Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-30
J. H. Madden The Man For The People, H. Madden
MADDEN REPRESENTS
THE PEOPLE

! For fifteen years James FL. Madden
/ has been resident of the Tenth district
of Wisconsin. His opponent Mr. Morse
! has only lived in Northern Wisconsin
but five years and Mr. Madden Is there
fore much more entitled to be Congress
man, for the best portion of his life
he has lived here, and knows of the
courage, the spirit and the enterprise
OF the men and women of this great
new north in their wonderful work of
converting this part of Wisconsin from
dense forests into prosperous farming
communities and thriving villages and
towns. He is in touch with the spirit
of Northern Wisconsin because he has
has been among those who have con-
tributed so much of their energy andrin-
industry in making this the fairest and
most prosperous portion of our great
state. His early life where he made
his own way in the world at honest
labor, self educated, self reliant, has
given him a sympathy and feeling for
humanity few men possess which viii
make him an ideal representative.
The Marshtield News The
candidacy of James H. Madden
for the Republican nomination
tor congress seems to continue to
grow IN strength throughout the
district if one can judge by the
many endorsements that he is re-
celvlng from the newspaper boys
of the district. Perhaps one rea-
son why Mr.. Madden's candi
dacy is being received with such
favor throughout the district, is
the fact that scattered through
out these various counties are a
great many men who work sin
the lumber trade and in the
woods who were personally ac-
qualnted with Mr.. Madden years
ago in the state of Michigan.
When Mr.. Madden finished
school at Albany, N. Y, at, the
age of sixteen years. he started at
work in a shingle mill, and for
some time kept at that employ
ment and also at tallying lumber.
Later he removed to Michigan,
and for several years was en-
ployed working in the woods as
a woodsman, and for several sea-
sons he was employed on the
drive in lower Michigan. 1t is
well known fact that the great
majority of lumbermen and 1um
Der employees who come into this
part of Wisconsin came from
Michigan and scattered through
|out this Tenth Congressional dis
tr1ct are, therefore, many woods
men and log drivers who worked
side by side with Mr.. Madden
years ago in lower Michigan, and
know that he is a man of sterling
worth who has learned the les
son of honorable toll, and who
has established himself with
these men and with others who
have known him later in life as
well, as man worthy of conf
dence, respect and support of
every citizen.
Wherever one goes through
this district and finds one of these
men who has worked with Mr..
Madden IN the woods or OIL the
drive, there is to be found an en-
thus1astic supporter in favor of
]. II. Madden for congress, for,
tried out at honest. labor. these
men know that Mr.. Madden has
proven to be industrious and am
bilious, a man who has the cour-
age of his convictions, and one
who is in full sympathy with his
fellow men. Mr.. Madden is not
a lawyer but he is a representa-
tive of that great. army of bust
ness and laboring men, who GER
tainly possess the intelligence
and ability to have one of their
own representatives in congress,
who. is alive to the actual condi
tions in this. district, who from
fifteen years of service liz north
ern. Wisconsin, lis in. close touch
with the interests of the people,
and who has shown by his rec
ord from the time he left school
to earn an honest living until
the present time, that he can
not be driven or compelled to
do anything --.except what. is
fright and just to his fellow men.