Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-31
POLITICAL PorPOURI
Secretary Bennett Directs an Open Letter
to the Voters.


disturbance, spellbinding and torchlight
professions, are potieibly absent in this
campaign, not only in Vernon county,
bat throughout the state AS is quite
generally known the funds wherewith
our county campaigns are conducted, are
contributed wholly by candidates on the
county ticket. These candidates are
nearly all men of very moderate fnan.
cial ability and some of them really
Door. This of itself should commend
the county ticket; and. were explanation
necessary, would suffice to show the rea-
son for less apparent activity than usu-
al Is would indsed be q hardship to re-
quire these local candidates to pay a
large sum of money for campaign pur-
poses now, after having, in most in
stances, conducted a very expensive
pre- primary campaign; and especially is
this so when one considers that the sal-
aries of nearly all Vernon county off.
cials are relatively low There will
therefore not be so expensive campaign
conducted this year as usual because of
lack of funds. The county committee
will of necessity rely on individual re-
publicans and citizens To assist in bring
ing out the full vote. 1t is hoped that
ali friends of candidates on our ticket,
irrespective of party, will put forth a
strong personal effort to elect such can
didates by the largest possible vote,
Both county and state tickets commend
themselves to the favorable cGGsiIera-
tion of the voters. There appears to be
some considerable indifference through
ont the state and out of the small fund
raised by our county candidates we bave
contributed literally to the state cam.
saign fund. This we do because we de-
sire other sections of the state to under
stand that Vernof< county stands unit
edly and loyalty by it's representative on
this state ticket Hon. A d. Dahl, can.
didate for state treasurer. Neighborly
pride Q appeals to us, among other potent
reasons, to exert ourselves for the cleo
tion of Governor Davidson, for whom
Senator La Toilette is now Loyalty
stumping the state.
In addition to the foregoing there Is
much Of principle in this campaign,
Without faltering the republican party
has redeemed it's former platform
pledges in letter and spirit. 1t has been
peculiarly faithful to the trust imposed
on it by the people Though many hard
fought battles have been won repubIi
cans should still be vigilant There are
still reforms TO be attained and advance
ments TO be made Republicans should
bear in mind that the democratic party
has customarily, bitterly and viciously
opposed the many wholesome refor %
measures at every step-witness the
Peck and Rose campaigns waged against
La Toilette.
Having found that the principles ini'
tiated and contended for by the republi
can party were overwhelming demanded
by the voters and that among republi
cans there is now a 1nahimous desire
for further advancement, our friends
the democrats Il lp completely about, Il.
is their custom, aud graveiy adopt 3
platform which is practicRllya a copy o.
the last half dezsn republican stats
platforms. The 8 cwnocracy ia out and
wants to get in. The time is indeed p9'
culiar If ever the republican parts
was entitled to our votes it would seen
to be now. Having fought so Ions
against corporation and democrats
ordinations, having been so faithful
having accomplished so much in tbe in
terest of the people 1t is manifestly un
wise now TO change control of the at
fairs of state
1t is especially true that the legisla'
tive candidates of the republican party,
pledged as they are to the most progTes-
sive platform ever adopted, should sue
ceed, A party that condemns the pri
mary election law in one campaign ''as
un.American and un democratic only
10 commend it as genuine, Simon
pure" full -blooded democratic" princi
Pile, (stolen by republicans for campsigT
purposes, in another, is not more TO b.
trusted than some of its candidates wht
have changed their positions on vita
political questions with the changes o.
the weather. Some of the democratic
candidates have topped abont from on'
party to another, one candidate Il
another and one position to another, on
ly to unceremoniously flop back, asl
for, and hope to receive, the votes of re
punlicans who are such from prin eipie
While the republican legislatures have
done much the republican party, with {
record of duty performed, stands pledg
ed to much more Oar own candidate
for member of assembly, ID T. Mains
has been nomin ated under the primary
election law with full vote and fail
count He is THE candidate of his par
ty and as such entitled to its full vot'
and loyal support He has been nomi
mated under a system which we said W.
wanted and the results Of which we im
pliedly agreed to accept and abide by
He Is entitled to the same support Mr.
Ericsson would have been entitled to anC
should have received were Ericsson now
the candidate same loyal support
Mr.. Dahl received for years as legisla
tive candidate and should and will now
receive as a candidate for the higher
honor, state treasurer 1t is peculiarly
not time for j)king II is rather 8
time for profound thought, deep study
DIE deliberation and the election OF seri
ous minded men, tested men, safe men
mer who have been IN the fight for bet
ter things in government and have stood
out boldly on the right side-repubii
cans who have worked and stood for tbs
past half dc zen platfCrms and were not
asha, I'D to show their co'ors and stand
up al be counted
Mr. Mains, our candidate uaiike hi:
opponent, has not been IN partial ex
lie" from his party part IT the time bat
republican hat has stood with his par
ty all the time
hope the republican ca didate for as
semblyman may receive not only the
solid support OF his own party bus tnai
of all democrats @ho desire to place
their seal of approval 90 .ecsnt leRisla
tive history. HENRY BENNETT