Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-27

who Las an Arizona paper. is working
diligently for his old Badger friend.
Down east Sp0oner is regarded as very
able. II is not at all unlikely that our
Madison man may be the next presi-
dent. His conspicuous advocacy of the
Grout bill brings him closer to farmers
than great attorneys often get, and
A. Il. Hall told me on the street the
other day that Spooners position on
the Subsidy bill filled the reformer with
satisfaction.
Many Editors ia Town.
The Wisconsin editors are with us
this week, beginning tonight, with
President Rindlaub Of Platteville at
their head. Shortly after their three
days session plans are made for the
summer excursion, which is a grand,
good time for editors, their wives and
families. There has been some talk
of trip to the Buffalo exposition.
The appointment of Editor Cooper
of Black River Falls as state oil In
spector to succeed DR.. Tanner, adj
vances an old friend of the governors,
but the profits of this office, which
has been netting over 5000 a year.
VIII be crippled by legislative action in
accordance with the recommendations
of the inaugural. 1t is expected the
Office will be salaried. There are many
sub-inspectors of oil to be appointed,
and no doubt some Of these will be
pleasant pickfngs for useful people
The retirement OF Secretary Tay-
Tor of the board Of immigration, whose
travelling expenses on top of $500 a
10 % 10
per&Iye, throws the work on to state
officers who compose the board. Con-
siderable stir has been made by critics
OF the administration who claim that
the absence OF Taylor VIII critically
affect the influx Of settlers, but no
doubt the saving IN money can be ac-
complished and the door Of emporium.
ity in northern Wisconsin left ajar.
Sickness In . Lawmakers Family.
Assemblyman Lsnroot of Superior ia
one of the new men who Is attracting
attention by his ability as a lawyer
but hard luck has hit him. His little
girl Dorothy Is a victim of scarlet Re.
yer and she has gone to our contagious
hospital, the mother accompanying her
Some of our families have been there
1t is on the outskirts. They can see
the lake and the railroad trains but II
is cheerless enough.
The primary election bill Is under
heavy fire, but a reaction is looked fol
by Its friends. Governor LaFollette
and his advisors stand out firmly for
the whole measure and insist that the
rank and file OF citizens want the bill
and win consider themselves betrayed
IL they do not get ii. Governor La.
Toilette is confident that three-fourths
of the assembly viii vote for Il, and
that while the senate Is not so strong,
narrow majority Is IN sight. The
Milwaukee Journal is making a hot
war on the bill, and the revised Sen.
tinel management Is evidently not
friendly to it. The country weeklies,
however, number many vigorous La
Toilette champions.
Subsidy Bill Discouraged.
The Wisconsin sentiment is against
the subsidy bill, but perhaps too much
Importance should not be assigned &c
this as most of us do not know a su.
percargo from tarpaulin jacket We
are opposed naturally to spending &
lot of money for something we do no
understand. Some of the better in.
formed men of the state say that tn,
merchant marine should be built up BY
subsidies as industries have been bull
up by tariff. The assembly, however
by vote of rs to Is warned con
gress against the bill.
ReapportionDent plans are beinI
worked on, the county delegations get
ting OF by themselves with a bluebook
Tor even later election returns from tn,
secretary of states Office and figJrinl
how to better themselves in the max
ing of new map of districts Milwau
kee hopes to set the additional mem
Der of congress on the theory that I
disproportionate increase of population
occurs in big city, and that by stand
ing together the Milwaukee senator
and assemblymen can get sufficien
support to carry their point from othe
members who, for self-protection, ar
afraid to have their own districts tam
peFed with.
Fixing Freight Rates by Law.
Among the bills are many bad
ones; not uncommonly their uncOnstitu
oonality appears In the mere reading
OF the title by the clerk. A schoolbo.
could detect the flaw. Other bills ar,
fun OF seifishness or concealed crook
edness. And there never was such
9sar for freak hills. eurioua eraz,