Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-08-27
TWO GOOD SPEECHES.

TWO GOOD SPEECHES.
Representing the Wilson Democratic
ticket and standing for mord demo
crazy, Paul o. Husting. candidate for
the nomination for United States sena
tor, and Evan A. Evans, candidate for
the nomination for attorney general,
delivered two able speeches in Mineral
Point last Wednesday night. Mr..
Evans bore out well his reputation ms
one of the nblest of public speakers.
He said in part:
1.-THE public official records of Judge
Karel and Of John A. Awkward are
proper subjects for study by the voter.
Judge Karel has twice engaged in
politics, once in 1901 when he was II
legislator and again in 1912 when he
had reached mature manhood. John
Aylward's candidacy began in 1890,
and has covered each campaign from
that time to this. In no campaign
from the time no was u first voter to
the present time has anyone found n
u
can make complaint in the record of
Mr.. Awkward. His speeches have fire.
quently been the keynote speeches of
the party in the campaign. Judge
Karel has never taken part in the
Democratic fights except on the two
occasions when he was IA candidate.
His record in the legislature is justti
al, m tIn urnunIu flint hA N
boy at the time. His record In the
1919 campaign can be justified only on
the ground that he was an opportunist
seeking to take advantage of the dis
content in the Republican party at the
expense of consistency for the Demo
cratic party.
II have never heard an opponent of
John Awkward in or out of the party
take exception to II single argument or
single contention on the ground that
it was not in accord with true Demo
cratic principles.
mo political party can ever accept
leader who thinks more of vote
from the opposing party than he does
of vote of member of his own party.
Judge karel kept his ear turned to
catch the first sound of approval from
the stalwart Republicans, but he was
deaf to the advice Of Democrats who
had grown gray in the service of the
party.
Judge Karel's plan for the reduction
of taxes rs set forth in his platform is
AS vague and indefinite as the Philip
plutfnrpp Roth Full IF nj
promises. neither offers definite pro-
gram for the solution of the evil.
Neither by speech nor by letter have
we had Il definite plan proposed by
Kearney or Karel. The people want
their taxes reduced. The voter will
have his taxes taxes reduced. But
howH The task is not easy. We want
no second Jim Davidson to solve the
problem"
Senator Husting followed with very
forcible speech which made for good
citizenship. He had intended to speak
but briefly; but the audience was very
attentive and he spoke at considerable
length, Reference having been made
to his great record as constructive
legislator, by Mr.. Evans. and in his
introduction to the audience. Senator
Husting disclaimed any thought of
seeking the Office of Senator as re-
ward for past achievements, but rather
as an opportunity to faithfully serve
the people. Upon this point he said;
Il am not asking for the support OF
anybody as personal favor. am
asking you to vote for those men. Who
do you think will serve you best in the
senate-those who have opposed every
forward movement and who now, like
the Pharisees Of old, by their past per
formances and actions give promise OF
like performances and actions in the
futurer II you judge by these stand
ards, then the outcome Of the issues
will not be in doubt. am glad Il
submit my candidacy upon that plan.
want to be judged not by what now
say, but by what l have done, or a