Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-01-10
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Farmer Speaks for Judge Webb
To the Editor of the Sentinel.

To the Editor of the Sentinel.
Will you kindly give me space in
your columns. as a common farmer,
that l may state some Of the prin-
cipal reasons why the farmers are so
much interested in Judge Webb as
the next United States senator for
Wisconsin?
He is a man.in full sympathy with
and knowledge of the true condition
of the farmers and poor people who
have been paying and are burdened
with an unjust tax. And he is man
you can meet anywhere and expect a
hearty greeting and rot be disap-
pointed.
Judge Webb of today is the same
joyial, good natured, warmed hearted
Charley Webb of yesterday. He is
just as glad now to meet his old time
friends that stood shoulder to shoulder
with him when this county went
democratic nearly at every election as
he was then. They were trying times,
times of political discOuragement.
when the republican party was not
sure of the election of one single
candidate to office.
Why, there were towns for years
that never had legal school district.
School money was collected annually
and no record was made to slow what
became of it. 1t was day of political
plumber. The biggest rascals Jared
the best, always occupying the re-
served seats. and we loyal republicans
had to swallow the bitter pill and
trust to nature for the digestion.
Charles Webb as county republican
chairman did more to turn the county
over to the rule of the republican
party than any other man. His
unbounded faith in the justice and
honesty of republican principles led
US to victory. | voice the sentim ent
of the farmers of central Wisconsin
when | say he is the farmers candi-
date.
We want him because we believe he
is straight and honest, and will look
after our interests. and will see that
every one receives his just dues,
whether farmer. mechanic, railroad
| man, business man, or. any other
toiler who is citizen of the great
commonwealth.
We want him because he is an able
representative with twenty-one years
of active experience. He is cOnserva-
tive and will not jump TO hasty con-
clusions. He is ripe for the position
and we believe there is not money
enough in the treasury at Washing
ton to buy a single gray hair of his
head.
| We farmers believe we have a right
| to urge upon the senators and
aSsemblymen of Wisconsin the
privilege of naming the next senator
| We are the largest producers of wealth
in the United States. Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson states in his
report, No. 70 for 1904, the astounding
fact that 81, 900, 600, ,0O0.of wealth was
produced on the farms for 1904, and
he further states .that all the gold
mines of the entire world have not
produced since Columbus discovered
America greater value of gold than
the farmers of this country have pro
duced in wealth in the last two years
This years product is over six times
the amount OF the capital stock OF al
the national banks. 1t is two and a
half times all theEgross earnings from
the operation of the railways. 1t is
three and a half times the value Of al
minerals produced in this country
including coal, iron, gold, silver, and
lquarried stone.
And as farmer | am proud to say
that Wisconsin has produced her