Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-09-13
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RESULTS.

The enthusiasm aroused among republicans over the
results OF the primary is like thick gloomy silence and
the expression of determination the classic features of
harmony republicans the indifference of more than
nifty per cent OF republican failing to participate
at the prmary-causes the followers of Buncombe Bob
and his special ayorite McGovern look into the future
with forebodings of evil
Never has the effectiveness of compact office holders
political organization been morecleary proventhat was
one OF the purposes of the lawand the ocehodes
contingent unite for object to hold on to their
Joos and have at their command political machine built
up and perfected through years careful personal
supervision of that ardent advocate of representative oor
en@ and the anointed of Gods patient poor then the
result is not surprising All that was to perfect
The potlca steam-roer the dsorganizng influences
OF the direct primary law party organization and ac
countabhty to party and however good of intention it
was simply impossible to expect that any harmony organ
lzatlon, however machayelian the manager selected
could be built in sixty days overcome the arrogant
pocal machine that at the crook of the finger of the
dctatoral boss will submssively acquesce in the noina
ZION OF a dead man. No wonder that the harmonzing
effects OF good licking appeals strongly now to
those republicans who have the real interests the state
and the good OF their party at heart only means of
registering their dsapprova of the political methods
pracced In this state and by democratic victory
repeal OF the vicious direct primary law and again
restore to the people real representative government
McGoVern has been going up and the state preach
ing that the differences between the factions in the repub
can party greater than the differences between the
democratic party and the republican party he told
the truth he cannot hope receive the votes of any
faction in the republican party but his own and as he
cannot expect receive of the members of the
democratic party who have excellent candidate of their
own McGoverns election impossible Posing as
the LaFoette candidate and giving approval and singing
the praises OF the methods practices and opinions the
dlsorganzer OF political parties whom everyone who
differs with his dictum is crook hireng OF the
interests how it will be possible for those believed
the aims and purposes of the Harmony Republican Con-
yention-and upon which they looked welcome means
bring order out of the deplorable political chaos and
which earnest effort has been SO bitterly maligned in
LdFOeeS Weekly Insult and referred to as leaving in it's
trail the smell of tainted money-how will these men and
their followers who had the best interests of their party
at heart be able to their McGovern and
continuance of the conditions of facona strife and
discord?
So long the present primary law governs the
ingcondtions must continues the great majority of the
OF the state are not in favor of the law it
fosters noxious demoraizng conditions and lends
itself to further the selfish of the seeeker
the demagogue it does favor the selection of the best
KIND OF pubic servant and places premium the barrel
and the dollar mark and it closes the door to ability
While 1t payes the way to corruption to follow the
large expenditures necessary to make winning fight
which the poor cannot afford dare to enter on
without possibility to recoup if successful.
10 restore representative government it will be necessary
TO repeal or SO amend the law t make it possible for the
members of the party convention, there
their platforms and select thei standardbearers and
such repeal amendment will moi result from the faction
of which McGovern is the La toilette representative
These changes can be secured only through the
cess of the democratic partyt will be by means of such
success only that halt will be called the petty kind of
politics so disgusting to all faz-minded men.
Watch the Candidates Convention controlled by LaFo
ette and the patfoim he will dictate Watch the tactics
that and will be pursued in filling Uacancy the
ticket - the designation by LaFoette of the candidate
or Ct
tion in payment of political debts.
The democratic party needs the of air-minded
republicans to win and the fsirmined republicans need
democratic victory in this this fall to bring about
healthier political conditions Important mutual inter
est demand the election of the Clean able candidates on
the democratic ticketand from the quiet determined
expressions made since the primary something will drop
in November.