Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

Politics makes queer mortals of us.
Discussing the tariff question the Demo-
cratic party contends that the United
States is not big enough to stand alone,
but when it comes to the silver question
the same party argues that we are not
only strong enough to stand alone, but
are able to bring up to Il dignified atti-
tude all the silver countries Of the world.
Waterloo Journal-COurier.
when the Creator made man. He did
not use any superior kind of mud in
making fnanciers." This is a sample of
the dignity and reverence which charac-
teriZe the campaign utterances of Will
liam Jennings Bryan. Can any intelli-
gent citizen, even by the most persistent
irritation of his mental processes, imagine
William Mckinley vOicing a thought so
| impious and vulgar Mail and Express.
| 1t is claimed that it is no longer appro-
| pirate to call w. j. Bryan the boy orator
of the Platte, because the Platte dries
| up every Summer.-Atchison Globe.
In Vermont the Republicans get more
| than Is to / in the Senate, and if the
campaign had lasted much longer they
would have done the same thing on the
| popular vote. Bryan's star has set in
the Green Mountain state. Lynn
| (Mass.) Item.
his daughter marry the farm hand of
her choice if the Democrats win. Two
more young hearts doomed to sorrow.
Ray County MOI Republican.
The truth is that when such men as
Harrison, Mckinley. Sherman and Reed
get before the public, little fellows like
Billy Bryan become subjects for mi
croscopical study.-Ray County MOI
Republican.
Mr.. Cleveland refused to allow the use
Of his name at Indianapolis He can
better serve the cause of honest money
| ~ l..
into the tent of the Chicago circus later
in the campaign. 1t is understood he
already has his guns trained in that
direction.-Ohio State Journal.
1t must be wise Democratic child
that knows its own populist and free
silver father.-New Orleans Picayune.
Specialists who have examined Mr..
Bryan's throat say that the epiglottis
is capable of great endurance-which is
certainly very encouraging for the Re
publicans, for if there is anything that
will be of great service to the Mckinley
forces it is to keep Mr.. Bryans talking
apparatus in good condition. Such SEN
fences as he uses at times are enough
90 ruin the lid of any mans voice box,
but if the machine will only stand the
wear and tear until November, the Re
publcans can well afford to have it re-
pared at their expense.-Boston
Journal.
the Soldiers Home at Sandusky. Of
the 1107 inmates of the institution 500
Joined the club.-Fremont Journal
Discussing the assertion of the free
silverites that the statute of the United
States, single handed and alone, against
the civilized world, can raise, the price
of silver to a parity with gold at Is to
l when the commercial parity is now 81
to 1. Speaker Reed says: II was told
in 1890 by two of the most sincere as
well as the ablest silver men that the
purchase of 100000 ounces IA month
would raise silver to par. and when we
did buy it, silver went down like lead.
Silver men have not been good prophets
in the past" Hence Mr.. Reed refuses
to take any stock in their new prophecy
as to the wonderful not to say miracu-
lous, effect Of a free coinage law.-Pcoria
Transcript.
Stewart Of Nevada, owns cross of
gold. TO which he nails every man who
borrows money from him. Interest and
principle payable in old."-Globe-Dem
crat.
A Nebraskan objects to the position Of
all the parties on gold and silver and
advocates the free coinage of aluminium
money. He says:
1T would make a very pretty, light
and dura bic coin, and though it is rather
cheap now, the unlimited coinage would
make a demand that would raise the
price ana keep It up. nave already mad
Lincoln man apply for the nomination
for President by a party that will advo-
cate this. AS this would appeal to the
patriotism and independence of our citi-
| zens, especially the street corner politi-
| clan, would pull the British lions tail
and slap the goldbug in the face, a CON
vention held about October 1 would be
in time to form the party, nominate the
candidates and sweep the country. y
Burlington HaWGpyp
Bryan says there is such q thing as &
dollar being too good. a dollar and q
wife, says the Council Bluffs Nonpa-
rei ARE two things that can't be too
good, and they are too hard to get to
be readily traded off for q cheap dollar
or cheap wife, just because those are
easier to get. Huntington Hawkeye.
They might gather up those free silver
documents that We're scattered around in
Vermont and send them to the scattering
Popocrat party in Maine.--Detroit Jour,
nal