River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

that classic institution, though he had
heen preceded by such men as William
Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
The Milwaukee Sentinel published the
speech in full, and paid very high
tribute to the speaker editorially. The
Chicago-Times Herald and other great
papers did the same.--Mineral Point
Tribune.
Robert M. La Toilette delivered an
able, sensible and practical speech at
the Chicago university the other day,
in which he denounced the political
machine. 1t was rather reasonable to
talk that way in Illinois where ma
chine politics seems to have reached
it's elimination of rottenness and ineffi-
cheney; but the orators words were
timely and eloquent and pointed out
the remedy. In reformed primaries
and civil-service reform is the saliva
tion of the American republic.-Madi-
son Democrat.
Hon. Robert M. La Toilette is re-
ceiving many concentrations for his
able speech in Chicago last week. His
audience was composed of the most
highly educated people in Chicago, the
address being the annual one before
the University of Chicago. Mr.. La Fol-
lette's speech was on the adjustment
of Machine Politics." and contained
suggestions that if followed will be
likely to deal Knockout blow to the
boss element that has controlled the
primaries and elections heretofore
Rice Lake Chronotype.
Hon. r. NJ La Toilette, of Madison,
gave a very able address ON Monday,
before the faculty and students of the
Chicago university on the Menace of
the Machine. The address is pub
lished in full in the Milv aukee Senti-
mel No more able and far seeing po-
litical utterance was ever made by any
son of Wisconsin than that address,
1t contains a breadth of statement,
power of analysis, and business of
conclusion that stamps it's author as
being one of the most profound and
forcible political thinkers in the ma
ton. What is more and better. Mr..
La Toilette does not simply content
himself with denouncing the corrupt
and dangerous action of the political
machine in its efforts to destroy po-
litical liberty and integrity, but he adj
dresses himself as well in statesman
like manner to the discussion of a rem
edy. The entire address should be
read by every citizen of the state and
nation.-Jefferson County Union.
Ex-Congressman r. NJ La Toilette
of Madison made a great hit with his
speech at the University of Chicago on
birth day. He massed
his infantry artillery, cavalry, spear
bearers, stone-tossel's and the whole
outfit of combined army on the ma
chine in politics, and charged. re-
charged and charged again until a,
would seem as though every cog in the
political machine had been broken
close to the wheel and could never do
business at the old stand again. Mr.
La Toilette showed very plainly the
dangers of the modern political ma
chine. He believes that 1t is menace
to the reprDlic. He believes that Ii
should be- crushed and that il should
have 10 machine successor. Most poll
tic.dns who are not in accord with the
make war on it. not so much
to drive the machine out of politics
and kill IL as to set up a machine of
their own, a new machine. Not so,
Mr.. La Toilette. He wants no polite
al machine. He wants a reform In
the matter of nominating candidates
for Office that will place the whole
matter in the hands of the people. He
wants II taken out of the hands of
scheming machine politicians. He be-
lieves that the good name and the
safety of the Republic require that
that be done and there are a great
many people who agree with him.
The speech was one of the ablest, most
fearless and most aggressive ever
made by this fearless, aggressive and
able Wisconsin citizen-Milwaukee
Telegraph. Feb. 81, 1897.
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