The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-11-15

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spring and summer carried into the
fall months. Governor LaFollette may
prefer an early convention, though
sometimes a governor is nominated in
September. 1t is generally thought his
silence to date has been wise for there
is an inherent sense Of justice in men
that raises an inquiry when one dog
gets all the biting, and in time it takes
the shape of sympathetic reaction.
political status at present, he owes it
to himself and friends to meet genuine
harmony overtures from all quarters
with a fair and earnest mind The ter
rife onslaught and clever politics d.
rected against him in every county,
make his denomination possible only
by hearty good will and enthusiasm
on the part of his following. The lat
ter has no interest in personal Quarrels
or historic feuds and is much con-
cerned at the disrupted condition Of
the party. If Governor LaFollette.
profiting by the mistakes of the past,
puts himself on party, not personal
ground, accounting himself a RepuD-
lican, though a progressive one, his
denomination will come about, though
it may be as by fire. The stalwarts,
for their part, are playing with the
whfrlwind, and if the outcome is Il
brutal expulsion of a governor whom
the people want and the substitute of
a candidate marked by eleventh story
gold and letters, look out for revolu-
ton.
Dr.. EIy's High Post.
We have opportunity for the enjoy
ment Of many good things in Madison.
DR.. Ely gave paper last night before
the literary society in which he fore
casted the city Of the new century. Dr.
Ely is president of the American
Economic association, which meets in
Washington just after Christmas for
three days. His address this year is On
the topic industrial Liberty"
Charles Francis Adams, president of
the American Historical society, whom
we had in Madison last winter, is also
to speak. The programme deals with
foreign trade, tariff the workingman,
the negro, arbitration, Porto Rican
finance (by +. S. Adams of Madison,
lately assistant to the treasurer of the
island, etc.
Making Better Wisconsin.
A convention, nearer home is that of
the State Federation of Reforms,
which is backed by nine denomina-
tions, Sunday rest, temperance and
other organization. Rev. O. p. Bes-
tor Of Milwaukee is president Super
intendent Merica of the Waukesha
industrial school will talk Of ''The Boy
Who Goes Wrong. Gambling and
The Catholics are active in the fedora
ton through their total abstinence IN
ion 1t is a strong programme of
workers in all fields and good should
come of the meetings.
Hunting Season Is On.
This rage to go out and kill q deer
is 4 mystifying thing to those of us
who love the woods for geLtler uses.
The season began yesterday anu for
twenty days there will be the popping
OF rifles in the northern counties. Eacn
hunter may kill two deer. It is ex-
pected that that animal will be plen-
tiful this year They have been far
Their south than in a number Of years,
and there appears; to be more Of them
in the woods. The deer is such a
harmless creature and its eyes so hui
man in their pleading for sympathy
that it is difficult to see how one can
take it's life, especially when one thinks
of the faU'ns who must look for them
selves. Perhaps the day will come
when it Will be considered bad form
to do it. One writer has become so
infiamed with the idea Of brotherhood
that he scolds persons who pluck roses
and break up family of ferns. How
ever, the man with the love Of hunt
ing in his veins, including Roosevelt,
usually is a sturdy type who towers
above the refinements of vice, and if
they still elect to hunt-as men have
always dOne-one may not more than
marvel. Only put the helpless deer
out OF misery as quickly as possible.
Nearly ST., 100000 in Pulp and Paper.
A recent census bulletin shows the
enormous business done in Wisconsin
along the line of wood pulp and paper.
Capital in the industries increased
from $5,36O,624 in 1890 to SIC, $3.50. 40
in 1900; wage-earners from $1779 to
$42.4O. They earned $1,649,OOO In
1900. The forty establishments
in Wisconsin twenty-seven in 1S9O)
made $10,S96,OO0 worth of goods. of
which nearly a third was news print
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