Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-26

When Chairman E. C. Wall of the
| Wisconsin democratic state central
| committee is taking a vacation in
Washington. dining with President
Cleveland, coaching Gen. Joe Doe, and
meditating OF roster jobs. his heart
still remains - Wisconsin. Friends
in the state keep him informed of all
that is going on at home and then
The Milwaukee Sentinel took pains to
give him early news Of the recent
election in Milwaukee. Elections. too
and of these he also received due in
forma ton. In all these things Mr.
Wall has found little comfort in the
present and little encoura cement for
the future. There was not rift in
the clouds, so far as he could see as
he examined the situation from the
distance.
While the reasons for all this were
very apparent to others Mr.. Wall
could not understand. Wasn't there
some mistake somewhere? Were things
all going wrong for some reason he
did not know? Was the election of re-
publicanS in democratic strOngholdS
due to the fact that he was so far
away? These and other questions he
may have asked himself, and finally
he decided to write to the party leaders
in various parts of the state to learn
the exact facts. If democracy in Wis
consin had gone to smash, as it APP
peared to have, he wanted to get the
news verified from democrats on
whose judgment he could rely Among
others, therefore, he wrote to James
w. MeiklejOhn and this is the reply
that Mr. Wall has by this time re-
ceived from Mr.. Meiklejohn:
New London, Wis, April II, 1891
To Hon. E. c. Wall. Chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee of the
State of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
consin. Dear Sir: Replying to your
communication of April II, 1894,
wherein you ask for certain infOrma-
ton relative to the democratic COM
mittee of Waupaca county, permit me
to Say:-that owing to my present
views, which views have matured, [
trust, after proper thought and con-
SlueIdIlOIl, L CdlluOG COlSlSCcHtl9 flCL
as chairman of the democratic COM
mittee of Waupaca county, longer. l
am constrained to act as above Sug
gested by my absolute lack of con-
fidence in both the honesty and ability
of the present democratic party.
II would not be true to myself, how
ever, if | did not say: That as to
President Cleveland personally | enter
tain the highest honor and respect, but,
we are brought face to face with the
fact that even man of his ability
and integrity is unable to carry out
a just and honest policy with the un,
wieldy land l might add unruly) ag
gregatiOn of democrats now holding
public positions. / have made the
statement that / have neither conf
dence in the honesty or ability of the
present democratic party; my reasons
are as follows: First, as to the
honesty of the party, it is not true to
it's expressed views; second, as to its
ability, it has not shown itself capable
of handling the present condition of
affairs.
81 want it understood that I am no
follower of itinerate politicians of the
Hill stamp-for the reason that he is
neither true to his party or to his
expressed views. I might say more
by way of explanation, but I deem it
unnecessary. With best wishes to,
yourself personally, I remain yours
very respectfully,
flames w. Meikleiohn.'