Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
PROHIBITION TICKET.
A CONTRAST.

The democrats OF this congress
sional district are to be congratula-
ted; not because the lack of harmony
among their opponents promises to
result in the election of a democratic
congressman, but because the party
has placed itself right before the
people, by boldly declaring its prin-
ciples, without any secret evasion
whatever, and selecting for its can
didate n man of such sterling integ-
rity and marked ability as Hon.
Burr w. Jones.
A political party can give no
stronger evidence of its intention to
do right than by choosing for its
leaders men whose characters are
above reproach, and who are in
themselves Il sufficient guarantee
that the pledges and promises made
by the party will be redeemed; and
only SO far as party does this is it
worthy the support of the people.
In this connection, how striking
is the contrast between the demo-
cratic and republican congressional
conventions. The result of the re-
publican convention was nothing
more than might be expected. The
contest for the nomination had mar
rowed down between two of the
worst machine politicians in the
district-mcn whom the better ele-
ments of their party had denounced
time and again rs Inscriptions pol
iticians Each candidate put forth
every possible effort to secure his
nomination by the convention.
Iazclton, backed by the support of
more than two hundred federal
Office holders, set to work to control
the primaries and county conven-
tons. Reyes and his friends fol-
lowed closely upon his track, and
succeed in capturing the delegates
from Dane and Green counties, with
contesting delegates from Lafayette.
Each faction sought to get control of
the convention, the one being afraid
to trust the other. The desertion of
Stickney from the Reyes to the
Iiazclton ranks, made Hazelton,
technically, the regular nominee.
The Reyes delegates bolted, and
nominated their leader. Each set of
politicians then undertook the task
of convincing the party that their
respective candidate was the regular
republican nominee. Falling in
these efforts, and Hazelton refusing
to withdraw until declared the reg
ular candidate, and Reyes refusing
to withdraw until lazelton should;
these two men of unenviable
political fame are stu in the ring,
making the air blue with oaths that
they will defeat the republican party
rather than the one submit 10 the
election of the other.
The position in which the repub-
hcan party of the district is thus
placed is but the natural outcome of
the canvass of these two mSavory
politicians for the nomination. The
followers of Hazelton charge the fol-
lowers of Reyes with all manner of
fraud and trickery in the canvass,
and vice versa; until one is almost
forced to believe them both Mem
bers of the same political household
and familiar with each others
methods, they denounce each other
as unworthy oftrust and confidence
Can the people be censured for
placing a strict construction upon
their utteranceS
The contrast which the democratic
convention presents to that of the re-
publican is refreshing. The delegates
selected were representative men OF
the people, not professional politi-
clans, and came unpledged and un-
trammeled, with he purpose in view
of choosing for their candidate rep
resentative democrat and presenting
their platform of principles TO the