Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25
A Word to Honest Republicans

A Word to Honest Republicans.
Two years ago the Republican con-
yention which nominated George G.
IIazelton for Mem Der of Congress was
held in this city. We have spoken
Of that convention time and again as
the most disreputable ever held in the
district. We have shown wherein
the convention was diSreputable, and
have severely criticised the con-
duct OF very many Of its members.
Immediately after the convention we
said: !" The citizens Of Min
"eral Point need not be told further
"of the disgraceful bearing of many
"of the members of the convention,
"nor Of their reckless conduct and un-
"couth remarks at other places in the
"city as well as ut the hotel. Our cit
"iZens have one but verdict to render
against them, and that is, Guilty y:
"Guilty of violating their privileges
"gucsts; guilty of giving utterance
ito the most shocking profanity
land obscenity; guilty of disturbing
:" The peace of our city; and worse
than all, guilty Of setting UP in the
name Of the Republican party, as a
guardian and protector of the rights
of the people and of the nation
candidate whose honor is called in
question at every point; q candidate
whose first utterance after lie had
received the nomination WAS a LIE.
The Republican papers of the dis
trct dare not reply to what we then
wrote. They knew that the conven-
ton, taken as whole, was made up of
political bummers, and they knew
that we painted the picture in its true
colors. Honest Republicans, here and
elsewhere throughout the district, were
ashamed Of the convention and the
candidate which it placed before the
people. They had looked upon their
party as the representative Of Ill that
was pure and good, but Were forced to
admit that in this district it was con-
trolled by class of politicians whose
only aim appeared to be to gain politi-
cal preferment. Honest Republicans,
under the mistaken idea that it was
better to elect dishonest Republican
than to allow the Democratic party to
triumph, gave their votes against one
Of the ableSt and most honorable me,.
in the districts, Philo A. orion, and in
support of the political shyster and
demagogue Hazelton. The letters
with which Republicans bound them
selves were not easily broken. The
feeble efforts to defeat the re-nomina-
ton Of lIazelton proved unayailing,
and the party Is again disgraced, by
bringing him out 4 second time rs its
candidate for Congress-,
We ask honest Republicans: Can
you vote for this man, lIa2elton2 Is
he Representative Republican?
What has ho done in the whole course
of his private or political lifc that
merits your support? Is not his name
and character reproach and 4 by
word amongst the bett, class OF your
own party? Would he not sactiiice
the interests of the people, if neccs-
sary to crafty his own personal and
political ambition? Has he not
already given the opponents OF your
party occasion to point the finger of
scorn ut your patty? VIII not the
people revolt against the election of
such men to Office, ard il need be
sweep out Of existence the party that
dares to put them forth rs its leaders?
| il is folly to answer that Won have
but the alternative lett Of voting for
King, who is IN intlationist, or ot nNs
voting ut all, and that YOU would
rather see llazelton elected than King.
King. although mistaken III his Iinan
cial views, is an honest man and u
true representative of the mcn who
now cry loudly against the evils
/ Which such dcmagogaes ~ lIa1elton
! have brought upol rs
II toa vote for owen King you