Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-06-18
4 pIT oF REcENr PoLIrIsAL aIsToRY.

Similarity with Contest Now ge.ng On in Wisconsin
Farmers VIII Get greir Rights When They Prop
eriy Demand Them
TIE following from the Rural New
Yorker of May "a may prove interesting
reading for farmers as well as Others
Some things in polihcs are done in
open view. like the hands sowing around
clock Others, and the most impOr-
t Mt are ont Of sight, Ii the works
IN the cl OK that turn the hands. Take
the oleomargarine bill, the measure 20
prevent the manufacture Of bogus but
ter fraud on the farmer; President
Roosevelt signed it; that was the hand
on the clock The Influences that fought
for and against a veto were like the
works" out OF sight yet controlling
the hand The oleo men did not really
expect that the senate would ever pass
the bill When it did go through they
concentrated their fire upon the presi-
dent. We are told that one day he re-
ceived nearly 800 kilograms urging him
TO vet TIE bill Washington was crowd
ed with CLEO men an the president gave
them q personal audience. They made
the ST ongest plea tnat was possible for
tn sir side and it is no secret that they
,.sade a deep impression, for they repre-
scented large moneyed interests ami con
ce trated political influence. The thing
went so ar that finally the feet of
veto upon party political prospects had
to be considered The presidents politi-
cal advisers doubles reasoned in abont
this way In the senate this measure
was decided bv practically party vote.
The action Of the beet sugar men shows
that there is trouble ahead of us in the
congressional elections from farmers.
If, now, this bill is vetoed, thousands of
farmers will consider it personal in
jury. 1t will never do to disappoint
them for they viii begin another cam
paign at once" That Was probably the
reasoning that decided the matter. 1t
Is a good thing that the farmers strength
is recognized in this way. His slice of
justice will be larger when he can de-
mand his rights than when he must eg
for what the rich and strong are willing
70 ave for aim
1t has been noticed all over Wisconsin
that the farmers almost to a man are in
favor of the denomination Of Governor
La Toilette. They have just won a
great victory at Washington They i'm
pressed the house, the senate d the
president with the fact that they had TO
be reckoned with. That vas by getsine
outside their line fe $ and attending
to their own political usiness.
Well, it Is time for Wisconsin fairness
to take up the battle in cir own beh ~
in state politics Any farmer crn se-
thar ths men who are " ang bis vel
on the governor. are nos friends Z re
farmer ror friends If any le2i-i ion
that uieaa justice 10 tha formers either
in politics or taxation. inst as the tgsj.
ness was settled nt Washngsoa br the
farmers laakirg thenaires fell S., p Y
can sattLa matters in the'r ovn behaf
in Wisconsin ny attending the carrvaea
1t will not d. 70 sag 6evr and say v-e
have no interest in those si7rs. or .ali
it a fight among politicians for eupse-
uscy. To Is more than ksG Let as
r member thss this feht On La Toilette
is q deep laid conspiracy Ga the part Of
certain men who are willing tools of IL
corporations They propose to kin of
any effort to have tine present unjust
system of taxation reformed. They are
making the farms and otIer real estate
pay the taxes of the state They have
been fattening on this unrighteous gain
for years. Every man lack of them
will be out TO the caucuses. They will
have smooth politicians whom they
have hired to look after their interests
and manage the caucuses. But the
farmers can win if they care to, and if
they do not care to then they deserve to
be tax ridden in the future, Just as they
have been in the past. It simply means
to get out to the caucuses and vote for
delegates who will pledge themselves to
act favorably to the denomination of
Gov. La Toilette. Tx Governor Hoard
in Jefferson Comfy Union.