Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-11-02
A Young Attorney of Los Angeles
Throws Light on the Sackville Episode.
Further Comments From the Eng
liSh Press in Regard to the Matter.
REPUBLICAN lRICkERY.

hey Compel Laberiug Men to Lose Their Vote
or Lose Their Job-The Scheme Manipulated
at headquarters.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Oct. 29.-The
fertility OF republican schemers and
machipators has sgain been brought to
light in this county by the conouid plan
which has thus far provsd successful-to-
wit: the engaging of democratic voters
as woodsmen, aud shipping them up into
the pinerIes before election, thereby los
ing their right TO vote. One of the lead
ing members Of the democratic congress
tional com mittee states on pers onal III
ves.igation that each one of tbs large
number of men shipped TO the
woods at this season of the year
is carefully sounded as to his political
views, and when possible only democrats
have been engaged. II is well known
that this is part OF q systematic plan
engineered from the republican head
quarters, and that all expenses, even that
OF wages, from the time of the
engaging of the emPloye to election is
borne by the republican state committee.
Though investigation through this CON
eressional district shows that the scheme
has been successfully worked in all the
lumber towns in tho Ninth district, Nc
Cords chances for election have become |
so slim that the committee have been ia
structed to adopt any measures
which will enhance the success
of their candidate. That the repub-
lioan management have unlimited means
at their disposal is well known and it is |
being used by them in the nefarious work |
of bodily purchasing voters at SO much |
per head by the scheme alluded to. The !
major portion of the lumber companies
which have their head quarters in this |
city are owned and controlled by men who |
are strong republicans and active workers |
in the republican circles so that the mat |
ter could be successfully engineered by
them without much trouble. When the
fact is taken into consideration that from
5000 to 5000 men are yearly sent into the
woods from this district it can he easily
seen that compelling 600 to 800 men, who,
are virtually at the beck and nod of the
lumber companies, and who control these
men as did the slave holders OF old. -
well-known and prominent politician said
to-day, in speaking on the subject: "The
object is to get the men where they can
not vote before election day comes. OF
all the contemplate, dastardly outrages
of the campaign this is the worst and
most reprehensible. These men are de
pendent upon the men who hire them.
They are absolutely subject to tn. com
mands of their bosses. Their republican
employers see that there are mauy demo-
Gratis among these men SO they are send
ing them away to place where they can
not vote. There ought to be
some way found by which
these men could be given the right
TO vote like American citizens without be-
ing in danger of losing thsir position"
This scheme has been worked so success
fully throughout the district, and in this
county, there it is claimed that at least
1000 votes have thus been disfran chised.
McCof6, is not even fsvorits of the
lumbernen, but many are supporting
him simply because Of the party. B. f.
Millard, the republican nominee for
assembly in the district, is one OF the
former employees of the lumber trust in
this city and his friends are trying to
zealously defend him from the charges
nude, in regard to his oonneo-
tion with the monopoly which
owns and controls the Ninth oongres-
sional district. The republicans have
read the handwriting On the wall
and are leaving no means to wall,
attempt to garry the men through in this
section. The republican campaign has
been carried on on the mud singing prin-
ciple, even to such an extent that the
campaign supplement issued by the Lin
cold Advocate would not be circulated by
6. c. Ginty in his last issue of the Chip
pewa Herald. From every section of the
district the most fattering outlook is re-
norte3