Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-30
JEFFERSON PAPER
INAGINES |NSULT 7
SAYS LEADER ASSAILED CHAR
ACTER OF BOARD MEMBERS.
MiSinterprets a Just Criticism for
''ASSdlling Their Character
Banner Article Has a SympathG-
tic "Ring"-A Few Words Of Ex-
PLANTATION are Necessary.
(From Thursdays DaiIy.)


The Jefferson Banner in its last
issue takes the Leader to task because
it had the lack of tlmidity to swallow
the vote on the county board "feeler''
on the Watertown municipal court
proposition. The Leader did criticise
the action of the board, particularly
the local representatives, not so
much for what they did, as what they
didn t do. The Banner Interpretation
Of the Leaders article shows bias
most pungent. The Banner says:
In commenting On the resolution
passed by the County Board at its
last session regarding a municipal
court at Watertown the Watertown
Leader takes it upon itself to insult
the members of the Board and stigma
tie them as "crowd of politicians
who never take their elbows from the
POLITICAL pie counter, unless it is to
take another grab for a slice labeled
Jefferson.
The Leader did not refer to the
members Of the county board as the
aforesaid "crowd of politicians, etc.
1t said that it looked very much as
if the local representatives., in beg
ging to be excused from voting, were
doing the bidding of the ring" of
which the Banner article has a sym-
pathetic sound.
If the members of the board are as
easily insulted as dreamy voice pro-
claims, the chances are that there
may be many more insults in just
criticism in the course of time. The
Leader has failed to hear even an ink
ling wherein any of the Watertown
representatives were ''insulted. "
The Leader believes they are too
broad-guaged to be SUSCEPTIBLE to a
So called insult for the airing of a
wrong that belongs to the public.
They are not that caloused by years
of servitude that their conscience
pricks them at a mere suggestion of
comparison between what is fair
and just and the opposite.
Spasm No. 2 of the Banner is more
rambling and goes like this: "The
Leader should realize that by such
silly and intemperate talk it Injuries
it's own cause. Without exception
the members Of the Jefferson County
Board are honest men who serve the
county faithfully and to the best of
their ability
1t may be "silly talk as far as
the Banner is concerned, but we can
assure our contemporary that the sup
ply is not exhausted. The Leader
"cause" is none other than to stand
by the gun for Watertown and use
it's influence in the direction Of fair
ness and justice to the end at least
that the largest city III the county
have one end of the public patronage
bone If It's only the small end. The
Leader believes the Banners assertion
when it says "the members of the
Jefferson County Board are honest
men, The only change suggested in
spasm No. 2 is that the pharasol0gy
be changed to read: "They serve the
city of Jefferson faithfully and to the
best of their ability"
Spasm No 3. is less indicative
and savors OF advice and goes as fol-
lows: "Of course the Leader has a
right to disagree with the Board ard
criticise it's actions, but it has no right
to impugn the motives of the members
or assail their character. The Leader
instead Of helping, hurts Watertown
by such foolish methods and before
finding fault with others it should
mend It's own ways.
In the above quotations the Leader
can return the compliment paid i'll
reference to "silly and incorporated
talk The Banner holds the board
up in a false light. We hardly
believe any individual member would
accuse the Leader of impugning their
motives" or 'assaIling their charac
ter If they are that susceptible
well, they might do as others have
done discard such robe which seems
useless in modern politics.