Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05
No. 23.


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| Groesbeck, .Tilden, Tweed and com
pany dote on, it is the fact that they are
Democrats. They were born Demo
Gratis and have always adhered to Dem
ocratic principles. Pendleion took
$50 900 or 500 900 from the United
States Treasury and put in his pocket,
tor getting an old rejected claim allow
ed; Groesbeck CREASED" an alderman
with S25, ,OOO to put his park bill
through the common council; Tilden
IS accused Of having. In connection
with Russell Sage and others. .,abstrac-
ted from their place Of deposit $685.
QUO of the St. Louis, Alton aud Ierre
Hautc Railway bonds, and Tweed
stole over six millions from the CITY
Treasury of New York.
Ali these eminent Democrats have
been looking for promotion to the
Presidential chair, except i weed. He
would be satisfied with the position of
Secretary Of the Treasury under Tild-
EN-, or some other old friend. and this
reminds US of pointed paragraph in
an exchange. which refers to these dis
tinguished citizens of New York. as
follows:
Three months ago Tweed, the Demo
cratic "boss thief escaped through
the connivance of the Democratic
Sheriff of New York. The Democrat
ic Governor Of New York Tilden. an
nounced that unless Tweed was imme-
dlately recaptured be should remove
the Sheriff from Office. Tweed has not
been captured, and the Governor has
not made any move toward removing
the Sheriff. And not Democratic
paper has censured this course. On
the contrary, Tilden has teen much
Praised as possible candidate for
President by the Democratic press
BELKNAP's IMpEACHMENT.-W
1NaToN, April 2.-It is expected that
the House managers of the Belknap
impeachment will be elected to-mor-
row. The programme then is as fol-
lows: The Clerk of the House will
60 to the Senate and make known the
action Of the House He will be fol-
lowed by the managers. who, accom-
panied by the entire House, will 90
over to the Senate. when the managers
will report formally the articles as
drawn The House is supposed to be
present at each day of the trial, but it
is not customary to attend more than
the opening days proceedings. 1t will
decide the matter of attendance by
vote, however. When the Senate has
received the articles it will instruct its
| Sergeant at-Arms to notify Belknap to
appear. which he can do By counsel.
Fhe Chief Justice only presides in case
OF an impeachment trial of the Presi-
dent In Belknap's case Ferry, Presi
dent pro tenn, will preside. When
any legal question arises, it is to be
decided BY the Senate, for vote being
taken by ayes and nays Ia taking
this vote it is possible to exclude the
public and only give out afterwards the
mere decision. It is not probable that
Belkpap will be present as thus far he
has excluded himself entirely from the
public. A neighbor of his says that
neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Belkuap have
been out of their house since his visit
to the Police Court.
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES Ann
REFoRM.-The late legislature passed
law recognizing the State Board of
Charities and Reforms,' requiring the
appointments to be made by the Gov.
ernor, and confirmed by the Senate.
The law was officially published We'd
nesday, and thereby took effect. Un-
der this law the Governor has appoint
ed the following persons asimembers of
the Board:
w. w. Reed, Of Jefferson. one wear
Andrew E. Gilmore, of Green Bay.
for two years.
H. G. Tilton, of Whitewater, for
three years.
81. h. Giles. of Madison, for four
years.
9. H. Haskins, Of Milwaukee. for
five years.
Messrs. Reed Elmore and Giles
were members of the old Board: and
Messrs. Tilton and Haskins are mem
bers in place of e. e. Chaplin and Mrs
Lynde. This is certainly a very ex-
cellent Board, aad one that will be the
means of doing valuable service to the
state, IN the way of reforming its var
ious public institutions.
The Confederate orators who are in
Congress by virtue Of the grace and
amnesty granted by the nation that de-
feated their treason, are very fond OF
referring to the centennial year as "a
reason for republican surrender to the
doubtful demands which they present
as worthy of consideration. They
ought to be more modest. and remem-
Der that they did their sleyel BEST
for tho Gonf1pn..1y