Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-01
THE STATE JOURNAL AND GOVERNOR
scorIELD's cow FRANK.

THE STATE JOURNAL AND GOVERNOR
SCOrIELD'S cow FRANK.
Under the caption "There are Liars
and LIARS" the editor of the Madison
Journal exposes to the public's unsym-
pathizing, if not gleeful gaze, his with
logs and chsgrin at falling into the trap
SO neatly laid by Assemblyman Hall,
in his communication to the Milwaukee
Sentinel, arraigning Governor Scofiel1
for sins OF omission and commission
which, in the opinion of many, very
many true and loyal republicans, utter
ly disqualifying the governor for re-
nomination to the office he now holds.
The editor OF the Journal, is notori-
ously, cynically brutal in his treatment,
through the columns of his paper, of
those who differ from him on political
lines within the republican party itself,
and who have the temerity, publicly, to
express those opinions. He will receive
no sympathy in pleading "the baby
act" as he now does, in puerile protest
against the caustic and severe treat
ment his editorial fulminations and
anathemss are, properly, receiving at the
hands Of The State" also published at
Madison. Without doubt, even those of
Editor Taylor's own faction are chuck
ling with suppressed merriment at the
humiliating but well deserved difcom-
future Of their chief prophet and expo
nent.
There are.isliars and liars" Who tells
the truth-Editor Taylor and his satel-
lites or Assemblyman Hall? We will
now give the facts. The public may and
will Judge for themselves and act &C
cordingly.
Briefly, Nj Hall, amongst other
charges, srraigned Governor Scofeld for
shipping his COW, by express frank, from
Oconto to Madison, and the State
journal promptly characterized the
charge as slandsrously false-printed a
receipt from the Madison agent of the
company,-issued, as our readers will
note, nearly one year after the COW
was expressed! What patron of the
express company, in Vernon county, re-
ceives or asks similar "credit?" The
Milwaukee Journal printed an interview
with the Madison agent of the express
company, to the effect that with ex-
tremely rare exceptions) receipts for
payments were issued at the place of
shipment, not Of delivery. The merest
tyro, in such matters, cannot be deceiv-
ed by such fiimsy and outrageously dis
honest attempts-not to disprove but to
svade the charge and to befog the peo-
pie.
We quote herewith, verbatim, extracts
from Assemblyman Halls reply to the
State Journal, as published in the Nil
waukee Sentinel of last Sunday, as fol-
lows:
That the governor has q receipt 1 do
not question, but this fact in no way
disproves my statement that he shipped
his cow on a pass or frank. 1t is we'll
Known that the taking of receipt for
money paid for express charges is ex-
tremely unusual, the system being for
the party to receipt for the goods when
he receives them, and if not prepaid or
dead-headed, to pay the charges. Why,
then, may well be asked, did Governor
Scofield in this instance pursue so I'M
usual course in taking receipt?
The proof of my statement is the fol-
lowing copy of entries on the book of
the United States Express company at
Oconto:
United States Express Company.
From OcontO, Wis,
To Madison, Wis Jan T. 1897
boxes. +. Scofield, Gov.
barrels. Pass 2l69.
United States Express Company.
From Oconto, Wis,
TO Madison, Wis. JAN 10, 1897.
COW. L. Scofeld, Gov
Grated. Pass 2169.
United States Express Company.
From Oconto, Wis,
To Madison Wis. Aug. 25, 1897
Dbl. Gov. Scofield
200 lbs. pts. Pass 1859.
The foregoing entries show that the
governor was using the express frank,
or pass, both before and after he
voted the bill taxing express COM
panieS.
II 1 could believe that the governor
was moved to pay the express charges
on the COW, even at the late date he did,
because OF having cultivated such SEN
timent, as in his GAINESVILLE speech he
hoped might be cultivated by every citi-
zen, one that would put 30 shame the
man who from one cause or another
shifts his burden Of the expenses of the
government on Others" 1 should be
highly grstifed. But by his failure to
secure receipts showing that he squared
up for the shipment of Jan. Z, 1897, 2
bxs. and 2 bbls, ard of Aug. 25, 1897,
for 200 lbs. of potatoes, and that others
bore this part OF bis burden, prevents
solution of his action on this ground.
As the editor of the State Journal
truthfully says, "there are liars and
liars" and the people OF this state, next
fall, will, unerring,y, unmask and nail
them to the mast. They know Assem-
blymsn Hall is not liar.
Acting Gov. Taylor assumes, we are led
to believe, that his official state paper
also carries with it the authority to be Off
cial state liar. During the administra-
tion Of Governor Uphsm our "Uncle
Hold" was not permitted to be "de hole
ting" so his newspaper was devoted
and committed to daily fire upon the
governor. No unfaithfulness TO the
people or party could be charged against
Uphsm, and his administration was free
from personal or official scandals.
Privates in the army no longer serve
Uncle Sam for S13 a month. The war
increase of 20 per cent. went into effect
April 26, and the man in the ranks now
lnore eve R0 uh;oh 10 t;4tIa o,o,,-L