealing and insincerity. we are content
to leave the settlement of that question
to him and the other gentlemen in his
party who had an itching for the empty
honor and have been witnesses of the
duplicity which has been practiced.
Of Judge Orion, personally, we
have nothing to say, but as the pol
itician and candidate Of the opposite
party we shall deal with him as be de-
serves. We shall not treat him I'm
fairly, because it is no part of our du-
ty to do so, and nothing would be
gained by such action. AS demo-
crat, however, and as a sup porter of
Tilden and all that is bad in the policy
of the party sustaining him, we claim
that he is vulnerable and t. at he has
no claims upon the people for their
sufrages. Certainly no republican
can vote for him who believes in the
principles of that party, and wishes to
see them Wind Gated in the coming
election. In his speech accepting the
nomination, Judge Orion took the
most ultra ground upon the reconstruc-
ton measures in the South, pronounce
ing them unconstitutional, unjust and
tyranical." "If," said he, zone indi
vidual" should take another by the
throat as the North has taken the
South, be would justly be denounced
as a bully coward and a william"
He maintained that the South has
done 30 wrong for which "she should
be tyranized over as she has been by
the North"
From northern standpoint, much
that he said was simply outrageous,
suggesting that he had forgotten him
self and Incorporated in his remarks
some extracts from the copperhead
speeches which he was in the habit of
making during the war. We have
heard it sugge sted that if Judge O.
could be prevailed upon to canvass the
district and make that identical speech,
the effect upon soldiers without regard
to party, and indeed upon all who be-
lieve it unwise to encourage another
rebellion by patting the South on the
back and placing the government in
the hands of the late rebels, would
double the old time republican MAORI
ty ia the district for MIR. Caswell As
a single individual in Congress, Judge
Orion with his peculiar views could
do no harm, but the matter assumes a
broader sig nifeance. He is an unsafe
and dangerous man to SEND to Wash
ington as representative from the
North, to become the ally, supporter
and sympathizer of the fire eaters of
the south. Himself a resident for
many years of a southern state, with
southern proclivities and southern
prejudices, he could not if he would,
and probably would not If he could, so
represent this district as to make his
course upon many questions which
must arise in Congress, as the payment
of the rebel debt, southern claims for
damages during the war, &C.: &C., &C.
ceptable to the people. These are
among the vital points involved in this
election. It is not enough that Judge
Orion is a good lawyer and pleasant