Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11


Next Fall.
The following gossip concerning our
friend and townsman, Hon. c. H.
Jacob, appears in The Sentinel of
Saturday. He has written in the
same tone to personal friends in this
city:
Assemblyman G. III. Jacob, of Wa
tertown, who was appointed consul to
Rsichenberg, Austria, q, few months
ago, and whose successor was recently
appointed somewhat mysteriously,
will not be an ardent Democrat when
he gets back to Wisconsin. The
reason for this, however, will not be
his displacement at Reichenberg.
Mr.. jacob was a Bragg man, and
when Cleveland was elected he made
application for the Munich consulate
But ''the powers that be" in Wiscon-
sin opposed him in this. Through
the influence of Senator Villas and
Chairman Wall, however, Mr. jacob
was offered the consulate at Reichen-
berg which he accepted. He went
there last winter and took charge
March 2. after few months stay at
Reichenberg, Mr.. jacob wrote his re-
signation and sent it to Washington
and his successor has been appointed.
Mr. jacob notified his friends that
he expects to be home again in July
or August; that he expects to steer
clear of politics for time, and that
he has rod in pickel for several as
piring Wisconsin politicians, who, he
promises, will hear from him.
Mr.. jacob was one of the most
diligent members of the legislature
When at the last of the session of
1891 only three members of the as
Sembly were present, sitting side by
side on the same seat, Mr.. Jacob was
one of the three who answered cave"
when Spea ker Hogan put the motion
for sine die adjournment While in
the legislature he proved himself Il
good fellow" and heis still las strong
as ever politically in his home dis
trict. He is we'll known in Milwaukee,
although since MitchelI's election AS
senator he has not taken great inter-
est in the "Milwaukee ring"
In a letter to a personal friend in
at Reichenberg on March 2, (the day
on which he sent his resignation to
the State department in Washing
tom, be says:
81 should have been kicked all over
Watertown when [ accepted the in
Vitation to 90 to Reichenberg, and
did not stick to get what | wanted or
take nothing at all. | shall not stay
here, and my resignation in very
short time will 90 to Washington. /
don't care to be baniShed. IWant to
live among people that are people.
a nd do not care to waste my life here
Take my advice: Do not accept any
Consulship. A consul is slave. Be-
sides, there is no money in it. Ifyou
want to travel 60 as a free man.
Then you can go over the country in
all directions as you desire, but to
come out here to be nailed down in
one place is the next thing TO death.
[ will tell you all about Reichenberg
when | get home It is too much to
write. I think that [ shall he home
IN July or August. provided | don't
kick the bucket before that time, as
don't feel well. | expect to be II free
born American again about the mid
die or latter part of April.
Reichenberg is at the end Of the
world with a big fence around it.
Never III my life have fallen into u
trap Of the kind. think my poiti-
cal friends sent me here to punish me
for the sins | have committed in
politics. If SO, [ am getting my full
share of it."