Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-06-06
A Troubled and Unhappy Bird.

Madison Democrat not long since gave
him severe drubbing for assuming to
lecture it for having said few CON-
plimentary things of E. W. Keyes
Bird, evidently smarting under the
effects Of the castigation, retaliated and
gave the editor of the Democrat
Roland for an Oliver. But, as if this
were not enough, he afterwards at.
tackled George B. Smith, of Madison,
and promo unced his Democracy bogus.
The mention of Smiths name in con-
necton with the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor, was the occasion of
Birds unfavorable comments. This
has called out the Watertown Demo-
crat, which last week endorsed George
B. and alluded to Bird in a manner
indicating that there is not that har-
mony between the two sheets on the
Smith question which should exist in
the Democratic family in matters of
party policy. And now comes the
Madison Democrat, again, with anoth-
er broadside against Bird, which
shows that It's editor means business,
aud that be will submit to none of the
Banners impudence and interference.
Editorially and through correspond
ent the Democrat pours hot shot into
the Bonner in style which is shock
ing to behold. Any one who reads
the Banner knows that E. w. Keyes
is its evil genius, and that the mere
mention of his name at any time, par
ticularly near an election, will throw
Bird into fits. That this popularity
of Birds is understood abroad as we'll
as at home is evidenced by the re-
marks of the correspondent spoken of,
who says that Bird has established
new test of Democracy, the Alpha and
Omega of which is hatred of Keyes.
According to this correspondent, the
Democratic creed as amended and put
forth by Bird is brief and as follows:
Question-What's the definition of
democracy?
Answer-Making mouths at Keyes
Q.-What is the first essential prin.
ciple in the democratic creed?
A.-To hate Reyes.
Q.-What's the second requisite of
a sound democrat !?
A.-To abuse Keyes?
Q-What's the third?
A.-Lash Reyes roundly.
Q.--After all this what should
democrat do to show his fealty to party?
A.-Pitch into Reyes.
Q.-And then what?
A.-Rail at Reyes some more.
Q-What creates asuspicion against
a democrat?
A.-Silence about Reyes.
Q-What makes him 'shaky?"
A.-To be seen speaking to Keyes.
Q.-What makes a democrat mem
Der of the Madison Regency?
A.-Preferring Reyes to another
Republican as postmaster, signing his
petition and refusing to believe that
he is the boss devil of the state.
This brought out Bird last week in a
fresh attack upon Reyes, and a char
acteristic reply to the Democrat. It's
correspondent also comes in for full
share Of Birds attention, and now our
eyes are anxiously turned towards the
capital to see what the effect of Birds
diatribe will be. We suspect the
plucky and independent editor of the
Democrat will not permit the matter
to stop here. It is his turn now to
come to the scratch, and we shall nerv-
ously watch his movements. We i'm
aglne We see him approaching with
blood in his eye, and think we hear
him say, as he SHES his castor into the
ring,
lay on Macduf,
And damn'd be be that first cries, Hold,
enough.
The Democrats are talking of H.
N. Smith, Warden of the state prison
as their candidate for Governor. A.