Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-21

to air. can imagine that Senator
Sawyer at the present time would GER
tainiy be happier in Wisconsin than he
is in heaven.
1t looks as il La Follette's hatred of
the brides he charges as having been Civ
en- by the eleventh floor Republicans was
due 10 the fact that they were little
ones.
A S.ade is a Spade
Seriously I'll the whitewash in the
world cannot whiten the bride. A spade
is a spade. ard a bride is a bride. and
no efforts Of the La Toilette faction can
ever make the people of this state call
these things by any other name. The
eleventh floor IN Milwaukee may after
all be nearer heaven than the ground
floor IN the STATE capitol.
| expect that the school book scandal
viii lead to a demand, on the part of
the La Toilette worshipers, for revision
Of the ten commandments. The priests
in the La Toilette temple can now charge
all of their tin halos for those Of brass.
What an example in degradation this
scandal sets before the people of the
state. Through this example the little
grafIers, such as the game wardens IN
der La Follettes administration, will
feel that new mark has gseen set them
try TO live up to it. no matter how much
time they spend over their accounts for
per diem and expenses. All the little
scandals of the state capitol must have
felt very much abashed when the school
book scandal walked in and hung its
hat OH the nail next to La Follette's.
"The Bribe" of Book Companies.
Is the bride of the school book compa-
MES form Of "alluring vice" within the
definition of that term in the governors
veto OF the Hagemeister bill? Harvey
did not seem to have any school book
companies handy when he met La Fol
lette in that death struggle before the
Republican convention.
The acceptance of this $1,000 by La
Toilette gives him an additional reason
TO thank God that he is no. as other gov
errors are. He reconsecrated himself to
duty when he took the money. He should
now deliver a course Of lectures to Tam
many Hall on the gentle art of grating
Perhaps he expected to gain favor with
the agricultural interests in the state by
his skill in the art of grating He GER
tainly knows how to milk the school book
companies.
Primary Election and Brides.
The solemn inquiry might now arise,
will the primary election law prevent the
governor and his Heutenants from ac-
cepting brides? 1t looks as if the ice
companies in trying to defeat the ice tax
bill before the Legislature should have
treated directly with the governor. One
answer Kronshage makes to the charge
of bribery Is you are another" La
Toilette can answer it by calling atten-
tion to the vast benefits of a protection
tariff. He can claim that he was simply
levying taxes on nonresident corpora
tons for the privilege of doing business
in fafo If Il = 4.
school book companies who paid 5000
to find that they had bought gold brick
They fired at Harvey and hit the gov
ernor. La Toilette said to them remem-
Der Gods patient poor, and they gave
him 5000 as a token of their approval
Our Uncle Isaac has a right to look on
his protege as very promising pupil.
Kronshage Got the Stuff.
kronshage went down to Chicago and
fell among book companies, but unlike a
certain traveller the Bible speaks of who
went down to Jericho and fell among
thieves. who robbed him of all he had.
Kronshage came back with the stuff. 1t
is evident that La Toilette is afflicted
with moral strabsmus. He is unable to
distinguish between Gods patient poor
and the devils patient book companies.
de did not seem to find so much fault
with Harvey for his favoritism to the
American Book Company as he did for
his fayoritism to the eleventh floor Re
publicans, consequently Harvey was cru
cited between La Toilette and the book
companies.
The Bread of Book Companies.
The school book companies cast their
bread upon waters when they gave the
$1,000 to La Toilette. If the people OF
this state do their duty this bread win
Ia cour and ynoldy vhar, l., rat,,r,,o.l
to those who gave it.
The entries in the account of the LaFol-
lette administration with the school book
companies are as follows:
First-The payment Of the $1,000 to
La Toilette.
Second-The defeat of Harvey.
Third-The nomination of a friendly
candidate on the Republican ticket for
state superintendent and the account is
to be closed when the following entries
are made:
First-The payment into the La Fol-
lette campaign fund of $1,000 to $4,000
more.
Second--The election of Cary.
Third-The turning over of the public
book system of the state to the bribing
book companies.
With kronshage to act as financial
agent. and Rogers as book-keeper, no
kept and made TO balance at the end. A
single entry system will be enough; dou-
Die dealing does not necessarily mean q
double set of books.
The Bride Giver and Taker.
The twin destroyers of our institutions
are the bribe-giyer and the bribe-taker.
Shall We allow designing politicians TO
make merchandise of our school system:
End Justifes the Means.
With all jealous and fanatics the end
justities the means; so it is with La Fol
lette. and thus it is that he has done the
things that have brought shame upon
this state. Fanaticism, whether in poll
ties or religion. never stops to hold par
ley with the moralities 1t is the crea-
ture of an overpowering passion that
rides ruthlessly obedient to its own law.
1t may break but it never bends or tenn
porizes: it never heeds the view of friend
ly counsel The cry of the fanatic is, If
You are not for my shibboleth you are
against me.
Those who have belief in the integrity
of Gov. Ia Toilette and blindly follow
him wherever he might lead may well
bow their heads in shame before the dis