Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-07
A Vote for the Democratic State Ticket
is a Vote for Free Silver.

| A Vote for the Democratic State Ticket
is Vote for Free Silver,
There is one thing to be said in
favor of w. I'll. Rogers, ofMadison; he
{ has been consis 6ent-consistentl
wrong, it is true, but "consistency's a
jewel" w. II. Rogers has all along
been q silver man, and since being a
silver man has been the same thing
as Bryan man, he has been Bryan
man. Mr.. Rogers was a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
governor-the candidate of the ultra
16-to-1-ites. Judge Sawyer, OF Hart
ford, who received the nomination,
WAS at first looked upon by these
ultras with disfavor, because he was
recent convert, though he has lately
made profuse professions to gain
their favor. In his speech before the
Democratic convention yesterday
afternoon, Mr.. Rogers pledged hims elf
to give the conventions candidate
his hearty support. For himself, Mr..
Rogers said, he had been fighting for
principle, and when the convention
endorsed the Chicago platform his
campaign practically ended, and he
was in g. position to support both
the candidate and the platform.
The action of the convention, Mr.
Rogers continued, had put the Democ-
racy Of Wisconsin in line with the
Democracy of the nation, land while
the party is defeating the Republicans
in this campaign, it will be getting in
line for 1900"
Mr.. Rogers told the truth, and de-
serves the credit that belongs to
fraDkness. There are Democrats who
are not frank, and who try to make
the people believe that the main
significance of the approaching cam
palgn will hinge on state issues. The
Democratic platform is artfulIy con-
structed, for the purpose of present.
ing the appearance OF q state issues
platform to people who read but do
not thiuk. The Gold Democrats, who
vainly struggled against the endorse
ment Of the Chicago pronunciamento
of 1896, know better than that.
The Silver Democrats who forced the
adoption of the endorsement know
better than that. Every candidate
on the ticket, and every man who
observes and reasons, knows better
than that. Mr.. Rogers knows better
than that-and he admit and glories
IN the fact. The Democratic plat
form is satisfactory to Mr.. Rogers
SO satisfactory that it consoles him
for his defeat as a candidate for the
nomination as governor. 1t is salts
factory to him because it commits the
Democracy of Wisconsin to free silver
and Organism, and because it places
the Wisconsin Democracy in line for
Bryan and 4O-cent silver dollars in
1900.
Every vote cast for Candidate Saw
yer at the election next November
will be vote for free silver-a vote
for the dangerous heresy which III
1896 the electors Of Wisconsin re-
pudiated by the Overwhelming plural
ity Of over 100000 votes By elect
ing Candidate Sawyer, the voters Of
Wisconsin would undo asfar a $ posi-
BILE in an "off year" election the mag
niticent victory for sound finance
which they won in 1896, and would
help to unsettle confidence in the
future which is the basis Of t ne return
ing business prosperity that has
poured increasing blessing upon the
state since the first day ofthe admin
istration of President Mckinley.
The people Of Wisconsin are not
fools. They will vote against Bryan
ism and free silver in 1898. as they
voted against Organism and free sill
yer in 1896. Candidate Sawyer and
the Populist platform will be buried
out of sight, and Governor Scofield,
the faithful executive, who has been
shamefully abused by malicious slam
derers, will be triumphantly re-elect-
ed Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.