Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-09-27
Nr. Chairman and Gentlemen:

Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
WIS sonsin 10 . Republican State. Its
people wsrs led as.r AZ fer time upon
question wholly foreign to Legitimate
politics, but which is now happily for
ever buried. This fall there will be nc
breaks in the ranks. A united party
will march to victory. and "tenh .1asa
upon the old camp ground"
lido not propose at this time to make
any attempt to discuss general political
questions. will leave that to other
and ADLER speakers who are pres mt
What have to say will relate wholly
to the management of state affairs az
they have been conducted by the pres.
ept administration. I am well aware
that figures are fatal to effective cam
paign oratory, and dampen rather than
kindie the fires of party enthusiasm.
But they are Important and valuable
nevertheless, and must sometimes De
employed to inform the people upon the
conduct of public affairs.
Yeu all know how dumb and docils
the Democrats are over national politics.
They have lost interest in the tariff.
Their souls are no longer narrowed into
indignation overt the strocities perpetrat-
ed in the name OF protection. Somehow
their sympathies have ceased to go out
toward the poor laboring man with his
taxed dinner pail, and they have over
come their horror at the wicked trusts
and nonopolies that are 80 cruelty rob-
bling the people. They don't want to
talk about wages, and business ana
hsri times. They even restrain
their expressions Of admiration for the
"splendid courage" Of the ''almost d.
vinely appointed" and when they think
of congress and turn their 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 rs it has never been
used in national politics, perhaps 1t
might be made serviceable In this state.
Our distinguished senior senator devoted
q 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 IL should be continued In power TO
rive IL q chance to redeem it's broken
hedges. IL is the first time that ever
heard the theory advanced shat party
ought to be trusted in the future because
1t had proven false to its promises in the
past. :.
No. the Democrats Of Wisconsin do
NOT want 20 discuss national politics;
they propose TO make the campaign
solely ON state issues. The Republicans,
while they will not ignore national
questions, the solutions Of which Affect
the business, investments and wages OF
every man, are Jet quite willing and
anxious 60 discuss state affairs a. well.
The Democrats are seeking to estab-
lish the fact that this administration has
been an economical one, more saving OF
the peoples money than the Republican
administrations thAs preceded 10. In the
effort to accomplish this they are rock
leasiv resorting 60 the most unwarranted
and deceptive methods.
II Il said that ssthe most dangerous
faIsshood ID to tell half the truth" This
n the.D plan Of discussion. AZ
the dictation az Chairman Wall and that
accomplished public Il not private Imam