Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-13
Sour Milk in the cocosnut.

The republican party OF WiscoHSil
will yet elect Mr.. Babcock as one OF
the senators from this state.
We have been for LaFollette, fair
| ly, squarely, honestly, though treat
ed as one to be suspicious OF by the
manager of the LaFollette forces In
this county. That kind of treatment
lassuages our grief, somewhat, now
that LaFollette is beaten. We To-
Gated machine--and one that
under the circumstances we could
put forth no effort to smash.
Three weeks ago, more or less, the
writer gave out his opinion, private
| ly, to one standing very near to Mr..
IaFollette, that he could not be
nominated. We supported LaFol--
lette believing that he was destined
to be beaten. We enlisted with the
"forlorn hope" expecting to perish
but withal with stout heart. Well,
we have persisted, it seems; and 1t
does not hurt so bad as we thought IT
would.
The following are excerps from
the utterances of Editor Taylor, In
his last weeks Southwest Wisconsin
His declaration in favor of Babcock
| for T.. 5. Senator, in view Of his pro-
nounced disapproval Of spooner be-
cause of the latter's presumed sym
pathy with corporations, indicates
lack Of knowledge as to the political
alliances of the state. Therefore we
respectfully suggest to Brother Tay-
| lor. that he should make sure that
| his objections to Spoouer do not APP
ply 10 Babcock also. lis the gener-
al belief in political circles, based on
strong evidence, that the views OF
Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Babcock har-
monte very closely in relation to
corporations. 1t is well known that
in all matters politica these gentle
men have co-operatrd, and it IS gem
orally understood that Mr. Babcock
favors Mr.. Spooner to succeed Villas
In the T.. 5. Senate. He who does
not know that SpoOner and Babcock
are Of the same political school, is Ill
qualified to give advice, and is in
consistent in opposing the one for I.
s. senator, on the ground OF affinity
for corporations, while endorsing the
other. The TRIBUNE believes that
better representative of the people
than either of them could be elected
senator, but If choice is to be made
from the two named, let's have the
ablest--who even Brother Taylor
will admit to be Spooner.
The editors plant that he was
treated by the manager of the La
lollette's forces in this county as
one to be suspicious Of" and the as
sertion that he has "located a ma
machine which he can put forth
no effort to smash is more easily ac-
counted for than his new-found adj
miration for Babeock. His manifest
satisfaction at LaFollette's defeat
furnishes a key to some Of his above
quoted remarks. Although he had
in his paper and elsewhere express
ed his unfriendliness for LaFollette,
and predicted his defeat, yet he
sought to be "A delegate 10 Milwaukee
for La Follette. Hence these tears
The intimation that Mr.. Taylor
was not chosen delegate to Mill
waukee because any machine was
operated by Mr.. LaFollette's "mana-
ger" or anybody else to defeat him,
is unwarranted. The county con-
vention conceded one delegate to
Linden, and Mr.. Taylor would have
been chosen had he been supported
by the delegates from his own town.
But he was not SO supported, his col
leagues from Linden arguing that
as he was n delegate to the state con-
vention last March it was fair that
some other republican Of the town
be recognized this time. The county
convention thought the argument
good, and elected j. p. Williams, of
Linden, a delegate to Milwaukee.
That's the extent of the 'smachine."
1t Is located in Linden, and Editor
i Taylor should be able TO smash" it
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