Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-21

JOHN NJ. NELSON A SYMBOL:
MUST BE DESTROYED.

EOOAAN N4OA Vic i
district Of Wisconsin must put its
house in order!
The duty of the Republican voters
at the polls on the third day of next
month is to put the seal of disap-
prevail upon the congressional acts of
John M. Nelson by voting against him
and for James Monahan of Darling
ton.
Not that it would make the slight
est difference in the conduct OF the
war whether John M. Nelson is NOM
mated or even elected to the exalted
position he occupies. Not the slight
est difference. This war will go on
and America will triumph in the end
regardless of the stand OF the third
district OF Wisconsin,! But-we must
put our house in orderi 1t is a duty
we owe to ourselves, our soldiers and
the country at large. If we hope to
regain the respect of the rest of the
state and of our sister states we must
retire John M. Nelson to i%nnocuous
~desuetude within his private house
situated at 224O Cathedral Avenue,
Washington, d. G..
Why?
Let us consult the chart prepared
by the National Security League as
reprinted by the Madison Democrat.
This humiliating tabulation tells the
story of this mans acts in congress:
No. 1-McLemore resolution; March
z, 1916. This resolution was to the
effect that American citizens should
forego their natural, legal and con-
stitutional rights to travel on the
high seas.
No. 2-Kahn amendment to the Hay
army bill; March %, 1916. This
amendment sought to increase the
regular army to $4,000, or more
nearly approaching the recommends
tions of the general staff of the army.
No. S-Brandegee amendment to
the Hay-Chamberlain army bill; Ap-
ril Is, 1916. This amendment pro-
vided for an army of 250,0 0 as
against 140,O 900.
No. f"Section Sc" providing for
a volunteer reserve army wholly un-
der federal control; April 10, 1916.
No. 5-Motion to re-commit navaI
appropriation bill; June 2, 1916.
This motion was designed to secure
an increase in the navy beyond what
was provided in the original bill.
6. Cooper amendment; March l.,
1917 This amendment was designed
to prohibit American ships their le-
gal right to carry arms or ammuni-
tion in their cargoes.
No. 7-Declaration of war against
Germany; April 5, 1917.
No. 8-Kahn amendment to con-
scription act; April %, 1917. This
provided for the raising, by conscrip-
ton, of the necessary army to give
effect to the declaration of war.
On all these except the last Con-
gresham Nelson voted wrong,-and
on the last he failed to vote at all.
He has the unhappy distinction of
being one of only SEVEN congress-
men in the same shocking category.
The unpatriotic seven are:
Church of California,
billiard of Colorado,
Heating of Colorado,
London of New York,
McLemore of Texas,
NELSON of Wisconsin,
van Oyk9 Oh Minnesota.
Meyer London is a socialist from a
New York slum! He pretends to be
nothing else. He is utterly at fault
with the spirit of America. jeff Nc
Lemore has been cast into utter dark.
ness by the patriotic voters of Texas.
But John M. Nelson? Whom does
he represent? Is this third Wiscon-
sin district behind the government in
this war or does it approve of Mel
sons stand? You, Mr.. Voter, must
answer this question.
John M, Nelson in his weak cam
paign of foolish %effrontery has the
colossal egotism to declare in effect
that this war ~revolves about and
around men of his political persua-
sion. He brazenly assumes that the
whole war is a frame-up to make a
fool out of him!
The Herald has no quarrel with
Mr. Nelson personally. We consid-
er that his political acts have stamp
ed him as a weak, vain, little man who
in his mammoth egotism and danger
Gus wrong-headedness brazenly en-
deavors to put a bold face on a bad
stand.
Of that great patriotic response to
the Liberty Loan by the loyal people
of the United States Mr.. Nelson spoke
slightingly as being "The So-called
Liberty Loan!" "~So-called!" Think
of it!
We submit that Nelson has main
tanned a war attitude in utter defiance
to the will of the country and the
wishes of the people of his district.
He followed his master, the fallen,
but once great La Toilette. Robert
M. La Toilette has had his great mo-
ments. John M. Nelson never had
any thing but a me-too moment and
he has guessed entirely wrong on the
spirit of his constituency in assum-
ing that they approve of his stand.
You, Mr.. Voter, must decide on the
stand of the third district. Do YOU