Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
Political Notes.

1t is hard times for the Populist calami-
ty howlers in Kansas, where banks are
over1owing with the peoples money and
the present crop makes a bushel of wheat
for every inhabitant of the United States.
Tacoma Ledger.
The Hon. Charles DENLY. for many
I years our minister to China, believes that
the United States "should retain control
of all or practically all, of the Philippine
islands" Mr.. DENLY is a Cleveland
other of many proofs that this question
of expansion cuts across old party lines
most OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Journal.
The opening gun of the Illinois Repub-
lican state campaign was fired by Gov.
Tanner at Golconda. The governor
poured a broadside into the rotten Demo
cratic hulk which will send it to the bot
tom. He showed by the facts and figures
of the official records the %scandalous ex-
~travagance and dishonesty of the Altgeld
administration a record which has Won
for the Illinois Democracy the condemna-
ton of every honest ~man.-Quincy Wing.
1t is plainly evident that little interest
is being taken in the Democratic state
ticket this year. Everyone feels that
there is not the slightest show of elect
ing it, and the general idea is that the
best way to dispose of a dead horse is
to bury it just as quickly and deeply as
possible. The Illinois Democrats are more
COucGEuGu IulS year Ill settling luSlI Inter-
nal diSSensiOns over the control of the
party than in electing their ticket, a contest
which is far more interesting than the
bother over an already defeated ticket
Peoria Transcript.
Frye, like Hale, served FIVE terms in the
House and then succeeded Blaine in the
Senate two weeks after Hale succeeded
Hannibal Hamlin. Lige Hale, also, Frye
will be elected two years hence. He is
five years older than his colleague. Reed
has just been elected for the twelfth sue
cesSiye term to a seat in the House; Ding
ley has just been elected for the tenth
time; Boutelle has just been chosen the
ninth time, and Seth Milliken, who died a
year ago, would have been elected the
ninth time had he survived. All of which
shows that Maine knows how to treat her
statesmen. Maine has not been without
at least one very great man IN the ma
tional councils since 1S2S-Courier-Jour-
nal Correspondence.
"Say nothing about silver for the sake
of harmony" There is generally on all
resolution committees timid men who are
all for Harmony" Such persons are re-
sponsible for meaningless currency reso-
lutions which deceive no one and are
despised by all. Instead of such declara-
tions it would be more candid and polite
to say: "We have certain opinions on the
currency question, but we are afraid to
express them."-Sound Money.
"They do not mean it." This remarks
is often heard concerning Democratic en-
dorsements of the Chicago platform.
Perhaps the endorsers do not intend to
debase the coinage and rob the people, but
it is nearly as bad that they should show
such readiness to sanction, even nominal
", a policy which the country has branded
as infamous.-Sound Money.
New Hampshire is more outspoken in
favor Of sound money than it was two
years ago, Notwithstanding the vagaries
of it's senior senator, Chandler. Whom
does Chandler represent any way? There
is not much free-silver sentiment in the
old Granite state.
1t is now announced that Senator VOL
colt of Colorado has captured the "mid-
die of the road" Populists and will, there
fore, be reelected to the Senate. He is
a man of intelligence, and probably the
safest man that could be elected from
that paradise Of currency cranks, Colo
RADIO. He is not really a free7silverite,
and but for the political exigencies oe
his case would undoubtedly be a sound
money man.