Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-06-13
Let there be no Backing Down.

ton. 1t is easily enough nnder-
stood why these men want to have
agitation upon the subject cease.
Though not members of the Union
League, certain Democratic politicians
are coquetting with that organization,
and do not want it disturbed. They
wish to have it continue as it
has existed in the past, as tail to the
Democratic kite; or rather as tender
for their use in packing caucusses and
carrying conventions. 1t was found
very serviceable last fall in cooking
Sam. Burchard's goose in the 9Th
and 9th wards, when Maj Gardner,
throagh it's instrumentality, was elected
delegate to the Congressional Con-
vention, whittier he went in the inter-
est of Gen. Bragg. So, also, was the
League found exceedingly handy in
running the Democratic caucusses in
the city in behalf of certain parties
wishing nomination upon the Demo
cratic county ticket. Why should not
these persons, who have been the re-
cipients of its fave rs in the past, now
want the League left unm olested? So
long as they can use it for carrying out
their schemes they desire it to be kept
intact, and are read y to pander to it
in every possible manner. Any dis
cussion of the operations and princi-
Piles of the League which tends to call
public attention thereto and expose it's
mischievous designs, is consequently
distasteful TO those who would be shorn
of their power, were the League to
disband. Their interest in keeping
the League alive for the accomplish
ment of their individual purposes is so
much greater than their desire to serve
the public, that they will sacrifice the
latter in order to better promote the
former, Hence they berate the DEM
ocrot for its course in exposing the
hypocrisy and duplicity of the League,
because they know that when once
the principles of the League are thor
oughly understood, and it becomes
patent that the prime and only object
of the leaders is to obtain office, and
use the organization for the purpose of
promoting their own ends, the masses
Of the people will no longer tolerate it.
| We trust the Democrat will maintain
its ground and not be driven from the
position it has taken 1t is in the
right and has the moral support
of every we'll wisher of the city
in its desire to serve the public Let
the Democrat remember the saying of
President Hayes that "he serves his
party best who serves his country
BEST" and act in accordance with that
sentiment if it would have its course
meet the approval of all good citizens.
THE war between the Madison DEM
ocrat and Jefferson Banner is still rag
ing, and what the final upshot of the
controversy is to be, the Lord only
knows. We alluded to the affair last
week, and gave its status as it then
stood We have now to report the re-
suit of another round in the fight.
which seems to show that Bird is the
vanquished party, He has been COM
PEELED to "crawfsh" as to the charge of
George B. Smiths disloyalty to the
Democratic party, and in his last
paper makes the anaende honorable by
certifying to the orthodoxy of Smith S
Democracy But he is yet refractory
so far as the editor Of the Democrat is
concerned, ssand hurls anathemas at
him and his correspondent "Truth, +"
showing that there is something yet for
the Democrat to do ia the way of sub
jugation. Perhaps, however, when
Bird comes to see the Democrat Of the
It'll inst, be will think it time to call
off his dogs. AS he beholds the sketch
of himself there drawn by one who evi.
IDENTIFY was familiar with the subject in
hand, it will probably occur to this
man, this part lawyer, part editor, part
politician and chiefly ungrateful char
acter," that in the Democrat he has
"caught Tartar"
BOB TooMBs is reported as saying
that "Hayes is as good man as old
Tilden." tits doubtful if compliments