The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-03
HARVEY'S BOMRSHELL
Burnett Discusses the Great
School Reform.
MIR. A. r. HALLS GOALS OF FIRE.


ernor-W. C. T. Z. Women Want $4,000
for fallen Girls-The Women's Clubs
Ask a Hand in the State Institutions
Sprightly Chat from Madison.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 2S-That man A.
R. Hall Of Dunn county is a model leg
islator.
| think 1 never knew a public man
who SO disassociates his own person
atty from his discharge of official du-
ties. He is always pleasant and news
paper abuse he only smiles at.
1T isn't myself" he says, Its what
l stand for they don't like"
I suppose the Dunn county man gets
mad sometimes, but no one down this
way ever saw him.
He is a bachelor and opposed to
woman suffrage, like most single men.
Four years ago, when that issue was
being crowded, delegations labored with
him. Strong-minded women, beautiful
women, fascinating women. They knew
that as Hall votes, so votes the great
body of the assembly who haven't time
to look into the merits of an issue them
selves. Hall was polite as usual, but
told them frankly he was against them
and referred them to Gladstone, who
held that the home was woman's mis-
sion.
WELL anyway said one sweet young
thing as the group left him, you don't
dilly daily with us like Senator -"
Mr. Halls latest devotion to the pub
lie veal and the sacrifice of his own
feelings was positively dramatic. The
roll call was being taken on the ques-
ton whether to substitute the Even
ing Wisconsin, for the estate Journal"
as the official paper Of the state. The
lobby had left him alone. A "Wiscon-
sim man said he didn't dare talk to
him (the proposition to take the official
paper from the seat of government was
so absurd), and the state JournaP'
people said they were ashamed to.
That paper has dashed him tremendous
ly as La Toilette leader and printed
monster cartoons that would have
driven any one else out of public life.
as they did Governor Upham. 1t has
called him all manner Of things and
even questioned his honesty.
The roll was being called on the ques-
ton of taking the title of estate Paper
lIOlu lllC MdulSOlI JUL
"Grootemaat," called the clerk. AYE"
CRUDE" aye" "Guth." Aye"
Hail.
How the Dunn County Man Voted.
There was a pause. The great room,
crowded to the doors was as still as
cemetery at midnight Every one was
thinking Of Uncle Holds fearful lam
poonings.
The little, thin man with rounding
shoulders and a work-wrinkled face,
looked up from his desk where he was
writing letter; and there was a faint
color climbing up his cheek bones, high
like an Indians.
NO. he said, quietly.
A buzz Of mingled surprise and adj
miratibn broke the terrific silence.
"My c.. what a governor he would
Make said one bystander, half-aloud,
and Editor Taylor was reported later
to have issued orders to his reporters
to cast any more reflections on that
remarkable man Hall at their peril.
The Home for Fallen Girls.
The W. C. T. u. women want the
state to give their Eau Claire Home
for Fallen Girls $4,000. The wife of ex-
Governor Upham, who heads the state
organization, will come before the leg
islative committee and ask for the
money; and the churches are signing
petitions to the same effect. 1t is a
noble philanthropy and I hope they
will succeed. There are usually TWEEN
ty-five girls in the nome-Catholics and
Protestants alke-and they are cared
for with sympathy and good sense. Some
nh; To-,
tons received annual largesses of this
sort and in many states the practice
Is continued. A home for misled fe-
males is on the same plane with homes
for other unfortunates many classes Of
which are cared for by the state with
out any other sources of revenue. All
are phlanthropies. The only difference
is that thus far the state has not
thrown it's protecting wing over fallen
girls. It is time to make a start. and
the w. G. T. U. has laid an excellent
foundation.
, I presume other institutions, among
them some of the Milwaukee Catholic
homes and retreats will feel that Justice
entities them also to equally kind
treatment from the state treasury The
unique claim of the Eau Claire home
is that no other institution, public or
private, is doing it's kind of work
Woman on Board of Control.
The women also want representatives
on the board of control, which attends
to the exclusive management of the
nine big institutions-for the insane.
blind. etc. That board is now made UP
of five members, plus an auxiliary mem
Der. The latter post is farmed out for
a few months at a time to succession
Of faithful party workers. Ex-Assem-
blyman Gaylor Of Marinette has the
office as we go to press.
The argument has been advanced
against the new demand of women's
clubs, for a woman member, that the
duties of the board are purely of a
business character which is, of course.
misleading. The board choose the SUI
perintendents, and practically have a
deep hand the choice of teachers,
and officials, though theoretically this
is relegated to the superintendent. and
under the influence of some of the
board, this is the growing practice. as
it should be-. Beyond this the policy,
the Kindness. the spirit of these insti-