Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-01

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Gettysburg) and that not serious tear
in the shoulder; but the prison expert
ence was q serious one. He looks to
me like man who should take good
care OF himselfif he would live to aripe
old age, especially as the family Is not
marked for longevity.
The war over, Scofeld found that II
he was to get along in the world, he
must do the work and no one else. He
was a major" but the country was
full OF men with bigger titles than that
glad of any kind OF a job. He was
physical wreck, but his energy was UNI
impaired. For two years he worked
with an engineers corps locating what
is known as the low grade division OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. He came
west then, In search Of health. He had
no idea Of what he should do for \
living, but ! have told how chance
lauded him In Wisconsin.
Carried slabs for ~ u Day.
He did not long carry slabs for ii
day, but he eventually became fore
man In the saw mill of his employer, for
whom he worked for eight years He
then with the little money he had saved
started in the lumber business for him
self.
One who loves biography notes that
the "start"ls nearly always made with
the money that Is saved" 1t was 80
with Henry c. Payne. He plugged
away In the insurance business for n
number OF years and quietly saved the
margin between income and board bill.
1t Ia n lesson for thoughtful boys. These
men didn't wake up one morning to find
roll II bills on the pillow, and they
didn't marry fortune; but they saved
with scf-sacrlhcing effort and when
Dame Fortune came along with the op.
portunity they were ready for It
Payne in street railroads and Scofleld In
lumber; for twenty-five years ago
the chances for making money In pine
were much bigger than they are now.
Since then the Sconeld Lumber con-
Germ In Oconto and Marlnette has -four
ished The governor has two well-be-
hayed and affectlonnte sons In the
business with him.
Four Years IN State senate.
Governor Scoileld soon made himself
a place in this community, and In 1886
and 1883 he was elected to the state
SENATE for four years. Here he got the
only experience In state affairs he
possessed when he came to Madison as
governor; but It was considerable. Elk
Governor Urham would have been ia
vored had he an equal advantage. Wis
consn should never chose rs chief ex-
ecutlvc man who has not had an In
side view of the big, seething, plotting
pile we call the state capitol, or an APP
premiership ut Washington.
Scodcld Ia unquestlonably popular
where he Is known. He is unassuming,
though not cheap; he has considerable
real dignity, But he IL free from affecta-
lions, and strikes one AS man
who was after the essentials. He faces
life seriously. He liz lmpetuous ut times
and says Damn" Every now and then
he threatens to sue the Milwaukee Jour
nal or some other opponent, for libel,
but It gets no further, He IL amenable
to reason and behind u showing of head
long dash Ia good deal OF caution. Ills
franltness Is shown In his speeches,
notably that one In which he told some
thousands Of farmers that they grumble
too much about the prosperity Of Others.
corporations, etc. He dlslIkes shams
and resists coercion. suspect the veto
OF some OF the bills that have made him
trouble was rooted In n desire to show
that he could not be driven. Governor
Scofleid has soft heart. His love for
children Is well known and they troop
after him In the capital ] should think
the easiest way to move him would be
TO touch his sympathies. This explains
some OF his appointments that dis
appointed people. He does not always
live up to his visions. He has some
times outlined recommendations and
policies that II executed would be
master strokes. He IL apt to drop these,
lacking, | presume, the persistent will
power to put them through. \ good
deal has been said In this admlnistra-
ton Of establishing n civIl service in
the capitol and especially IN the state
institutions, It ought to he done, It
could .he done II IL constructive ana
would require thought and planning.
SCofcd has the courage, but thus far
has lacked the statcsmanship quality
to put 1t through that Governor Rus
sell, for instance, or "Teddy" Roose-
welt would display
Plain Speeches without FrIlls.
AS u speaker Governor Scofcld
In sensile and direct His speeches
are not state papers In finish
or power. nor is hr IN orator But there
is good sense, II conservative fairness
and manly ring to thcm that will
more and moro bring him close
to the people. | have an idea that our
Wisconsin people Will have Il growing
confidence IN him and If so,he will sur
prise the politicians rs n vote gctter.
and possibly turn up In the United
states senate. Experience viii stand
him In we'll, Tho doodle book" husl-
ness WAS, of course, tn part at his door,
for the reason that ms governor he
should have known what was going on.
But his confession to his legislature
than the state was II bankrupt ($250, COO
shurD, and that tho practice was cvil
OF borrowing money of the railroads In
advance Of their taxes (thus putting the
state under obligations To the corpora
tions), and declaring that state tax
was necessary. This showed that SEQ
field designed to have the treasury con-
Quoted on business principles The
vigorous dealing with the degenerate
state fair management WAS off the same
piece. As readers of my letters know,
have a high regard for the executives az