Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-15
Il NORTHERN BULLDOZER.

If we did not know positively to the
contrary we should say that the editor
Of The Okolona CMiss.) States has been
invested with the management of the
democratic organ at the end of Main
street bridge. For certainly the senti-
ments of the two papers seem to be en-
tirely in accord. The frequent clippings
from The States which we have given
from time to time have served to acquaint
our readers with the rebellious and MUIR
derous spirit which animates its editor,
and it now only remains to produce their
counterpart from the local organ of the
Watertown democracy as found in its is
sue of last week:
Who will say that the miserable creatures of
the Louisiana .eturning board should be per-
mitted to live while liberty and law constitute
the foundation of our government. Who will
says that the northern desperadoes who stood be-
hind the returning board rascals Of louisiana,
Florida and South Carolina do not deserve the
halter?l who will say that the northern carpet
baggers who have robbed and impoverished the
people of thesouth should not be exterminated
like rats or mad dogs?
1t is quite likely that the men killed TAT the
south "for political reasons richly deserved
their fate, and it is also probable that the repub
| lican party of the north will never release its
hold on the government, until more radical
means are resorted to than the impotent ballot
| box Voting is very silly way of attempting to
carry the approaching presid ential election. The
democrats of the whole country must give the
republican ..spoils coordination to understand
| that, if they Ghe republicans shall again at
| tempt to steal the presidency, the shotgun far
notwithstanding to the republican authority
| SO much in vogue at the south-will be resorted
to to convince the deperadoes that the democrats
of the north, as we'll as those at the SOUTH mean
| to have their rights at whatever cost.
We mean what we say, when we maintain that
whatever murders may be committed at the
south "for political reasons" are undoubtedly in
the interest of good government, and to rid some
suffering community of niger or carpetbagger
domination.
We ask every friend of good govern
ment, and every law abiding citizen,
democrats, greenbackers and republicans
alike, to read and ponder carefully the
extracts above given. They are worthy
| of jeff. Davis himself, and that arch
| fiend and traitor would chuckle with
Joy and delight could he but know that
he has here in Wisconsin,. sympathi-
| zer who gives utterance to sentiments so
| dear to his heart as those we have quot
ed. Here is southern bulldozing brought
home to our VERY doors-or at least a
threat that theEpeople of WATERFOWL, Of
Jefferson county, of Wisconsin, of the
north, shall be made to see and feel its
effects as Sthe Nix's, the Dixon's, the
| Chisolm's and thousands of others in the
south have been led to realize the danger
of exercising freeman's right to vote as
they please. The cold blooded assasina-
ton Of the Louisiana returning board
and other southern republicans, is open
" advocated and their lives demanded
as proof that 'libertyssand law constitute
the foundation of our government" as if
the interests of elderly andslaw were to
be best subserved by their shocking viola
ton And insthe samesstrain, the edi-
tor jeers atssthe idea that the next presi-
Dental election is to be settled by the
popular vote-a plan which he denoun-
c9s as every silly" Nothing will an
swer his purpose but the "shot gun argu-
ment'' he VILE mot ven be content with
the tissue ballot scheme which has been
found to work SO successfully in the
south. When the votes are counted in
November we shall see whether the doc
trines he advocates have taken hold of
his party and are to become part Of its
creed 1t is certainly no trifing ques-
ton whether anarchy is to prevail here
as it does in certain portions of the south
whether murder and intimida ton are
tospreyail as outlined in the article from
which we quote-and whether we are to
live over again the perilous and trying
scenes of 1S60-61, when southern rebels
and northern copper heads INDUCED in
just such vaporings and threats as those
which are now heard throughout the land.
We mistake the temper of the people if
they do not squelch effectually these
frothy Examinations at the ballot box by
such on overwhelming vote for the re-
publican ticket as to awe into silence
these creatures who would if they could
Mexicanize and destroy the government.