The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25

SJouIuS iob tIlc vi hlIs iNoSS
are the real object of j. p. Nolan's
search, and they really should be If he,
as Chairman OF the Democratic
county committee does his full duty,
he can find them il he will only
search honestly and patiently. He
admits that distrust of Rose exists
but his sole efforts thus far seem to
have been to conceal rather than re-
veal the grounds therefor. Why not
take it for granted that such general
and wide spread distrust does not
exist without adequate cause? Such
distrust is not born of perversity,
morris 1T OF spontaneous growth. II
Nolan had not been so responsive to
the wishes of the men who engineered
the Rose boom and given proper
consideration to this distrust of
Rose, the democrats of Wisconsin
might now have candidate for
governor who would be arousing
honest enthusiasm throughout the
state instead of the manufactured
article that only comes into exist
ence at railway stations where the
Rose whirlwiud is switched off for
an amusing demonstration.
The Chronicle editor Ia charged
with leaning towards La Toilet
ism by his Honorable critic and
assailant, as though there was
something odious in the charge.
There may be, but he does not know
what it is. The Chronicle editor
does not know La Toilette person
ally. Indeed, it is doubtful If he
ever met him. The two do not
agree in any of the distinctive doc
trnes or principles that character
ize the two great political parties
of to-day. The enemies of Mr..
he is thoroughly honest and that
basis upon which most political
edifices now rest, and there IL
nothing in democracy that denies
the right or relieves the manhood
of the Chronicle editor from giving
these praisewortby moral attributes
full recognition. Besides, the ChroD-
icle editor believes that the para
mount issue In this state this fall
is railroad taxation, made 50 by
the agents OF the railroads., some of
whom j. p. Nolan has met and
conferred with, If the slick manner
in which the democracy OF the
county was misrepresented at the
state convention that nominated
Rose indicates rightly. The Chron-
icle believes that the taxation bill
recommended by the State Tax
Commission should be enacted.
There is no politics In this measure,
but, II enacted, LaFollette can be
trusted to enforce it, while it really
does not look as If Rose can be thus
trusted.
J. p. Nolan further says that, in
his opinion, there is no valid excuse
for the Chronicle editor taking the
course he has, as regards the can
didacy of Rose. Let him discover,
if he can, half a dozen honest dem
Ocrats in the county, who believe
that consistency is a jewel, who
will not approve OF the course the
Chronicle editor, under the circum-
stances that confronted him, felt
compelled to follow, and we shall
begin to feel as though there is
some justifica ton for the criticism
of Nolan contained in last week s
Pilot. After warning the democra ts
of Wisconsin, 80 far as it's circu-
latiOn and influence permit ted, to not
make the fatal mistake of nom
mating Rose, who has not been in
sympathy with regular democrats
for some time, but has been
what is known as a re-organizer,
and who at Kansas City in
1900 made an ass OF him
self by trying to prevent the re-
affirmation of the Chicago platform
and openly intimated there that the
Germans of Wisconsin could be
fooled into voting the democratic
ticket by a little judicious platform
Juggling, and after repeatedly inti-
mating, as it believed and still be-
lieves is the fact, that he is in league
with the tax-dodging schemers who
could not use La Toilette but who
wanted a governor they could use,
it would now be gross insincerity
and criminal mendacity for the
Chronicle to approve or commend
his nomination. Every honest dem
Ocrat in the county win agree with
the Chronicle editor that the only
thing for him to do under the
circumstance was to follow Dave
Hills example--be u still democrat.
Mr.. Nolan makes an eHOfC TO
direct attention away from the only
real tax question at issue I'm this
campaign-the equalization of taxes
within the state in accordance with
the direction of the State Tax Com.
mission-by making n petty fling
at tariff taxation. We suppose that
Mr.. La Toilette is with his party on
the question of tariff taxation. In
this the Governor and the Chronicle
editor disagree, but remember that
just at present tariff taxation must
not be confounded with railroad
taxation. The Chronicle editor Is n
free trader, but he has not failed to
note that protection has established
| Industries In this country which
would not have been established
without it. The trouble with the
| republicans Is that they make pro-
| lection Il permanent policy instead
| of u temporary expediency. In this
campaign, candidate Rose may rage
and fume over tariff taxation but
he does it only to conceal the tax
dodging scheme he Is aiding. The
candidacy Of Rose was the alter
| native scheme or last resort o! the
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