If you struck me in the face, you
would not insult me as you Insult me
now.’"
“ The mill lit has resolved itself into
a < 111 <*mI lon of veracity between Senator
Sawyer and Mr. I /.i l 'llei I o.”
TllllS BIIVH TllO Oshkosh Nol 11l
western; mill, to their Hhame, a good
many mom republican newspapers
throughout, Mm state echo Mm same
heartless Houliumiit. Morally, there
can bo no doiilit, but that Mr. I.aFol
lotto tells Mm truth, Mm whole truth,
anil nothing but Mm truth. Souulor
Sawyer's llrst statement disclosed Mm
fact that ho hail attempted to inveigle
(ho Little Hhint, and boro on it:: taco
Mm munlslakahlo evidences of the
worse kind of falsehood a half (old
truth. II fact, it fully prepared the
way for (he simple, truthful story of
Mr. liiiKollette, who has taken a bravo
and manly stand In the matter. To
Homo it may seem that he has com
mit led political suicide. Mill, cor
ruption wins not more than honesty;
and The Democrat expects that he will
be an inlluontlal political leader when
Senator Sawyer and his great wealth
will be no longer regarded. It is to be
hoped that the republican press of
the old Third congresalonial district, at
least, will not desert their late champ
ion in this his hour of need.
Chicago's Highest Ihtildings.
lUrpet’i Weekly.
