Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

+. The voters Of Wisconsin relied upon
i, those pledges and by All Overwhelming.
maJorlty declared that for ut least two
| years, there Should be democratic rule
! When the new administration came in
! to power it found almost IL depleted
| treasury. Under the democratic rule,
! by reason Of careful management of
/ the public funds and rerenchment IN
| expenses, there is today an abundant
| fund at the states commando on the
| first day Of January, 1893, there will
/ be turned over to the new adminiStra-
| ton not an empty treasury, but $3.50
! 600 of the peoples money.
| proceeding on the theory that pub
! lie officers are trustees and not the own
! ers Of the public funds, this admins
uation has carefully sought to invest
: these funds instead Of boarding them
| as far as possible in banks for private
! gain, this administration, SO far Is
/ possible, has made these funds produc
/ tive to the state. Thus our state ofti-
j Gals have ayouched their faith that
! public office is public trust
IF we compare the expenses Of this
/ administration with the last, we find
/ tlidt pursuing tie traditional democratic
! policy, and BY economy i'll public eI-
/ EcndlturcS, tLiS administration viii
nave saved to the people Of the state,
! including interest on the funds, more
| than 100000
When the new democratic admins
/ tration came into power the republican
| PRESS found its chief consolation III
! their jeerS and taults concerning the
treasury suits. 1t was the source Of
infinite jest and ridictllc that the de
GlOcfacy had been too prOdigal in their
promises. Hardly had Attorney Gen
eral OConnOr been installed i'll office
before he was loosely asked from
every quarter why he had not brought
his suits. And in the slang of the day
he was constantly reminded that he
had bitten off more than he could chew
But during these later months our re-
publican friends have INDUCED not
even in counterfeited giee concerning;
the treasury suits. Judgments have
bccn recovered for more than S14S,000
and if there should be similar results
il the other pending suits there will
! he more than $4,000 more.
During this administration. the state
treasurer, honest John Hummer zap.
plause) has covered into the treasury
rs interest, more than 81, 1000, which
will, by the end of his term, be i'll
creased to $4,000. If republican prec-
cdentS had been followed this would
have slipped into 4 private purse. Of
! this money, more than 81, 900 has be
come available for educational pur-
rcses for Wisconsin's boys and girls
(applause).
I'VE are told that the judgments in
the treasury suits may not be sustained
by the supreme court. In whatever deci-
sion may be made by our highest judi
cial tribunal, the democracy will of
course cheerfully adquiesce. But what
ever these decisions upon questions OF
law may be, no political party or party
press will i'll the future dare to apollo
SiZe for that abuse which successive
republican administrations did not dare
to attack, and which has succumbed
forever under two years of wholesome
democratic rule. (Applause).
We are now invited to believe that
there has taken place 4 conversion III
the republican heart; at least in the
platform Of thoir late convention. The
party leaders intimate that they are
eager 10 prosecute the treasury suits
against themselves and thcir allies, and
all the world are expected to have faith
IN their new born zeal. Tho Voters Of
Wisconsin may have faith in this change
Df heart which comes SO soon after
Judgment and so soon before election.
! They have the opportunity 10 express
their admiration for that policy which
has so long ridiculed and dccried these
! prosecutions, and which now seeks to
! appropriate them to party uses.
III by chance these causes should bc
reminded for new trials, or if after
! final ana sllcrt Ssful iud2ment there
! should be Il change Of forum to the
! state legislature, it would be under re
publican rude. magnificent opportunity
! for i now application Of their panacea
! for every i'll. Those trCaSurerS and
/ bondSluen who have so long contrib
| utcd generously to the campaign funds
would surely claim at the hands of
/ their grateful friends the benefits Of
protection and reciprocity. Great ap-
. plausel.
Our republican friends seen, to have