Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-08

del gates who attended the coaven-
ton that named your candidate for
governor, reco gnizing the truth OF
the above charges, refused to indorse
his administration id denounced him
as being unworthy OF further honors.
eve are in favor Of a primary cleo
ton law to rep ace the present method
OF nominating caadidats for office,
and that all nominations shall be
made by a direct vote of the people.
1--WE declare that 1t is wrong
against public interests and morals
for public officer to receive gift or
favor from a pers "a or corporation.
We, therefore, pledge ourselves to the
enactment at the first opp rtunity of
law prohibiting the issuance Of
passes by railways, express, telegraph,
telephone, sleeping car and street
railway compani IS to all public CT
fcials and delega e5 to political con-
veutions; in favor Of imposing severe
penalties upon both giver AMI rec iv-
er in violation thereof; and that as
soon as possible it be made con-
stitutional provision.
I'VE promise an economical ad-
min stration Of the business Of the
state and a relucti n of the state
taxes to the lowest rate consistent
Herewith.
ITO the full discharge OF the
pledges herein made, in letter and
in spirit, and to correction of the
errors and abuses herein complained
Of, We pledge the candidates nom
mated by this convent on.
we believe in the referendum, the
submission of all laws to the vote of
the people, as the best and only means
of safeguarding both the interests and
liberties Of the common people and
averting the oligarchic tendencies.
we favor honest legislation, state
and national, to the end thrt capital
and corporeal property shall bear it's
full share of the burden of taxation.
I'VE are in favor of good road
system and shall encourage the i'm
provements of the public highways of
the state.
1T is notorious and unchaIlenged
fact that large sums of money have
beer drawn from the treasury by state
officers, in direct violation of the law.
We promise a rigid public investiga-
ton of these acts and the prosecution
of all persons implicated therein.
I'VE most emphaticaly declare
against the blighting evil of the lobby
in legislative halls and pledge our
selves to the enactment of such leg
islation as will mike it penal Of
Tense for interpretations and individu-
ais either to employ or engage in i'm
properly influencing legislation by
methods of the lobby"
Sketches of Nominees.
Judge Hiram Wilsol Sawyer of
Hartforl who was nominated r
governor by the democrats at the
convention in Milwaukee w d @esday
night, has been a resident Of Wiscon-
sin for flfty-one years, having come
to the state with his parents from
New Hampshire when he was 4 years
old. They settled at Burnett, Dodge
county, and his mother still resides
on the farm during the summer, go
ing to spend the winter with one of
her daughters. His father, Hiram
Sawy r, was one of the leading dem
ocrats of Dodge county, and repre-
scented his district in the Legislature
during the sea on of 1856 Jul Ige
Sawyer grew up on the farm and
was educated in the common schools,
after which he went to Wayland uni
versity at B aver Dam. He taught
sch oil for a term, during which he
read Inv. and was admitted to the
bar in 1867, locating at Hartfor in
the same year. He was elected to
tho lepislaturr in 1872 as a democrat