Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-31
As to Congressman

SUN PRAIRIE, Oct. 1S.-Editor Teller:
Il have read the editorial in your
issue of October 10th, entitled Read
This" After reading it through care
fully, and several times to different
neighbors, we are moved to thank
God that there is one fearless and
Independent newspaper left in the
country. l want to say before going
any further, that l am Republican,
and have been one since the foundation
of the party. l am going to vote for
James G. Blaine, God bless him, and
for every other man on the ticket, for
that matter, with one exception. That
one is the republican nominee for
congress, Mr.. r. M. LaFollette.
Against Mr.. LaFollette personally,
1 shall not say much except that he
is an overly ambitious boy, and not
of sufficient age, experience or ability
to make a congressman for the wealth.
lest and most pretentious district in
Wisconsin.
But our (my own and my republican
neighbors) great objection to him is,
that he represents all that is odious
in politics, viz: bossism of the most
tyrannical and despotical kind. Know
ing all the facts in the case, l will give
them to your readers and let them
judge for themselves.
Our county Dane) has been the vic
tim of bosses for years. On local
politics they are divided into two
crowds, but on state and national
issues they all pull together. One fac
ton is led by Postmaster Bryant, and
the other by Col. E. W. Keyes. 1t is
this junction of politicians headed by
Postmaster Bryant, who secured Mr..
LaFollette's nomination. They did it
simply for the spoils, and to prevent
a congressman from being elected
from this district who resided in
another county than Dane. because
I'VE would have to 60 outside of the
county to him, and would not thus
get all the patronage" as they ex-
pressed it in plain language to me.
on my own farm. For this reason it
was necessary to select some one whom
they could control. Doubles many
veters wonder why county that
possesses such timber as Col. C. E.
Warner, Ex-Gov. Fairchild, Col. Frank
Oakley, Gen. 1 c. Sloan, assistant
Attorney General Chynoweth, Cen
eral Harnden, and hundred
other eminent men that might be
nominated, should put forward this
hoy" as the unanimous choice Of
Dane county. The reasons are obvious,
and so plain that "he who runs may
read" None of these gentlemen could
be used by the political junta. All
would be extremely liable to have
opinions of their own
But there was Mr.. Lar gillette. He
was out from college three or four
years; had been elected district attor-
ney; had taken the prize for declaim-
ing. was known to be very clever and
adroit at packing caucuses. and con-
gress would be a big thing for him,
and he would make unusual efforts to
get there" If he is elected he viii
be the acting congressman, but the
Madison postmaster win be the real
congressman. Now. / submit to the
freemen of the third congressional
district, that we have been bought sold
and delivered enough times by this
ringi Who that values his manhood
viii dispute this, And farther, /
would like to ask if there is one in
telligent voter in the district who
would select Mr.. LaFollette for a
congressman as first choice?
Burr Jones is MAN. He Is clean,
able, and in his yigor. He has made
record. Scrutinize it 1t has been
said that he has proved the best repI
resentatiye (not excepting Genera