The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-06
Mr. Ehairnlan and Gentlemen:

Mr, chairman and Gentlemen:
Wisconsin, ia Republican state, It's
people were led asiray fer time upon q
question wholly foreign TO legitimate
politics, but which Ia now happily for
ever buried. This fall there will be no
breaks in the ranks. A united party
will march TO victory, and "tsnt again
upon the old camp ground"
do not propose 81 this time to make
any attempt to discus general political
questions 81! leave that to other
and ADLER speakers who are pre- Mt.
What / have to say will relate wholly
20 the management OF state atfsirs as
they have been conducted By the pres
eat ADMINISTRATION. I am well aware
that figures ars fatal to effective cam
paign orasory, and dsmpen rather than
kindle the fires Of party enthusiasm
But they are important and valuable
nevertheless, end must sometimes be
employed to inform the people upon the
conduct of public affairs.
You all know how dumb and docile
the Democrats are over national politics,
They have lost interest In the tariff.
Their souls Srs no longer narrowed into
indignation over the atrocities psrpetrst-
ed il the name OF protection. Somehow
their sympathies have ceased to go cut
toward the poor hboFing man with his
taxed dinner pail, and they have over
come their horror at the wicked trus
and monopolics that are so cruelty TOO
bing the people, They don't want
talk about wages, and business ano
hsri times. They even restrain
thsir expressions OF admiration for the
"splendid ooursge" Of the "almost di
vinely appointed" and when they think
of congress and turn sheir longing eyes
toward Washington, speech fails them
and their sight grows dim and misty.
The state convention and most Of the
congressional conventions have endorsed
the Democratic platform OF 1899, think
ing, suppose, that sc Is has never been
used in national politics, perhaps b
might be made serviceable In this state.
Our distinguished eenior senator devoted
a couple Of hours before the Democratic
state convention the other day In telling
what his party had promised to do and
had not done, and arguing that there
fore 1t should be continued In power TO
give il q chsnce 90 redeem its broke.
pledges. Il is the frat time that evet
heard the thsory advanced that party
onght to be trusted in the future bscause
Il had proven false to It's promises in the
past,
10, she Democrats of Wisconsin Go
net wsss to discuss national pottics;
they propose TO make the campaigs
soIely on state issues. The Republicans.
while they will not ignore national
questions. the solutions Of which sfec.
the business, investments and wages Of
every man, are yet quite willing and
anxious to discuss state Rffsirs ss well.
Toe Democrats are seeking TO essso
nsE ssae fact shat this naturalization has
bean sn economical one, more saving Of
the peoples money than che Republicans
adu1inissrstions thst preceded it, In tie
effort to accomplish this they sre reek-
Iessly resorting to the most uawaTrsnted
and deceptive rnsthods.
Tt IL said shat "shs most DANGEROUS
fsIsshood is to tell half tbs truth" This
lie the Democratic plan of discussion, At
the dctation # Chairaau Wall and that
accomplished p1 bic II not private finss-
cisI. the editor OF The Milwaukee jour
nsi. Doth Of whom visited Madison for
that purpose. 8 secret conference was
held with the Governor, Sec, OF State
and State Treasurer, at which tie tax
levy for 1894 wss sgrasd upon, and
M s1iiesto ISSUED forthwith and distrfo-
uted throughout the stste. 1lesye you
30 Judge Of the propriety OF GLOWING
political managers, IN secret conferen'
ces With stste Officers, 90 have voics
IN fixing the rate OF taxes, for cam
psign purposes, The amount sgreed
upon was extremely low, $240 600, Or
about one-fourth the ususl levy. ls Is
claimed, lsnd q more false claim was
never msee by any party or so any peo-
pie, that this reduction IL taxes Is see
result of Democratic economy. l. is de-
clsred with 5 hreZsnness OF assurance
never surpassed in 2 sical desperation,
s. ID the s6sainistrstion, by prudent
n .nagsmens and good business meth
oGs, had accumulated SO much money
In the treasury that is was only neces.
esry to levy about one-foarth the usual
tax. Nothing could be further from
the truth. stand here to say to you,
Er. Chairman aud gentlemen, and TO
she tax payers of the state, thst this
&C Naturalization has never saved the peo-
pie q single dollar. On the contrary,
szdispused figures OF shs pub.
hat L.
>cterizsd by extravaganza and waste