Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28
DEMOCRATS,
. DON'T BE
FOOLED.

Governor LaFollette, in his speech st
the opera house b sve, as well as in
other place1, made strong appeal for
democratic votes, knowing that with
out their aid he cannot be elected
Quoting d sentence from the Common
CT, he attempted To put his democratic
listeners IN trance by mentioning the
rame Of VIM. j Bryan.
This trick Of LaFoiletfe, to coniure
with the name of the democratic leader,
viii not succeed.
1t is only another proof of his insin-
cerity and political tTickery
Whenever, heretofore, did LaFollette
utter one good word for VIM. j. Brv-
an did be have good word for him in
1886 or 1902 Did he at any time until
now see anything commendable in
VIM. j. Bryan.
Democrats will remember how they
were treated in 1886 by the republican
party Has LaFCllette or his party
changed their attitude with reference
to government by Injunction; with ref
erence to trusts; to the tariff andon anyof
the great questions OF national concern,
on all of which issues VIM J BRYAN
stood as the peoples champion against
republican party iacluding LaFollette:
Was it not LaEcilette's boast that he
was one OF the originators Of the tariff
bill of 1890, of which JAS. g. Blaine said
that it did not helpto sell one sack If
flour. nor one pould of meat, nor one
pound of cotton Was not he the
champion of the Bennett law {?
Has the governor ever been anything
else but a stalwart republican, or pre-
| tended to be anpthing else, except now,
since in his attempt 10 defeat Spooner,
he has divided Els party aud now
/ throws out a sop I'd democrats by cham
pioning his discredited Stevens bill, a
| measure which woald FAKE away from
/ the democratic masses the right to meet
| in convention, mass convention or
| otherwise, and lay down political pro-
! gram as guide for the conduct Of
/ their representatives, and confer this
| right upon the candidates after they
/ are nominated2
Does he think the thought to nomi.
nate candidates first and let them make
| the platform afterwards is attractive
/ to demOcratsg
Win any democrat be fooled by such
"A novelty in American politics
If candidates, after nomination, had
/ been allowed TO write their platforms,
/ is there democrat who believes that
this state would now receive any inter
est on state money?
Nobody will object to a reasonable
primary bill, but MO democrat can sub
scribe to the Stevens bill
But the primary pill is of small conse
quence 10 any event compared with
other ills, from which the body polite
is suffering.
What has been the Governors atti
tude on the question Of taxation
His friends in the senate made nc
effort at all to pass any bill and allowed
the pending tax bills TO be Withdrawn
without a protest, without vote, and
evidently lctbOH regret.
He had no word of criticism for the
legislature for the failure to pass tax
bill, he did not cab an extra session to
urge upon them tho necessity of action,
he seemed to be Neutral on that great
question when il was time TO speak pos.
lively and earnestly
The Governor aily opened the flood
4 gates of his wrath upon the legislature
after they failed to enact his hobby, the
Stevens primary bill, and he rewarded
the man, Overlook, who had voted
| against the last measure which prom
/ ised relief to the 0vertaxed people, by
| giving him the fat loflice of state game
warden.
Is that record sol allarng to demo.
Gratis as to compond him to their
approval
Does the Governor believe that they
admire his record iii the scandal for tie
nomination of a State Superintendent !
Does he believe that his insnuations
of a corrupt bargain between the street
railway and the Milwaukee city council
and mayor of that city in 1899, long age
exposed as polticaltslanders in two city
campaigns, will get him democratic
votes
/ Does he expect toirecruit the thinning
ranks of his party from the men who
labored under VIM. j. Bryan for the
| peoples cause, when they knew him as
| their bitter opponents
II he does, he will be disappointed
Just as Gov. Hoard was disappointed IN
1890
Compare the record of La Toilette
with that of Rose
While the Governor was talking
/ against Bryan, Rose labored for him
while the GovernoF was talking and
posing as peoples champion doug
nothing for them I'm his long career
the mayor of Milwaukee brought the
street railway to terms, GOT a reduction
in the fare for wDrSiugmen to fouI
| cents, made the street car concern te
| give first class service, and give the
| city an extra compensation by furnish.
ing, free of charge, the electrical power
which is used for hoisting bridges; a
reduction for the werkingman's fare of
/ p per cent.
Rose gave Milwaukee an excellent
government; the people in Milwaukee
know il; they have passed upon his
administration twice with approval
The people Of the State rendered him
the nomination without solicitation on
ms part, because they know that he can
deal with tax lodging corporations
| eifeetnally.
Democrats. remember th1t progress
in government comes slose, and can Be
secured only 81 one step at time.
Let no democrat &c fooled BY
smooth cords of an iusincere polite
ion, and ofterreafdS suffer the P0ngs
or regret for his foEy.