Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-09
II NAV be difficult to

demonstrate tnal Lne protective laiih
system, or the general policy of the
Republican party has produced this
satisfactory condition of things, and
however easy it might be to show
such to be the fact, it is wholly un-
necessary. The simple fact that
this happy state of affairs exists Is
sufficient evidence that Republican
policies do not impede prosperity,
and that ga change" is not demand
ed for the public good.
The ,St0te journal, for the prr-
pose of getting the views Of Wis
consin people on Presidential candi-
dates in 1884, on the tariff and
liquor questions, sent circulars to
200 local papers, and on Friday last
gave the result. 166 editors re-
sponded; "a Republicans, 25 Demo.
Gratis, "a Independents, and Prohi-
bitionists. OF the Republicans 80
prefer Fairchild for President; -
are for Blaine, II for Arthur, 8 for
Edmunds and balance scattering.
Independents: 6 for Fairchild, 3
each for David Davis, Blaine and
Arthur, and , for Tilden. Demo
Gratis were generally non-committal,
the largest number expressing a pre-
ference are for Tilden. Republicans
and Independents generally express
ed in favor of tariff, with incidental
protection. Democrats with equal
unanimity favor free-trade, or tariff
for revenue only. Republicans and
Independents almost una lmously
favor a high license and strict en-.
forcement. Democrats are about
equally divided between high and
low license.
Doubtless this is a fair expression
of the communities represented, and
from it may be assumed: st. That
Fairchild will be presented by the
Wisconsin delegation to the Nation
al Republican convention as a candi-
date for President. I'd. That the
Democrats of Wisconsin will not
probably hamper their delegates by
expressing preference for anyone,
but will be ready to swallow 1ilden
and Tariff or Mcdonald and Free
trade as the necessities Of the case
may require. 3D.. That Republicans
are still favorable to the policy of
raising revenues by income duties
so adjusted as to foster American
industries and deyelope American
resources; while the Democrats still
favor the policy which reached its
highest perfection under Polk and
Buchanan. it'll. That liquor is DOOM
ed to pay higher taxes, and to be re
strained within more circumscribed
limits.
Governor Rusk is considering an
application for pardon of a peculiar
character. On the 10Th of March
last n young man escaped for the
third or fourth time from the state
insane hospital near Madison. On
his way home to his mothers place,
in this county, he took a horse from
a farmers pasture and rode it sew
eral miles, turned it loose and walk
ed the remaining distance to his
mothers, the horse returning to Its
owner. The mother and civil au-
thorities of the county were notified
of the lunatic's escape, and request
ed to send him back. Instead Of do
ing so, the sheriff on the ID of April
arrested the young man for horse
stealing lie was brought before
Judge Braley, in Madison, on Apri
Sd, pleaded guilty to the charge, and
was sentenced to the peniten
tiary for term of sir gears and 81
months. Judge Braley says no evi
dence was presented in the trial t.
show the prisoner to be insane, al
though it was known, and he STATED
that he had escaped from the asylum
The insanity it seems is spasmodic
and on most subjects the man viii
talk nationally. The unusual hast
Of the proceedings of the court, anC