Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-05
The Democratic Nominations.

of arouslng such irresistible current
of sentiment in his favor among the
impoverished delegates that the gen
tlemen was nominated as the Demo
cratic and reform candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States, on the sec
oDd ballot last Wednesday. For Vice
President, Governor Hendricks, of Iu-
diana, the great rag baby representa-
tive, was nominated b. reclamation.
Thus have the democracy of the ma
ton adroitly fixed up ticket for sue
cess. A hard money head and soft
money tail. The platform is series
OF meaningless phrases, long drawn out,
and on nearly every question of inter-
est before the countryit.is all things to
all men. The leading Dem ocrats can
now 60 through the country playing
the role Of the Snowman who said to
his auditor "you pays your money and
you takes your choice If you ere
for hard money we have Tilden, the
saint cf the Wall street stock iobbers
and gold spectators, and if you de-
mand soft money there is Hendricks
the most incorporating friend of in
flation, and a worthless rag currency
that we have In the whole nation.
The reformers are all expected to sup
port Tilden, who was Tammany lead
er during the worst days of that Or
ganization; sharer In the thieving
and corruption of Bill Tweed, and who
only turned against Tammany at the
eleventh hour, and joined in the cry
of "stop thief" when he saw that it
suited best his political ambition
and purposes to do SO, and not from
any change of heart, His transition
from Tammanyite of the worst char
acter into an angel of light, was too
sudden to help him very much in tt. e
Presidential race, especially against a
man of the purity of character and
high aims and purposes of Rutherford
B. Hayes. Samuel j. Tilden was rec
commended at St. Louis to the nation as
Srefermer sin whom there is no guile, !"
by that shoulder. hitter and mbler,
John Morrisey, and Carl Schurz and
Charles Francis Adams were expected
to second the motion. But they have
not as yet Endorsed Tilien as ere
former and we believe these gentle
men with the other reformers have
awakened up to the idea that Samuel
j. Tilden as performer" is fraud
and sham. With these the nomi-
Hees, however, the Republicans have
willy and INSCRIPTIONS enemy to
fight in the present campaign, and We
must buckle on our strongest armor if
We would succeed. Tammany has
given its adhesion to the ticket, and
We must expect a repetition of the
election frauds practised by that cor
rupt organization to aid in the success
Of Tildeo, who knowing the ropes at
the polls in New York City, will use
all the foul means he can to get votes.
q And that his immense wealth will be
used lavishiy in the campaign, admits
of no doubt. But we have full con-
fdence that in this Centennial year Of
our history, the Republican party will
be equal to the emergency, and that a
glorious victory will be achieved for
the perpetuity of the Republic through
the triumphant election of Hayes and
Wheeler, the true friends of the coun-
try. 3stla
Mr.. BLAINE's Health. - Mr..
Blaine is now at his quiet home in
Augusta. His family physician con-
siders his nervous prostration more
severe tnan was first supposed, and
prescribes absolute rest, forbidding bis
patient from even writing letters. 1t
is hardly probable that he will be able
to take an active part in the Presiden-
tial campaign, much as he desires to
do so.
THE Shawano Journal says the Ca
tholic Total Abstinence Society, of
Philadelphia, has sent word to the
Menominee Indians, that they: would
defray the expenses of twenty men,
bers of the tribe to and from Philadel.
phia and while there and give each a
new suit of clothes. if they would
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