Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-07-25
LOCAL JOTTiNGS.

-Four years ago, six of the leading
papers of Boston supported Cleveland and
two Blaine. This year five support Har-
rison and three Cleveland.
The Hon William Hefferman, of
Daviess county, Ind, reared a Democrat,
and president of the State Catholic Total
Abstinence society, declares for Harrison
and the Republican party.
For National Encampmeut Grand
Army of the Republic to be held at Col
umbus, Ohio, September 10th to 18th,
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Rail-
way company will sell excursion tickets,
September 7th TO 9th inclusive, good to
September 21st, for $10.19 from Water
town. j. FL. SLEEPER, Agent.
Naturally, The Pail Mall Gazette, of
London, wishes for the success of the
Democratic party and free trade. 1t says:
1.-The decentralization of the Republicans
is complete. Free trade will kill them,
and it is better that they should be beaten
than succeed"
Patrick Ford, of The Irish World"
calls the attention of loyal Irishmen to
the fact that the Burchard who is chant
ing the praises of Cleveland and Thurman
is the same Burchard who sounded the
renowned ALTERATION, Rum, Romanism
1cl - 1QQA
The chairman of the Democratic
Executive Campaign committee, G. S.
Brice, is railroad man worth SIS, 900 900,
it is 'saiG. None of our esteemed Democratic
contemporaries, who are usually so sensi-
tive on the subject OF railroad millionaires,
seem to be at all shocked on the present
occasion.
There is no longer any doubt about
it, and none can be conjured up. The
Democratic party is fully and resolutely
committed to the policy of revenue re-
form, which means the tightening of the
burdens of taxation by Intelligent and
practical methods, such as ne Mills bill.
-Norfolk Landmark.
Judge Handley, prominent and life
long Democrat of Lackawanna county,
Pa, announces that be will this year bolt
the Democratic ticket. Essays: 81 have
declared my inability to follow Mr.. Cleve-
land in his free trade fallacy. He has
overstepped the line of Democracy and
very many lifelong Democrats cannot go
with him."
"A Democratic newspaper published
in the great state of New York, and which
supported Mr.. Cleveland in 1884, pro-
pounds these pertinent questions:
Can Cleveland be honest and be high
tariff and low tariff in favor of single
term and two terms, be for and against
civil service at the sare time? Can be
serve two masters? Is he capable? And
of what is he capable? What are his
merits?
-Forty-six thousand Italians have
landed in New York during the past six
months, the great majority of them being
too poor even to own monkey. If the
national campaign committee can get
them registered in time for the election
the banana business will blossom into
new life next spring. 1t is not an exag
geration of the matter to say that these
Italian immigrants may elect the next
president. Chicago Times (Dena.) July
II.
In discussing the tariff bill in the
house the other day, Congressman Whit
ing, of Massachusetts,, large paper man.
ufacturer, said the price of paper had
been reduced so per cent. in twenty-eight
years, while in that time the quality has
improved 40 per cent. In 1860 skilled
wor kmen received $1.50 to $I.75 per day,
while they now receive $2.75 to $3.50, an
increase of so per cent. Workmen in
Great Britain receive but $1.25 to $1.75
per day for similar work. The average
increase of wages for all kinds of labor in
the paper industry was 40 per cent, which
more thar balances the advantages the
manufacturers received from wood pulp
or cheaper material. This condition should