Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-11-20
No. 4
The Hour DraWeth Nigh.

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gains of congressman in the north
and the fact that these gains are fully
offset by democratic gains in the south
is in no wise pertinent to what we have
here to say.
The fact that larger number of re-
publican members from the north are
to occupy seats in the next congress
than occupy seats in the present one,
has the appearance, specifically, of al
increased popularity Of that party wish
the people; and thai party is indus
trlousl y endeavorlng to impress this
view Of the matter upon the minds OF
the people everywhere.
But the position is hollow one,
and will not bear the searching eye of
investigation. Does any one believe
that had Mr. Giddings not been in the
field in this district, or Mr.. Steele ia
the field in tae Sixth, the majoritjes
for Messrs. Bragg & Bouck would
have been as small as they are? Ger
lain y not. Let The vote of the people.
all over the north, be fully computed
for each ticket in the field, and we
guaranty that the republican vote
will cut sorry figure in comparison
to that Of the added opposition The
great gains claimed by that party, and
tlumpeted over the country as such,
are not gains at all, but the difference
is caused by the defamation of the
democratic ranks while republicans
generally have adhered more closely
to their party, and consequently lost
less than the democrats,
Succinctly, then, the republicans
have made gains In congressman by
means Of pluralties, and not by means
of maj jorities; and it only requires
union Of now the scattered elements to
bury that party beyond resurrection.
At present the republicans are dane
ing In the watery valley, with noun
tain waves on either hand. So long as
these waves to not roll together their
frail bark is safe, and they may mock
at the raging storm In the breasts Of
the people. And so long as the people
listen to demagogues whose only hope
for office lies In a continuance of the
separation of these elements, just SO
long the rage of the people on account
of their wrongs will be impotent and
nothing accomplished which they de-
sire shall be accomplished.
In this connection, too, we desire to
say that no pronunciamento has as
yet been formulated for disbanding
the democratic party, and no democrat
is at present known who is so resolved
On suicide, as to suggest an instru-
ment of that nature. Famine, fire or
the sword may waste the land during
the next two years-any convulsion
imaginable may occur-but in 1880
there will be submitted to the people
democratic candidate for president,
and that candidate or his hard money
republican opponent will be the next
executive of the federal government.
And it may be as we'll to bear this in
mind.-Fon0 du Lac Democrat.
81 WHOLESALE REsURRECTIoN.-
cINNATI, Nov. 14.-At Zsnesville,
Ohio, at 4 o'clock this morning, pol,
iceman, who was standing on bridge,
had his suspicious aroused at a party
in a wagon, and when they reached
the bridge, ordered them to halt, but
the driver whipped the horses into
gallop and escaped The policeman
procured assistance and followed them
some IA miles before being able to
catch up with them. On attempting
to arrest them, the whole party jumped
from the wagon and escaped into the
woods. The wagon was found to con-
tain the bodies of four prominent citi-
zens who had been buried in Wood
lawn Cemetery since Sunday. Ths
policeman received pistol wound from
the men in the wagon during the
chase.
The Mexican Government pays $50
a head for European immigrants who
will settle permanently at Mesade
Coroneles. AS soon as the immigrant
is Prominently settled, he can draw at
the custom house, Vera Cruz, $50
for himself, $50 for his wife, and $50
for each child over 4 years Of age.
This arrangement is tor ten years
from January lst.
The Stock Exchanges of the Pacific
Slope are on the tip-toe of excitement,
relative to reported short -comings Of
the Banana mines of Virginia City.
If the dispatches may be relied on,
however, the scare has started upon a
very slight basis: there was some trou-
BILE about paying dividends in the Con-
solidated Virginia, and then a large
number of men have been discharged.
who lad been merely employed to work
during election and vote the Bonanza
ticket. The latest information appears