Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-03-14
THE FORMER CHAIRMAN AND
SECRETARY OF THE PRO-
GRESSIVE PARTY HAVE Is
SUED THE FOLLOWING
LETTER.
March s, 1918.

March 3, 1913.
We appeal, in the cause of patriot
ism, to all our fellowProgressiv
with whom it has been our pleasure to
work in years past, to bend every eff
fort to aid in the nomination and cleo
ton of Joseph e. Davies for United
States senator.
AT a time such as this when diSloy-
atty is rampant, when sedition COM
mences to flourish in the land, when
our very national safety is jeopardized.
we should not equivocate, we should
not bubble about politics. Naturally
and normally our sympathieS would
be enlisted in the Republican ranks,
but we look there in vain to find a
common center around which all loyal
citizens can rally. We cannot sup
port, nor can we ask our friends to
support the candidates. of any of the
candidates in the Republican primary
because they do not present there any
one candidate who will be able to har-
monte the whole Republican party
ranks after it shall be split asunder,
pre-primary campaign is causing and
will bring to bear, further.
We find there, on the one hand, a
candidate who stands upon platform
which in itself epitomiZes the essence
of loyalty but we ascertain upon fur
Their investigation that the candidates
acts while public official do not justi-
fly explicit belief in his declarations.
On the other hand we find another can
didate who is the avowed representa-
tive of a faction which is notorious
for it's efforts to hamper the govern
ment in doing effective work in the
prosecution of it's war. While the re-
naming candidate has been repudi-
ated in a caucus of his party and pre-
sents in his candidacy no evidence of
strength sufficient to win the nomina-
ton.
We take it that the matter Of ut
most importance in this campaign is
to assure the election of representa-
tive Of uncompromising loyalty and
that the matter of conserving and pro-
noting political strength is or should
be of secondary consideration and
that on this account the coming cleo
ton and campaign will resolve itself
into non-partisan appeal to insure
the election Of such man; so that
thereby the fair name of the state of
Wisconsin shall not be sullied.
The Democratic party at the last
regular election for United States
senator elected it's candidate. The
candidate of this party would be serv-
ing still, Loyalty and satisfactorily
without doubt, but for his regretable
and untimely death. 1t seems difficult,
therefore, to argue from these prem
Uses that if there should be non
partisan effort in this direction that
loyal and capable Democrat should
not be the one upon whom to center
this non-partisan strength.
Wisconsin needs and should have as
it's representative in the highest law
making body of the nation a man
whose loyalty and patriotism have
never been questioned, whose in
tegrity is unsullied and upon whom
all loyal citizens can unite after the
primary to force into fitting defeat
those who do not, without qualifca-
ton or restraint, stand fully in back
of their country in this crisis. Such
a man is Joseph E. Davies and for
these reasons we support him and
urge our former political co-workers
and associates to do likewise.
Signed,
FRANCIS E. DAVIDSON.