Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
En- Accession to the Repudiati0nists.

The Democrat seems to have been
captured by the city debt reputation
lists, and to have espoused their cause
with an ardor suggestive of a desire on its
part to outbid their other organ on the
West side, for support. No other con-
struction can be put upon one of its
articles last week, concerning city poll
tics. entitled, "Let Us Have Peace. "
1t. fairly capitulates to the Union
League, and sues for cessation of hos
Utilities In such way as to indicate
that it cares little how dearly it pays
for "Peace," only that the olive branch
is reached, and Democrats may once
Haore march shoulder to shoulder in
solid phalanx against their common
enemy, the Republicans. 1t is a NOR
tify;ng exhibition of the Democrats
want of principle, and shows how hol-
low and hypocritical its professions have
been in the past, when ostensibly it
was opposing the League. That we
may not be accused of mis-stating its
position, We quote from its article as
follows:
For the present and until the new plan
shall prove to be failure, there is no ques-
ton or issue to divide or distract the demo-
cratic party of the city, and it is to be
hoped that every nominee of the regular
caucuses or convention will receive the full
vote OF the party. The Union League hav-
ing ceased to be reputation, obstruction
lists organization, there is no good reason
why good democrat, though he may have
always been a COMPROMISED, should not
vote for member of the "order," provided
he too be democrat. Until the Union
League shall again relapse into the old ruts
OF reputation and obstruction, OR in case
OF the failure of the five per cent compromise
scheme, shall refuse to adopt or favor some
ehcacious plan of settlement no good dem
ocrat OF original compromising procivities
should hesitate about. voting for such Union
League democrat or Uice Uersd. The bond
question should not be allowed to weaken
and distract our party councils unless the
interests of the whole people require the
sacrifice. We submit these few remarks at
this time in the hope that League as we'll
as antl-league democrats may be able TO
realize the advantage of a united party and
thus achieve one of our old-fashioned vic
tories.
Here, it will be observed, the Demo-
erat gives in its adherence to the new
plan of settlement, which every sane
man knows is entirely impracticable,
being so hampered with provisions
which it is impossible to comply with,
as to render it utterly void. No one,
not properly entitled to admission in
some lunatic asylum as non compis
nzentis, expects that Isingle bond will
ever be compromised under this last
scheme. What nonsense, then, for the
Democrat to pretend that the law was
not framed In the interest of the ere
pudiationists," and "ohstructionists,"
for certainly it accomplishes the very
end which they have in view. and
which the Democrat for months has
been steadily opposing. The cause of
this sudden "fop," just at this time, is
easily explained. Indeed, the extract
quoted furnishes the reason and carries
with it an admission of the editor that
the one thing nearest his heart,
which he has in view, is "the spoils. {"
For the purpose of securing them to
his party, he abandons his former prin
ciples; gives the lie to all his anti
league professions, and admits that he
is political weathercock ready to shift
In any direction for the sake of votes.