Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-01
GRAPE JUICE WASTED
Col. H. o. Tair Visits Madison to Save
State, Sut Gives Milwaukee Inn
keeper Wrong Tip.

Dear Sir II make no apology TO
again using space in your valuable
paper for the reason that / know
what 1 write is Of more interest
and of more benefit to your reader.
than anything which you or AM
other person than myself might write
This is not said as any reflection
on you or>on your paper, but simply
because l realize that there are linn
stations to ordinary human intelli
gence, while have been more than
richly endowed both by nature and
education, environment and that
receptive and judicial frame Of mind
which distinguishes the ordinary
politician from the statesman.
| had hoped that it would be neces-
sary for me to call attention to my
many attainments, as l certainly
thought that my quondam friend, Eli
Busher, in his last weekly letter,
would have relieved me of this neces-
sity. During our meeting in Mil
waukee / gave Mr.. Busher enough
information in regard to my abilities,
my desire to serve the state, my dis
interested patriotism, to have sup
piled an ordinary shrewd pencil push
er with data for a dozen or more in
teresting and instructive letters, but
he Is so shortsighted as not to have
used this. Instead he naiveiy turns
a compliment to himself upon the
vaporings of some misguided female,
who accused him of having ''good
sense" Now If he had good sense,
he would not have used that alleged
compliment Of his own powers, when
had so layishly supplied him with
better and stronger compliments for
a much more able man.
l intimated In my last communica-
tion to the public that it was my in
tentlon to go to Madison. In this |
was not actuated by any desire to
secure an Office, but by desire to
serve the state. l called upon the
governor, and L am not surprised
that his administration has been a
dismal failure. The personnel Of the
governor and the attaches of his Office
are not such as to command respect.
The young man who ushered me into
his exceIlency's private office, wore no
livery, and the governor himself was
attired in a sack coat and wore no in
sigma of his exalted position. /
could not help but think to myself,
that had not through perfidy and
treschery been deprived Of the right
of being his successor, how different
things would have been. My impos-
ing figure would have been clad in a
military uniform, embellished with
plenty of goEd braid and flashing but
tons, and / would occupy the only
seat I'm an audience chamber. The
attendants would be clothed in neat
and bright coIored livery and would
be instructed in the rudiments of
court etiquette, so that visitors might
be presented in a more formal manner
and in q way that would be much
more impressive. However it is not
likely that this desirable change will
be made within the next two years.
l pointed out to the governor the
reasons for his lack of success, how
had he listened to my counsel, had
preserved the letters which 1 had
written him and followed their In
structions, he might have remained
the idol of the state and passed into
history as one of our greatest states
men; TO all of which he listened with
marked attention, and | could plainly
see that he now saw, when it was too
late, of what great service my advice
would have been to him, and | sighed
To think of the governor-elect and
what will undoubtedly happen to
him.
l suggested to the governor that
there was still achance for him to
redeem himself; that l had heard
that there was soon to be vacancy
In the Railroad Commission, that by
Immediately accepting the resignation
of Mr.. Roemer, he could appoint me
to the position before the new COVER
nor came into office. In this way he
could be of lasting benefit TO the CON-
monwealth. Unfortunately, he re-
refused TO do this and l will not at
tempt to forecast the dire results
that may follow.
Later in the day circulated among
those who are holding down good
offices and drawing fat salaries, to
ascertain what their feelings might
be about again facing the world and
having to work for a living; but they
appeared 20 be under no grave appre-
tensions, for the same old crowd were
still in possession of the patronage
with the mere exception of the Cover
nor, and he would find that he die
not cut much ice.
They are mercenary, grasping
crowd at Madison and am afraic
that it will take some nrying TO seps
rate them from their offices. There /.
no such thing as patriotism in thai
town. Men who are living from th'
public teat had the effrontery to tel
me that they bad never before hear
Of that distinguished, accomplished
and patriotic citizen, Col. II. o. Tair
who should by rights now be the gov
ernor elect of this state. shook the
dust OF that deprayed community
from my feet.
Returning to Milwaukee l agair
found the goyernor-elect. told hin
that l had given him time in whicl
to consider the generosity of tn
msgnanimous offer l had previousl.
made him; that stood ready to he'll