Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-01
The Pwo County Tickets.

A vote for Harlow S. Orion and the
Democratic county ticket this fall is a
vote confrmatory of the right of
George w. Bird and his little Clique
of thimbe Triggers at Jefferson, and
Mulbcrger and Gardner, aided by
few other political tricksters through
out the county, to dictate nominations
precisely as they want them made,
without regard to the wishes of the
party. 1t is a vote in favor of ga
rlng," the most corrupt and impudent
OF any with any party was ever infect
cd. 1t is vote sanctioning the ostra-
clsm OF the 100 Democrats in Water
town: who were kicked out of the
convention without fair recognition.
1t is vote saying to the Germans who
were completely ignored in the forma-
ton of the ticket, that they were
fairly treated, and that they have no
good ground fer complaint.
We appeal to Independent Demo-
Gratis, who like fair play, to see that
they do not cast vote of this charac-
ter. They should not endorse the ac-
ton Of convention by voting for the
nominees who obtained their places by
fraud and chicanery. They should
frown upon such unheard.o proceed
ings as the failure to put upon the
the ticket any nominees in Watertown
and the omission to nominate single
German. The onl y way to cure the
managers of the party Of this sort of
thing is to defeat the ticket and teach
Boss Bird aud his associates that it is
one thing to nominate a ticket and
another to elect it. Bury the present
county ticket out of sight, and you
consign to political oblivion the maDip-
ulators who projected it.
But aside from all this, the Repub.
lican ticket should be elected because
the nominees are all une xceptionable
men and will make faithful officers.
Their election cannot be claimed as a
Republican victory and will not be. 1t
will be simply wel.m erited rebuke to
the Democrat oarty for having pre-
sented a ticAet lacking in the elements
of popularity while the Republican
ticket in that respect is especially
strong. By voting for the Democratic
ticket you offer premium on wrong
doing and a rebuff to the Republicans
for having pursued a right, honorable
and consistent course in nominating a
ticket comprised of men from all sec
tions and with special reference to ft-
ness If the Democratic party wishes
to wrest its management from the
hands of men who run it in the interest
of select few, constituting the ring"
it will defeat the ticket now in nomi
nation If the party fails to do this
there is Go telling what may not hap
pen herefter. Conventions will be
packed, rings formed, combinations
made. corruption flourish and the
masses of the party will be at the mer-
cy OF few INSCRIPTIONS men who
III 60 to any length to carry out their
nefarious schemes, relying upon the
rank and file to sustain them at the
polls, and quoting the result this fall as
a proof that there is not independence
enough in the party to oppose and de-
feat a ticket when once nominated.
however unacceptable it may be. 1t
rests with the Democrats of Watertown,
and the Germans especially Throughout
the county, to decide next Tuesday
whether they will submit longer to
this species Of ring domination or not.
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