Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-01
D~Asorats, Please Consider.


crsts II Waterfowl, to put in the field
the coming municipal election, nothing
but oSt-and-out Democrats, regularly
noainssed at regular Democratic
conversion, instead of turning in with
eAe Republicans, and working with
tksm 10 ksep the city out of the
hsads If the Union League, as was
the oess lest spring. We understand
thsse Democrats have decided on this
sosTs3, saeaSse few Republicans we're
elected 70 Offices last spring, which it
Qosad ossD is disgrace in their eyes
to tie D>Dosrats city of Watertown.
Thsss issesse partizans do not, We
think, End any fault with the manner
il sAioh DOR city affairs have been
s.snged sAs pas. year. In fact the
city Axa not had more competent set
sf o0ccH 10 many years, if ever, even
If there ~ = literal sprinkling of Re-
psbheoco suony them. These Demo-
casts 4e oct chsrge inefficiency or dis.
Aoa>ty. bet look at the situation from
party poist of view, and argue that
Deposasas oits ought TO have Demo
e.s&is oi0cer~-this and nothing more.
WSe there 20 local questions to be
eonsidess9 the Democrats would per-
haps b justified ia casting off al afil-
iatioa win Republicans, but under the
sirc>n,atssess is it lest that one class
Of eiteens, taoagh Of different party,
sAesld rep<l oil aid from another class,
IL . senaes Sight against common
snsSy, for SO trivial cause? Is it not
bsst thst Democrats should stand
skosidss % shoulder with Republicans,
sssA throwing politics aside in muniei-
pal eleetiess, and work only for the
beet nss, snd with the idea of keep
ing the city government out of the
hands OF . mob of communists? Is it
not best that the friends of the city
shosad meet in Peoples Convention,
a>d there make ticket, not of Demo-
Gratis, no+ Of Republicans, but Of good
mes, to be voted for at the April cleo
ton? Would not the interests of the
city b better subserved in such
movement than if a portion of its
friends sent forth a ticket from
political convention, the candidates
asking votes, not on the ground that
the general welfare ofthe city demands
their election, but simply because they
are the nominees of Democratic Con-
vention, and as such expect the votes
of that party, and that party only.
We trust that our Democratic friends
will give up the idea of calling poll
teal convention for the purpose of
nominating city officers. Let compe.
tent and honest candidates be put in
the field by Peoples convention, and
We care not whether they be all Demo-
Gratis or all Republicans; whether they
be all Germans or all Irish: all Aneri-
cans, or all Norwegians, so long as they
are friends of the city, and anti
Leaguers, they are entitled to the sup
port of the intelligent and thinking
portion of the community, and will re-
ceive it.
1t is needless for US to say that a
Democrat C ticket made up as matters
now stand would not receive very en-
thusiastic support from Republicans,
even if no Republican ticket was
placed in the field. And in case the
Republicans were TO make nominations
the election would be given to the
Leaguers, if they are anything near as
strong as they were a year ago. It
will thus be seen that the hosting of a
Democratic ticket would place the Re-
publicans in very embarrassing posi-
tion-the choice of either voting with
party that inaugurated a movement
solely for their punishment, or to nom
mate Republican ticket, the latter be-
inga equivalent to helping the Leag-
uers into power. Perhaps the Re-
publicans, however, would be Christ
like enough to turn the other cheek
and vote with the Democrats after
their shabby treatment, but we have
some misgivings on the subject.
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