Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
THE PRESUMPTION OF TIE KING

The above is an extract from a letter
being circulated over Vernon county by
the snap convention candidate, J. W.
Babcock. What presumption to thus
charge insincerity and deceit upon the
honorable gentleman who has the to-
merity to act as freeman and exert his
constitutional 'prerogatives OF standing
az q candidate for office and especially a
position held by MS holiness. Has it come
TO this. that after twelve years OF ms
representation BY tlgis man, he presumes
himself the sole embodiment of fitness
and claim upon the people. When Cap
tain o. B. Thomas had served three
terms in congress this same Babcock
did more and said meaner things about
his candidacy for fourth term than
any other man in the district, and 1t is
believed that he worked and voted
against Mr.. Thomas at the poles, when
ne was the regular nominee Of the
party. Not only this, but the county OF
Juneau. where Babcock was the ruling
political power, his home county, gave
majority of nearly hundred against
the old soldier, Captain Thomas.
Just a word with the inconsistent Bah
cock on the matter of Home candi-
dates; Three years since, when the
writer was candidate for renomina.
ton for senator in this district, from
Babcocks headquarters, in Madison,
went his henchmen, government Of
fice-holder and Babcock's corporation
candidate for the senatorship, pleading
with Crawford county men to stand as
home" candidate, promising all
kinds of financial assistance, railroad
passes, and if they failed to secure the
delegation as home" candidate with
ass.rance and promise that they would
be provided for by Babcock with fed
eral Jobs Men were employed for six
months doing nothing but canvass for
Babcock's railroad candidate for seDs'
tor, Just as they are Logging in Vernon
county for Babcock today, Crawford
county republicans could neither be
bought nor bribed, and Babs nice
s.hone" candidate schemes failed. Now
the great man eads with disgusting
inconsistency to be spared He evil
IDENTIFY has learned that preaching and
practice are two different problems.
Rabcock provided government jobs for
three Crawford county men soon after
the close Of that campaign, but the dear
people are paying for the shot. Others
took to the cars on annual railroad
passes. These are some of She states
manship deeds of J. W. Babcock. And
yet in his superior wisdom aad great
love for the country he cautions the
people against themselves and their
neighbors.
The CENSOR does not believe any gem
tleman is in the congressional race to
nlease any man or set of men, but on the
other hand, is of the conviction that he
individually win be the nominee for the
high honor, believing as they undoubt-
eddy do, that there is to be change.
The CENSOR would not support home
candidate whom it believed to be acting
in bad faith. To intimate that Judge
Mahoney is stalking horse or trading
stock. is an insult to the intelligence o.
the thousands of loyal republicans
throughout Vernon county who are ear
nest, unseIfish and consistent in their
support of home candidate, their neigh
Dor ard friend.
The CENSOR now, as in the past, con-
sistently opposes Bsbcock because he is
identified with the stalwart repudiators,
and is opposed to every principle that
the masses of this state have contended
for. He spent weeks at Madison during
the last legislative session and lobbied
against measures then pending and
promised the people BY the republican
party. This shows his inter disregard
Of and contempt for the constituency
that has so long honored him. An en-
dorsement of him in Vernon county
would be tantamount to turning our
backs on the principles for which the
masses have teen fighting for primary
election, equal taxation, control Of pub
lie service corporations, etc. All Of
these things Babcock was at Madison
lighting against, which the governor and
lower house of the Legislature were
struggling to bring about Bsbcock of
course, did his sleek work with the
boiling senate, where all measures in
tended to benefit the masses were killed
An endorsement Of Baocock means that
he win feel licensed to continue fight
against the state administration and
Just principles, These are truths which
no friend of our honest, courageous
governor can overlook
In the discussion Of the congressional
situation the Bsbeocs paid leggers and
organs have sought to distract attention
from his bad record by personal .buse
and false charges SO far as the CEN
soR is concerned it refuses to be driven
from its consistent course of presenting
principles and facts, and it will so con
gipue. The people shall be the judges
Of the correctness of our position
Mrs. Case, mother of Mrs r. NJ. La
T7ollat+a diad ~ RarahoO last Friday