The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-04
Washburn, Wis, Apr. 4, 1900.
MR.. OSCARS MISTAKES.

Mr.. P. A. OSCAR has very likely
discovered that there was something
wrong on election day, and Judging
from his characteristic way of treat
things we are led to believe he will
say the people are ID fools,
etc. He will perhaps never stop
to think that possibly his defeat for
the position of mayor is to be traced
to his own door. Mr.. Oscar has
way, very peculiarly his own, OF
conducting a campaign. The man
who doesn't accept his orthodox
sayings, is corrupt, cowardly and
altogether bad. Take for instance,
the newspapers, because they did
not see fit to espouse Mr.. Oscars
candidacy, which he solicited, the
gentleman hired a hail. announcing
that he would talk on "the issues.
His principal theme was the abuse
of the papers, and personal attack
on the editors. Mr.. Oscar was
wrong there-as he usually is-he
had no grievance, except an imagin-
airy one, with the newspapers-b both
have treated him fairly, and the
mere fact that Pete had his election
tickets printed in Ashland was moth
ing against the Washburn printing
offices-it simply went to show what
is always maintained by the oppo-
sition to IMr. Oscar-that he is a
very narrow contracted Individual.
Mr. Oscar no doubt expected the
newspapers to come to his defense
in Tuesdays campaign, and he &C
cuseo them of being cowardly be-
cause they did not. On many
propositions we are agreed with
Mr.. Oscar, but it was apparent
from the start that Mr.. Oscar would
be a very small factor in the
election. and those who were posted
were not surprised that he got less
than 250 votes. He absolutely fall
ed to make an issue, which he should
have done if he hoped to win as he
ought to have known from his
numerous past experiences that he
could not win in a campaign where
he was pitted in a personal contest
against much stronger men with The
people. The trouble with Mr.
Oscar is that be is too much OF a
beligerent. He is always fighting
imaginary foes, and usually goes at
things in just the opposite way
that other sensible men would. He
should use less vinegar and more
molasses in his future campaigns.
It may seem somewhat cruel to
thus prick the bleeding wounds of a
defeated candidate, and The TIMES
would not do it were it not for the
fact that Mr.. Oscar made vitrolic
and un warranted attack upon this
paper and it's editor, when we had
done nothing which he or any other
candidate in the field could take
exceptions to. We treated Mr.
Oscar very kindly up to the time OF
this unwarranted burst Of savaeery
Monday night. It is just such spas
modic and ill-timed outbursts as
this Monday night demonstration
that lost for Mr.. Oscar in Tuesdays
election nearly the entire business
vote of Washburn Mr.. Nelson and
Mr.. McBeath conducted gentleman
lv campaigns and left no sore spots
anywhere Mr.. Oscar might have
done the same to his own advan-
tage.
EX-SENATOR Sawyer, the Grand
Old Man" from Oshkosh died last
week. Senator Sawyer has always
been a noble, generous man and was
very properly recognized as one of
Wisconsin S best men. For twenty
five years he has been the dominant
figure in the republican politics of
the state.
Monster Devil Fish.