Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08

Former Governor George w. Peck
was unanimously nominated for Gov
ernor by the Democratic state con-
yention held In Oshkosh last week. In
his speech of acceptance he said:
"After nine years of retirement, to
have the great Democratic party Of
Wisconsin call me from that retire
ment, unsolicited by me, Is an honor
few men have conferred upon them,
and your act is appreciated more than
can convey TO you in words.
"The Democratic party Is a minority
party more than it should be for the
best interests of all the people. 1t Is
the party to which the people look In
time OF trouble. The Democratic
party Is like the family physician,
that Is only called when home reme-
dies fail and there developes a serious
Illness that battles the skill OF the
family. Then the family physician
Is called In hurry and you wait
impatiently for him to come and feel
the pulse, diagnose the case and pre-
scribe the proper remedy, and when
he has cured you you forget 1t until
you need him again. The affairs of
the state are said to have got into a
state that battles the skill of the ANA
tours, and the people have sent for
the Democratic doctors, and unless
Inflammation has set In there Is hope
that the patient may pull through II
the people follow the advice that will
be given them and take the medicine
according to prescription.
"Your candidate for president OF
the United States, Alton b. Parker,
in his acceptance, has given some
idea of the manner In which Democra-
cy would conduct the affairs of the
national government, which can well
be applied to the government of a
state as well applausel !. The utmost
economy should be the rule, the
reduction of taxation to those who
may be paying too much, and the
increase of taxation to those who pay
too little, the averaging of taxation
so that there shall not be too much of
burden upon any, will bring to our
state happier state of affairs than it
has known for many years.
"When affairs of taxation are so
adjusted that all will pay taxes with a
smile instead of u frown, an ideal
state will exist, If the money Of tax
payers Is looked after and conserved
by capable men, who do not look
upon state money as something to be
trilled with. The taxes are the life
blood OF the state and the state treas
ury is the heart OF the body polite,
through which the life blood GIBBS and
flows. If the blood comes in too slow
and goes out too fast, there Is only
one end and that Is the collapse of
bankruptcy. Il the money comes into
the treasury generously, aud is al
lowed to go out only slowly, that IS
good for the people aud shows u
healthy state of affairs and no organ
ic disease of the treasury.
"rhc rumors of heart failure in our
state treasury are in n fair way to be
investigated by the Democratic cN.
perts on financial diseases, and If the
verdict of the people in November is
that search shall be made for the
cause of the unusual palpitation in the
treasury, soon after Jan. |, 1905, the
Democratic doctors will issue to the
people bulletin, which will state the
exact condition OF the case, instead Of
evasive bulletins which often say the
patient is resting easy an hour before
the next bulletin says that he is dead
Laughter
"Tho tendency of political parties