The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-08-03
DELIVERED SPEECHES AT
THREE PLACES
Candidate for United States
Senator Greeted by Enthusias-
tic Audiences in Northern
Wisconsin.

William A. Garfield, candidate for
United States Senator on the Re
publican ticket, visited Bayfield, coun-
ty on Tuesday Of this week, deliver
ing addresses at Iron River, Wash
burn and Bayfield, where he was
greeted by enthusiastic audiences,
and it is safe to say that Bill Gan
field, as he has come to be known,
made hundreds of votes while here
and the impression ne left with his
hearers will result in the county go
ing into the Garfield column at the
Primary election on September 5th.
Mr.. Ganfield and party arrived at
Iron River from Superior at ten
o'clock. 1t was not intended that
an address should be given at Iron
River but when the party arrived
there was such demand for talk
from the man who is out to defeat
LaFollette that a half hours time
was granted from the regular
schedule and nearly one hundred dron
River people turned out to hear him.
From Iron River the party came
to Washburn where an address was
delivered at the Du Pont Club. Al
though the hour of the talk was
scheduled for one o'clock the Du Pont
Club was well filled with men and
women VINO came out to hear the
message.
Monroe H. Sprague was in charge
of the meeting and introduced Bailey
Ramfelt of Eau Claire, q Legion man,
who gave q half hour address, in
which he urged the support ct Mr..
Ganfeld.
Mr.. enfield was then introduced
to the audience by Mr.. Sprague and
as he rose to deliver his address ne
was greeted by tremendous applause,
indicating that the people of Wash
burn are with him in his fight to
defeat the Senior Senator, who de-
votes his time criticizing others with
out turning a hand to relief the
sufferings of the common people.
1t was as fine a political address as
the people of Washburn have ever
heard. Bill Garfield has pleasant
manner of speech and smile that
reaches the hearts OF his listeners
and convincing manner OF present.
ing his message to the people, and
long before the close of the address
it was apparent that practically all
of those in the audience were with
him.
In his address he touched upon the
Tariff, the Esch-Cummings law, she
changing of the Constitution by Con-
gress, Railroad rates, the Soldiers
Bonus, and other issues of the cam
paign, and the manner in which ne
handled them and the stand ne took
convinced his listeners that ne would
be an ideal man to represent them
in the upper house of Congress.
On the Labor question he said La
Dor was entitled to a generous Amer
lean wage, not the starving wage OF
European countries, but wage
which would give to the American
workmen good living and enable
him to set aside part of his wage
for a ''rainy day and old age" and
at the same time enough to permit
him to educate his children as they
shculd be educated. Said Mr.. Gan
field: "In a sense we all labor or
at least we ought to do SO. We have,
however, come to use the term with
reference to that great body OF
American workmen who sell their
services for a wage. Labor rs not
a commodity and must never be re-
garded or treated as such. Amerl-
can labor is entitled to and must
receive a generous wage. The price
of commodities and rates charged
should always assure to the labor
ing man a generous wage and to
capital fair return. Capital should
mean the real invested capital, not
that which may have been watered
or have had fictitious value through
stock manipulations. 1t is not right
to figure wages on one basis and
interests on another"
Continuing Mr.. Ganfeeld said "Ex-
cept for periods of crisis or emerg.
ency, the industry that cannot meet
these conditions ought to be discon'