Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-05
BROWN POINTS
WAY TO VICTORY
MINORITY SENATORIAL NOMINEE
ADVISES DEMOCRATS.
PLEADS FOR PRINCIPLES
Says Success OF the Party Lies in
Forsakirg opportunsm and Hold.
ing Fast TO the Genuine issues Of
Tariff Reform and Correction OF
Evils.

Neal 5, Brown ot Wausau, the re-.
| Cipieut OF the complimentary vote OF
the ~ democratic members OF the
| legislature for United States senator,
| and pc hapS the tormost leader ot the
! minority party in WISCONSIN at the
present time pointed the way to the
success of his party in an able al.
dress in the assembly chamber last
| night. He said the way OF democrat.
! is success In the nation lay along the
good old Democratic lighting g,uuud
| OF tariff reform and that this was the
! greatest ISSUE for tho minority to
take up us tho theme upon which to
| wage a victorious political warfare,
lie would depart from opportunism OF
| the last state campaign, mix not at
! all in the family rows of the rCpuhli-
can party, stand firmly upon honest
conviction and sound principle en-.
! gage the stand pRtters' "a the foster
! fathers of an oycrgrowu protection
calf and study carefully the evils OF
| the republican system to the end that
democracy and Justice might rule in
the land The assembly chamber was
we'll filled with democrats and some
republicans, among whom was GOV.
| cmOr la Toilette,
The speakc' Of the evening was
introduced by senator Ernest Merton
of WaukoshP For an hour and a
half MIR Blown cNpounded true demo
| cratic principles. He discussed in
detail the tariff and subsidy problems,
also touching ON our relation with
The speakers remarks were FIRE
Quently interrupted many times by
enthusiastic cheering, His speech
was fun of the pointed, witty sen.
| fences for which he has acquired
some fame Some significant para
graphs of his address are ms follows;
Avoid Family Rows.
Il think that we should Wow with
equal mconcern tho company man.
nors OF tho republicans ana their
lighting everyday manners, Their
| fights are not our fights, and | think
that experience should teach us that
it Is always bad policy to mix up In
family rows, that is, in the family
oWa of other people
False Coal Protection.
"Our coal masters have had pro.
! lection from cheap foreign coal, thei@
kindred in Canada have also been
protected by a tariff from on" cheap
coal The result Is that we ship
moro coal into western Canada than
is shipped to GU sea board cities
| from eastern Canada"
Butterfly Conscience Net.
"Tho republicans are trying 10
catch the conscience Of the trusts
with "A butterfly net and the trusts
arc sitting in Complaccnt case in the
midst of this mimic warfare. The
circumlocution ONCE Is In fun activ.
| ity at Washington, and republican
congressman are nssiduousjy studying
the art of how-nottodoit"
Stand Pattera in the Saddle.
The 'stand.pattcrs' a.c In the sad.
die at Washington and they demand
| that We shall have tariff for the
sake Of a tariff They have abandoned
! every doctrine of the early prOtcC.
| tionists like Hamilton and Clay Their
! teachings were that we should have a
| tariff for time as protection to in
| FAINT industries and until they became
| firmly established and when this end
was achieved we might safely remove
the tariff
Reciprocity Fizzle.
THE republican party admittedly
placed duties In the DinRlcy bill in
1897 higher than they should have
been fixed on any theory Of protection,
for the purpose Of trading off some Of
these duties in reciprocity treaties.
Five years have gone by and not
single reciprocity treaty has been nc,
gotiated. The simple reason for this
is that the power behind the throne
in the republican pauy Is greater than
the party itself The party stands
powerlcss before the thing II has ere
ated."
Real Cause Of Prosperity.
I'VE of the democratic party main
tain that no part Of our prosperity IL
due TO protection, but assert that II IN
due 70 the inventive genius, and TO the
energy ami industry Of our people
and 70 our vast natural resources.
greater as to most products than those
Of any country in the world. We do
not believe that in order TO enjoy and
develop these resources, we need any
system Of restrictive taxes.
Thousands Of republicans have de-
mandcd that the duties on trustmade
goods should be either removed or
greatly reduced, but this demand is
unheeJad by party leaders. President
Roosevelt and his advisors have
adopted the popgun policy with
monopoly"
Warns the Triumphant.
He is but a paltry time-seryer who
imagines that victory can Justify a
bad cause and make II right. It's
downfall may come speedily after it's
~ .yraa fast fFsiufYffh frhs mn.