Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
To the People of Mara
thon Countu:

The personal letters which my
opponent sends throughout the
county to the voters, need some re-
ply from me which l prefer to give
through the public press to all the
voters at once, instead OF writing
to each separately. My opponent
offers himself as a 'Non Partisan
Candidate" and not having held a
judicial position before, it is well
enough to assure the voters of his
impartiality. 1t is different with
me. I have been in this Office for
the last years, (this is the end of
my second term) and had i Dccn
partial in the discharge of my
duties, no amount of promises of
impartiality before election could
convince the people that | would b
more impartial in the future than
was in the past. Being the present
incumbent, / must stand upon the
record made by me as Judge OF the
Municipal Court, and upon that |
am a candidate for reelection.
1t has been my aim to serve the
people faithfully in whatever Office
l held, whether political or judicial.
l was elected as Mayor in 1901
and reelected in 1902 for two years
on the Democratic ticket, having
been nominated by convention
which was then the mode to put up
candidates. In my second term the
city council was composed of twelve
Republican and six Democratic al
dermen, all elected like myself on
party tickets.
At the close of my second term,
to my surprise, the following reso-
luton was offered by Republican
Alderman Mr.. Rich. Schmidt, and
unanimously adopted by a rising
vote, to-wit:
Whereas, during the term of this
council now drawing to close,
"our deliberations have been pre-
"sided over by our honorable mayor,
Louis Marchetti, in manner at
sail times courteous and absolutely
fair, extending to every member a
respectful hearing and often times
helpful advice, and always being
ready to assume the lions share
"of the work and responsibility of
"the conncil
"Now, therefore, be it resolved,
chat this council extend to the
''Hon. Mayor our sincere thanks for
"his uniform courtesy and many
"favors.
''And be it further resolved, that
"we hereby heartily commend his
"public spirit, his loyalty to the
"city and its public institutions, his
"untiring zeal and devotion to duty,
"and congratulate our city in hav-
''ing had for so long a time at its
'head so eminently successful
mayor.
That resolution, no doubt much
more Mandatory than was deserved.
nevertheless seems to be good evil
dence of my impartiality as mayor,
and as to my impartialitv as Judge,
the Marathon County Bar associa-
tion or any of the members thereof
will testify to that effect when
asked by any one of our citizens.
My opponent in his letter suggests
that l have held public Office for
many years and that it is time for
me to retire from public life. He
omits to state that some of the
most burdensome work performed
by me has been in public Office to
which no salary or compensation
was attached.
When the people OF this county desire
that retire from public life, l will
be ready to comply with their
wishes. At this time, however, /
submit my candidacy for reelection
to their good judgment. 1t has
been the custom in this state that
long and satisfactory service on the
bench is grounds for reelection,
not defeat.
| submit to the people of this
county, that to the best of my abil-
ity, have endeavored to faithfully,
impartially and with justice to all,
fill this honorable Office of Judge of
the Municipal Court of Marathon
County. If l have succeeded in
doing so, l ask the approval of the
people by reelection.
Respectfully,
LOUIS MARCHETTI.
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