Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-30
NELSON AND HIS PosTMAsTERs. .


e-"NELsoN AND HIS posTMAsTERs."
Another private letter is published that evidently
flched from private desk this Congressman
Nelson gives the why he cannot make change
of postmaster at Lodi Some personal and political
tiers OF peculiar local concern referred to in the let
ter In this dirty circular by innuendo the attempt is
made to give these special meaning order
personal feeling against EIr Nelson No has
been farer squarer in making appointments post
masters than Congressman Nelson AS a Member of
Congress he has made less than half dozen changes
of postmasters he IS endeavoring to support the
partment in taking postmasters out of politics.
can please everybody in making appointments. Two
Mount Horeb newspapers quoted who 10y
ally supporting the present member.
7-"NELSON AND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE."
Knowing strongly the people of this district ire
spectve of party sympath:ze with Congressman Nelson
in his courageous fight for parliamentary reform these
slandere1s trying to bette and beog his attitude
on the question of the Speaker and the Rules House
He is charged with inconsistency voting for the
and for the Speaker Consistency is the virtue of a
jackass Any that will take the trouble read any
of the speeches made by Congressman Nelson will be
well satisfied that he did the right thing. No will
accuse him of lacking courage No one knowing his
record for upright voting in the House. will him
OF compromising principle. Congressman Nelson
wanted to accomplish results He after reform of
the rules He realized that nothing could until
public sentiment had been aroused movement started
among members Of Congress- remedies worked out,
a program agreed upon. The result has justified his
Mr.. Nelson is a statesman and fool
abided his time. When he spoke he of his
ground. He was fortified with argument and prepared
to suggest remedies He was therefore, neither rid
icued out of court overthrown. He made decided
impression on the public and today recognized the
leader of the This is proven in the
he of the first to take up the question. The
newspapers of the whole country accord him this dis
tincton DR. Ostrogorski of Russia bringing his book
Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties
up to date consulted him authority the City
Club OF Chicago invited him to make address the
subject VIII the people permit faithful servant, who
has the courage and the sagacy to lead in great
form, to be thus vilifed and misrepresented?
Not content with having thus lied about Mr.. Nelson's
vote the salary question: his record the called
Adrich Vreeand Currency Bill is attacked 1t is
ter of public record known member of Congress
that Mr. Nelson opposed to that piece of legislation,
and there is record vote to it. Yet in the closing
days of the campaign, this fasehood sprung The
cular is anonymous, purportng to come from Repubh
but Intended and calculated to help the Democratic
nominee Will the voters of this district approve such
campaign methods at the polls? Will the of the
district irrespective of party put their stamp Of approval
such candidacy backed by such means? In view of
the prominent part that Congressman Nelson has taken
the great question of parliamentary REFORM his defeat
by such would be deporable Indeed it would be
generally recognized approval of the present arb
trary procedure in the House. There is only way
put stop such despcable, dirty malicious and
false attacks sprung roorback the eleventh hour,
and that is by giving singing rebuke at the polls.
A. T. TORGE,
Member of Republican State Central Committee.
Approved:
JOHN w. GREEN, Chairman,