Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-01


decision ss to which road is to open before
him.
1t is entirely within bonds to say that
never before have the interests of the com
mon people received so much attention
and been so carefully protected as during
the past four years. The election of the
nominees OF the party which has so faith
fully watched over these interests means
continuance Of this protection. The his
tory Of those four years Is something OF
which every citizen OF the state, be he
Democrat or Republican, Populist or Pro
hibitionist, will have reason to speak with
pride for many years to come no matter
what may be the result of the coming cleo
ton.
CANT OVERTHROW FACTS.
For the past three months the Repub-
lican politicians and press have tried In
every way to attack and undermine this
magnificent record. They have failed in
every instance. For weeks their campaign
orators have been rushing over the state
with sheet of figures purporting to show
extravaganza on the part of the Demo
cratic administration. At the end Of that
time the sheet had so many holes punched
through 1t that it is Of no further use Us
frightful example Of the mistakes that can
be made when partisanship and not hon
esty is the object aimed at while nine
out Of ten people feel right down in their
hearts that the unparalleled record Of the
state government for honesty and
economy is brighter today than when the
Republican politicians began throwing
mud at IL.
Try rs they would the politicians headed
by the Spooncr syndicate could
not controvert the fact that by wise hand
ling OF the state finances Governor Pcck's
administration has been able to save the
people $742, 0G in state taxes this year.
Neither could they gainsay the fact that
the same administration has, In spite of
every obstacle which money and legal in
genuity could throw in the way, collected
from the cx-state trcasurcrs n half million
dollars of interest on the public funds
which these same state trcasurcrs had
pockcted; nor that there has also been
judgments obtained against two more,
one Republican and one Democrat, which
will bring the total amount turned back
into the state treasury, where It belongs,
three quarters of million Of dollars.
Neither can these same desperate poll
ticinns controvert the fact that the Demo
cratic state administration, which four
years ago they said would, IL successful,
state, has, in three years and ten months,
given to the schools OF the state 81, l75, 765.
90 more than the Republicans did In the
four previous years, while lcvying $547,
1886 20 less in taxes Neither can they dcny
that during the past four years the Demo
cratic administration has expended on the
university and normal schools Of the state
the handsome sum Of over s730,0O) This
is the manner In which the Democratic
party has cared for the schools of the state,
and 1t has reason to be proud of its rec.
ord. ', - ,-,- r..-' ~
49, PLACE FACTS AGAINST FIGURES.
During the three years and nine months
commencing Jan. 8, 1891, and ending Oct
/, 1894, there has also been turned into
tho state treasury as interest on the pub
lie funds the sum OF $l0S, S74.O2, which,
under Republican rule, would have gone
This interest was apportioncd us fol
lows:
To school fund Income &C.
count Observation-Disclosures. 500, G5.a9
To normal school fund in
come account ............. l1,9063
To university fund income
account ....... .....,..... SN,StS.S
To agricultural college fund
income tax. WrS.M 1,T74.bl
Total to state public schools -. .... S., 5t6.56
To the general fund for state ex.
penses. S5l ,3j7tt
Against this splendid record Of facts the
Republican party can place nothing but
promises, and give rs bond for their fuith.
full performance their past record; what
that was has been written in big bold
hand before the eyes Of the people for four
years or more.
The bond Is u bad one, and even among
Republicans there Is doubt MS to whether
the promises will be fulfilled If the party
comes into power. Why? Because back
Of all stands ex-senator Sawyer, and his
shadow falls overwhelmingly over the future.
People cannot forget that ne, rs bonds
man for Hrrshaw and Guenthcr, has CON
tributcd several hundred thousand dollars
to make good the judgments against those
officials, nor can they forget that the
Democratic officials who forced this dis
gorgemcnt have been denounced by Mr..
Sawyer and his satellites rs robbers for col
lcctng what the law allowed In interest
They fear, and with good reason, return
of this money SO soon rs Mr. Sawyer's
friends are once more in power. This,
with many other things Is what causes the
people of the state to look aSkancc at Re
publican promises of reform. Why, they
ask, should they take the shadow, when
they have the substance In the present nd
ministrntion.
1t is these questions which the people of
the state through their ballots next Tues
day will bc called upon to decide II ever
there was an election in which caution
and careful consideration was needed by