Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-23
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Inc Watch-word for our citizens at the
coming charter election must be, "put
none on guard, from the highest to the
lowest officer, but those who favor the
compromise plan of settlement" It
should be construed that those who are
not for US are against us in this matter
upon which the veal or woe of our city
depends. No man who is not heart and
soul enlisted in the cause of the settle
ment of our city debt upon a fair, equita-
BILE basis, such as the Hall plan calls for,
should be countenanced for moment for
any office from Mayor to Constable. We
must be thoroughly united now or all will
be lost. The Board of Street Commits
sloners must consist of earnest, consistent
compromisers to carry out the intent of
the law passed for our relief. But a
Board of Street Commissioners favoring
the Compromise Act will be of no avail
for the city if Bond Commissioners are
selected from the Wards who are opposed
to the compromise and determined to
throw obstacles in its way The Board
is helpless without the Bond Commission
ers and vice versa Hence the necessity
for all city officers to be of one mind on
this great absorbing question of liquida-
ting the debt which is such drag weight
upon our prosperity and growth Let no
man, then, be considered in connection
with city Office this spring who is not
an avowed and open compromiser. The
mayor must be compromiser and so
down to the end of the ticket. The time
for quibbling and hesitating is past in this
matter of settlement of our bonded debt
and the necessity for action, and prompt
action, is apparent on everyshand if we
would save our city from disaster. The
question of the future prosperity and well
! fare of this city we firmly believe depends
largely on the result of the election now
close at hand If our citizens show a
bold, united front in favor of a compro-
mise with our creditors as indicated by the
selection of complete set of city officers
i'll full accord with the plan of settlement,
then we believe it will be proved to be the
dawn of a brighter future for Watertown.
If, on the other hand, the obstructionists,
repudiators and do-nothings get control
of our city government and carry out
their policy of notification then the doom
of our city is sealed and we will go on
from badst worse. Let.us be wise in time
| and save ourselves from such fate.
Thirteenth Circuit Judge.
ThesThirteenth judicial circuit which
has been organized by the legislature
comprises the counties of Dodge, Wash
ington and Ozaukee, and is the strongest
democratic circuit that there is any re-
cord of in this country But our demo-
cratic brethren within its limits appear
to be in the condition of the man who
drew the elephant. By their great ma
jority they have only to name their
choice Of a candidate and his election
must follow as mater of course. But as
to the candidate to select, there is the
rub The woods it appears, are full of
prospective candidates for the ermine and
democratic councils are sadly divided as
to the proper man to select for the judge
ship. 1t transpires that last week in
Milwaukee, conference was held of the
| democratic bosses of the circuit at which
it was arranged that James B. Hayes,
District Attorney Of Dodge, should be
! the candidate in the convention from his