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

A'iliei caoln' ne poet says tney
are very welcome, and will no doubt
be moved to heroic verse, state of
divine atflatus, should he get
glance of Mrs. Cleveland's inspiring
face. Mrs. Cleveland has seen few
friends and callers by appointment
this week, but, on the whole, has
lived in semi-retirement.
The Pretty Prospect place is near
ing completion. 1t is the inteHtion
of the President TO have Mrs. Fol
som occupy it and keep it open for
retreat for himself and Mrs. Cleve-
land when they wish to escape from
the dear public. No expense will
be spared in fitting up the cottage.
THE Madison correspondent of
the Chicago Times of October %, in
a futile attempt to bolster up the
( democratic candidate for congress
in this congressional district, takes
occasion to explain that "Gallagher
IL wasting but little time in public
discussion. He is we'll acquainted
with the people of the district and
is busying himself with the duties
of still hunt This is, to say
the least, a most singular view of
the proper method of conducting
congressional canvass. What are
the duties of ''still hunt?" Will
some admirer of that kind of cam
paign explain? This same cores
pendent complains that ''LaFollette
is busy stumping the district, max
ing speeches at school-houses six
times week" Can it be possible
that intelligent voters of either
party look upon public discussion AS
a waste of time? The large audi
ences that have greeted Mr.. LaFol-
lette wherever he has gone do not
indicate such to be the popular
judgment How can the time of
a candidate for congress be better
employed than in explaining to the
people his views on questions Of
legislation and giving his reasons
therefor? Will anyone contend
that it is a less fair and honorable
method of conducting campaign
than the "still hunt?"
If, as this correspondent would
have us believe, Mr.. Gallagher were
well-known throughout the district,
there would be more excuse for his
making a "stil hunt" But we do
the gentleman no injustice in saying
that few men outside his own coun-
ty know anything of his fitness for
the position he seeks. Outside of
Lafayette county the most that is
known of Mr.. Gallagher is, that he
is banker. This, of course, gives
him certain prestige. But at the
same time his very occupation makes
it all the more necessary that he
should define his position on certain
questions, if he receives the support
of very important element in Wis
consin politics. The laboring men
and the greenbackers will naturally
look with suspicion upon a gentle
man engaged in the business of
banking (shaving notes. and loaning
money.
If Mr. LaFollette were to conduct
the kind of campaign that Mr.. Gal
, lagher is making, what explanation
l,n Ia 80 ~ Il
I there is much less necessity of Mr.
LaFolette defining his position than
Mr. Gallagher defining his. Mr.
LaFollette has made a record before
the people. His votes upon the sus-
pension of coinage of silver and
upon the Morrison tariff bill define
his position on those questions
, while his speeches on the river and
1 harbor and oleomargarine bills have
T. won from him something more than
e a local reputation. But who knows
how Banker Gallagher stands on any
one of these questions. A "stlII
hunt NAV sometimes be effective II
securing certain kinds of offices.
:, But it is folly to pretend that Sir.
: Gallagher or any other candidate tol
the high honor of representative OF
- the people, who has views upon i'm
portant questions, and the ability to
/ present them, ever makes his hrsi
l. canvass still hunt.
e In seeking to make the people be
. lieve that Mr.. Gallagher was not
spending his time in public discus
. sion because it would be waste OF
J. time, and that he was busylng him
t self with the duties OF "stili hunt
t because they were more urgent and
more important, the correspondent
Of the Chicago Times was doubtless
. endeavoring to conceal the real
e reason why Mr. Gallagher resorts tC
e a '.still hunt But few will be de
. eeiyed by this tiimsy ruse. II Il
we'll understood that Nh. Gallagher