River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-08-12
Senatorial nmbl.ogIio.


senatorial InDI'oGiio.
As was intimated in our last week :
issue, Ii b. Warner is in the field for
senator. Now Hans is Q good fellow
as every body knows, but we are in
clined TO the belief that the movement
to nominate him is only a feint-an
assumed appearance "a ruse-'a stra-
tegical movement, started up for the
double purpose of dividing the party
in this county, and OF throwing Mr.
Warner overheard in the end.
Mr.. w. is on his third term as Coun.
ty Clerk; he is an efficient Off Ger; he has
been prudent with his means, ami is
now the leading merchant at the Capital
Of the county He has an excellent
record as business man, but is uutried
as astatesman. lie is evidently ambi-
tious for political fame, or he would
scarcely ask his friends to elevate him
to the senate while enjoying the
cmoluments Of his present situation.
But, he is before the people Of his
county, without a fault, so far as we
know, asking their support Tor his po-
ltical elevation 10 the state senate.
We trust he will lose none Of the con-
iidence or respect he pow enjoys, by
this unexpected assumption. lie as
sumes that the nomination belongs of
right to Pierce county, and he further
assumes that he is the proper man. and
may be, the only man, on whom it
should be bestowed.
While We may differ with him in
opinion, We will not quarrel with him.
pour views have been freely expressed,
nor lave We seen any good reason iol
any change. Hence we stick to ouI
original proposition, which was TO con-
ccde the nomination to the northern
assembly district, as matter Of right
ana Ju tice.
As to tile result, either in the County
Convention, or in the Senatorial Con
venti9u at Hudson, we have not sin-
gle prediction to make. When the
final lesut is reached we shall be salts.
fed but we have no promises to make
We do not promise that pierce county
will give her usual majority for the
Republican tieSet," under any circuu-
stances, nor do we believe any such
thing, let who will be nominated. Nor
can We imagine how any sane man can
promise, or even predict any thing Of
the kind, and in the same breath assert
that the "only question ao,o diO.diag
tie people, is d.at ofa railroad tern,6t
u.s."
If it be true that the abroad termin-
us is the only issue in the senatorial
contest, why not put it on that basis!
Why attempt to sail under false colors?
Why attempt to hitch the tail of your
kite on to the party flag? Why assert
that the movement for the nomination
Of senator on that issue is ill-timed?
Or that there is no reasonable demand
for it? Are not such statements
plainly contradictory? Worse than
that--are they not senseless jargon?
We forbear to press these inquiries
farther at present, but we cannot We Il
resist the temptation to say one word
about that little jewel, sometimes called
consistency. Let it be remembered
that party affiliations mnst be ignored, ,
nor is it unwise, inexpedient, or IN
necessary to ignore them. when the
local or general welfare Of commune
y demands it.
Let it be remembered that VIC have
not stated that "the only question now
dividing the people Of this senatorial
district, is that Of railroad terminus.
Our questions are put directly 10 those
who have so stated, aud VIC believe they
are pertinent; we believe they demand
an unequivocal answer. OF one thing
We arc certain, if we do hereafter affirm
that such is the issue, and the ouly
issue, we shall enter the contest upon
that alone. and fight it out upon chat
line. We shall insist that it is neecs