Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-25
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Leadership that would Inspire the
Party with Courage.


The Democrat has received the fol-
lowing letter from John w. Gum, of
Highland, man who for many years
did a great deal of good and effective
work in advancing the interests OF the
democratic party in Iowa county:
To The Iowa County Democrats
/ notice that much has been said re-
garding Mr.. Wallis candidacy in your
issue OF the 18th instant. wish to saw
few words so as to let the readers Of
The Democrat know how we people out
here feel about it, also TO show who is
our first choice and who would be our
second choice. Every democrat in
Highland will agree that T.. g. Wall
is all that his many friends claim for
him. He Is man that has good
record, and as democratic organizer
has few equals. His work in many
hard fought contests In Wisconsin is
proof of his ability in this direction.
But what is the use OF wasting hot air
over this? Mr.. Wall cannot be nom
mated for the presidency; he is not
known outside the confines of his own
state; he has done nothing to merit
any such consideration. II Wisconsin
Is To have n favored son, why not take
her very best-take u man with q ma
tional reputation, q statesman who
has been tried and found to meet all
the requirements OF ~ lit man for the
presidency? William f. Villas is our
best man for the place. He is we'll
and favorably known in all parts of
our nation. His management of the
postoilice department during the Cleve-
land administrations, and later of the
interior department, and his record
for six years as United States SEN
ator, has given him IL national repu-
tation that the greatest statesman
might we'll feel proud of. AS great
lawyer he ranks with the nations very
best. He is graduate of Wiscousin's
university and Is very properly STYLED
1.-THE Silver-longued Orator OF the
Northwest. The valuable services he
rendered Attorney-General j. l..
O'Connor in the prosecutions against
the republican ex-state treasurers will
not soon be forgotten by the democrats
of Wisconsin.
Col. William f. Villas is n soldier
as well as IL statesman, and most of
the old boys who wore the blue would
be glad to vote for him, and with Col.
Villas as our leader Wisconsin would
be placed in the democratic column
His leadership would inspire the dem
ocratlc party with courage. We would
have such men as Grover Cleveland,
Olney, Harmon, Hill, Corcoran, Dan
iels, Gorman-all factions could unite
on Villas. 1t is unfair to say that he
ever left the party. No, he was one
who stayed with the party at all times
and under all circumstances He never
followed the silver democrats, silver
republicans, populists, middle of-the-
road men, social democrats, or any of
the wings of the platform of 1896
Any fair-minded silver democrat will
admit that Col. Villas Is one of the
nations greatest men.
The second choice of the people out
here would be Gen. Nelson Miles. The
writer personally knows fourteen re-
publicans who say now that should
Miles be nominated they will gladly
vote for him. Villas or Miles would
suit us and wake up all factions of
democrats, who would work with the |
vigor that they did in the campaign of
1876, when they elected Samuel j. Til |
den president of the United States.
JOHN w. GUM.