Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
UNFAIR STATEMENT"
"A Neighborlng Exchange Inti-
mates that Cong. Brown is
Bidding For Votes"

Hon. Webster T.. Brown, congress-
man from this district, has introduced
a bill in congress which provides for a
$50, 900 appropriation to be used in en-
larging and making Improvements to
the federal building in Wausau.-
Central Wisconsin.
The bill introduced at this time
would indicate that the Hon. Mr..
Brown is making a handsome bluff for
votes, whether the bill ever gets any
further than its introduction or not.
The result Of the primaries will be
known long before the bill could posi-
bly, become a law, and the result Of
the primaries is what Mr.. Brown is
interested in. introducing bills call
ing for the expenditure Of large
appropriations in home districts just
before the primaries is one OF the
Oldest congressional fakes on record,
and the Wausau people ought not to
be deceived bereby.-Grand Rapids
Leader.
The Leader is unfair.
While our neighbOring exchange
was quoting from this paper why did
it not publish our entire article, so
that its readers would understand the
conditions existing. 1t garbleS our
article aud then comments upon IL so
as to give is readers The impression
that Congressman Brown is bidding
for votes"
The appropriation asked for is to
build the second story TO the federal
building in which to house the United
States land Office and stop the pay
ment of rent for a suite of rooms, as is
now being done. This would result
in a saving for the government and,
in Justice to Congressman Brown and
to the readers of the Leader, that
paper should give the reasons why
this appropriation is asked, and not
gaTblc the matter.
Wausau people are not to be led
astray by any bluff for votes" any
more than are the people Of Grand
Rapids, or any other section. but it ill
becomes newspaper to make garbled
statements, or miSState facts, as its
readers will soon come to look upon
that paper as unreliable and not
worthy of confidence. If the Leader
will now give the entire facts 10 the
case It will be doing its readers justice,
us we'll as Congressman Brown and
the people of Wausau.-Centra
Wisconsin.
Brother Johnson, if you were
well acquainted with the people
that publish the Wisconsin
Valley Leader, you would not be
at oil surprised that they mis-
represent not only the Central
Wisconsin, but Congressman
Brown i'll the above article
They live and thrive on misrep
resentation, deception, etc. The
truth of the matter is, that one
OF the editors OF that paper was
a candidate for the Crane
Rapids postmastership, and be
cause Congressman Brown die
not see fit to recognize them IL
the appointment, they never LOSE
an opportunity to misrepresent
him in any public matter with
which he is connected. This is
the principal reason why they
did so IN this particular case
The people of Wood County
knew Congressman Brown wher
he lived at Stevens Point, when he
was not in politics. They know
him to be a man of character
principle, possessing a strong
desire to do everything possible
in the interest ofhis constituency
In our dealings with him, he ha:
never refused to do everything il
his power to promote the bes1
interests of the people of Crane
Rapids and Wood County, rs hi
efforts in bringing about i'm
proved conditions in our post
Office will bear evidence. Thu
misrepresentation in the allow
article is well in keeping with tn
policy OF the editors of TIL
Leader in misrepresenting thos
who do not favor them.