Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-27
WISCONSIN SOLID FOR REPEAL

When the Wilson repeal bill was
before the house the Wisconsin dele
cation gave the measure their solid
support; and during all the time
that the matter has been before the
senate both senators from Wisconsin
have stood squarely and uncompro-
misingly for unconditional repeal. In
regard to the firm stand of our SEN
ators The Milwaukee Journal says:
The silver question in the senate
has returned to its starting point and
again it is repeal or nothing. The at
tempt to induce the Democratic SEN
ators to unite upon the proposed plan
to pass the repeal bill coupled with
concessions to the silver element has
been defeated through the fidelity of a
few of the senators who think more of
pablo safety and party honor than
political expediency. Having started
ia upon the principle that the business
Interests of the country demand the
repeal of the Sherman act, and that
such is also the demand the Demo-
cratic platform, these senators believe
that it would be both dishonest and
unpatriotic to depart therefrom. In
this course they will have the endorse
ment of all advocates of sound money.
1t should be matter of congratu-
lation by every Wisconsin citizen that
this victory for principle is in part at
least due to their senators, both of
whom refused to sign the agreement to
make concessions for the purpose of
ending the matter. Senator Villas is
member of the committee which was
appointed for the purpose of trying to
find Il way by which the senate could
get out OF the present difficulty. To
his honor be it said, he was the only
one Of seven who stood out manfully
for unconditional repeal and refused
to yield q point. Senator Mitchell
came to his assistance by also refusing
to sign the scheme which was adopted
by the rest of the committee. Thus
are the Wisconsin senators on solid
ground, whatever the standing of their
Democratic colleagues may be. They
stand on the platform of their party
and have placed themselves on record
as refusing to subordinate principle to
expediency. Their course will receive
unanimous endorsement.
The Democrats of Wisconsin have
epecial reason to be proud of their
senators. The party in this state has
not been afflicted with the financial
heresieS which have attacked it in
other states. The cheap money de,
fusion has never found Judgment in
the ranks of the Wisconsin Democracy
Recognizing it as contrary to the
fundamental principles of the party
they have consistently rejected it. Il
is IN this way that the party obtained
the confidence of the people of The
state and by them was entrusted with
the management of the affairs of thu
state. That confidence has never beer
violated and the course of the Wiscon
sin senators on the matter before tn,
senate shows that they are also guided
by the same spirit, the persistent ad
hesion to principle as the only homes
way in which to serve the people,
The Democratic president insist
that there shall be no compromise OF
tie great question. He stands TO
for principle as opposed TO policy, a
he has always done in the past. Wit
even few such men in the senate a
Senators Villas and Mitchell to hold VI
his hands he must prevail, though tn
the time of waiting may be long.
The latest adyices from Washing OF
indicate that the time of waiting vii
not b. long-that the victory for g