Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-30
address to Voters

BY REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE.
To the Voters Of Ioca County:
The unusual character of the
school issue, to be tried at the polls
on Tuesday, Nov. 4th, 800, directs
to Wisconsin the interest of the
people of the whole country, as
never before directed to any state
election. The question to be de-
cided by the ballots next Tuesday
is not simply who shall fill the
state and county Offices for the
next two years, and receive the
honors and emoluments thereof.
If that only were involved it would
be of little moment so far as the
general veal is concerned, which
party or set of candidates is sue
cessful.
No disguise, deceit or dodging
by designing politicians intent only
on Success by any means, can
affect the fact that the result of
next Tuesdays election will be
DEFEAT OR VICTORY for the princi-
pie that it is the right and duty of
the state to secure to every child
within her borders rudimental ed
ucation in the language of our
constitution and laws. BY its
platform enunciations, the Repub-
lican party is made the champion
of this principle, and the Demo-
cratic party its opponent The
vital part of the so-called Bennett
school law is that principle To
maintain and enforce the law in
that essential feature, the Republi-
can party and all its nominees are
unequivocally pledged, to the alb
solute repeal of the law and nee
essarily the eradication of all
requirements for compulsory edu-
cation in the English language, the
Democratic party and its nominees
are as irrevocably bound. AS cvi-
dence of this, read the utterances
OF the two party platforms upon
the question
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM DEMOCRAT PLATFORM
We affirm the right The Bennett law isa
and duty of the state local manifestation of
| to enact laws that VIII the settled Republican
| guarantee to all chil-lpollcy OF pnteruusm.
| dren sufficient nstruc. We therefore de-
| tiOn IN the legal IAN lnOunce that law rs
guape OF the state tOlunn eCcssury, nnWge
enable them to read dlunconstitutional, un.
| aud write the same. American and un-Dem-
We believe that the locratic, and demand It's
compulsory education repeal.
| law passed by the last
| legislature Is wise and
humane In all its essen
tal purposes, and we
are opposed to its re-
peal.
Upon no question were parties
ever more directly in opposition,
and no intelligent voter can fail to
see that by his ballot he must sus-
tain the one or the other. If he
casts his vote for Peck for COVER
nor, and Crawford or Baker for
assemblyman, who will support a
bill for the absolute repeal of the
compulsory school law, he votes
for such repeal himself If he
votes for Hoard and Martin or M.
]. Bennett, he says in the only
effective way he can, that he is OPP
posed to the repeal of the law, and
favors only such modification there
of as shall make it surely operative,
without infringement Of any paren~
tai right, or encroachment upon
any church or creed.
BY his vote next Tuesday, the
elector must also say whether or
not he desires the return of Hon.
John {. Spooner to the u. S. Sen
ate and Hon. K, NJ LaFollette to
the House of Representatives, or
some untried men in their steads.
Wisconsin, by the superior ability,
unblemished character, and devo-
ton to duty on the part Of these
two representatives, has been hon
ored and aided beyond the lot of
most states. These gentlemen are
recognized leaders in their respec-
tive houses. They will be sure to
take even more advanced positions
if returned to another Congress,
and be Of even greater service to
the country and their constituents.
In voting for nominees for coun-
ty officers we also express, though
less directly, our views and feelings
in relation to the public questions
involved in the campaign. He
who does not want the court house
at Dodgeville filled during the next
two years with men who palliate,
excuse and deferd the unpatriotic
and dangerous attitude of the
Democratic party as an ally Of
pronounced enemies Of the public
| school must vote for the Renubli-