Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-16

yer and the physician, the clerk AT ms
desk, the minister in his pulpit, the labor
er upon the street; from the mechanic
earning his daily bread by honest labor
and loving the laws, the institutions and
the government under which he lives;
from the quiet farms of the state, those
unfailing reservoirs Of republican
strength, where the interests of capital
and labor meet in an inseparable union,
there has come to us a command, from
the very sources of political life and
power, that we shall nominate jeremiah
M. Rusk for governor and they will elect
him.
The friends of Governor Rusk come into
this convention making no claim upon
the republican party. Tho republican
party comes into this convention making
an earnest claim for the friendly services
of Governor musk. That claim is urged
not simply for the purposes of party ad-
vantage, but, rising into that higher air
which narrow partisanship cannot reach
and where patriotism dwells forever, be-
cause he has stood like a solid rock for
\ social order.
1t is not necessary for me in the pres
ence of this body of men to refer in de-
tail to those public services of Gov. Rusk
which have been the fruitful outgrowth
of long public career. They are a part
of our political history known and APP
preciated by us all.
| nominate jeremiah NJ. Rusk as our
candidate for governor, in behalf of the
| friends of order and state government
everywhere.
1 nominate him in behalf of that sen
| timent which recognizes in the marked
! efficiency of public officer, a reason for
| his retention in the public service.
| | nominate him in behalf of that senti-
ment still lingering in the brasts of patri-
otto Americans, which would prefer in
! honor those men who stood amid the
storms of battle and under clouds of dis
ease and danger, fighting for human iiber-
| ty and national life.
! I nominate him in the interests of labor
to which he has ever been intelligently
/ true.
| nominate him in behalf of the men
and the women and the children upon the
! 10000 farms of Wisconsin, TO whom he
/ has been an answering and an able
| friend.
And finally, | nominate him in behalf
of the republican party, which he has
! honored, and which will honor him, not
] lllCISlf DtCduHb MS BIbdhlil VI DIulI has
| given him an enlarged comprehension of
the duties of the first officer of the state,
not only because he is born leader of
men, but it will both honor and love him
for that greatness of heart and that ten
derness of human sym pathy which have
made his name household word in all
the homes of Wisconsin.
A vote was then taken by reclamation
| Il
nominated.
The governor was waited on, escorted
to the chamber and addressed the con
vention as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention. From the bottom of my
heart thank you for this continued mark
of approval.
Coming, as it does, unsolicited, think
/ may be pardone1 for feeling an honest
pride in receiving this great compliment
from such a convention.
When nominated two years ago, l hop
ed the affairs of the state would be so ad-
ministered that it would not be necessary
til levy any taxes for state purposes.
now have the pleasure to state that for
the past three years no levy has been
made, or any tax collected for the ordin-
airy expense of the state. Although the
legislation at the last session made addi-
tional appropriations, over and above the
ordinary expenses of the state, amount
ing to about 100000, no tax was levied
to meet these appropriations, but they
were paid out of the general fund, and
there is still remaining in that fund $500
600.
Unless the legislature, at its next SEES
| sion, makes additional appropriations
} outside of the running expenses of the
state no tax for such purpose will be needed
for the next two years.
, The appropriations / nave referred to
| were made up of large items the princi
pal of which were for taking the census
for the rebuilding of Science hall of the
: university, the erection of buildings fol
the state school for dependent children
| increased amounts for the National GuarC
and the compilation of Wisconsins wal
records.
The legislature, al its last session, pass
ed a law levying a one-mill tax tor com
= mon school purposes. This mill-tax
together with the other common schoo
fnnd income of the state is distributed tC
each county in the ate,according to the
r number of children of school age. II
? some localities the impression prevailed
that this was a state tax, for state pur
= poses, which was entirely erroneous as NJ
; state tax whatever has been levied fol
state purposes.
t In the discharge of my official duties
p which at times have been very unpleas
/ ant, especially during the trouble in May
last, have endevored to secure for every
] citizen of the state equal protection I'M
der the law, without regard to previous
condition or political creed. If | have
succeeded in part in satisfying the expe
!. citations of the people, am content
fully appreciate the responsibility of thu
position, and should the people again
designate me as their servant, will do
r my utmost to be faithful in the trust
h Again | thank you for your esteemed
confidence and approval.
THE BALANCE OF TIRE TICKET
>, Governor j. NJ. Rusk was renominate,
! by accIamation, q. w. Ryland, of Gran
! county was nominated for heutenan
. governor on the second formal bal
. lot.