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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

That J. i. Smoker did not arrest
Burke Fairchild as soon as some init
mate he should have done, should not
cut any figure in his election for dis
| trict attorney. Those who are kicking
are not authority or supposed to know
the duties in such matters. The action
of Mr.. Smoker was based on the doc
tors instruction concerning the re-
moval, and everything has resulted all
right"
The above from The Mineral Point
Tribune has reference to the strong
Indignation felt by many Of our citi-
zenS on account Of the loose and in
competent manner in which the Fair
child murder case was conducted by
District Attorney j. p. Smoker. This
feeling is common to members of all
parties; and those whom we have
heard express the strongest indigna-
ton are most worthy and intelligent
citizens. and among them are some
who are supposed to know far more
law than the editors of The Tribune
and the district attorney combined.
Mr.. Smoker was promptly called
in to take charge of the ease, and is
therefore responsible for the manner
in which it was conducted. The chief
complaint against the district attorney
is for neglect of duty in not having
Fairchild arrested and placed in charge
of an officer when the jury found
that Mrs. Jane Fairchild came to her
death by a gunshot wound inflicted by
a gun in the hands of Burke Fair
child, without any justification what
ever" Instead of being arrested at
once, Fairchild was allowed to remain
in charge of two private citizens. who
We're not responsible for him or his ap-
pearance at court; and he was not ar
rested until after an expression of in
{
prominent citizens. And We are in
formed that the affidavit for the war
rant was made by an officer of this
city, and the district attorney did not
know of Fairchild'S arrest until he
/ (Fairchild) was taken to Dodgeville
and delivered 10 the sheriff. As the
facts have been reported to The Demo
crat, the complaint is well founded and
it seems to us that the action of
Mr.. Smoker in this important
case should cut some figure in his
canvass for the office of district
attorney. That a large majority OF
voters in this vicinity are of the same
mind will be atteSted by the announce.
ment of the result of the vote on dis
trict attorney on the evening of Tues
day. November I'd.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

1t has been reported to The Demo
crat that Il number of democratic
tickets for the western assembly dis
trict have been circulated in the east
crn district Voters should carefully
sean their tickets ON election dav, to
see that they are voting for the prop
er candidate for member of the as.
scmbly The First district comprises
the towns of Arena, Mineral Point.
Moscow, Ridgeway, WaIdwick and the
city Of Mineral Point, and all demo
cratic tickets at those precincts should
contain the name of j. Montgomery
Smith for member of the assembly.
The second district comprises the
towns of clyde, Dodgcvillc, Eden,
Highland, Linden, MitiIin, Pulaski and
Wyoming, and the democratic ticket
at those precincts should contain the
name Of ]. y. lIusc for member of
assembly Voters, see To it that YOU
are not mistaken by reason of tickets
being distributed carclcssIy or with
fraudulent intent
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

The Tribune claims that there are
more soldiers on the republican than
the democratic ticket this fau and
would have its readers believe that the
republican party is therefore the espec-
ial friends Of Union veterans. If this
is fact why did the last republican
Legislature in electing a L. 5. Senator
rejected the one armed battle scared
veteran Gen. Fairchild for a man who
enlisted after the war was over? And
The Tribune well knows that if the re-
publicans again carry the legislature
the millionaire Sawyer will have the
right of way to a election, the claims
of an army of deserving and able vet
Grams to the contrary Notwithstanding
while if the democracy should control
the legislature, and democratic vet
eran should be sent to the Senate brother
Bennett would think that the country
had gone to the bow vows sure enough.
Hollow, hollow, all hollow are the pre-
tensions of friendship, for the old
soldier by the average republican
practical politician.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

They have Lost a Battle Horse
The New York Star.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GROWERS have
lost a battle horse" through the APP
pointment by the President Of his friend
ex-CongreSsman Daniel y Lockwood
To be District Attorney of the United
States for The Northern district of New
\ Ork, At least seven times a week. foI
the last year, it has been published that
President Cleveland was an ungrateful
wretch. because he failed to recognize
the eloquent and influential Democrat
who had nominated him successfully
for Sheriff. Mayor, Governor and Presi.
dent. The truth of the matter is tina,
Mr.. Lockwood. gentlman of great
wealth and many local ties, was in nc
sense an Office seeker, nor did his en-
gagments permit him to take any one
| of the many positions that the Presi-
dent would have been glad to give
him the choice of accepting. The ap-
pointment now made IS in the line OF
Mr.. Loekwood's profession, and assign:
TO him, at his own home. the discharge
of congenial duties for which he Is
eminently qualified. So vanished the
llIrid picture of Grover Cleveland As
the monster of ingratitude.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29
WHERE WE MAKE THE ISSUE,

In his admirable speech recently de
liHered at Shullsburg Hon. Gilbert VI.
Woodward said:
"EVcrybody agrees that the taxa
ton ought to be reduced, but the re-
| publlcanS say it should to be taken
of the internal revenue and not off the
! tariff. Here we make the issue.
To these words of the democratic
candidate for governor The Darlington
Republican takes exceptions and de
MES that republicans are in favor of
reducing taxation by taking it off the
internal revenue instead of the tariff;
and further says that there are as
many individual democrats as republi-
| cans, II not more, who are in favor of
reducing taxation in this way. Ii The
Republican should attempt to estab-
lish its position by citing the opinions
OF leading democrats and republicans
respectively it would find that the pre-
ponderance of testimony would be
with Mr.. Woodward and not with Mr..
Monahan. But, by their acts and not
Their professions are political parties
Judged at the bar of public opinion.
"By their fruits We shall know them"
say republican speakers and republican
journals in regard to the democrats
and their efforts to reduce tariff taxa
ton. That democratic efforts in this
direction have been frustrated only by
the stubborn opposition of minority
of that party and the solid vote of the
republican party counts for naught.
and the democracy of the whole
country is held responsible for the
failure to pass Il tariff reform bill Let
us therefore consider some of the
fruits of republican legislation to de
termine the issue between Mr.. Wood
ward and The Republican Ii is only
necessary to go as far back as the last
session of the torty-seventh congress.
the last republican congress which
drew the breath of life. In his mes
sage to that session President Arthur
reported large surplus revenue. and
said that reduction must be made
either III import duties or internal
taxes To prevent too great redun-
dancy. The republican majority chose
the latter and reduced taxation by
abolishing some and lowering other
internal taxes. The bonded period for
whisky was extended and the excise
taxes upon liquors and tobacco were re-
duced, while the toiling millions Were
relieved by abolishing the taxes upon
bank checks. patent medicines and
perfumerieS. This policy of reducing
taxation was arrested by the election
of the forty-eighth congress with
democratic majority And while 10
tariff reform bill has yet been enacted.
large majority Of the demo ,rats in
congress have solidly opposed any fur
Their reduction Of internal taxes until
some of the tariff taxes upon the nee
essaries of life are reduced. Mr..
Woodward stated the case correctly
when he said that lit is here where we
make the issue" The issue has been
joined and the contest will be kept I'M
until the present outrageously high
tariff taxes are lowered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

We most earnestly urge upon the at
tention Of the voters Of Iowa county
the Importance of retaining in office
for the next two years our present
most faithful and efficient superin.
tendent of schools This is a matter
in which the riot issue" cuts no fig.
ure, but one which deeply concerns the
educational interests of the county
We hope and trust that the intelligent
voters OF the county will see that the
supervision Of our schools is not turn
ed over to inexperienced and incom-
petent hands. On Tuesday next vote
for Miss Rose Bowling for county
superintendent of schools. and thus
express your approval of the admirable
manner in which she has in the past
discharged the duties Of that import
ant Office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

The superintendent of politics in
Iowa county is around offering to bet
that Rusk will carry the state by
twenty thousand, while in the next
breath, with voice full Of knot holes.
he tells his republican friends that
there is great danger of the democracy
capturing the legislature, and that
therefore it is not safe to give Mr.
Smith home endorsement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29
4 FALSE ALARM.

As is his custom. W. II. Bennett.
Superintendent of Public Property, has
come down from Madison to manage
the politics of Iowa county in general
and of this assembly district in partic-
ular. He well knows that Mr.. Smith.
the democratic candidate for member
of assembly, is far better qualified
to represent the district in the legisla-
ture than his republican opponent Mr..
: Cox; and realizing this fact Mr.. Ben
nett fears that many republicans who
have always given their best endeavor
TO sustain the party, without asking or
hoping for office or reward of any
kind, will come to the conclusion that
they can serve their party best by
serving their district best, and will
therefore in the exercise of their I'M
alienable right of freedom from petty
/ party bosses cast their ballots for Mr.
Smith. To prevent this laudable action
on the part of republicans whose chief
/ interest in politics comes from a desire
! to secure good government, this super
intendent of politics in Iowa county
/ tells them through his paper The
Tribune that to give Mr.. Smith a
good home endorsement would endan-
ger the election of a republican L. )
| Senator, and taunts them with the cry
Of disloyalty to the party. \ single
! glance at the political situation is Suf-
licient to prove that the cry of danger
is almost as false as the taunt of dis.
loyalty is contemplate Ii is wei
known that on account of Il large
number of state senators holding over
for the next two years, and owing to the
manner in which the legislative dis.
tricts Of the state are apportioned, that
nothing short Of a political tidal wave
could give the legislature to the de
mocracy. And when it is considered that
the Tribune, together with other re-
publican newspapers, claim the elec
ton of their state ticket by a majority
of not less than twenty thousand, il
becomes strikingly apparent how ut
terly false and dishonest is the cry
that on the contest in the First assem-
bly, district of Iowa county depends
the election Of a Il. :. Senator from
Wisconsin. In fact it is almost as
impossible for the democrats to carry
the legislature this fall as it would bt
to induce Mr.. Bennett to regard {
public office as "A public trust and at
tend to the duties of the same instead
of deyoting all his energies to wire,
pulling. The chance of the election OF
one member of the assembly changing
the political complexion of the legiSIa-
ture is altogether too Slight pretext
to keep any republican from voting
for Hon. J. Montgomery Smith, who
| If elected, will make an able, fair and
influential member of the assembly.
The false alarm raised by The Tribune
is not worthy the serious consideration
of intelligent voters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29
ARENA. WIS. oct. d. 1875

During the session of congress we
gave our representative in congress
credit for his able and good speech on
the river and harbor bill; and this
week our words are republished in
some of our republican exchanges. In
his speech at the City Hall on Thurs
day evening Mr.. LaFollette devoted
considerable time trying to explain
away several objections made by us to
his acceptance speech delivered here in
September. Mr.. La Toilette evidently
reads The Democrat, and we would
therefore have hopes of a marked i'm
prOvement in his craftsmanship We're
it not for the fact that he has had the
advantage Of full course of study at
one Of the best educational institutions
in the land-the Wisconsin State Uni
versity-and still goes about the
country advocating the old fallacious
and exploded doctrine of protection.
which would tax a country out of ex-
istence with view of making it pros
porous.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

NO state Tax" is heading which
appeared quite frequently in republi-
can newspapers some time ago. when
il was thought that the average voter
was So simple that he could be made
L. believe that he had been benefited
financially by the Rusk administration
Of state affairs. Surprising for the sake
of argument that the claim then made
by organs that there was no state tax
collected for the year 1885 was true,
The Democrat would respectfully in
qulrc where does the money come from
10 pay VIM IL Bennett. editor OF The
Mineral Point Tribune. salary which
amounts To- about six and one-half
dollars per day for nominal service as
superintendent of Public Property at
Madison. while his time and attention
is devoted to b0SSing the election of Il
member Of the assembly in the First
district Of Iowa county and exercising
supervisory care over the contest in
the Second district: The doodle
which Bennett handles probably comes
from the barrel of Senator Philetus
Sawyer and represents the import
duty of two dollars per thousand feet
on lumber, which is levied for the pro-
lection and encouragement of Amer
lean labor. And if this is the case. il
must be admitted that high tariff taxes
have in ut least one instance encour,
aged labor-not the labor which earns
daily bread by the sweat of the brow
however; but the labor of the profess
sional wire puller and political bench
man. But it is in the matter of Supt
Benefits salary that the people are di
rectly interested. As they do pay tn,
taxes, all bosh from republican organ:
10 the contrary Notwithstanding. they
have right to know how man ear
devote his every effort to party politics
and earn a salary of two THOUSAND
dollars from the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29
MR.. LAFOLLETTE'S SPEECH.

Congressman La Toilette spoke at
the City Hall on Thursday evening.
His audience was quite large although
it contained quite a large sprinkling of
small boys who filed up the seats
which would otherwise have been
occupied by voters. He opened in
pleasing, courteous and gentlemanly
manner. The main part of his address
was simply a REPETITION OF his accep-
lance speech with some slight improve
ments, and alterations. He tried hard
to explain away the objections raised
by The Democrat to the former speech
at the time of its delivery. but with poor
success. He thought that he had data
with him which would have enabled
him to answer them more fully but
could not find it,
He dwelt at length upon the claim
that there existed a large surplus in
the treasury in 1881. He stated that
there was not at that time large sur
plus in the :reasury-only about eight
millions. He also claimed that the
coinage of silver dollars was not more
than enough to meet the wants of the
trade. And here we would call at
tentiOn to the fact that in his message
| to congress December l, 1881, PreSi-
| dent Arthur reported a surplus of
| S51 sos, 1860, and recommended the
suspension of silver coinage and gave
as reason therefore that under the
| compulsory coinage law there had
been coined nearly one hundred and
eighty-tiye millions of silver dollars,
whereof but forty millions or less than
D per cent. We're in actual circulation.
If we had time we could show that
many Of his other claims were equal
ly groundlesS and without foundation;
but we can only touch briefly upon one
or two of his points.
We would not for anything refer to
Mr.. LaFollette in any other than re-
spectful manner: but truth compels
us to say that his remarks on the tinan-
| cial question were Of the regular green
back, fiat money order He said that
| there We're bonds to the amount of
| 190,000,000 subject to call, and that
the holders thereof were money kings
and resided in the great commercial
centers: whereas he ought to know
that large share of the bonds now
subject to call are held to secure the
circulation of the national banks dot
| ted all over the country. and cannot
be called in too rapidly without Grip
ping those eminently safe and sound
institutions.
After struggling with the financial
| question for some time he went brave
| ly at the tariff.
His manner was quite didactic,
while he displayed a poor knowledge
of the subject in hand. He deemed
it the great issue between the parties.
| AS near as We could determine his pos
| iti0n it was this: that if all countries
were alike he would be in favor of
free trade, but as they are different
in climate, soil and natural resources
| he wanted protective tariff. And he
could hardly have taken more I'M
sound position; because that it is on
account Of the difference between ma
tons that commercial freedom is so
greatly to be desired, as it would ad-
nit Of the interchange of products to
the advantage of all countries.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

I&'arrii prevails in this country TO an
alarming extent. Il is = troublesome and
,,:~'i> in-s DISEASE, usually induced by neg
. a Gods. ca), il allowed TO become
,,.-o..,c. lssz;&vs< bronchitis. and often
i.----...,,:s;:;C> a Consumption. Ernest II.
/ s'1;s.,', 'Tol!c~b2ro. Ny. writes: "A year
g p / was &a:;c,cd with Ca;arrh. One
bet.!e If Ayers Cherry rcv;oral cured
i-:>-" Miss Iva y. Hall, Ipswich. Mass.
writes: For any one who is troubled
with Catarrh, there is nothing 50 helpful
rs AYERS Cherr,- pactnral
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

II is to the credit of Col. Woodward
that III his speeches throughout the
state he gives due prominence to the
tariff question. OF course he realizes
that his own election or defeat will
have no direct effect upon this import
ant question, except inasmuch as it
will be taken rs an expression of sen
tment on the question by the
voters of Wisconsin. But as he is
neither Il crank nor a timc-scrving pol
ltlctau, but 4 statesman with fine quail
lttcations for leadership. he can see
that the tariff question is the
greatest Of all issues i'll American pol
tiles And pcrceiying this, he has the
courage to meet the question fairly and
SquarclN 10y pushing the fight all along
the line for greater commercial free
dom, The Democrat is pleased that
the party has selected such wise and
able leader for its standard bearer; and
# he should he elected, rs present APP
pcarmces indicate, our joy would be
supreme
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29
Wonderful Cures.

W. ID. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and
Retail Druggists of Rome, Ga, say:
We have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery, Electric Bitters and Buck
lens Arnica Salve for two years.
Have never handled remedies that sell
as well, or give such universal satisfac-
ton. They have been some wonderful
cures effected by these medicines in
in this city. Several cases of pronounc-
ed Consumption have been entirely
cured by Use Of few bottles of DIR.
Kings New Discovery taken in connec-
ton with Electric Bitters. We guar
antee them always. Sold by c. r.
Mnffett
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

The people of the western district
ought to and undoubtedly will return
Hon. j. b. HuSe 10 the assembly. In
that event the district will be well re-
presented and Mr.. Huse viii receive
an endorsement which he well earned
by his excellent record which he made
during the last session of the legisla-
ture,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29
1t Will Save Your Life

Everybody knows the symptoms attend
ing coughs and colds. bat the dangerous
character of these ailments Is not 50 wei
understood. When 4 co,J settles u.,...
the lungs, IL the blood i, tainted ". !
>crofula, or the system ! weak, Iatar.',
Q: Consumption is sure % foi.oET. -kys,::'s
Cherry Pectoral i, The only remedy Tia:
may be uniformly relied upon Ioc the cure
Of coughs and colds. J. ]. RawSon.
buckingham c. H.. Va. writes: For
several weeks / suffered from fri-htful
cold. with couch and frrnnnnt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

The contingency of the Wisconsin
Legislature being carried by either par
ty by one vote is by far too remote to
prevent any man, no matter what
his party ties may be, from voting for
Hon. J. NJ. Smith as member of the as
scmbly in the eastern district.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

Aldro jerks, the candidate for Dis
trict Attorney on the democratic
ticket, is a successful attorney Of ex-
cellent standing and ability. Although
Il young man he has won for himself
name in his profession of which an
old and experienced lawyers might well
Ia ,,r,,J
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

Congressman LaFollette failed TO
explain why lead ore is selling at a
higher price than it was in 1884 when
he endeayered 10 alarm the miners by
predicting all manner of dire disasters
to the mining industry in the event of
the country being turned over to the
low tariff democracy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

II would seem that change had
come over the spirit of Hon Robert
NJ. IaFolIcttr's dream In his accept
mcc speech delivered in this city in
September he said that he might be
pardoned for saying that his election
was Il foregonc conclusions In his
letter to Mr Seymour Cook under date
Of October /, he says:
Il think | do no violence to the sit
uatlon in assuming that Mr.. Gallagher,
the nominee of the democratic party,
or myself will be commissioned by the
people of this district To discharge the
duties laid by them upon their repre-
srntatiycs."
No violence at all, Mr.. LaFollette.
Link whatever name You please to that
of Hon. Hugh j. Gallagher, the can
didate of the democratic party. and
Nnu have named the man who will
represent the people of the Third Wis
cunSm district in the lifticth congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29

Charles Ohlerking, of Highland. is a
very deserving democrat and especially
well qualified for the position of County
Clerk. 1t is therefore incumbent upon
democrats to give him their hearty
support at the polls. Democrats. see TO
it that Mr. Ohlerking name is on your
tickets
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-29
COUNTY.

For Sheriff -
HENRY PENGELLEY. Dodgevillc.
For Treasurer
WILLIAM II. CURRY, Mineral Point
For County Clerk
CHARLES OHLERKING, Highland.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
JOHN CONWAY, Clyde.
For Register of Deeds
ANDREW j. DORIAN, Waldwick.
For District Attorney
ALDRO jerks, Dodgeyille.
For County Surveyor
THOMAS II. ARTHUR. Dodgeyille.
For Coroner
PATRICK KING, Wyoming
For County Superintendent of Schools
Miss ROSE BOWLING, Arena