Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

mildly. The room was Hastily deco
rated with flags and bunting and IL
lumined with electric lights. Long
before the speaker arrived every point
of vantage was occupied and standing
space at premium. The sidewalk
outside and window EN- brasures were
filled with mass of humanity, and
still they came only to turn away in
disappointment when it was realized
that it was useless to attempt to gain
entrance. And all this was for eager
ness to see and hear Robert NJ. La
Toilette, Republican candidate for
governor and champion of needed re-
forms, deliver himself on the funda-
mental principles supporting the is
sues of the campaign about to close.
The vast audience was not disappoint-
ed in their anticipatlons. Wearied
after hard days toll and thirteen
addresses before arriving at Lancas-
ter, Mr.. LaFollette plainly showed
fatigue, but a few moments of warm
ing up found him his old self and to
say that his two-hour speech was
rich treat is to express the sentiments
of all who heard it.
The special train bearing The speak
er and his party arrived at P. m.
1t came in quietly without blowing a
whistle or ringing a bell on the loco
motive and went onto a siding to
await the hour for the evening meet
ing and to give MIR. LaFollette rest
from the labors of the daylight meet
ings which were unusually wearing
upon him owing to the heavy condi-
ton of the atmosphere and the fact
that with one exception all the speech
es were made from the rear platform
of the train. The audiences were re-
markable for their size, notwithstand-
ing that the day was cloudy with in
termittent showers. At Dodgeville
the pupils of the public school with
out waiting for the permission of the
teacher made break for the door and
then depended on securing a letter
from MIR. LaFollette asking that they
be excused for their infringement of
the rules. Accompanying Mr.. La
Toilette were Mrs. LaFollette and a
friend, Miss Daniels, State Treasurer
Davidson, Gen. John Strange of Osh-
kosh, a speaker of merit, and Messrs.
Rogers and Howard, the speakers
private secretary and Sentinel COR
respondent, respectively, and Chair
man d. L. Parker of the State and
County Central committees, who got
aboard the special at Fennimore.
At 1870 p. m. Mr.. LaFollette and
his party were driven to the hall, and
their arrival was the signal for rouud
after round of applause. After being
seated Jehiei Hyde arose and sug-
gested three cheers for Mr.. LaFollette
stating that it was impossible to
break down the floor, it being segu-
lar Mckinley platform. The cheers
were not long in forthcoming, after
which the glee club sang two se.ec-
tions. In Introducing the speaker
Atty. Ed NJ. Lowry. who acted as
chairman, scored hit in stating
that as all knew Bob LaFollette the
formality of an introduction was un-
necessary, but that he would intro
duce him as the next governor of
Wisconsin.
MIR. LaFollette stepped forward
and as the cheering subsidized said:
1T is ten long years since / had
the pleasure of addressing an aud
fence in Lancaster. | can see in
many faces before me the flight of
time, and miss some faces that
would have been here. | cannot
come back into the old district that
honored me without expressing my
gratitude. can never forget that
YOU in the southwest corner of the
state have ever been my steadfast
supporters. Whatever may come to
me in the future, WIN ether it be for
good or i'll, shall never relinquish
my gratitude to YOU, who have stood
by me from my boyhood. Let US for
get that we belong to a political party
and remember only that in the state
or national government it depends
upon us whether il be for good or bad |
for two or four years. Let Us enter
the election booth as some temple and |
coasecrate our act to the GOOD Of our |
common country. Let us remem Der |
that patriotism is not confined 10 one
party, but that all citizens desire the
the good Of our country.
NO good comes OF abusing or Of
false criticism Of our opponcnts.
There Is much in both parties to CON-
mend
With this as his Introduction. Mr..
La Toilette proceeded to discuss the |
issues Of the campaign before one Of
the most attentive as well a one OF |
the most intelligent audiences he