Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-24
II favor The repeal of the present income
tax latO. The tax-uaster and the tax-dodser
are in the same class. John G. KareL
ADDING INSULT TO INJURY,

The candidates for state, congressional and legis-
lative offices who secured their nomination the
republican ticket republicans assembled in conven-
ton at Madison, September 18th, to adopt plat
form as required by the primary law.
They assembled republicans President Taft's
name not even mentioned at the two days ses-
sionl The national republican platform was not
endorsed The republican candidates for president
and vice-president were absolutely and entirely
ignored The candidate for Congress in this eighth
congressional district and the two candidates for
members of assembly were instrumental in securing
the election of an outspoken opponent of the repub
liCan candidate for president and one of the few
adherents of the bull-moose candidate member
OF the republican state central committee While
the republican national committee is removing the
members who not giving loyal support, candi-
dates the republican ticket in this state only
refuse endorsement of the national ticket but place
upon the most important party committee men who
openly declare their opposition to the national can
ddates of the party and their intention of voting
opposition ticket AS if to add insult to injury
''The attention ofhe Country as directed to Wisconsin,"
and the country in the platform adopted informed
that: OTIS (Wsconsin's) position more i'm
portant than no1o" From the view point of republi-
cans the word important" should be changed to
"disgracefM"
One candidate for prominent office, who would
not allow himself to be quoted by name, is reported
to have said
eff we come out for Roosevelt we are sure to
be licked, and if we come out for Taft we prob
ably will be licked, the best thing to do is to
separate the state ticket from national affairs
and conduct the campaign on state issues"
That may be very smart politics. but the thousands
of republicans who believe in republican principles
and insist upon a square deal for their candidate
for president will want to know whether Francis E.
McGovern is only using the republican column on
the ballot for his own personal purposes and demand
a clear declaration of support of the national repub
lican platform and of William H. Taft for President.
The ominous rumbngs CT the uprising are voiced
by the Milwaukee Sentinel, follows:
''The omission is constructively tantamount to
Reputation of the national ticket-an affront
to the party at large and its presidential candi-
date No other construction will be put upon
it. and evasive quibbling about the distinc-
ton between national and state affairs will
satisfy loyalrepublicans
Here is fine situation for republicans in Wis
consn A platform that amounts to studied
affront to the national party and candidates; a
candidate for governor who refuses to say
what his politics are, and is commonly supposed
to favor a candidate for president and third
party whose proclaimed mission it is to work
and destroy the republican party"
How can Taft republicans consistently vote for
these hermaphrodite republicans the state ticket?