Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-05
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and Ohio Railway companies" The
matter of the lowering of the tracks
Of the Baltimore and Ohio and other
railway companies in the city of
Washington has long been agitating
the public. There has been no re-
cent action upon the measure. Why
has not some guardian of the public
interests called pointed opinion to
this matter before? The truth is
that Mr.. Babcock's action in and
about this matter has received re-
peated commentator from every
person connected with public life in
Washington, irrespective of party.
40. He stuffed the mails to in
crease the revenues of the railway
companies at the expense of the
taxpayers" This charge has been
canvassed before, and it stands pos
lively denied by Congressman Bah
cock, and his denial has never been
successfully challenged. In this
connection, it might be only fair
to him to say that through his ex-
ertions the residents of the third
congressional district, and especial
ly those in Grant County have had
better free rural delivery facilities
than have the residents of the
other districts, even in the east,
where the system is supposed to
have reached a considerable degree
of perfection. The farmers Of Grant
County cannot be unmindful of the
efforts made by Congressman Bah
cock in their behalf in this matter.
IL. He advocated the passage of
and voted for about fifty bills Civ
ing special privileges to the public
service corporations. If this charge
is true, it certainly would be pos
sible to mention one such instance.
If after seven months investigation
not one instance can be referred to,
is 1t not a confession that none
such can be found?
s'12. He has neglected his duties
as congressman and created lobby
at Madison, Wisconsin, the avowed
object of which was to defeat the
enactment of laws which the Re-
publican party stood and still stands
pledged to enact" What duties
has he neglected, and when9 What
lobby has he created, what laws
has he sought to defeat that the
Republican party stood and now
stands for? You are getting nearer
home now-could you not at this
late hour specify one single in
stance?
''13. He has repeatedly violated
the platform pledges of his party"
If SO, why, then, has he always
been reelected by an increased
majority?
ga. He has effectually used his
political influence to defeat legisla-
ton intended to fulfill the platform
pledges Of his party" When, and
in what way9 This charge is i'm
portant enough to have at least one
instance cited, if one such instance
could be found.
''15. He has used his office and
the influences arising therefrom to
disrupt the Republican party in
Wisconsin, and to give credence to
the boiling minority against the
wishes of the majority of the party
in his district" In what way has he
done so? Please be specific in so
grave a matter. Why should the
faithful servant of the party seek
it's disruption? Why should he seek
to destroy the master whom he has
so faithfully served and whose in
terests he has made his own? Was
not the first attack made upon him,
and was the attack not made by
men who were drawing salaries as
public officers, and whose time
should have been spent IN attending
to the official duties which they had
sworn to perform?
''16. He has refused to state his
position on any public question
now before the people, excepting
on the tariff, and his subsequent
conduct in connection with such leg
islatlon has given rise to just sus-
piciOn that he is not sincere in his
utterances. To whom has he re-
fused to state his position on>any