Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
POLITICS AT MADISON.

republicans in this section the NOM
ination of Blaine fell like a wet
blanket. They would much rather
see Wisconsin's favorite republican
son Ex-Governor Fairchild) in the
white house than the man of IN
savory correspondence. And what
made it still less acceptable to the
best element was the fact that
Boss" Reyes "stood in" with the
Blaine wing Of the party, as they
well know it is such men of their
organization as Blaine, Hazelton and
Reyes that has sent the once glo-
rious party begging for respect
able men to represent it in the
offices of trust and profit. The lack
of enthusiasm is clearly shown by
the fact that the greater part of
the speech making in the inter
est of Blaine is done by university
students who eagerly embrace the
opportunity offered to free their
lungs OF the unhealthful gases re-
tanned while porting over ancient
history or attempting to digest such
solid chunks of statesmanlike logic
as the prosperity of coal miners in
the Hooking valley, at fifty cents
per ton for mining coal, or how to
keep an army of office-holders in
existence by taxing the people,
and returning the taxes minus a
handsome collection fee for some
party hireling too lazy and con-
scienceless to care whether he comes
by his living honestly or otherwise.
With great preparation, including
the running of excursion trains from
various points in the state, the re-
republicans, a few weeks ago, at
tempted to get up grand (" blow
out in honor Of John A. Logan's
presence in the city. 1t PANIED
out about half as big as was ex-
pected, and about one-fourth as
large as represented in the repub-
lican papers. But the managers
flattered themselves that they had
corralled all the political enthusi-
asm afloat this year, and only awoke
from their dream on last Friday
evening when the democrats of the
city turned out to hear address, 8
from General Stiles and w. J.
Hynes of Chicago, lion. Jas. G.
Jenkins Of Milwaukee, and congress
man Burr w. Jones.
The crowd was so large that the
broad streets Of Madison could
scarcely contain them. A torchlight
procession of mounted horsemen
and citizens on foot, was INDUCED
in, and the capital city never be-
fore witnessed such large political
gathering, and such enthusiasm.
Addresses were made by the speak
ers named, and much satisfaction
was manifested in regard to the tone
and character of the speeches which
were all characterized by a warm
support of the doctrine of an honest
and incorruptible civil-service, with
an earnest appeal to the people to
relieve themselves of the burdens
of protective taxes, and to apply
the brakes ere the country shall
have irredeemably fallen into the
hands of the class who live by pol
itics. Altogether it was successful
democratic demonstration; and .
noteworthy fact is, despite the re-
markable statement of the Mineral
Point Tribune editor some time
since as to the Irish-American dis
affection in Madison, the large and
highly respectable element of Irish
democrats was out to a man, with
perhaps the single exception of a
Mr.. Burke, whom the State Journal
claimed had come out for Blaine,
but whose name failed TO appear
in the latest city directory of 1888.
The democratic city of Madison,
the best governed city of its size
to be found anywhere, will do
herself proud for Cleveland and re-
form in November.
At the "wigwam on the Villas
House block, meetings are held
several evenings during each week.
When the wigwam was first con-
structed, although many times larger
than the republican tent on the
market square, it had to be enlarged
to almost double its capacity in
order to accommodate the additions
to the Cleveland ranks. Speeches
have already been made by prom
inent democrats throughout the
state, Gen. Ed. Bryant of the Mad
ison Democrat. Hon. FL. III. Gray,
Hon. David Rose of Darlington,
and Hon. Burr w. Jones. among
the number.
The nomination of LaFollette for
congress by the latest republican,