Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
ISSUES DISCUSSED HERE
CONGRESSMAN COOPER SPEAKS TO A
GOOD AUDIENCE.

GOOD AUDIENCE.
The Great Tabernacle Fairly Well Filled to Listen
the Brilliant Representative from the Firt Di'
Btrict-FTee Silver. Trus S. Imperialism and OthS
Democratic Issues Handled In Clear Cut Mannei
Tba nolitical campaign in this cit,
WAS opened on the part Of republican
last Tlursd Y evening by Congressman
| Cooner of Racine representative of tn,
| First district. The big tabernacle wa
| two-t thirds filed by an appreciatlvt
audience, representing both town and
country. A hastily pulled together glee
| club did credit TO the occt .on and &c
| themselves, Chairman Mahoney intro
| duced the speaker, who he'd his listen
ers for two hours. We beiIeve it is the
general verdict that no more logical,
scholarly and entertaining orator has
appeared before Viroqua audience.
just from the seas of government Mr..
Cooper was fortified with facts and his
speech was we'll arranged, sparkling
with eloquence, logic and wit He re-
viewed the situation of the country for
the past eight years and the contrasts
were made quite effective by the use of
democratic pyophesies of i6 to l. The
issues were excellent and minor detail
that would tend to enliShten bis hearers
was not omitted He made it clear that
10 TO 1 was the real issue in the cam
paign, back of the bogies of Imperialism,
military and trusts
EULoGIZEs REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Mr.. Cooper said the national republi-
can party has brought the country to
its unparalleled prosperity of today. 1t
has preserved the constitution. saved
and established on a firm basis an hon
est credit and for thirty-five years has
seen the country go forward by strides
and bounds and the increase of national
wealth and power has been phenomenal.
In spite of the four democrat C years
of administration in lS93-97 viii ch ush-
cred into this country period of hard
times never before known, not,vssh-
standing their defeat in 1896 and 1898,
is it not rem'A liable that they come
before the voters with any hope of sue
cess Do the party managers think the
peoples memo les are so short that they
forget the calamitous tins of the last
& mocratic administration Politicians
are prone to believe and trade upon
this supposed shortness of memory,
and think the false prophesies of 10 to l.
their record of pertidy and dishonor will
all be forgotten. The best way to judge
of the future IL by the past and expert
snce is the teacher which governs us
The republican party appeals to the
record il has made which viii go down
TO generations and we'll n can do SO.
was witIess to that apectacls Of an
army of workiagmen heated by Coxey
marching on the capitol and there were
many honest workingmen among them
too Such an army has never been seen
euring a republican administration
when republican policies were in force.
Confidence is the basis upon which
rests the prosperity of our country and
when il become known in 1892 that at
last the democrats had senate, congress
and presidency, something which had not
happened before for thirty years, uncer-
tainty at once prevailed and everyone
said 1--WE will wait and see what hap
pens. Every one bought as little as
possible Retail dealers did not pur.
chase of the wholesaler, the wholesaler
refused to buy of the manufacturer and
he in turn. could not buy as many of
the farm products. If part can't buy
and part can't sell, then hard times are
with us.
Senator Allison sounds note of warn
ing when he says the election of Bryan
NAV mean democratic control of the
house and senate and the passing of a
free coinage bill, If the senate should
result in a tie, then democratic vice
president would have the power TO cast
the deciding vote
What did the democrats do under
C1eveland9 A tariff bill was passed that
took away the protection of industries
which in con mon with others threw
thousands of workingmen out of em-
ployment and measure characterized
by Mr.. Cleveland as work of pertidy
and dishonor." What was done TO sup
press the trustsf Nothing, absolutely
nothing. A constant deficit prevailed
in the treasury and business stagnation
was everywhere.
The democratic party has always been
party of prophets. They say Let
MS talk about the future, hear us while
we tell you what is going to happen.
| principally has not Hearken to the
| voice Of wisdom. We are prophets not
historians. Wheat and silver must &c
hand in hand, each at the dollar mark
hut how different the situation.