Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-20

DECEMBER 90, 1876.
Trouble Ahead.

There is going to be war, and no
mistake. Our authority for the asser-
ton is the WATERFOWL Democrat. That
paper says SO. and you know it was
never known to tell anything but the
truth-uuder its present manage
ment (?) All its ponderous editorials
and puugent paragraphs last week
fairly bristled. Through every line
1urked threats of vengeance, dire and
dreadful. if the presidency is not award
ded to Tilden. Now, the American
people have settled that question and
decided that Tilden is not to enjoy that
coveted honor. The Democrat is not
inclined to accept the situation, but
"by the eternal is trying to organize
a bolt We affectionately advise it to
take Ben. Hills advice, and 60 slow !;
rendering particularly what he said
a few days ago to Fernando Wood about
"the conservative influence of fifteen
inch she'll with a fuse in process Of
combustion" This is an idea worth
cultivating. 1t is as sound as oak.
The plain English of it is that resist
ance to the Government will not pay.
You know how your friends came out
when they tried the experiment in
1861. There is no prospect of more
successful issue on your side now than
there was then. Indeed, the outlook
is not so favorable. Jimmy Buchau
an is not President pow. There is a
man at the head of affairs named Grant
He has had little experience in pun
ishing refractory democrats which will
be very valuable to him in an emer-
gency such as the Democrat threatens.
He is backed by an army and navy
which will stand by the constituted
authorities. Perhaps our friends
around the corner have not thought
of all this. If they will reflect little,
they will see that if there is any one
thing more than another in this world,
which they want to avoid. it is "wum-
pus" and "worr' over the election of
HAYES. He has been fairly, legally
and constitu tionally chosen, and is 60
ing to be inaugurated whether demo
Gratis Ike it or not. They may as we'll
possess their souls in patience. Major
tiles still rule in this country. The
Mexican plan of revolutionizing affairs
is not to be adopted just yet. Demo-
Gratis may issue all the pronunciamen-
tos they wish; hold mass meetings
whenever and wherever they desire );
make asses of themselves as much as
they like, but they must not expect to
frighten anybody by their buster and
bragadocio. In the meantime they
should be INDUCED in a reasonable
amount of profanity, and permitted to
exhibit their sore heads, for this is the
only consolation there is for them.
Their situation is really quite distress
sing. They have lost the presidency !;
lost Wisconsin; lost orion; and lost
everything in fact excepting their coun
ty ticket, and that they are ashamed
Of Here is almost total wreck. But
We forset-did they not also save
Finn, for Member of Assembly? This
mitigates their grief somewhat, but
after all they have reason to be IN
happy. We should have sympathy
for them in their affection, seeing that
they have failed in their struggle for
the federal Offices. which were almost
within their grasp. But 1t is our duty
to restrain them from rushing into
"wah" and getting hurt. Against
this action on their part We here and
now enter our solemn protest.
THERE is every probability tina: the