Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15
DISREPUTABLE, CONTEMPTIBLE
AND MISLEADING.

In a number of county papers, pub
lished outside the city of Wausau, an
article has appeared very highly COM
mandatory of the work being done by
Judge Warren and very damaging to
our former county judge, Henry Mil
ler. The article is a paid one which
makes it appear that some one is
afraid that the judge would again
take hand in politics. The person
who wrote the article is contempt
ible coward, otherwise he would not
be afraid to place his name beneath
the article. This paid article is inco-
herent and void of sense, and the
PILOT believes if those who have read
it would answer according to first
impressions, they would answer ''yes''
to the question, e'Is not the writer of
this article as crazy as March hare?"
The PILOT agrees with the writer
that Judge Warren is entitled to all
the praise that may be given him for
conducting the Office of county judge
at saving to the people and for
taking examinations in various parts
of the county for the convenience of
everybody in general. But this
writer, whoever he may be, who
pays for his articles to be pub
lished, makes a sneaking attack upon
the honesty and character of our
former county judge, Henry Miller.
Marathon county never had, nor will
it ever have better or more honest
official than was Henry Miller. BY
practicing the greatest economy, Mr..
Miller has his home, but that he is
possessed of great weaicn is a gross
libel and this self-styled "Voter" knows
it. Mr.. Miller has commenced suit
against the county for an account
which he thinks is honestly due him.
If it is due him he should have it.
This fellow who signs himself ''voter"
and pays for having his articles pub
lished and who prates about magazine
muckrakers, and that which makes
for anarchy and distrust, should have
the decency to put his name to his
disreputable articles or stand branded
as "a muckraker of the muckrakers.
Come, give us your name. The fol-
lowing is a part of the article to
which the PILOT has referred:
sit is evident to me that Judge
Warren intends to carry out his pre-
election promises. / know that he is
doing it. He and the register in pro-
bate are now doing the work which
was previously done by three and
sometimes four people. He gets along
without stenographer and saves the
county just thirty-five dollars per
month as he said he would.
When we read in our magazines and
papers such articles as were printed in
the Free Press under date of Friday,
February 4, america Dishonest"
am sure that our new judges conduct
deserves praise; ray of light shining
forth in the gloom. / wish to COM
mend his conduct. Compare it, If you
please, with that of his predecessor
who, after having been supported by
our county for thirty-six 1867 years
and after becoming well fixed and in
debted to our county for his preperty
and prosperity, now starts . auit
against the county for the purpose of
collecting $4,000: An extra burden
for the taxpayers, it costs money TO try
lawsuits. Such conduct in other
places has called forth just criticism
and results in widespread dissatisfac-
tion throughout the land. Our speaker
of the Assembly, Mr.. Bancroft, con-
servatiye man, is moved to action; too
frequent condemnation of our public
officials without ever mentioning any
thing about good conduct, makes for
anarchy and distrust. There are
worthy and honest men in our Ameri-
ca, you know it and know it and let
us not all allow it to remain unnoticed.
Yours truly,