Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-10-25
WAR RECORD OF
Phillip SCORED
GREEN BAY NAN REFUSES
APPOINTMENT BY
GOVERNOR
VIII Not Accept Honor From Execu"
tive Whose Leadership Failed
i'm Time of Crisis, Is Reply
to Preferred Place.

Because OF his profound disagree
ment with the ltterances Of Gov.
Phillip with regard to war policies
and preparations, and his dlsapproval
of the stand the governor mas taken
on number OF occasions. z. Il. Mar
tin. Green Bay, has declined to accept
from the governors hands an APP
pointnent as delegate to the CONFER
ence on federal, state and local taxa
ton.
Opposes Governors Reelection.
In letter received from the COVER
nor Oct. 18th. 1918, Mr.. Martin re-
piled on Oct. I4th. 1918, declining the
commission, Mr.. Martin says he does
not feel that he can receive an hon.
orary appointment at time when ne
is speaking severely in condemnation
of the governors course, and actively
striving TO bring about his defeat for
reelection. Mr.. Martins letter in part
is as follows:
.I would not feel justified in accepting
honor at your hands while continuing
public criticism Of your record aS nay
sense Of duty impels. It seems enat yo y
should have appreciated WIS MS s, .nal,a, ~
publicly and frequently and very en-
phatically in condemnation oI your
record, and T must preserve tnls 1ree-
dom OF action uninhuenced py any
honor you can bestow, since It IS my
n,lrpose to contribute all that I may to
defeat your election. Not. indeed, be-
cause you profess to be e hep S ,ric;nl,
Of Lincoln and millions OF osner
patriotic Republicans, you fall Tar. snort
of the requirements Of the hour. n lnls
hour Of trial, 1 believe no nan s,io q ~
Jbe defeated merely because ne Is Re e.
publican or elected merely because ne
f. a Democrat. Let their records furnlsn
the acid test. So far as | know you
ID sarnna+ion Of the brutal excuses or the
prussianized German government. -
mas murdered our citizens, aIlsmpteo
so strange our commerce. colis aoSe " nf
american soil to perpetrate oeeos OF
violence made propaganda 70 supVerI
and corrupt the allegiance OF -ouf cltl-
gems, sought to coerce the policy o ,.a oa -
government, outraged al lhe ia rine;na.
T,rotest has ever been uttered py our
executive.
esWhere we had a, right to look for r.,
seadership there was Illuminating siI-
ence. In the presence epi 81 Of America,
fhis menace to the trust that we OF tnIs
Canerafion must protect and hand down,
you utterly failed US.
Course Meant Allied Defeat.
.ryou favored an embargo, knowing
that it meant panic at home, the starva-
ton Of the victims ct Prusslan i sbart
order of the allies and the conseqtu.e ea,e
triumph of brute power. Iruiy a a.len
Germany would stand no nonsense from
/ America, it would take care or Us Wllen
The allies had been deIealed. lHeh
what, Mr. Philip? :.
ssNhen accommodating Insult and IN
fury spurred America to draw the sW ,oI..
in defense Of our right and IN holy
resolve to save the civilization OF tne
world, you faltered in duty and opposed
4ha declaration of war by active eIioTls.
Did you believe then fnaT we Mau ~ ~
lust and adequate cause Ter war, OF
lid YOU Iack the American VISION,
COURAGE and sense of duty, or do you you
lack Sympathy with our cause or ala
ven sy1mpathize with GernlanyI
ssyVha, war was declared you OPP
y,osed coflscription, though you must
have known that 1t Was necessary,
democratic and just gou ss oppos s1e,
nIace where they could strike the enemy
end execute the will of America Such
craven attitude in the presence OF m
suit, injury and menace - not ~ e AL
Ing with American tradition and nper.
ssYour antagonists was doomed 70 ran.
The spirit Of America had asserted ltselI;
We had interpreted the vision and ldeai
of washington 5s1er f o naalilT Tnco J
H.
and we are today proudly conscious OF
the heroism OF our sons in the discharge
of dangerous, but patriotic duty.
War Record Is Repudiated.
.sUnder these circumstances. do you
expect TO gain position Of honor While
our sons hold positions of danger? Your
self-seeking is, in my Judgment. an in
,Tnclxerv Of the efforts Of the living. No
vote catching pretenses. no
egotistical claim Of credit for what Wis s.
the heroism Of the Thirty-second and
other American divisions, no belated re-
pentance should obscure this your record
You are a war governor, indeed, but
with a record never to be forgotten. One
already repudiated by thousands. ire.
spective of party. and to be repudiated,
LET US hope, by other thousands. These
and other things in your record beget
in me such strong resentment that I
am constrained to return you herewith
YOUR proffered commission"