Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-09-02


good reason why he is an unfit can
didate; for, in every instance where
his former friends have taken Of
Tense, for not receiving an appoint
ment to Office, the complaint is not
that the applicant has lost the office.
but that Governor Taylor was guilty
of treachery and falsehood in not
doing as he had promised and
agreed. His most enthusiastic
friends do not claim that he is con-
petent to discharge the duties of the
Executive Office without assistance
from some one who is competent
but they say he is the "cardt 10 ptuy'
in the game, in which the people are
to be fooled and cheated, and that
he can especially secure the votes
of laborers and farmers, on the pre-
tense that he is ''tne ofU,ena," or, as
his admirers say, that he Is rough,
uncouth, unmanuerly and hard
handed farmer himself, and by the
nd cd7otoHlum and cant that he is
the honest sold Bill and Farmer
Taylor" and other meaningless and
foolish catch-words. The farmers
of this State, as a class, will not be
hattered by such caricature, and
will not regard as their representa-
tive in the Executive Office one who
has no other claim to their suff,rages
than his want of manners. There
is not school district in this State
that could not furnish as fit cam
didate, and thousands of farmers
could be found who are his super
iors in education, character, and in
all the qualifications necessary for
the office. 1t is true that he OWNS
a farm, and formerly lived upon it,
but ever since he came to the State,
he has been nearly all the time in
office, and quite all the time per-
sistent and professional otiice-seeker
and is skilled in all the tricks Of the
caucus politician and the dema-
gogue. His friends pirate of his
economy, but the claim is not found
ed in truth, for he has personally
saved nothing to the State, when
the saving was either just or honor.
able, and he has never retrenched
any expenditures of the public
moneys except in the employment
and compensation of common labor
'ers about the capitol, when his re.
trenchment has been the most petty
meanness, and his ostentatious econ
omy starvation wages to the poor.
He has never forgone any possible
chance of enhancing and drawing
the full amount Of his own allow
ances. He lays false claims TO the
saving Of money in the public print
ing, when every one knows that he
has had nothing to do with it, and
ii the public printing has cost less
in the past year than formerly, it is
wholly on account Of the law and
the very low bid of the present con-
tractor. His personal qualities and
characteristics, rs well as his want
of ability, disqualify him for 50 eX-
allied position. He goes about
complaining and Dragging in the
same breath that certain ones are
"trying to run him but they can't
do it. When a man without the
qualifications necessary, holds so
high an office as Governor, and is
all the time suspicious and afraid
that some one viii rtn him, he will
be sure to be run by somebody.
lie suspects all friendship and
kindly treatment as prompted by
self-iaterest, and as covering q de-
sign to obtain his favor II control,
and he carries about his Office a face
OF sour and severe expression, and
is stiff aud rigid as indicative of
official dignity.
These are some of the reasons
why the undersigned have dared
and presumed to question the avail
ability and fitness OF VIM. Il. Tay-
lor to be again n candidate for Gov
ernor, and they deny the right of
himself or his friends to meet an
honest inquiry or opinion, upon the
subject OF who ought to be the can
didate, with detraction and abuse.
The present State officers, with
the exception of the Governor, are
eminently capable and honest, and
have discharged the duties most
faithfully aud to the entire satisfac-
ton of the people Of the State, and
they ought 20 be renominated, and
the chances of their reelection
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