Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-12
NOTES FROM THE STATE CAPITA,
Special to the Tribune.


the life of our loved and bonoroa
president was received here with
CONSERVATION and regret. Crowds IS
people, irrespective of class or no,i
tics. congregated IN public Dlocas
about the city, all anxious to get tba
latest news from the sick room. A,
the state house all work ceased upor
the receipt OF the news, and the em.
ployes and the heads of the differen,
departments gathered in little gronns
in the corridors to discuss the grea,
calamity that had befallen the ma
ton. Some used pretty strong Ian.
guage in their condemnation of tho
dastardly would-be assassin. and
some of the veterans about the build.
ing were moved to tears Gov. La.
Toilette gave out the following brief
statement, concerning the shooting,
THE attack upon the life Of the pres.
ident appears TO have been one If
those crim' 5 with which madmen
by whatever other name they NAV
be called, shock civilization through
out the world. 1t is significant in
emphasis of the necessity of teaching
and compelling a higher and more
universal respect for established law
In the midst of domestic peace and
tranquility, no political excitement
prevailing in the country, no fore
boding of evil or premoniton of
trouble anywhere, the hand Of the
assassin is raised against this man
who has braved every peril Of battle.
passed through all the vicissitudes
of eXacting public life and so borne
himself in his great office as to win
the confidence Of the American PEG.
pie and admiration of the foremost
living statesmen. Every patriotic
home is darkened, every heart is anx-
ious and prayers of the American
people will be with the president and
his frail wife in this awful trial"
Several of the prominent men Of
this city have spoken out plainly in
their denunciation Of the organiza-
ton of anarchists, and a we'll known
pastor is quoted as saying: I'VE
have suffered these men to come to
our country, preach their destructive
doctrines and plant themselves in
our midst. We have extended to
them the right of free thought and
speech. Perhaps we have been toe ie-
nient. 1t is fair question ifsuch men
have right to teach their nihilistic
opinions. They are the vermia of
our civilization, and should be rooted
out like rats
The present fight in the republican
party means that republicans are
asked to choose between Gov. LaF0l-
| lette and Sen. Spooner, and word
has recently gone out from the stall
wart headquarters that the time
for a compromise between these two
! forces have passed. The Spooner
element has organized to undo the
| governor, and the leaders say that
no republican can serve both la
Toilette and Spooner. There are
many republicans in the state who
appreciate the ability Of Senator
| Spooner and if he were a candidate
for reelection to the senate would
not oppose him. At the same time
these believe that for the people OF
| Wisconsin LaFollette is the best ana
most sincere governor that the repub-
lican party has produced in many
years, and earnestly desire his re-
domination. For every Office Tor
which Senator Spooner has been
candidate he has had the unanimous
support of the republican party ana
it is now considered strange that ne
| should be conducting an aggressive
war on the governor of the state
The stal-warts who recently formed
an organization in Milwaukee have
| but one end in view, the overthrow
ing of LaFollette. One of Senator
Spooner's appointees is authority
for the statement that Spooner IS IN
daily correspondence with the star
warts, and is personally directing
every move that is made against the
governor. This is startling state
ment, though it was believed by
some that Spooner was at the helm
in this movement to dethrone Gov
LaFollette.
Last Saturday DIR. Fox, who Is az
tending Gov. LaFollette, gave ou1
the following statement regarding
the goyernors's condition; Coy L.
Toilette is suffering from congestion
Of the liver He has gained rapiaIy
in the last two weeks, but is still OA'
able to take solid food Barring aC'
cidents Ing should be able TO fe5R27
his duties in about month.