Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-07-11
"The Campaign Liar"

Editor Repub1ican:--
Has the editor of The Gazette read any
of the opinions of leading Democratic
papers on the character and reputation of
Gen. Harrison? We Judge not, else he
wonld not have been guilty of reproduc-
ing such silly twaddle as was printed in
that paper last week in reference to Har-
rison. For campaign starter" the last
issue of The Gazette was we'll tainted with
a mephitic odor that must have operated
as stencil in the nostrils of every decent
Democrat. In political argument some
generally not we'll informed
make the most ridiculous assertions, hop
ing thereby to gain point in their favor.
So with the editor of The Gazette in re-
printing blatherskite statements, hoping
thereby to bolster up the failing fortunes
of a putrid Renaissance. The editor
should have learned by this time that
such trash is not argumentative, and is
despised by intelligent readers. Print the
truth, Mr.. Gazette, and thereby gain for
your paper the respect and esteem ofcan-
did honest men.
Mr.. A. K. Mcclure is one of the leading
Democratic editors of the country, and for
the better guidance of the editor of The
Gazette, we subjoin the following taken
from his paper The Philadelphia Times):
Zone of the best things that could be done
| by decent people of all parties would be to sit
| down heavily on the campaign liar at the
| start, no matter whence he comes or under
| what flag he assumes to serve. There are two
clean, competent, and justly respected candi-
| dates for President, and there should be an
| honest, dignified, and in every way decent
contest between their respective friends.
The campaign liar exhausted himself on
| Cleveland and Blaine four years ago and
| there is nothing fresh to tempt his appetite
| for Cleveland in this campaign; but Harrison
| is q new man before the people, and the cam
paign liar and the campaign fool seem to have
/ taken an early start on him.
| The first invention of the campaign liar was
| that General Harrison had voted in the Sen
ate to admit Chinese labor into the country
| without hlndrance to compete with our do
| nestle labor.
| General Harrison did nothing of the kind
| He voted against bill restricting Chinese I'M
| migration for a period of years because he
regarded it as in conflict with the treaty rights
| of China. President Arthur vetoed the bill
| for the same reason, and Harrison voted
against passing it over the veto. He simply
voted against hoodlum demand for legisla
ton that violated our National faith as
| pledged by solemn treaty. He is known tC
entertain very liberal views on the subject Oh
| Chinese immigration, but there is nothing il
/ his Senatorial record on the subject that il
not creditable to his fidelity as Senator.
| The next invention of the campaign liar Ii
| that General Harrison opposed the labor
strike of 1877, and that he said: "a dollar q
day is enough for any workingman." Gener
| al Harrison is not an idiot and he doeSn' ge
drunk, and of course he never said any sucl
| thing or what could be construed into the ex
| preston of such conviction. OF course ht
opposed the violence of the strike of 1877 ant
| turned out az Captain of a military compan.
to preserve the peace and protect property
but any man who wouldn't have done a
much would be utterly untitled for the Presi
dency." INDEX.
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