Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-01-12

The Democrat in political matters,
and the last issue of that paper con-
tains an uncalled for and very dis
courteous notice of one Of the
editors of this paper
The Sun since its birth about a
year and half ago, has devoted a
great deal of its valuable space to
| making attacks upon The Dem
| ocrat, without however elicting any
replies from US and we hope our
readers will bear with us if at this
time we depart from our usual
custom and devote few lines to the
Sun.
The Sun is edited by O c. Smith,
who in the fall campaign of 1881,
having attended the democratic pri-
mary of his town and acted as a
delegate in the county convention
which sent delegates to the demo-
cratic state convention, almost inn
mediately afterwards betrayed his
party and gave aid and comfort to
the enemy by coming out in letter
to the Dodgeville Chronicle in sup
port of his former fellow republican
J. M. Rusk for Governor, and against
| n. ID. Frat, democratic candidate,
one of the best men and purest
democrats in Wisconsin, giving rs
his strongest reason therefor that
Rusk had great respect for other
mems opinions.
When Judas for thirty pieces Of
silver betrayed his Master and de-
livered him into the hands of his
enemies, he afterwards gave back
the money and was consistent
enough to go and hang himself.
But when Oliver Cromwell Smith,
out of personal regard for his dear
old republican friend Jerry Rusk,
had betrayed the party with
which he had acted in caucus and
convention he soon afterwards
slipped slyly back into the demo-
cratic ranks and, in connection with
a thoroughbred republican, became
the editor of what he is pleased to
call 4 democratic newspaper, and
seeks to secure democratic favor by
becoming a political buffoon, in
making faces at the republicans.
As to the proprietor Of the Sun,
Archibald Macarthur, it would seem
waste of paper and ink to refer in
any manner To man who while
claiming to be q republican and
acting with that party, asserts that
he can consistently own and publish
a democratic newspaper. As well
might a prohibitionist claim the
right to sell liquor for the reason
that politics should never be al
lowed to interfere with personal in
terest;" which an honest democrat
the other day, with smiles all over
his face, said was the ingenious,
though unsatisfactory reason given
by the republican proprietor of the
Sun why he could consistently own
and publish democratic news
paper,
| Consistency, thou art jewel, not
to be found in the possession OF
either the editor or proprietor of the
Sun.
And now in regard to the politics
of The Democrat, over which our
neighbor the Sun seems to be so
sorely troubled. The Democrat has
always unwaveringly held as car
cardinal principles of its faith, hard
money, free trade, local self govern
ment and the preservation OF the
general government in its whole
constitutional vigor," and believes
that upon the correct application OF
these principles depends the welfare
of our country, and it will neither
follow or be led by any party thai
does not vigorously and fearlessly
advocate them. If the editor of the
Sun can not recognize in these the
principles of simon pure democracy
! it only shows that from his training
in the republican party he is unable
to tell democracy when he sees il
/, unless labeled by caucus or conven
ton. The Democrat furthermore de
mands that the old Jeffersonian tes
regarding honesty and capablity b,
4 applied to candidates for positions o
pubic trust and responsibility, anc
under no circumstances will it sup
port for office men whom it believe:
> to be dishonest,or whose practices ar
inconsistent with their professions
: 1.-The Democrat holds that honesty i:
as necessary in politics as anywher'
else, and that a political party i.
deserving of success only so far al
Lit advocates true principles OF gov
eminent and chooses honest, capa
BILE consistent men for its leaders.