Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-13
Cothren and Hazelton.
a CONTRAST.

inst, fixes the congressional lieht M
this district between y Al. E
Cothren aud Geo. G. iid2elton Iua
Democracy may proudly point to It's
candidate as IL representative Of the
people, and contrast him with the
nominee Of the Republican party.
Judge Cothren has always been a
Demoerat-not in the narrow 3cn5e Of
the word, is Il party man; but in It's
broadef and tfller meaninB-a mjn Of
the people, ii favor Of 4 government
~ THE PEOPLE. After having been
twice clllcato bench 81 this judicial
circuit he returned 10 the practice Of
his profession, AMI refused to become
aclndllate for any office, until called
out ~ Tic people in mass convention
To be- elected To DC position which he
nov DO ably and honorably fills the
Democracy Of this congressional dis
triet but recognizes ms worth Mld cIn;-
HenL fitness for the position OF The
peoples representative in Congress
when il calls upon him TO aid in res
cuiug he district from party rule and
misrepresentation. ...
Judge Gothren in himself is a suf.
lieiant platform for the Democracy Of
this district.
The DEGoeRAT does not desire 10
blarkrn Mr.. ilHel;on'8 character, IN
order u contrast him win ON candi-
date. We will for orr present pur-
pose, simply refer q Ills political
record. aal see II dnnagogun II mob
stamped ~ every line. Ahnu, i.arna
year ago Geo. 9. iIazrllon came to
Gsa county. He at once became ~
ersephar Ii was even hinJed tlat
he came IL Tire district TO secure jAr
Tor Congress, Afterwards
he repeatedly tried to force Himself
upon Tire Republican parIya It's nom
iaea fat Congress, but was W5UceeS
faI. iIls object in coming to the dis
tfict Wa3 no lolgera mattcr0f cpui9G,-
ure. 50 o5aoNiouS did he become TO
his party that every Repabjirln news
paper IN thedi,trict, without single
tioAAenauuerd hlm aS mWDrUuy
Of support Two yc;W5ago, however hn
IN securing tine Republican
tai Congressman by arpn-
yen,inn Which, taken as whole, "l5
the n.ost di,fppntlblo egrr held ~
This district. CIR eitizpn5 Will rcm9n-
Der the lndreent and dlS@rdcrinI CON
duet Of many OF The members Of THAT
after it had adjourned,
and hnoW that We are not using too
strong language towards ii. Mr..
Ila2eitoa'S utteranceS after he had
secured lie Na'nination were fully ia
kcepinY 5lta Ina former record. He
nd he III ueYtr, ugh, 10 he Il cam
Iidate. -Wead net eyea turn over us
Ilt'le iinger secure 10 him 4 ac
FhiS he knew to be ia o..
The political excitement Of The cNn
ltugn IL 1875 llonr saved Nh illaaI-
from defeat Republicans reasoned
that il WAS better TO elect even Hazel
Ton than to have tho Democratic
purity triumph. Mr. llaGolton WAS
elected, mud held and still holds the
party ll,h over the shoulders "a the
0nderhngs il The party. llc has
gained eontfol ot The party, and the
demands al himself ard friends had
70 ha aesedel to al lhe Muscoda CON
Vealioa Of two weeks ago, or there
would have been trouble in the Re
publican camp.
Kote.s. stead s well the record of the
two men Gutafen and Ila2c!ton and
Which one ot them is
entitled to yout support We must
Lot allow ourselves ~ be deceived,
'Iheey u party Will bc raised in our
cns. Int remember tile drmlgogu2
u3es the pdriy FL his oNn selfish
cads
iIir true Statesman il above party,
aid needs 10 platform to recommend
linn il tile people II wil nut take YOU
long Il decide Mlich ~ tautwo can,li-
dates before NOR ii the dpmata!ac