River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-11
ROSE is NOMINATED.
Democrats Select Him as Candidate
for Governor of Wisconsin.
Names of Others Who VIII Make the
Political Race for Office - The
Platform Adopted Deals Most
Iy in State Affairs.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 4.-The DEM
ocratic state convention, in session
here, was presided over by Thomas NJ.
Kearney, of Racine. Ex-senator Villas
was present and made an address in
which he denounced trusts, criticised
the national administration, and coun-
seled the democracy of Wisconsin to
set an example which could be followed
by the nation at large.
The Ticket.
The convention nominated David S.
Rose for governor on the first ballot.
There were six names presented, as
follows: David S. Rose, of Milwau.
kee; J. E. Jones. of Portage; Burr W.
Jones, of Madison; George w. Peck, of
Milwaukee; DIR. Wendell A. Anderson,
of La Crosse, and Neal Brown, of Wau-
sau. The complete ticket is as follows:
For governor, David S. Rose, of Mil
waukee; Lieutenant governor, John
Wattawa, of Kewanee; secretary of
state, Louie A LANCE, of Fond du Lac;
state treasurer, Ed L. Luckow, of
Baraboo; attorney general, Olaf r.
Skaar, of La Crosse; superintendent OF
public instruction, Karl A. Mathie, of
Wausau; railroad commissioner, Will
liam A. Redner, of Ashland; insurance
commissioner, William Ferber, of New
London.
The Platform.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following platform, which
was adopted:
We, the duly accredited representatives of
the democratic party of Wisconsin, in con-
Vention assembled to nominate candidates
for state offices. do hereby declare:
We realize that the republican party of
history has been temporarily at least,
driven from the political field in this state
and that in this campaign we are con-
fronted by an organization intrenChed in
political power which has debauched and
will continue to debauch, the public serv-
ice for the accomplishment OF political and
personal ends.
1t is a matter of history that the NOM
nee of the Madison convention secured his
nomination through the active efforts of
employees Of the state, who at his bidding
organized and controlled caucuses and con-
ventions in his personal interest, drawing
| compensate for the time they were thus
employed from the treasury of the state.
We charge that the candidate of the Mad
ison convention has demonstrated his ab1l-
ity to mslead the people in pretending hos
| t1uty to the l6aQ6TS OIL MS parry III ulSI
places while covertly seeking their friendly
assistance in furthering his personal ends
and in attempting to return the faVOrS re-
ceived from corporations by advising the
legislature in his annual message and
with reference to the Willingness of prop
erty owners within the state to pay taxes,
that 1.-THE railway companies have been
fairer than the average individuals" (Sen-
ate journal, page 25.)
We condemn the shameful traffic in nom
of +o+ in IF To1lb1ip in
struction entered into by the Madison con-
vention, tolerated by the chief executive
of the state and shielded by his organiza-
ton. The conceded barter and sale of the
school interests of the state to rapacious
book agents is an objectionable crime
against education and should meet with
prompt rebuke from all progressive and
high-minded citizens The educational in
terests of the state should be kept out of
political life and, free from commercial in
f1uence, and we appeal to the women of
Wisconsin, who have vote in all school
questions, to join us and rally to the sup
port of the people in keeping school mat
ters cut of politics. We favor the election
of the state superintendent of public in
struction a. the same time and in the same
manner as the judges Of the supreme court.
The republican party has debauched
our state government by creating multi
tude of useless offices and filling them with
political faVoriteS, whose sole DUTY is to
promote the political interests of those who
appointed them. We demand the prompt
aforementioned repeal of every law which
provides for a useless office and adds ur-
necessary burdens to the taxpayers.
We are opposed to all measures tending
to deprive the people of their constitutional
right to assemble together, either in their
own proper persons or by representatives
chosen by themselves, for the nomination of
candidates for office, and we denounce the
Stevens primary election bill as un-Amer-
lean and un-democratic in principle and
dangerously and viciously paternalistic.
We favor the repeal of all laws now in
force which provide for double taxation,
and favor uniformity in the taxation of all
property not by law exempt from taxation,
whether owned or controlled by corpora
lions or individuals, and we pledge our
selves to the enforcement of all laws enact
ed or to be enacted in the furtherance OF
such wise and equitable purpose. The DEM
ocratic party always has been a friend of
honest taxation and will be more success
full, in consequence Of it's sympathies with
the common people, in overcoming these
difficulties than any other political party In
the country.
Approaching the burning and pressingne-
cessity for relief from the eXtortions to
which the people are subjected, we con-
denim the republican party for the enact
ment and maintenance of a tariff law which
fosters trusts and enables combinations
and corporations to charge American con-
sumers exorbitant prices for the prod
ucts of their factories, while selling the
same class of goods to European consumers
at greatly reduced prices. We point to
the business methods of the steel trust as
a striking example of the infamous work
ings of certain schedulesiof the Dingley tar
if law
We believe that the state should not grant
of it's sovereign power to corporations to
be exercised in the unlawful oppression of
the people, and we pledge ourselves to cause
to be instituted and prosecuted with vigor
such proceedings in the courts by informa-
ton, quo warranto or otherwise, as shall
be necessary to forfeit and annul the fran
chises Of any corporation created under
the laws of the state which shall violate the
law by unlawfully destroying competition
or controlling the price of material in this
state, and we pledge ourselves that all cor
porations in this state shall be compelled
to comply with the laws of this state ap-
plicable to the same.
We are in favor of prosecuting the work
of establishing and maintaining good roads;
of encouraging the dairy, agricultural man
ufacturing and mining interests Of the
state; Of developing and protecting our
public school system and the promotion of
such public works and improvements as
shall serve to keep our state where she
| now stands in the front rank of progress.
We believe in the rights of conscience as
guaranteed by the constitution of our state,
| and in the entire complete separation of
church and state. We welcome the pri-
vate and parochial schools as valuable aux
iliaries to our public school system, and
declare our unaltered opposition to pater-
naLstic interference in any form with the
sacred rights of citizenship.
| And to the strict observance of the prin-
| clples and pledges herein enumerated we
commit the candidates nominated by this