Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-09-22
CAPITAL NOTES.
MADISON, Sept. 10, 1881

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just now. An outsider watching the
movement Of State employees at
such time as this must be unused,
at least As rule employees are
slow to commit themselves positive
| ly for or against aspirants, and gen
orally shape their course SO as to be
in position to accept appointments
from whoever may have them to
offer.
Naturally the sympathy Of EN-
ployes in the present instance is
generally with Warner, McCurdy,
| lockwood, Turner and Spooner-
all of whom are present officials, and
have during the past four years at.
tached to themselves many of their
associates by ties of personal regard.
In their respective positions the
gentlemen named have proved effici-
ent, faithful public seryiters, agree
able companions and considerate
superiors, who will be held in kind
ly remembrance by those who have
been connected with them, whatever
their fates may be on Wednesday.
Undoubtedly there viii be more
or less of a struggle for recognition
by the convention of temperance
men; to meet which the German
element has made considerable prep
aration Among other things that
the temperance men will have to
confront will be a showing that the
German Republican vote Of the
State is about 10000. This Will be
made to appear by list of German
Republicans, furnished by the post
masters of the state in response to .
circular sent to each post office by
State Treasurer Guenther. To as
sumo, however, that all of this list
Of 10000 German Republicans are
opposed to temperance legislation,
and would abandon the Republican
party if a prohibition proposition is
submitted to vote of the people is
not iustifable. OF these 10000
German Republicans, a considerable
number are known to be temperance
men of the strictest type, and doubt
less a majority can be depended up
on to adhere to the Republican
party even should its Legislature pass
a prohibition resolution. TO assume
differently would be to estimate the
German Republicans without prin.
ciple or convictions above mere
appetite.
From statistics it is known that
the Christian churches of the state,
exclusive of the Catholic, the Epis-
copalian and lutheran have nearly
10000 voters among them, all OF
whom are temperance men by reas-
on of their discipline. To these
may safely be added of Catholic,
Episcopal, lutheran and non-church
men of equally strong temperance
views at least as many more, all lie
publicans, making full offset to
the 10000 German Republicans No
one assumes that all of these are so
fanatical that they would desert the
Republican standard if their views
are not incorporated in the platform
or the prohibition resolution is not
submitted. But for such an assump-
ton there is certainly as good
ground as for the one implied in
presentation of 10000 German Re.
publicans as likely to be lost to us
in the event of submission.
Governor Smith is again able to
attend to executive duties, after 3
severe illness of several weeks. His
eXcellency views the contest now
waging for his official mantel with
composure, in full confidence that
on retiring he will receive from the
people the respect and gratitude due
to a good and faithful servant. No
less is expected by the other retiring
officers. In each department it will
be found that the state has been
ably and honestly served during
the past four years Ii the Repub-
lican party is not stronger in 1891
than in ST., no responsibility there