The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18


practice unfortunately some candidate is
always placed in nomination that is dis
tasteful TO the editor, then his personal
feelings out-way his party allegiance
and his knowledge and ability as writ
er is lost to the party he claims to affiliate
with, and is used in the interest
of the party he claims to oppose.
'In the opinion of the writer there
is no valid excuse for the Editor
Of the Chronicle in taking the
position that he does. Hs tries to con-
sole the Democrats by saying that he
will support the balance of the ticket
and will be silent rs to the candidate
for governor. This halfhearted support
of the ticket is about as good as none at
all. The editor should keep in mind
that the good Book says, those who are
not with me are against me- When Il
convention of any political party nomi-
mates ticket and particularly when the
NOMINEES are the choice of three fourths
of the members of the party making the
nominations, there ought to be some
we'll grounded reasons for any member
of that party to oppose the election Of
reason should be doubly strong to cause
the editor Of paper belonging to the
same party to use his personal influence
and that of his paper in opposition to
the party NOMINEES or any one of them,
the reason should be stronger than that
of a mere whimsical opposition; there
should be we'll grounded facts to show
unfitness of the candidate so opposed;
not the mere fact that his clothes do not
fit him just right. or that the court
plaster on his chin is not cut the right
size or that he does not part his hair in
the right place. These defects do not
warrant any good partyman in bolting
his party ticket.
who had neither ability nor exper-
fence might at their first cleo
tion escape criticism for they had no re-
cord to attack and such men if they
were alone to administer the duties of
the Office themselves would be about as
useful in the governors chair rs would
be a fly in cream pitcher. The real
facts are that it is doubtful if any man
seeking the Democratic nomination, OF
had any other Democrat in the state Sc
cured the nomination that he Rould
have had the hearty support of the
Chronicle, for any man who has read
the Chl onicle for the last three months
or more must have come to the conclus
ion that the editor had strong leaning
toward La Follettism. He wrote more
favorable comments on La Toilette thar
all the Republican papers in this county
or in any other county in the state that
has come within the reach of the writer
He seems to be particularly interested
in La Follettes taxation scheme and
and that of the State Tax commission, a
scheme that did more injury TO tn,
poorer class of people in Wisconsin than
did the enforcement of any law evel
placed in our statute books. If half 6
dozen wealthy states in the Union haC
enforced to the same extent law of the
same character, it would have created
one of the greatest panics that ever took
place in this country. can scarcely SEE
how the Chronicle can have faith in La
Toilette and expect him to be honest
with the people. Any man who favors
a protective, yes almost q prohibitive
tariff az now exists, which makes the
poor people of the county pay tribute to
corporations, trusts and monopolies, on
every morsel they eat and the clothing
they wear and on the fuel they are fore
ed to buy to keep themselves and their
families from freezing and expect that
such a man means to be honest when he
says in direct taxation | will be just,
bnt on indirect taxation | will rob You
II am indeed surprised that the
Chronicle cannot see through this himsy
mask of hypocrisy; and fall into line to
elect the whole Democratic ticket in the
state and lay the foundation for nation
al Democratic victory in 1904 which is
sure to come if the Democratic party
remains trne to itself and its principals.
J. p. NOLAN"