Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-10-08
| WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER s, 1902.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. /, 1902
Gov. r. NJ. La Toilette addressed
crowd which tested the capacity of the
West Side Turn hall Tuesday evening
and which broke out in enthusiastic
cheers when the governor appeared and
whenever he made a telling point in his
speech. Hundreds of persons were
turned away from the hall. The stage
was filed with well known Republicans,
and the aisles and Hobbies to the side of
the main hall were crowded with stand
ing people. There were many ladies in
the audience, some of them standing
through the entire evening.
A Sympathetic Audience.
The speech was read from manuscript
and took almost three hours to deliver.
The audience was with the speaker from
the instant b appeare on the stage un-
I'll he left the all A the conclusion of
his speech hun reds pushed to the stage
to shake him | the hand. The crush
was so intense hat the governor was
forced to stand u. n a table and for half
an hour greeting hose who passed be-
fore him.
National Issues.
No mention was made of David S.
Rose, thc Democratic candidate. Not
once in the whole speech was his name
spoken. The governor, however, with
Bcathing sarcasm held UP the Democratic
platform to light and showed how fiimsi-
" it was made up. He accused the pres
ent Democratic party Of being controlled
and manipulated by public service cor
porations.
Mention of Spooner Applauded.
The governor aroused the audience to
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spoke of the conspicuous leadership of
Senator SpOoner and for several min
utes he could not go on with his speech
on account Of the applause. The speak
er touched upon national issues first,
stating that the time had come when
tariff revision must stand close guard
over tariff schedules, but insisted that
the revision should ever he made on the
protective basis. Then he took up the
primary election law and taxation re-
form and discussed each extensively.
He cited results from other states to
show that primary elections were desr-
able and quoted great many figures to
sustain his taxation contentious.
Those on the Stage.
Among those who were seated on the
stage were all the state and county nomi-
nees, Mrs. La Toilette, Mrs. j. NJ. Pere-
les, Judge J. NJ. Pereles, Judge Emil
Wallbar, ". G. Rauschenberger, Senator
.. J. McGillivray, Senator Miller, NJ. G.
Bergl, r. r. Hannifn. A. L. Worden,
John T. Kelly, Aid. f. c. Fass, James
MEG ae, G. G. Rogers. Edgar w. Bond,
Col A. G. Weissert, Eugene Cary s. X.
Bell L. G. Lorenz, Charles Elkert Col.
It. W. Zettler, August Zentner, Otis I.
Hare, Fred Tegtmeyer Archie Tegt-
never, @. f. P. Pullen, DR.. o. w. Carl
sou, John STOPPER r. c. Spencer, w. 1.
Green, Christ Widule, Samuel e. Tate,
a. D. AgneW H Cochems, c. A. A.
MCGEE, Congressman T. Often, J. w.
Thomas, NJ. d. Kelly, w. ]. Wilde, r. j.
White, w. J. Fiebrantz, E. J. Henning,
D. w. Bass, e. j. Bullock, IL. j. Match
ntte. Herman Pomrenning, George II. ID.
johnson, Herman Rathke, A. J. Linde-
mann and others.
Maj. Charles H. Anson's Remarks.
Chairman Zillrner of the county com,
mittee called the meeting to order and
introduced Mai. Charles II. Arson, who
spoke as follows:
The Republican party Of Wisconsin is
entering upon a campaign which not only
has a bearing on immediate results, but
upon the great question: whether or not
Wisconsin shall continue to stand in the
proud column of Republican states. 1t IS
Impossible to separate the campaign upon
which we now enter from the national
campaign which looms up in the near
future.
principle. 1t is not the home OF free
trade. and does not believe that the Dem
Dcratic party is qualified to revise the
tariff in such manner as to protect aud
preserve the features which interest
every laboring man and every business
interest in the land That it is not the
marty to deal with the new problems con-
frontinr t'se government, which must be
wrought QUE along the lines indicated by
Mckinley and Roosevelt.
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the present time 10 lift ourselves above
the spirit of faction and to labor for the
success of the Republican ticket.
No other course can accomplish the OBJ
sect we all have in view and bring our
pstty into harmonious relations for the
great battle of the future.
The Governors Speech.
The governor then arose and after the
applause subsidized said:
Fellow Citizens, Ladies and Gentle
men: ! thank you very much for this
cordial greeting here tonight.
Under our form of government the citi-
zen should determine all the issues; and
YOU will exercise your right of suffrage
in this election upon national and upon
state questions as well. | would in no
wise disparage the Importance of ma
tional issues in this campaign. But with
in the limits Of a single address ! should
he unwilling to attempt a thorough dis
cussion of both. l should not feel, how
ever that had discharged my duty as
Republican on thus occasion il / passed
nv national issues in silence.
In the last five years of Republican
administration the progress Of this nation
at home and abroad. industrially and
commercially, has challenged the admra-
ton and amazement of the world. Our
support of Cuba in q just cause, brought
grave responsibilities that have been and
The unforeseen acquisition Of new terri
tory stimulated the commercial spirit
which has eliminated in securing the
long-sought, long-needed waterway be
tween the American continents. Too
much credit cannot be given the con-
structive statesmanship that has led TO
the accomplishment of this end. Wis
consin takes pride i'll the prominence of
her representatives in Congress and
the conspicuous leadership Of Senator
Spooner in this great work. To break
down the barriers of trade between
Alaska and the states west of the Rocky
mountains and the states east; 10 brig
our immediate national life into closer re-