Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-10
The State Convention.
(oconto County Enterprise.)

(Oconto County Enterprise.)
The editor of the Enterprise, who at |
first opposed the holding of Demo |
cratic state convention, has been con-
verted. We believe now it is the best |
thing that the party could have done. |
The delegates attending the conven-
ton at Milwaukee last week adopted a
platform that is a credit to the party. |
1t is one on which the candidates can
ask for votes with good grace and
without being required to make apollo
gies for single plank that it contains.
We believe it is platform on which
the state ticket and candidates for
member of the legislature can be elect
ed. 1t advocates the rights of the peo-
| pie as against the trusts and corpora
tons. 1t promulgates real reforms,
| and if men are nominated upon it in
whom the people have confidence there
is no doubt about their election, not
withstanding the great Republican
majority in this state.
| The people of this country are be-
| coming more independent politically.
They do not adhere to party lines now
like they did in former years. They
see the danger of such course. Poll
ticians have taken advantage of their
duplicity in this matter and have filled
their purses at the expense of those
who adhered to party. The time has
gone by when candidate for office
can solicit votes on the mere argument
that he is Republican or a Democrat.
Principles and men of principle are
what the voters demand now days.
The platform adopted by the dele
gates at the convention in Milwaukee
last week is published in full in the
Enterprise today, We ask our readers
to persue it carefully. The election of
candidates running upon it will mean
that the interests of the masses will be
protected during the two years follow
ing.
The pretenses of reform in this state
for the last five years have been mere
mockeries. Extravaganza, corruption
and selfishness have run rampant.
An investigationlof the books in the
Office of the secretary of state may dis
close some peculiar things. At the
convention last week provision was
made for the appointment of COM
mittee to examine the books of that
official at Madison with view to as
pertaining, if possible, why it costs so
much more to run the state under a
reform administration than it did
previous to its inauguration.
The convention idea was so
popular among the delegates that
they were practically unanimous in
expressing the regret that the call
did not also include the naming of a
state ticket, for recommendation to
the voters of the party. This idea
became so strong and pronounced
that it is quite likely a large major
ity of the counties in the state will
hold county conventions to nominate
their county tickets. The principal
advantage to be derived from such
a convention would be the saving
of the expense tofhe candidates of
making the primary election cam
paign. A ticket could be recon-
mended for ratification by the demo
Gratis and petitions circulated by
the delegates to the convention from
the respective precincts which they
would represent
The democrats of Oconto county
should consider this subject care
fully. They should take into con-
sideration that they are the minor
| ity party and that the chances of
election are rot as favorable to
them as to the Republicans. This
makes the primary election burden
which many do not care to under
take. Think it over, fellow demo-
Gratis, and see if you do not conclude
that county convention would be
good thing for the party and for
the candidates.
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