The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-08-22
WISCONSIN REPUBLlCAN!SM

The Springfield Republican turns its
attention 10 Wisconsin Republicauism
and sees the millionaire element attempt
ing Hanuarize' the party. Its observa-
! tions follow: Ex-senator Chandler re-
/ firing from congress retains and evi.
IDENTIFY intends to exercise his old privil-
eye Of sounding forth warnings to his
party He now deals with the immense
aggregations Of capital represented in
the steel combination and the recent
railroad consultations and declares
that they menace the peace and order
of society rs well rs the due earnings of
the people at large They must be put
down, he SAYS, and the way TO do it is
to limit by legislation the size Of cor
porations Nothing is to be expected
of the Democratic party, and the Repub-
licans must therefore DO the work His
article, which is elsewhere printed ia
decidedly Chandleresque and more die
tinguished for its snap than for dis
elimination in statement and cOnClu-
siOns
Granted the evil, however in all the
fullness of the description, is the Repub
lican party to be relied upon for correc-
tive measures? e.. Chandler himself
would probably be willing to admit that
as at present led the party is rs hopeless
in this particular rs the Democratic
Itarty appears to MIN to be. There is
the ability to do things in the one case
without the willingness; and there j.
the willingness in the other case TO do
something to check and restrain mono,
poly without the wisdom to devise or
the unity and ability to carry out.
Undoubtedly the rank and file of
the Republican organization are alarm
ed over, and thoroughly hostile to, pres
/ cnt plutocratic tendencies in the nation,
VII ave become so astonishngly
pronounced in the past four years. But
the Republican leadership that is an
other story. Mr.. Chandler knows what
!
in New Hampshire, III railroad matters.
The radical Gov. Pingree Of Michigan
was overwhelmingly strong with the
Rcpublcan voters of that state, but
with the party machine he had no stand
ing. save as one to be crushed at any
cost and crushed or driven out he finally
l M. '11t,noira pl,b,unt tVhigb
made up the Michigan Republican
machine could not prevent his triumph
ant election, once he got before the yo.-
ers. and the more radical he made his
platform, the better pleased appeared %
be the Republican rank and file; out
the machine was able to prevent him
from carrying out most of his reforms,
, aud finally TO cut him adrift in the noun
mating conventions prevent him
, from getting before the voters rs II Re
} publican
= Much the Same demonstration il
+ now going on IN Wisconsin. The Re
q publican GOV La Fnllette is more or les
n of radical The Republican machine
F. which embraces the millionaire element
/ calls him Populi-t La Toilette work
p ed for wears for the nomination and tn
;. Sawyer Payne millionaire machine bea
him every time until last fall. One
Y nominated, however, success was cas-
With MI his populism 40 called, IN
Ii Republican rank and file stood for hin
Il strongly. The machine recognized 1t al
Ie aud held back 10 defeat his schemes II
h the legislature, which it has succeede
a in doing and now the machine is plan
# ming to prevent us denomination. Tha
II element held n conference on the MAJ