The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-09-16
Bill Price-l Chat With the Nominee
From the Pioneer Press.


gress on the Republican ticket in the
Eighth district of that State, was at
the Merchants last evening, enjoying
himself in company Of Assemblyman
McDlll Of Osceola The somewhat
noted Prohibitionist, woman-suffragist.
protectionist and antagonist (to what
has been termed the La Crosse crowd
has to q degree quit swearing in late
years, and it requires less dashes to
report him than is used to.
"Things are enIivening up some
what in a political way in the Eight
Wisconsin district, are they not, Mr..
Price?"
"Yes; we shall have our share Of
the fun, | suppose"
"ls the canvass progressing on the
temperance issue?"
"No, but my principles on the sub
ject are well known, and | do not pro-
pose to change on that subject. II
there is contemplate specimen of
humanity, in my estimation, it is the
saloon keeper and his apologist | in
tend to abide by these principals as
long as a hundred men recognize
them. If no one else will recognize
these sentiments, why III form a par
ty b. myself. The liquor league in
Milwaukee is sending monetary rein
forcements to my enemies, and they
will do all in their power to defeat
me. They may reduce the Repubi-
can majority, and | am not sanguine
of carrying the district with the usual
majority, but feel confident of sue
cess"
The anti-monopolists will also fight
you?"
Il should say so, if you mean So
cialists and that sort Of people. I'M
derstand, however that the alleged
anti-monopolist convention which was
held at Eau Claire and which nomin-
ated Brother Baily, was composed
only Of one delegate from each ward
in that city and one from the county,
and that the two or three outsiders
who pretended to represent other
counties were persons who CHANGED to
be in Eau Claire that day and were
picked up to make a showing; in fact
that they were not elected delegates
to even All anti-n0nopoIist convention.
Now, all there IS Of this matter may
be expressed in a nutshell. The peo-
pie all know me and long ago made
up their minds whether they wanted
me in congress. No work or schem-
ING viii avail against me, because of
the fact that nearly every voter in the
district knows whether he will go a
long distance to vote for or against
me- | believe | may claim to be a
pretty positive sort of a man, and the
vote for or against me is Of the certain
sort. My opinion is that our people
over there want me to 90 to Washing
ton; and feeling that l feel confident,
that no mere scheming Of my enemies
will avail against me-"
"Will you, if elected to congress,
urge forward the same measure, the
advocacy of which in the legislature
of Wisconsin have attracted some at
tention?"
''If [ 90 to congress 1t will be to do
what | can for the people of my dis
trict and State-and | am also in
favor of your sawdust bill-and at the
same time see if I can't find honest
men enough down there to organize a
crusade against the present iniquities
Of the party. | hate lack Of moral
courage in either party or an indi-
yidual, and the Republican party Of
late years has been almost entirely
destitute Of principle"
"WiIl you attempt any advocacy Of
your prohibition theories.
"Why, most certainly if | have the
opportunity. My principle is to fight
for the annihilation of liquor and its
traffic upon any and all occasions. OF
course / wouldn't expect, for instance,
to carry through a constitutional
amendment for the prohibition of the
manufacture or importation Of liquors,
but [ might try it just the same, be-
cause | know that everything in the
way of agitation helps our cause dir
ectly or indirectly. The same rule
would apply to woman suffrage: Re
forms in general would be my hobby,
of course, but ] am not vain enough
TO suppose that | am going down there
to revoIutionize things; / shall simply
make a fight for my principles, Just as
/ always have done, whenever | find
opportunity"
THE MONEY QUESTION.
CHOW do you stand on the money
question now-a-days?"
81 don't want the coinage of silver
stopped, not by Il long shot. If |
could fix things just to suit myself l
would have the secretary Of the treas
ury say Eto those whom the govern
ment owes: Back up your cart and
I'll load you up with good solid silver
dollars The reply would be: / don't
want your silver; | want something |
can carry W cry well; VIII let the
silver remain here in the vault, and |
will give you a certificate which shows
that You have here on deposit SO much
silver money; that you can carry with
you, and | will make that legal ten
der. Now that's the way | would
settle the silver question. There are
so many reforms needed within the
Republican party that one can only
despair when thinking Of them; but |
suppose [ shall always keep up the
same kicking against them, wherever