New-York tribune., 1897-04-13

without having them stirred into action. Had MI;
Starkweather never drank so deep in the uIess IL y,
advorsitv he might have died without knowing MS
power That he has exhibited In TINS caHlPdle"
Sedes Ills campaIgn has been spectacular ana
emotional appealing 10 the syinpathles - i,aai
irafon OF his hearers rather than TO their logica
discrimination. Because when i is remembered
that as Mayor he acknowledged taxing H9.ley 9
from the policem men and hremen after they drew
,bcir frs, months pay his position difficult
one to maintain. He asserts. however una, II % wIs
simply an assessment which the boys voluntarily
made 10 rcimburre him for campaign expenses, ana
that preachers are so accustom%na % TO arf cod not
be refused"
II was also charged in the Impeachment trial mat
he as Mayor sold indugences 10 me SALOONS anu anu
gambling houses to violate law. but these chaLs ses
were never as clearly proved as those OF taxing
money from the policemen and hremcu. ~, ,
While distributing bags Of candy instead OF BUY.
Ing beer he said IF gave you peer i SGo "s', as
result you would have headache and would not
vote for me, but this candy WI aweeten the emil
saloon and gambling element voted for him.
He asserted that the politicians had been agalns,
him ever since he entered politics ana had sousn,
to entrap him. that municipal politics mere l hdu
usually been corrupt and TO syhnoIc .a' ,taiIv i
rolled a barrel on to the stage and proclaimed that
he was going to open his barrel to knock X IN Doth
,onisheJ aUdence when 10, it contained bags of
popcorn which were thrown among the audience
That he IL fertile and novel III resources Ho o'o
Moreover during his whole period OF adyersy
he has maintained Christian spirit never leviii5 i
ar in treating any of his accusers SO humorousiy
nj times has he treated his impeachment thht nauy
thought he was insane. but there was evidently
method in his madness. lie wanted to Keep ms
name before the people, and he has succeeded re-
markaby well. , ,, ,d o,,tiry
trees on his farm he would sometimes drive 10 toWh
with n pair of mules. assuming the most rustic
character Imaginable. then a few days AFTER WIN
his wife he would appear In SILK hat ana the ilost
Fashionable attire behind prancing steeds driven
by a coachman =. , 400.
His speeches in the campagn for wit and tact
with the crowd with which he had to deal iivailed
those of Abe Lincoln. lie mas wtil-'houulsireu ii
and exceently trained voice for public speaki,ng
elegant pronunciation and fluent languaGr; Iaken
all in ali. he is the greatest campagner Northern
Wisconsin has ever developed.
After he was so completely crushed the news
paners though working for his impeaching nave
always treated him exceedingly we'll, printing COZ,
umns about him In their local department: and
never permitting anything To be said against MIN
I'm the editorial columns on the theory tnat IL was
shameful 10 kick a dead dog They treated, 100
his campaign huge Joke reporting his humor
This was continued until his campaign had as
s,,,ned such proportions that II was Impossible 10
head II off through newspaper effort. The last DAY
or Two the newspapers changed their tactics
etonned helping him draw crowds and attacked
him in the editorial columns. but II was too late
he got the earth all around Superior ana the iui-
ness thereof.