Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-19
Merit r ecogni d.


/ " announced that Il. NJ LaFolette,
| Member Of Congress from this dis.
trict, has been placed on the com
mittee Of ways and means, a com
mittee Of the first Importance to the
country. There Is not 8 man, woman
or child in this congressional dis
trict but is proud Of our representa-.
tive, and regard the high honor az
only worthiIy bestowed. Especial
pride will be felt upon reading the
good opinions Of the leading minds
and press Of the country on the APP
pointment. A special from Wash
ington says:
"Mr. LaFolette draws the prize Of the dele
CATION, being given just what he asked for and
what the delegation urged that he be given, a
place on the great Committee of Ways and
Means. This Is the second time only IN the
history OF the STATE that Wisconsin has been
thus honored the only other instance being
back in 1850 IN the thirty-third congress. when
Chas. Binghurst, who represented the dis
trict made up Of the counties comprising the
southeastern quarter Of the state, was given a
rlaco on this committee. But Mr.. LRFollette
4ill undoubtedly take RANK on the committee
and In the House. III il now beginning his
third term in congress and is looked upon as
one Of the solid able young men Of the body
] D - Is "a at Bf nd as ia Ia
debater and man Of presence on the floor he
already stands very high. He has an active
mind. nervous temperament and strong will
power, and he showed by his mastery speech
Ia the first session of the last congress ia reply
to Carlisle that he is a student OF the tariff and
that he has the nerve and ability 10 put his
thoughts together ia an effective speech. Mr.
LaFolette is probably the youngest man who
ever attained such prominence In congress"
Tie New York Iri5tue praises
the appointment ia these words:
There are three new men on the Republican
side Of the committee who will challenge at
tention. They are MIR. LaFollette, of Wiscon-
sin; Ex-Governor Gear, of Iowa, and MIR Me
Keuna, of California. These three men repre-
scot in "A large degree the agricultural interests
of the west-using the word agriculture in its
broadcast sense. The appointment of MIR. La
Toilette, of Wisconsin, shows that Speaker
Heed is in thorough sympathy, not only with
agricultural interests in general, but with the
desire to repeal, il practicable the tax on
tobacco. In tho last congress MIR. LaFollette
challenged Speaker Carlisle in debate, and, in
the general estimation. overthrow him"
And another able journal declares
that "Wisconsiu is worthily honored
IN this committee by awarding to
one Of its youngest and brightest
representatives conspicuous place
upon it, Mr.. LaFollette has proved
by several speeches in the house his
thorough knowledge aud apprecia-
ton of the protective policy of the
country, and in that notable speech
in which he attacked Speaker Car
isles tariff reform doctrines, he
particularly distinguished himself
as one of the ablest debaters IN con
gress. So incisive, convincing and
conclusive were his arguments in
that speech that the champion free
trader in the house has not yet found
time to satisfactorily answer them"
1t now seems that Mr.. LaFollette
has received the distinction of being
designated as one Of the sub-com-
mittee upon which the special duty
of formulating or examining all
measures relating to the tariff will
deyolye. His several speeches in
the house upon that subject, showing
his thorough knowledge of the
questions touching customs duties
and heartily sustaining the protec
tive system which nae done so much
for the past twenty-five years to
promote prosperity never before
experienced in this country, plainly
pointed to him as being worthy of
such preferment.
WASHING TON LETTER.