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m smo y las existencias son bastante
regulares.
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carga general.
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carga general
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13

you a moment about the little red
school house. There are forty votes in
that district, and there will be thirty
coming out to that district school
meeting. They are proud that they
can exercise the right of a voter in
this state, and exercise the privilege
of voting for just the man they want
to represent them in that district. All
over the state the voters turn out to the
district school meeting because they
have a vital interest and can see that
their vote will count. And have had
something to do with town meetings
for a number Of years in my precinct,
where there were 365 republican votes
cast. And at town meeting we have
all the way from $50 to 225 voters com
ing ,ut,--in caucus where we nomi-
nate men to represent the affairs of a
town. One or two times ir my life we
have had over 300 votes at caucus.
When you get above the town meeting
and the school district meeting, how
large are our caucuses? My friends,
the caucus that nominated to the
county convention numbered nine.
Why was this?. Just simply because
these voters knew that they would cut
no figure in any convention above a
town meeting. When we go to a
county convention we find we are no
where.
The provisions Of this till provide
that you and | and those men who rep
resent the rural vote,-that large per
cent.-can have a free right to vote,
and they are entitled to it.
Now, my friends. if anyone says to
you that we in the rural districts
are concerned about this bill becoming
law, want to say to you that we de
mand it and we expect it and we want
it, and we pray for you to report favor
ably upon this bill. that It may be
passed by the legislature of this state;
and I want to say that have had the
privilege of passing through the rural
districts of this state for the last two
years and | know what | am talking
about, when say to you that there Is
growing demand in favor of this bill
in the rural districts OF the state OF
Wisconsin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Horizon Reporter.

Space forbids US to explain the law
in detail, but we will try and illustrate
it by taking as an example man who
wishes to be sheriff of Dodge county.
Instead of caucuses and conventions
and log rolling delegates, resulting
often in the nomination of a man
whom the majority of his party are
not DESTROYS of having, we will have
primary election, at which the
voters of parties will vote foi the can
didate for sheriff together with other
county and state officers. The per
son receiving the greatest number of
votes in each party will be declared
the nominee of that party for the said
office. The different provisions of the
bill prevent any fraud on the part of
either party and secure fair and just
vote.
If the caucus system is free from
the defects visible to any fairmind-
ed person. why do we not elect our
candidates on that system also? If
any legislator were to present bill
doing away with elections and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Give the Masses a Voice.

one of the plainest and most logical
addresses made before the Joint com.
mittee on privileges and elections in
advocacy of the passage of a primary
election law was delivered by II. C.
Taylor of orfordville. Among other
things he said:
Il come before this committee 40 a
farmer living upon a farm. and repre-
senting that class OF voters In this
state,--that rugged, substantial ele-
ment in the state OF Wisconsin which
represents sixty per cent. of the voters
of this state. And want to add to
this sixty per cent. a few other voters
who live in the small towns and vii
lagos all over this state. There are
also added to these men the employees
of the various railroads in Wisconsin
the depot men, the section men. and
all that class distributed all over this
state, which is about ten per cent
which may be added to this sixty per
cent which we call the farming vote
| will add to this vote the men that
live In our small towns. the carpenters
the blacksmiths. the masons. and the
clerks and help, This class Is about
fifteen per cent. of the voters of tho
state. In the country we know M
difference between the men that live
upon the farms and their neiehbors
the mechanics and lahoring men. We
have upon these farms large class Of
Young men which we call hired men.
They are young voters.-the substan.
| tia element in the republican partv Of
this state. Take all the different
br'nches of agriculture and the differ.
ent branches of the live stock business
and the husbandry of this great state
Take all the great dairy interests Of
the state, and consider the Intelligent
young men employed in the care q,
these interests. taking care of the stocl,
upon the farms, etc. And titen 7 wan,
to speak of the children On these farms
who are coming to the support of our
country school system. The farm,
furnish the children for these scbooIs
These men manage the schools. They
hire the teacher, they expend the
money for carrying on that part Of the
educational work of the state OF Wis
consin.
Now, l want to say to you. as mem
bers OF this committee. that we take 2
lively interest in these people. The,
are our people. You and | belong +,
them. They are close to us. Wbat
ever they are interested in we are in
terested in. And want to talk =,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Oshkosh Northwestern.

Inc Milwaukee Journal and some
| otner papers are trying to stir up a
tempest in teapot over the distinc.
| non between a recommendation and a
demand in the last Republican state
platform with reference to the pri.
| mary election law. The question is
whether the platform as read to the
convention that adopted it contained
the expression recommend" or de.
mand" in connection with the matter
OF primary election reform. These
papers are endeavoring to establish it
as fact that as read to the conven.
ton the word recommend" was used.
| But all evidence goes to show that as
| adopted in committee and finally COM
pleted, the resolutions contained the
word demand" in this connection.
However, 1t would appear that in the
publication of the resolutions in the
Milwaukee newspapers at the time of
the convention the term demand" ap-
pears in some of the papers and "rec-
| ommend" in some others. How this
came about no one can explain unless
1t arose from a movement in commit
tee to change the word from de
mand" to recommend" which was
voted down. The official copy of the
resolutions is said to contain the word
demand and yet stenographers
claim that the chairman used the
word recommend" in reading the res
olutions to the convention.
Now what does all this amount to?
The opposition is trying to make it ap-
pear that the word recommend" was
used, and that therefore, the legisla-
ture is not obligated by the vote of the
people to pass primary election law.
Yet from practical point of view
what difference does it make whether
the voters of the state by 100000 plu-
rality recommended or demanded the
enactment Of some particular law. A
recommendation of 103, 900 plurality
comes pretty near being a gentle dc.
mand. or is usually construed in po-
litical affairs as at least denoting a
very decided state of public sentiment.
When it come down to what the leg
islature shall do, neither a recon-.
mendation nor a demand has any lie
gal binding force upon legislature
But if legislature is moved at all by
even the recommendations of a com.
bined constituency, it would seem that
seldom, If ever, has there been an in
stance in the history of this state
when the people by their votes point
ed out more clearly and by a larger
majority what they wanted and ex.
pected legislature to do than in this
particular case.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Daily North star.

The primary election law is a topic
that interests many people at the pres
ent time, and, like e'l other proposed
new laws has its supporters and enc
mics. We believe that the present re-
publican administration stands
pledged to pass primary election law
and should redeem its pledge. Our
present governor, Robert NJ. La
Toilette, was nominated and elected
on platform containing that PLANK,
and the people of the state seem 10
have endorses the platform as il
stood, by giving Mr.. La Follette that.
hearty support. Tie bill as ii is now
framed will do away with the election
of delegates, which in many ways will
prove decided improvement on our
present system. It would tend to puri-
fy politics and would to a certain ex-
tent do away vita ward hea lers and
cheap politicians who are always look
ing for chance to become delegate
to city or county conventions, many of
them taking an unfair advantage of
the position to extort money from
would-be candidates. 1t would also
give an honest, fair minded, popular
candidate better show against ur-
scruplous trickster politicians, as,
un1er our present system. those.
people have two chances to get their
work in.
In the first place they have a chance
to do all the wire pulling they can to
get delegates elected who are favor
able to their schemes. when only par
tally successful in that they generally
have couple of weeks time in which
to try to corrupt the delegates who
have been elected by their opponents.
There is an old saying that ANY
man has his price" that applies to a
great many men, there are exceptions
to all rules. of course, but, when men
are open to all kinds of pressure for
two or three weeks there is always a
chance that some of them may be in
fiueneed in some way, causing them to
go back on the people that elected
them as delegates.
Many man has been nominated
and elected to an office who was not
the choice of the majority of the peo-
pie who had the right of franchise in
that particulst district but, the party
leaders on both sides had the say as
to who were to be candidates and,
after the nominations it has many
times been case Of choosing the least
of two evils. Using slang express
sion the primary election law looks
like good thing from the road "let
us push it along" 1t will give every
citizen chance to expires his pref
erence without so much chance OF
being dictated to by party leaders. We
believe this to be move in the right
direction and feel that this law de-
serves the hearty support of every
honest citizen that has the welfare os
the general public at heart, be he re-
publican, democrat, populist or pro-
hibitionist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Lake Mills Leader.

1t is now believed that the Stevens
primary election bill will pass with
but little modification. When it comes
to a vote it is thought that some of
the senators will make it convenient
to be absent 50 as not to go on record,
but If there are such weaklings there
their constituents should mark them
for retirement. If a man has not the
courage of h s convictions sufficiently
strong to face the music, or is so desti-
tute of convictions that he has to run
away from duty to protect his blank.
ness, he is a good man to be left at
home hereafter when senators are
wanted.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Appleton Post.

,rhe bill denies no man the right to
vote for whatever candidate he pleas
es, or for a man who is not a candi-
date at all. He says this-supposed
restriction will arouse bitter oppo.
sition among Independent voters, for,
as he sees it. there is a manifest de-
termination to destroy the independent
voter at the primary election. Now
the particular Identification of an in
dependent voter is that he never has
had any TART in choosing candidates in
party caucuses. He has held aloof
from all that, and has shown his in
dependence in selecting the least OBJ.
jectionable-to him-candidates from
all tickets, or setting up candidates of
his own, and voting for them. He will
have to do this in the future. The
independent" is independent of party
control. he votes for whorn he pleas.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Superior Evening Telegram.

The people of the state are waiting
patiently to see what the wise men at
Madison will do with the primary
election bill. 1t has hardly dawned
upon them yet that a hard, fast and
constituencies combination has been
made to defeat this measure and to
use the desire of the administration
to pass it as a club TO delay. endanger
and perhaps defeat other measures.
Whatever the outcome may be. the
honorable members Of the senate will
do we'll to bear in mind that their
terms of Office are but short and that
ultimately they will have to go before
the people for a renewal of their OH.
cial life. It is hardly to be expected
that the proposed primary election
law will be perfect or above criticism
but the general principle of il has
been received and accepted by the
voters Of Wisconsin and they expect
to see their Representatives at Mad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Madison Journal.

Should the fact that a reporter OF
The Milwaukee Sentinel made his
proceedings to read Recommend"
avail against this mass of testimony?
Should the official or the unofficial be
accepted? Should not the testimony
of all the officials of the convention
outweigh one faulty pen stroke?
The incident illustrates the despera-
ton of the opposition to this bill.
The opposition is strong in Office
holders, in politicians. in great news
papers. Meanwhile the common peo-
pie, the citizens. are at work on their
farms, in their stores and at their
various tasks.
By and by they will ask for an ac-
counting. They will say, you prom
Used us the direct vote in the naming
Of our candidates."
The republican party of Wisconsin
must stand by its pledge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13

es-at the election; and votes for no
body at the caucus. If man belongs
10 no party he certainly has no right
TO a vote in making a ticket for any
party. After the tickets are made he
can vote as he pieases. And any man
may nave independence enough to
scratch any objectionable name on a
ticket he has helpei to make when
election day comes. indeed, there ia
no higher duty of good citizenship
than to do this. at times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Some Objections TO the Primary Elec
ton Bill Considered.
Sincerely yours.
Arthur Dunn.

There are few noisy opponents to
the primary election law who claim
The Expense.
That the expense of becoming a can
didate will deter poor and modest, but
deserving. men from entering the field.
The only expense under the primary
election law will be that OF securing
the signatures of per cent. of the
voters of the district which the candi-
date wishes to represent. One man
.ould do that work in Outagamie
county in three days. The expense
would not, probably, be ten per cent.
u what it has been of late years Sc
curing delegates and pay ing them for
coming to the convention. County
delegates, in thousands of instances,
have for years eXacted IS to $40 and
expenses while at the convention. And
nominations for county offices. espe,
cially the bett paying ones. cost nan.
didates from 500 20 81 600 1t is be.
lieved by we'll informed men that. un-
der the new system. salaries might be
reduced 10 per cent, and still leave the
average Of county officials better of
than they are now. Only the profes
sional delegate would suffer.
As to the Platform.
That "the people are giving up some
authority they now have in regard tC
heir party platforms II is merely {
difference of delegating authority I,
me class of men, and doing it by direc
Eote, instead Of delegating it to anothe,
class of men by very roundabou
means. And the men to whom the au
thority is delegated are the nominee
of the party for the highest politica
Offices in the state, chosen because the,
are representative men of intelligence
and of probity. believe that tht
feature Of the law is really much be,
ter than the old plan. The sheer tha
the platforms are to be made by "a 10
Of candidates for office" in one breath
and the complaint in the next one tina
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13

ison satisfactorily work out the de-
tails and give them what they have
already called for in convention and
at the polls. It is certain that the state
administration and the assembly will
be found to have worked honestly and
hard for the enactment OF this law.
Il 1t does not pass, none cea allege
with any fairness the: the administers
ton has not used its best efforts 10
carry out the pledges of the party and
its candidates.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13

of choice by direct vote without the in
PREVENTION or interference of any polit-
ical agency. We therefore demand that
caucuses and conventions for the nom
ination Of candidates for Office be abol-
ished by legislative enactment, and
that all candidates for state. legisla-
tive, congressional, and county Offices
be nominated at a primary election
upon the same day by direct vote IN
der the Australian ballot"
A motion was made by Mr.. SWEET,
the representative of the sixth con-
gressional district on that committee,
To strike out the word demand in
the primary election plank and substl-
tute in lieu thereof the word rec
ommend." After some little discussion
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
"DEMAND."
That Was the Word In the Platform
as Agreed Upon in. Committee.

presented to the committee on res
olutions at the last republican state
convention, proposed platform. in
which was this plank on the subject
of primary elections;
THE great reformation effected in
our general elections through the Aus
tralian ballot inspires US with conf
denee 10 apply the same method in
making nominations so that every
voter may exercise his sovereign right
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
"strikel for convintions tried and

True
strike! for the grand old caucus.
Sic-semper-tarinis, non-coml os.
Observation-Disclosures erin, a.
brah." Continued applause.)
Ye will understand Moike. that 7
haven't Civ We the whole speech. only
the sthrong pints in the arguments.
There was lot iv foine pothry and
talks from the bible tibet tuck well
With tn audjince but can't reminder
thim. | wus hopin the speech wud be
printed in the pa-apers so cud sind
ye copy but Jimmy and his frinds,
Deln so bashful-detarmin to keen
u quite, and muzzled TIL press SO We
VIII have to be contint with what rye
writ ye, Your loving brother,
DINNIS.
P. s. Gully Adams made a speecb
IN favor iv tn bill. didn't near II. but
wan av Monahan's frinds tould me |
didn't miss much. he said Gully fell
down on the home stretch an Jim bate
MIN under tn wire hans down" Thin
heard Jones say, "Jim cud have Civ
Gully an Ace an bate him aisy," and
| think It's true, thin bein unprediu.
dist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13

choosing our politica officers by an
endless series OF capcuses and con.
ventions, there would be great up
roar over this scheme to cheat the
people of their right to vote direct.
OF course such a vote would be un.
constitutional but we mention it
simply as an illustration. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13

with reference to the proposed change.
the molten was put and ost,-my
recollection is by unanimous vote.
1t may possibly be, however, that Mr..
SWEET himself voted for his proposed
amendment The plank was adopted
by the committee with the word de
mand" in the primary election plank,
and read it to the convention as
chairman of the committee on resolu.
tions, and it was so adopted.
II. W. Chynoweth.
Chairman committee on resolutions.
The above is exactly in accordance
with tine facts as they transpired.
Walter l.. Houser,
Secretary Of committee on resolu.
tons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13

!: Wisconsin electors, If you believe
!. IN the fulIfillment of platform .
!. promises, and approve of leais-
7 iatton to secure to every citizen 4 .
I. direct vote in the selection of can d.
: didates for public office as pro. .
I. posed by the Primary Election
I Bill, please address personal let. .
I. ter to your Assenblyman and to
(. your Senator in favor of the pas ;
|. sage of Assembly Bill No. 90. !
I known as the Stevens Primary ;
4 Election Bill. !:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13

Robert NJ. La Toilette made the plat
form alone and forced it upon dele
gate convention of more than one thou
sand members asst summer. is nothing
else so much as il is laughable.