Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-29
WITH THELAWNAE ERS
Anti-Pass Bill That PIeases the
Most Radical Reformers.

Anti-Pass Bill That PIeases the
Most Radical Reformers.
WHY ssANTI-SALOONo MISCARRIES
Temperance Sentiment Not Organized
The Forty-nine Drinking Places for the
1900 Old soldiers In the Milwaukee,
Home viii Continue-Monroe's Noble
Showing of Personal Property Taxed.
Mr.. LaFoiiette's Partner.
Madison. Wis. March 2s..-Lots of
things are happening. for the end of the
session is in sight. The temperance re-
form measures being knocked in the
head, gracefully but effectually. The
mile limit on the forty-nine saloons
that oesot the $500 old soldiers at the
Milwaukee home was finally buried Fri
DAY. There were thirty-two assembly,
men willing TO show their sympathy
with the ahSlition movement "a test
vote, which is encouraging; but only
one did any talking in favor of sup
pressing the saloons where, within six
years, ten veterans have been killed
under suspicious circumstances and
only one prosecution has followed. and
that failure.
Legislators are strangely afraid of
this saloon issue. Even Hall of Dunn
county, while he votes for everything
that goes against the traffic. is not
hunsering for any imprisoned oratory
on that line. Good men like True of
Baraboo and Thomas of Chippewa Falls
got up and said they had voted for such
measure for the Milwaukee home in
past sessions, but had concluded that
as long as the federal author ties sell
drink inside the grounds, 1t was not the
business of the state to interfere with
the town of Wauwatosa. When one
sounds men privately they say they are
tired of talking and voting alone for
reform bills.
Why the Saloons Win.
The fact is, the temperance people
must build up the sentiment in the
towns between sessions and get some
men in the legislature who are here on
the issue of Temperance reform, if they
want to accomplish anything. The tenn
perance people sleep until the session is
convened and then rush round to frame
bill and get in some church petitions,
and expect to enact legislation through
lawmakers who owe them nothing for
their election. The reformers should
model after the plan that is about to
kill the free pass. The battle was
fought in townmeeting, caucus and con-
vention, and these pledged Legislators
have nothing to do but rry out their
promises to the people. There are more
citizens of Wisconsin ugly about sa-
loonism than there are those worried
by free passes. But the sentiment of
the latter was organized.
Some Nice Things About Monroe.
Mr.. Dodge, the Monroe man, whose
name the soldiers home bill carried, is
a genial man, who looks as if he might
be royal grandfather for children who
loved to pull his handsome whiskers
Monroe has 1900 people, and Mr.. Dodge
has been president of the school board
for decades. He has been chairman of
the county board and Republican COM
a farm of $50 acres and is interested in
the sash, door and blind business. He
has three children He was born in
Barry. VT, but since 1855 has been in
Green county. He is a Universalist by
denomination. Monroe is famous for
cheese factories and strong men, like
John Luchsinger, the Treats, Henry
Ludlow, and c. w. Twining, bankers
Judge Cate went from there to Stevens
Point, and Ed Bryant's r.me is well
known. The people pay their taxes won
derfully we'll; and whereas personal
property in Wisconsin averages about
10 per cent to the real property on
the valuation lists, Monroe City reports
1921, 1874 personal and $1,057,940 real
about 80 per cent. When Monroe peo-
pie read Governor Scofield's message
scoring people. who dodge personal
taxes their bosoms heave with pride.
University Gets All 1t Asks.
The university will get all it asks
this year. with hands down. Already
the senate has got ready for passage
the bill appropriatng $751;, 900 for new
buildings and improvements, the only
discussion being as to whether $4,000
or $4,000 should be voted for the dairr
building. The bill provides an appro-
priation of 100000 for an engineering
building, and limits the cost of con-
struetion strictly to the amount of the
appropriation; and $4,000 for the erec-
ton of water-power and other inn
provements to the workworks system of
the institution.
The normal schools will get all they
a thaU a IND nrt1
got in front of bill the other day
which extends te' ms of normal regents
from three to T. re years. 1t was as if
a locomotive had struck him when the
vote was taken. There are seven of
these schools planted over the state,
and parents of bright girls and boys
who have had whirl or expect to take
one in their classic precincts dot the
landscape like trees. This is the judges
first term and he "didn't UNDERSTAND
as lovers say when they patch up a
quarrel
The assembly has passed a bill to
suppress the railroad pass, express
frank, etc, that satisfies the most radi-
cal reformers. and the senate won't do
much to it, if anything. The amend
ment to the constitution is a horse of
another color, and the two branches
cannot seem to agree yet. But if such
a bill as the assembly has passed be-
comes a law, the party pledge will be
fairly redeemed; the amendment can
evolve" in the sunshine of actual ex-
perience.
LaFolIette's Partner Before Committee.
A mild sensation was caused in the
capitol the other day, owing to the APP
pearance before the committee on taxa
ton of Mr.. Gilbert E. Roe, Mr. LaFol-
lette's law partner, representing the
Western Union Telegraph company,
In resistance to some bills proposing
higher taxes. There was disposition
at first among the newspaper corre-
spondents to think something tremen-
dous was occurring: but the storm
moderated when it was learned that Mr..
Roe had represented this corporation
for some years. Even corporations
have right to have their side present
ed when 1t is proposed to increase their
burdens Mr. Roe is a young man who
has worked his way up in the world and
is inuca Iss tcttu t4lDtt olt Ear
county, hc,c ,e reared.
5000 to ! r,tec- Turc>ts.
Two years ago tentative commission
to look after our timber interests was
named by the legislature. This year 1t
is here, headed by ex-senator G. 3.
Burrows of Madison and H. c. Putnam,