Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
Brazilian Brilliant FavOrites.
"In these are every art and every charm
To win the wisest, the coolest warm"
A Word Oh the Baxter Clai m.

LUt(OT hCUUOtCUN.-1L Is SOluCIiluCS Vim
cult to determine who is the author, when
he writes under mask. The author OF
Junius has been debated for a hundred
years. Shakespeare has been attributed to
Lord Bacon; CULVER 10 Dean Swift and
now is the question:; s'who is Justice ?"
The first epistle confused me, the second
con founded me still more; but the last,
when came to the words: IA drop here,
and drop there Twill you take little
drop, y opened my eyes. 1t went through
me like shock from a pile driver. The
mystery was solved 1t is Tom, yourself,
that is talking. Now, Tom, (pardon me
for calling you by the name you so much
delight ir) don't be ashamed of it. When
you attack friend doa't discard it for JUS
tee. M ,rshield has produced but one ex-
FOUNDER; Ashland, but one orator; Avon,
but one. poet, and Watertown will, in all
probability, not produce another Tom Bax-
ter, who can WELD with equal facility the
pen or the pile driver. 1t is true your lit
erary experience has hardly cast its swad-
polished as Chesterfield. your periods as
rounded and chaste as Addison your de-
scrjptive powers as grotesque as Don Quix-
ote; but your Imagination powers how lar
in advance of GuIlver. Fiction! Felton,!
boy, is your peculiar part Look at your
first production, seven hctions in one short
epistie! Stick to fiction, and "when all
truth and fiction fails, scratch your head
and bite your nails" Fearing you may
ders, and that you would construe my sill
ence into confession of guilt, will reply
to few of them. lst, that | have been
taking from the City Treasury in 20 years
a drop here and drop there, until it has
amounted to thousands of dollars. | will
make this proposition: If you can prove
that have taken as much i n 20 years, as
you have charged extra in single con tract
for which you have sued the city, then
will pay all of your demands against the
city, and relieve it of disagreed BILE lawsuit.
| will enter into bonds at any time with
you, and | dare you to the test. | will
make another propositions: Ii you will
prove that those crooked walls you built
for Mertzkie and Habhegger, were any part
of Your original contract; that they are Of
hopoEf fp tho ritv or that
duly authorized to build them for the city,
| then l will pay all demands which you have
| sued the city for. I'd, "Tbe REPUBLICAN
stated that your bill! of $697 was for extra
| filing instead Of filling and ma sorry, and |
| took no pains to correct it, but went around
laughing to think what a trick played on
tom and the City" Another Rooroack. In
the next issue, the REPUBLICAN contained my
| letter correcting the mistake, showing what
| your claim consisted Of and who WAS re-
sponsible for It. You knew this fact why
| then the falsehood? l will tell you where
the laugh came in. 1t was at my expense.
While you were assuring me that you
would never build those crooked walls with
out the direction Of the Board of Street
Commissioners you at the same time were
| connving with Mertzkie and Habhegger to
build them, and that you agreed, AS they
say, to build them as cheap as the one in
your original ontract and that they
sisted you in building, both with team and
hands, neither or not you paid them for
their services is more than know; but one
thing is certain, you seem determined to
vent your spite on me for not certifying to
al of your extras, and you have sued tae
city for them. We don't desire to pref JUDGE
your case, and seeing you are determined
to get to law, We hope thorough investiga-
ton will be had of these walls from coping
to bed rock. "Another mares nest" |
have been running a gas line in the 9th
ward, and drawing nice salary for lighting
up. Another falsehood. | never lighted
or drew cent for lighting; my son, lad
less than IA years OF age filled, lighted and
extinguished for two doilac5 a month and
got the pay. not amounting to as much as
you have charged for single stroke of your
pile driver. This gas line you speak Of,
was established one third OF a mile it aft ord
ing good and sufficient light at a cost OF
less than % cents per night. Can t you
look up another extravaganza of mine.
Tom, blasted hopes and misplaced con
fdence has made you mertally dyspeptic.
You were once the rising eenius Of your
ward; you were elected to the responsible