Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-23
State Political Notes.

Wisconsin gives good evidence of re-
spending 10 Names $4,000 plurality
with plurality of $4,000 in November.
TO this end LET every voter bend all his
energies. that Populism and all its at
tendant isms may be buried deeper than
''plummet ever sounded.
The Ashland Press has taken the votes
on the presidential question on Il number
of trains running between that city and
ST. Paul with the result that 2065 were
for Mckinley and only 2S6 for Bryan.
This and many other similar tests show
Enthusiastically the drift of public sentl-
ment in the Northwest.
The La Crosse Chronicle, one of the
staunCh Democratic papers of the state,
says that because the National Demo-
cratic party of Wisconsin has decided
not 70 put Il state ticket in the field 1t
does not follow that the fusion ticket is
accepted or i'll any way. countenanced."
There being no state Democratic sound
money ticket. it says that ''the duty be-
comes even more pressing of urging upon
all voters who expect to be Democrats
after election the claims of the National
Democratic ticket and suggests that Il
sound money candidate be nominated for
Congress in the Seventh district.
1t is Il fact of no little significance that
many of the men who are now adyO-
ca ting most Zealously the free coinage
of silver have, at some time III their
lives. been engaged in wild schemes of
speculation which failed disastrOusly.
both for themselves and for those whom
they led away from the channels Of safe
business with their chimerical notions.
Such man is Coin" Harvey, the great
apostle of free coinage, and also John
E. Burton. whom many citizens Of Wis
consin will remember as much III evil
dence few years ago. ana VINO IS now
writing free-silver articles for the Lake
Geneva News.
The Sheboygander, very appropriately
and forcibly. urges the Importance of
nominating able. intelligent and upright
men for the Legislature. reminding. it's
readers that the Legislature to be elect
ed this fall will have the election of
a United States senator as one of its
duties. and that the Republicans can
not afford to run any risk as to the ablll-
ty and the soundness of its choice upon
the great question that will come be-
In consonance with these suggestions
it names as a suitable candidate for the
state Senate F. A bennett of ShebOy-
gan Mr.. bennett has served as chief
clerk Of the Senate, and as a clerk in the
Assembly.
Advices from different portions of the
state ore TO the effect that there is I'M
usual interest among all classes in the
discussion of the questions involved in
the present campaign. Public meetings.
caucuses and political gatherings of all
sorts are largely attended and that too,
by many who ordinarily do not devote
much thought or time to such matters.
This is a feature gratifying to every
patriotic citizen, and shows that when
the welfare of the country and the in
tegrity of its government are really i'm
periled the people can be relied upon to
DO their whole duty. Only let the people
fully understand what is involved in this
campaign. and they will render such
verdict next November as will give to
every citizen renewed hope and conf
dence in the future of free institutions.