Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
WHY VIZ sUPPOR r MAGOON.

It is not always customary for
newspapers to give reasons concern
ing their politics. If they choose
to support candidate they do 80
without apologies. But We have a
different condition of affairs about
us. In the canvass is one OF our
citizens, and to SANDER or defame
his character we would stoop to
singular meanness, and degrade our
selves. Therefore, we deem it moth
ing but just that we state our rea-
sons for supporting Henry 5. Ma
COON, the Republican candidate for
Congress.
In our issue of August 2Sth, we
published quite a lengthy editorial
upon the probable nomination of G..
F. Thompson for Congress. What
we then said concerning Mr.. Thomp-
son we said with honesty and sim
cerity. Amongst other things we
remarked: "As man of honor
and integrity we can recommend Mr..
Thompson to his constituents with
pleasure. We shall look upon his
nomination by the Reformers as a
wise and appropriate selection by
them. No man has done more for
the party in this district than he
has," etc. Mr.. Thompson has been
a protested temperance man; taking
very active part in all our late
temperance meetings, crusades, cleo
tons, and aiding the radicals in
prosecuting the whisky sellers. He
has been exceedingly jealous in this
work--often making speeches and
exhorting his hearers to join the
temperance alliance and rid our
country of its blacklist curse. In
doing this Mr.. Thompson has done
himself no dishonor, but the people
of Brodhead appreciate his worth
in their cause of right. Conse-
quently we accepted G. f. Thomp-
son as a strictly temperance man,
and one who, alter taking such ali.
active part in the temperance cause,
would stand firm to the cardinal
principals which he so enthusiastic
ally advocated.
On the 18th of September, last,
there was large dance at Monroe,
this county, at Turner Hall. Several
of our citizens were present, amongst
whom were some of our Germans.
During the evening Hon. G. F..
Thompson and some of his friends
paid visit to the hall. All were
merry, we suppose, and there might
have been some unusual demonstra-
ton at the appearance OF MIR.
Thompson, which certainly ought
to have evoked the respect of the
assemblage. SO far, so good; but
now comes the disagreeable-and
we sincerely wish the curtain had
dropped and the scene ended at this
juncture. But such, it appears, was
not the case. During those festive
moments, amid the merry dancers,
waltzing around the room in their
cheerful spirit, and tripping through
the may changes of the lanciers,
with all the brilliancy known to the
fantastic toe, there seemed to be
nothing about all this to stay the
pollution which was soon to trans
pire.
Now, under no other circum-
stances, aside from his being cam
didate for Congress, wOnld we use
our pen to record a single mistake
or dishonor upon the name OF &. +.
Thompson. But he is a candidate,
asking for the votes of the people OF
this District, and as such, he stands
before them as a target to be shot
at. Mr.. Thompson, "a candidate for
the high and honored office of Con-
gresham, and a professed temper
ance man, did, at Turner Hall. upon
the occasion of this dance, treat
several persons to Intoxicating
drinks, and did, also, drink of the
same himself. He also remarked to
to one of our German citizens that
he had made mistake in going
into the temperance movement, and
he was sorry for it. He expressed
his sympathy with the claims of the
Germans for their beer and, Thought
they ought to have it, and that he
would do all in his power to give it
to them. He desired to forget and
forgive the past, and thereby con-
done the oifense he had given this