Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-28
Current Opinions.

Milwaukee Sentinel (Rep): Ben
Butler has bis Kearney, but Grant is
cursed by both Badeau and Orville.
ST. Paul Pioneer Press Gnd): Dem
ocratic Treasures are the best Re-
publican campaign documents.
Philadelphia Free Press (Rep }:
The only "bloated bondhoder" Kear-
ney will kill this year is Benjamin
Butler.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem }: The
full-rigged schooner of beer for three
cents is an uncrring sign of the steady
march of civilization.
Buffalo Express (Rep): Can these
be very hard times-cah a country be
very hard up which consumes
30 100000 gallons of wbiskev, TO-
900 OtO barrels Of beer, and 2,OOO,-
900, 900 cigars in single year.
Philadelphia Times (Ind): Since
the clerks in Postmaster General KEYS
department have done SO much better
than those in anv other department in
the way Of contributions to the Re.
publican campaign fund. it might be
money in the party's pocket if the cab
met was entirely made up of Confeder-
ate Brieadiers.
Madison Journal: Pool your is
sues" says the bla'hcrskite Kearney
to the sott-money Democrats Green.
hackers and Communists. In the 1st
Congressional District of this State
they have taken Kearney's advice.
Now what is to prevent sane and hon.
est men from ''pooling their issues"
also when they vote?
Rochester Union (Dem.): Now as
to fiat" or "absolute" money. AS
Stunning that those who advocate it are
honest aud sincere. and assuming. for
the sake of argument, the proposition
to issue it is impracticable. for the rea-
son that the Supreme Court of the
United States has decided incide ntally
and would decide directly upon its is
sue, that it is unconstitutional.
Wate,town Democrat: The demo-
cratic party stood up manfully and
fought the republican war heresy of
legal tender paper tooth and nail, and
to now adopt an exploded military
necessity" currency as good. legal
tender money; would drive ninety-nine
out of every hundred democrats into
the ranks of an honest money party,
wherever found. Democrats are such
from firm purpose to advance the
best interests of our common country.
Only the few hold Office or ever expect
to, and such, no doubt, for the sake of
gratifying their propensities for gov
erping or greed for the emoluments of
official position, would be willing to re-
solve and pretend to believe, that water
can be induced to run up stream or
that "a national debt is a national
blessing" that small piece of paper
and trifiIg quantity OF green ink
con be converted into money by the
act of an almighty congress. and that
all men are fools that will not sub
scribe to these absurdities.
New York Tribune: The precise
difference between Butler, the Massa-
chusetts trickster. and Kearn ey the
California Communist, lies in the fact
that kearney appears to he sincere.
Their professions are as like US two
peas. and their modes Of argument.
Thus Butler says: "Protec,ing the
creditors aud the Nations faith
That's the way they express it. Hold
ing Il mortgage and grinding the poor
man. Squeezing property down and
debts up, until debt eats up all the
property" Kearney utters columns
of such stuff. in style better because
more forc;ble. He talks a. if he
meant it; Butler talks as if be wanted
votes. But the same theory and pirit
OF communism speak through both
the theory that property is robbery"
and that rent and interest arc cruel
aud wicked, and the base aud cowardly
spirit Of hatred for system which
gives man only bis own. It is really
crime to lend money on mortgage?
Then three fou tbs of the voters of
Massachusetts, are criminals, for they
put their money into the hands of
lending agents called savings banks,
and expect them to grind the poor
mat enough to pay good interest.
That il the doctrine which Massa-