Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-02-27

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his own personal concern in them and
awakened In hm new realization OF
his duty, his power and his oppOrtu,
nifty. He not only did this-he lifted
political discussion to n new Plane till
at every meeting the audience was
thrilled with the consciousness that
the problems of today are gigantic,
critical. big with the purposes of Prov
idence. rs they heard this man picture
them on the broad background Of his
tory in the inspiration or Il soul afiame
with love OF common humanity and
faith in It's progress toward splendid
futures
One Incident Of the campaign was
the candidates. reply to a list OF ques-
lions. presumed to be embarrassing
asked him in an open letter by Pro
gressive Republican. Mr.. George l..
Record Mr. Record put into careful
form nineteen queries, requiring Mr.
Wilson to declare himself on such sub
jects as public service commission
with power to fix rates, the physical
valuation Of public service corpora
ton properties. direct primaries, pop
ular election Of United States sena-
tors. ballot reform. corrupt practices
legislation, employers liability for
worklngmen's injuries and finally his
own opinion OF the Democratic bosses
namely, Smith, Nugent and Davis.
with instant readiness. with auda.
cious glee, Mr.. Wilson gave his an,
swers He accepted the whole Progress
sive Republican program and asked
for more; no Republican could satisfy
n progressive Democrats appetite for
reform. As for Smith, Nugent and
Davis, he would join anybody in de.
nouncing them; they differed from
Baird. Kean, Stokes and Murphy In
this-that the latter "are In control OF
the government OF the state, while the
others are not ana cannot be IF the
present Democratic ticket Is elected"
Mr. Wilson went further. He asked
himself II twentieth question which
Mr. Record had been too polite to ask
What would be his relations with
those men If elected governor2 81
shall always welcome advice and sug-
gestions from any citizen. whether
boss, leader. organization man or plain
citizen, but all suggestions and advice
will be considered on their merits
should deem myself forever disgraced
should |, in even the slightest degree,
cooperate in any such system or any
such transactions as the boss system
describes"
Election day was Nov. 8. On that
day the people OF New Jersey, for
many years n Republican state, chose
Woodrow Wilson for governor by n
plurality of 1880. Two years before
Taft had carried the state by n plu-
rnlity Of $4,000 Wilson had changed
the political mind OF 10000 out OF
ABB 900 voters.
On the same day the majority of
those Democrats who took the trouble
to mark their ballots in this particular
selected james IL. MARITIME as their
choice for United States senator. The
total Democratic vote for senator was
only 10000, MARITIME received $4,000
Nobody voted for James Smith, Jr.
james t. MARITIME was an honest and
faithful Democrat with radical views
rs genial and good hearted man as
ever breathed. but scarcely man that
would have been chosen deliberately
for the dignities of membership in the
august body that sits in the northern
end OF the national capitol Regularly
FOR years he had been put up MS caudi
date for any old office to which there
was no hope of election, 1t was n
we'll established rule that MARITIME was
always to run--never to reach any
thing.
Ten days after the election James
Wilson N his home in Princeton The
ex-senator is Il gentleman of taste, of
Chesterieldinn manner and delightful
conversation, and his congratulations
we may depend upon 1t, were graceful.
ly phraSed Equally graceful was his
modest confession that he found his
health now greatly bettered and his in
tination that he now indeed felt iusti
fled IN taking into serious considera.
ton the idea of asking re election to
the United States senate,
Governor Elect Wilson, when he had
satisfied himself that he had heard
Alright, expressed the very great aston
ishment which he felt He then said
To Mr. Smith that he regarded the idea
as impossible, and he begged him to
abandon II forthwith The ex senator
turned the talk on Marines quaitica,
tons or lack of them, which MIR VIII
son refused To discuss The issue was
not MARITIME, but the party's faith The
primary had elected MARITIME. and there
was nothing for the legislature To do
but ratify that election.
"rhe primary was joke" said
Smith
1t was very far from joke" re
| Joined the governor elect. "Rui assume
that II was; then the way to save il
from being Joke hereafter is to take
! II seriously now. II is going to ha