Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-06-04
THE burr OF REPUBLICANS.

the election of delegates TO represent
Vernon county in the republican state
convention, will be held in Viroqua July
9Th The preliminary caucuses for
cho osing delegates to attend the county
conv ention will occur on the Saturday
previous, June 2Sth. No more import
ant du ty will devolve upon citizen re-
publicans during the present political
year than casting the weight of their
influence on the side OF right and Justice
in this contest It is one which should
interest every man and taxpayer 1t is
battle to determine whether the affairs
of Wisconsin will be controlled by
little clique of political bosses who
have money to burn, or whether the con-
sentative, intelligent upright masses are
to uphold the administration of COVER
nor who has attempted to have the party
in power deal justly and honestly with
them and whether members of the leg
islature who stood faithfully to the
promises made by the republican party
are to be endorsed. Ii declarations
made by great political party are to
be forever disregarded and spit upon by
selfish interests what right has that
party to ask or expect continued SUB
port of the people? What right would
an individual have to public or private
confidence who would give his written
or oral obligation to perform certain
things, and then deliberately repudiate
the same2 Is not political party,
and the members and officials represent
ing it, just as firmly bound by every
moral and personal obligation?
In the last campaign, without excite
ment or opposition, the republican party
in convention, unanimously ominated
a state ticket and adopted a platform
and declared itself unequivo cally and
positively for readjustment of tax
burdens of the state so that corporations
should contribute more than million of
dollars rightfully due from them yearly
to the state, and be placed on an equal
ity with other tax payers. 1t promised
as ardently that a less compl ex system
of political nominating machinery
should be enacted into law, whereby
every citizen might have his political
choice of men and measures registered
without the Intervention of trading snd
trafficing politicians. Did the rep.oi
can party, which was in a great m aJority
in the legislature enact thess reforms?
We guess not An aristocr stic ,hby OF
monied interests supported by uuftith
full legislators fused with democratic
members to defeat the honest promises
OF the party to the people Tho men
who turned their backs on the party
aud the people organized tbs mselves
into Tammany society IN Milwaukee,
where an entire floor of one of the most
expensive blocks in the city was rentel
aud it has been the active scene Of hun
dreds of employees engaged in preparing
and sending out SANDERS ON the person
al and official doings of an upright and
honest man and a republican governor.
There has been no limit to the funds at
their command Newspapers by the
hundred have been subsidized, travelling
agents paid big salaries and expenses.
Nothing that corruption funds would
accomplish has been left undone. What
do people think of this sort of political
republicanism? Who do they suppose
is furnishing the half million dollars to
carry on this side show? The parties to
it expect a return in favors from -ths
legislature they,seek to elect. They want
a governor who will be of the same per-
suasion and do their bidding They do
not expect any success in their endeavors
except such as is purchased.
1t is question whether the republican
party of Wisconsin shall endorse the
men who are attempting to purchase
their way into power at the expense of
the whole people. or those who stood
faithfully by the promises made by the
party to the people, Vernon county
has ever been on the right side of these
questions and there is no fear that her
true and loyal republicans will falter in
this the most important campaign in
years to them and their interests. Every
republican should do his duty by at.
tending the caueuses on June 2Sth and
see that no delegates go to the county
convention who are not willing and anx-
ious to uphold Just and honest republi-
can state administration from the as.
saults of the monied and aristocratlc
opposition.