Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28

able state government so absolutely
essential to the greatest and best in
terests of the people of the wh ole
state.
Our last thought should then be,
lust at the close Of this most import
aut campaign, and on the eve when
we must decide and act beyond re-
call for correction, to so decide and
act that our work will be effectual
for the greatest good We must
take into the jury room with us the
several candidates for governor who
represent the different notions of
state government.
Mr.. DIN would base state gov
eminent on coercive prohibition,
and enforce this one notion with
shot and shell from the state arsenal,
to the exclusion of all other notions
and interests. This is his speciality.
Mr.. Cochrane would base his adj
ministration on the notion that cap
ital should be forced to yield to the
greatest benefit of labor, leaving
out prohibition and all other inter
ests of the state. This is the spec
ialty on which he asks to be elected.
Mr.. Woodward would also adopt
Mr.. Cochrane's notion of hobby adj
ministration, but would repeal all of
Mr.. Oiin's prohibitory laws, and also
repeal all laws of the general gov
eminent which have been in force
for twenty-four years for the encour-
agement and protection of labor;
but beyond these paradoxical notions
Of state government, Mr.. Woodward
bsolutely refuses to define what
other idiosyncrasies he might take
notion TO favor
COY. Rusk, the remaining candi-
date, does not indulge any speciality
notions, but in his administration
seeks TO attract to one common cen
ter the interests of the whole peo-
pie, and to SO adjust them as to cause
the lesser ones to aid and encourage
the greater, and all to yield the
greatest benefit to the people. In
the Governors notions of govern
ment, the burdens of the people by
reason of taxation, should be made
as light as possible; all the various
Industries of the state should receive
encouragement according as their
importance demands--the education
al interests should be fostered and
protected as the handmade of agri-
Gu lture, and all the departments of
agriculture should receive their
ratable share of earnest promotion;
the moral reforms should be advanc-
ed as rapidly as the people will pre-
pare the way; that no religious tests
should be required in any depart
ment of state, but each and all
should enjoy that form and doctrine
which afford the greatest spiritual
enjoyment. He would not subor-
dinate the general interests of the
state TO the dictation of any one
special interest. In short, his no
tions of state government are based
upon the health and activity of the
entire body and branches of the
public welfare, and he would not
paralyze the body that any one
branch might be unduly inspired.
Keep then IN view this one last
thought, as the only noble and gen
crous one for the people of the state,
aud act upon it by making j. NJ.
Rusk a governor for the whole state
and the whole people, rather than
the special champion of single
notion which is entirely new and un-
tried, and which bears no promise
of any certain good to the people,
but is already beset with enemies
breathing threatenings of turmoil
and disorder menacing all the bus
mess interests of the state.
"COL." ELLSWORTH.
The Wisconsin Authorization
Association, composed almost exclu,