Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-21
One of the Greatest Political
Meetings Ever Held in
Northern Wisconsin.

Northern Wisconsin.
Last Saturday evening. the special
train of Mayor David 5. Rose, mo
cratic candidate for Governor of Wis
consin, reached Wausau aud when il
steamed into the Wausau depot it was
met by goodIy number of our citizens
who conducted Mayor Rose, and those
in his company, to the Bells House
At eight O'Clock, delegation of citi-
zens, headed by Cones Fourth Regi-
ment band, escorted Mayor Rose from
the hotel TO the Opera House, wnere he
was greeted by one of the largest andi.
encts ever assembled in this city Nc;
only was every seat in the G'lildiDg
taken ano the stage back of the speaker
filled, bit standing room was at a
premium. When Mr.. Rose appeared
on the rostrum he was given tremen-
dous ovation.
Mayor Louis Marchetti, in introduce
ing the speaker, said I:
Under our form of government the
people are called upon every two years
to pass judgment on the acts of their
servants whom they entrusted with the
public business and with public duties.
Ever since 1894 the people of our
state have conferred upon the republi-
can party the power of government in
all its branches and departments, and
if that party or its representatives have
been faithful to the trust imposed, if
they have been true to the principle
that the welfare of the people is the
highest law, which is the basic princi-
pie of our government, then they are
entitled to, and should receive the
plaudits of the people, and longer
lease of power; if they have been false
to that trust, or if they have proven
themselves incompetent to grapple with
the great problems which force them
selves upon the state and nation from
time to time, and demand solution,
then public welfare demands that they
should retire for a time at least, and
that the business of government be
placed in more trustworthy or compe-
| tent hands.
Public discussion is thus foreor-
dained and the rostrum is now as it was
in the past one of the chief instruments
of public information and public in
struction. Especially is this truei
when the man who makes the address
is the representative, so selected and
chosen by the free and untrammeled
choice of great party.
1.-The gentleman who is to address
you tonight is the democratic candidate
for governor of this great state. We
offer him to you for your suffrages, and
we believe that he is worthy to receive
them.
"He is no novice in state craft; he is
no theorist, no dreamer, but when he is
confronted with a situation, he deals
with it promptly; he has made repu
tation for himself of which he may
justly be proud, of which we democrats
all feel proud, reputation which was
earned not by what he has said but by
what he has done.
He is the only man who was three
nominated in succession for the high
office of mayor of Milwaukee, and was
elected each time with large majorities
in spite of determined and powerful
opposition. On him was spent the
venom of nearly the whole of the public
press of Milwaukee and all their shafts
of malice were aimed at him, but they
lie broken and harmless at his feet.
1.-THE people of Milwaukee knew him
by his deeds; they put their strsng arms
about him and raised him to that emf
nence which he now occupies.
"With him as our standard bearer
we throw away our defensive armor
and wage offensive war; war which
has for its object the redemption of this
state from the missrule which the peo-
pie have born too long
Milwaukee's popular mayor then
proceeded to make one of the
most eloquent addresses ever lis
ened to in this city. 1t was hi5
first visit to Wausau and many of cur
people had never had an opportunity
of seeing him, apd while they were pre-.
pared to meet fine appearing gentle
man, they had no idea that he was Sc
polished an orator.
David Rose had delivered many hun.
dred speeches during the two weeks
previous to reaching Wausau aud on
| Saturday he had made ten speeches,
still be was in excellent voice and
seemed as fresh as if it had been his
first address of the day. After express.
ing appreciation at ais reception in our
city and of the kindly words of JUDGE
Marchetti. said in his behalf, he
launched out on the issues before the
people in this campaign he gave a
brief political history of Gov LaFollette
and of his efforts to get into the guber.
Material chair. He then took up the
question of taxation and upon this ques
ton, which is so close to the heart OF
every citizen, he spoke substantially as
| follows
Since 1853, perhaps before that date
our statutes have contained Law pho
viding that all property shall 81 taxed
This includes mortgages and credits a:
well as all species of tangible property
But notwithstanding this fact that law
has lain dormant aud it has pct beer