Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-07-19
Congressional Candidate.

COngreS siOnaf Candidate.
Judge d. 0. Mahoney, of Viroqua,
Republican candidate for the nomina-
ton for congressman of the Third con-
gressional district, spent a few hours in
Mineral Point last Friday. Although a
resident of Vernon county for over
twenty-five years, Judge Mahoney is
not so generally known in this end of
the district as one of his ability by
rights should be. The reason for this
can be attributed to the fact that he
has confined himself strictly to his own
business, and has proved reliable, in
telligent and successful citizen. He has
served his county with marked ability
in the legislature and as probate Judge.
1t requires but brief conversation
with the Judge to convince one that he
is ripe congressional timber and stands
for measures that are right and just
between man and man. His address
announcing his candidacy has the ring
of soundness, and should he be success
full in securing a seat in congress, the
people of this, the Third district, will
have Z representative of advanced
thought and one who will diligently la
Dor for their best interests. Following
is his address;
To THE REPUBLICANS or THE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
In response to numerous requests
from citizens throughout this congress
sonal district, | hereby make formal
announcement that | will stand as a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for congress before the primary
election to be held on the first Tuesday
in September, 1906
In announcing my decision to stand as
candidate for this important position
of honor and responsibility, feel that
as citizens and voters you are entitled
to candid, though necessarily brief
statement of my position upon at least
the cardinal and fundamental principles
affecting the public, political and social
life of the nation and of our own great
state.
| am, by conviction, bound to support
Loyalty and faithfully, in spirit and let
ter, the cardinal principles of the Re-
publican party as expressed at its last
national convention, to the maintenance
of which. together with our nation S
honor and national prosperity, Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt has devoted
his superb and courageous manhood and
patriotism.
While | am firm believer in the
principles of protection to American la
Dor, and its industries, yet in my opin-
ion the time has come when there should
be a revision of the tariff schedule so
as TO eliminate every element in it
which creates or fosters trusts and
combinations.
To furnish better markets for the
products of the farm. the shop and the
varied interests of our people, we should
make,a greater effort to command the
markets of the world through reciproci-
ty measures.
To ship subsidies promoted in the in
terest of shipping companies, trusts or
individuals, am on principle opposed,
Believing that government 10y the
people is the fundamental idea upon
which our republic rests have always
given my earnest support as a legisa-
tor and as a private citizen to measures
and 60 men representing TINS principle.
Many of the important problems that
have been solved in our own state in
the past few years under the able lead
ership of Hon Robt NJ La Toilette,
are before the people Of the nation to-
day for solution The contest seems
now to have been transferred from our
state to the nation.
Already President Roosevelt has de-
clared for control of the great corporate
interests Of the country, which have so
many years dictated Legislation OF pub
lic Importance.
believe, in common with the great
majority Of our people, that the nation
al government must and should control
public s. vice corporations in all mat
tiers pertaining to interstate service,
THAI It must regulate combinations