The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-29
JUST WHAT DID THEY MEAN?

LAST week the WaSnDurn news,
lone sponsor for the candidacy of its
owner Peavey for Congress-" took
a great deal. of glory out of an edi-
torial appearing in the Telegram,
when it said:
"The Superior Telegram offer
ed some sound reasoning to the
people of Northern Wisconsin
from new political angle. when
it proposed that the people of
this end of the state would do
we'll to consider uniting forces
against those who are retard-
ing the growth and development
OIL this section of the state by
giving LaFollette a unanimous
vote,
But did the News have the Tele-
gram sized up just right? In last
Wednesdays Telegram appeared the
following editorial. If the News
can find anything in it that will bene-
fit their candidate for congress"
they must read between the lines;
THE POLITICAL MAZE
When The Telegram suggested that
perhaps it wuld be just as well for
the voters of Upper Wisconsin to
consider standing by LaFollette
again, if for no. other reason than
the moral effect on railroad inter
ests Indifferent to the needs of this
upper Wisconsin country, it was
done with the appreciation that
something was being started that
might not readily be finished. Fam
iliarity with Wisconsin politics
teaches one that in those things
where the senior senator is concern
ed he is very likely to do the finish
ing himself. Also it is considered
that those who feel constrained for
various and sundry reasons to yield
to the habit of voting for him, are
forgivable if they find themselves
unable to follow the versatile scra-
ter through the maze of political
labyrinths that a senatorial con-
test brings forth.
'Strange bedfellows," they say,
one must condone if one proposes to
interest himself in politics. Right
away it is learned what that means
when the Wisconsin Socialists, yield
ing to the insistence of Victor
Berger that they must not nominate
man to oppose LaFollette, give our
sense of humor severe test. One
would enjoy this situation more if
he had to laugh only at the other
fellow.
There is candidate Peavey of
Washburn, for. instance. The Tele-
gram could have had bit of fun
with him if The kilograms own foot
were not in it, too. Mr.. Peavey has
plenty of friends around Chequame-
gon bay and elsewhere in the
Eleventh district for that matter. He
will get votes and would get a lot
more of them # he were up against
man of less strength than Con-
gresham Nelson. But Mr.. Peavey
early in the campaign gave it out
that he was in the race to beat the
special interests" that he had ever
been their foe that he lined up
squarely for those policies which
have made LaFollette famous. THIS
DID NOT CAUSE MUCH ALARM
BECAUSE NO ONE HAD KNOWN
Mr.. PEAVEY TO DO ANYTHING
PARTICULARLY RASH WHILE
IN PUBLIC OFFICE. FURTHER
MORE, IT WAS APPRECIATED
THAT THIS WAS A POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN AND THAT A LITTLE
OF THE DON QUIXOTE WIND
MILL STUFF MIGHT BE EX-
PECrED. And if Mr.. Peavey will
not himself take these issues too
seriously, his plan may be all right
for advertising purposes. He is
young yet and it would be too bad
for him to spoil his. future chances
by laying too much stress on the
mere program of batting the big
fellows promiscuously.
Perhaps, too, like Superior and
other towns, Washburn would well
come few more big interests sin
her midst"
Sometimes it is question whether
Governor Blaine is not kept a bit
worried regarding the wealth of pos
sibilities stored up in a campaign with
the dynamic senator. The COVER
nor seems to have escaped endorse
ment by the Socialists. Maybe that
fact will make him as many votes
as the Socialist gubernatorial candi-
date will cost him. Anyway, this
time the governor has the laugh on
The Telegram. 1t will be only fair
play if next time the senator let's