Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
ALEX. MITCHELL is reported as say
ing, think the Democracy in pretty
bad way" In this thought a great
many sagacious men concur. Men like
Mitchell are not disposed to look with
leniency upon the ridiculous and incon-
sistent attitude of the Democratic party
on the currency question.
IT is said that the Democrats of Flori-
da, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Car
DINA are contemplating electing pres
idential electors by the state legislatures.
Of course this is for the purpose of re-
moving any chance of the states being
carried by the Republicans, as every
one of them would be if fair election
could be had. If this scheme be resort
ed to its object will be so apparent that
the moral effect will be injurious to the
party in whose interest it is done.
IT looks in Ohio as if Mr.. Ewjng's
paymasters, who recently made requisi-
tions upon the claimants barrel, did not
obtain very large sum. At all events
they are said to be again out of funds,
which must be accounted for by suppos-
ing that the dispensation from the barrel
was small, or that the claimants for
back pay were numerous and hungry.
Or it may be that the speedy relapse of
the Ewingite treasury to collapsed
condition involves both of these possible
explanations. In betting circles, the
latest quotations are two to one on Eos
ter, and one to one on the legislature
Chicago Times.
A NOTICEABLE feature of all Demo
cratic speeches in Ohio is the emphatic
manner in which it is stated that Provi-
dence, and not the Republican party, is
to be thanked for the good crops and
good times which the country is now
enjoying. This, according to our recol-
lection, is the first time that Providence
has received thankful recognition from
the Democratic party, and it is rendered
now only as sort Of choice of evils
hatred of Republicanism rather than
from any genuine love of the Lord.-,&.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Mr.. HENDRICKS has appeared upon
the stump in Ohio with an elaborate
demonstration that the resumption act
was "hindrance to resumption" and
that Providence, and not the Republi-
can party brought the country back to
specie payments. All along the pathway
to resumption he charges that the Re-
publican party strewed broken fortunes
and ruined enterprise. This is uncom-
monty able-so able in fact that Mr..
Hendricks should go step further and
arraign the Republican party for strew-
ing corpses all along the pathways of the
land in order to put down the rebellion
of Mr.. Hendricks party. If they had
put down the war without bloodshed
there would have been no debt and no
resumption to be hindered.-N. Y
Tribune.
A WASHINGTON dispatch to the Chi
cago Inter- Ocean says Sergeant-at-
arms Bright has appointed as clerk in
the document room of the senate, in
place of Senator Blaine's brother,
notorious lobbyist from Indiana by the
name of Hannegan, who has been hang
ing around Washington for many years
as Billy McGarrahan's factotum, and
has done what is called steering for
the McGarrahan claim. It is the most
unftappointment that has yet been made
since the Democrats took charge of the
senate, and is said to have been insisted
on by Senator Voorhees,, to whom Bright
owes his election. VOORHEES, tried to get
Secretary Burcb to give flanagan a
place, but the latter, knowing his char
acter, declined to do so. Other Demo
cratic senators are complaining that
Vooreees is getting more than his share
of the senate patronage, and say that
he has already more appointees than any
three other senator's"
The latest case of bulldozing is re-
ported from Greenbrier county, West
Virginia. A wealthy gentleman of
character, named Taylor, went thither
from Philadelphia and expended about
100000 in permanent improvements,
and was in all respects just such citi-
zen as any town in the north would
delight to secure. But. although he
had little to say on political matters, he
was what the natives termed ga
id Yankee, and they had no
use for him, and so they proceeded
to burn his house and mills, and his
remaining building he had to have
guarded with armed men in order to
save them until he could get away with
his family and his goods. He has thus
sunk all his investment, and all because
of the insane and Infamous prejudice of
southerners against northern men. Des-
potic power in the handsof thoroughly
brave and righteous man would be the
most effective remedy for the crimes of
the southern barbarians against personal
liberty and rights.