The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-18
JENKINS ON THE PRESIDENT.

t. UEN AIMS ON The RNESlDENI.
CONGRESSMAN John ]. Jenkins took
in the celebration as ST. Paul last
week, and went from there to West
Superior to help welcome the Presl-
dent. He was interviewed at the lat
ter city by the Leader, and said, in
part:
81 came up to attend the festivi-
ties here and | only hope that the
city will be blessed with as good
weather as there was in st. Paul.
The weather was something beauti-
full and everything passed off in the
incest manner.
The people were in sympathy with
the President. 1t was without re-
ference to politics, and | have no
doubt but that the President is
gratified to know that the brain and
heart of the country have risen
above political strife and are ardent
ly supporting him in his efforts to
promote American interests. Per
sonally, | have every confidence in
the President. He is truly great
man as well as good man and l be-
lieve we can safely trust our inter
ests in his keeping. His only am
bition is for the public good and his
admins tration of public affairs will
be as important in the future history
of the country as that of the great
Washington or the immortal Lin
coin.
''There never was a time in the
history of country when our in
terests require as good judgement and
as conservative action as at the pre-
sent day. We must follow some one
and it is far safer to follow some
one that has the endorsement of the
people charged with the response
bility than those that have no re-
sponsibility and have never received
the Endorsement of the people.
II am glad that Superior is of suf-
ficient Importance that the President
is justified in coming this way. He
remembers the handsome treatment
he received here years ago and many
times had something to say in
pleasant way of Superior and her
people. I am gratified to note the
progress that Superior is making.
She occupies the time of prominent
business men from all over the
country and her prosperity is sub
ject of much comment. Today her
manufacturing interests are largely
in excess of those Of Duluth and all
this in short space of a few years.
How is this from the pen of the
republican, postmaster editor of the
Washburn Times: 1.-The audience
that listened to a poor speech by
Governor Scofield at the Ashland
fair last week consisted of 60 people,
prize short horn, and democratic
editor who introduced the republican
governor. If Gov. Scofeld does
not have sufficient influence to cause
the firing of that postmaster he is
almost deserving of the above dirty,
ungentlemanly and uncalled for slur.
Rice Lake Times.
TUT, tut, Brother Bone--don' t
take it so hard; because at least two
thirds of the article is true anyway,
and that ought to be enough truth
to satisfy even the Boney editor Of
the Rice Lake paper, We might
have been little off on the ''short
horn" but the rest of the statement
will have to remain. And another
thing you might put in your pipe
and smoke is that the columns of
The TINES are not, never have been,
and never will be run on the policy
of holding down any kind of pub
lie position. When the time ar
.rives, if it ever does, that we are
obliged to choose between the tear
of losing a job or running The
TIMES on an independent basis, the
| job will have to go.