Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-06-18
IggT aEET THE IssnE souARELY.

Just MEET The ISSUE sQUARELY
The approaching cauouses to be hill
ia Vernon county on sATURDA !,
June 28th, have an Importance greater
than any primaries that have been held
in many years. No voter should fail 10
realize the fact the issues at stake are
far greater than the political life or
death Of any man for any office in the
gift Of the people. The situation is well |
stated in the following clipped from the |
New London Republican,
When you vote for delegates to the
county convention which is to select |
delegates to the state convention you
will be registering your vote for or
against the denomination Of Coy. La
Toilette But more than this you will
be registering your vote for or against
an immediate improvement in the
methods Of nominating candidates for
official places and you will also say
whether or not there is to be legislation
which will compel the corporations of
the state to bear their Just share of the
tax burden Just 70 sure as you defeat
Gov La Toilette just that sure you re-
habilitate for another dozen years the
corporation Iobbiest's boast tina mot
one line Of law that the railroads fought
has been written In Wisconsin in twenty
years.
We do not mean to say that Robert
M. Lar GILLETTE has monopoly of all the
political purity in the state nor that he
is the only republican who, as governor
would stick for more just taxation
methods. We do not mean to say that
he is individually or politically or Off
cially perfect But we do mean to say
that no man whose candidacy is foisted
upon the people by the Milwaukee la que
By means Of fundC contributed by the
corporations can conscientiously fight TO
increase corporation taxes. Such can
didate is bound to feel himself under
deep obligation to the league and, since
the league is deeply obligated to the
corporations, t'9 candidate, too, must
bow to the cor rations will. We do
not care q continental what manner of
man he be. He cannot repudiate his
political parents.
Fhe hope of the man or men who seek
the gubernatorial nomination this year
in opposition to governor La Toilette is
founded on a union of corporations
Knowing this how can any farmer, any
home owner, or any business man who
is personally untouched or untouchable
by corporation influences, gO to the eau
cus and vote for other than pronounced
La Foil Be- men for delegates? The OPP
position forces have many strings to phil
20 these caucuses They perhaps really
want " 1itehead deleg ties oa5 hey will
gladly lie advantage Of any opening
U,uch w}i give them Il delegation that
IS sH8-I.s Funette Voters DO not take
aY ap cr.! Do not fall Gown ua any
Fofe An fax an "unig trgc'td' or
ufsb AZ & dele CATION, tor SAGA % one is
Il Dt and y snAt.. The lies Are
Pawn Ia Toilette aId avn La Toilette,
sav I'd 10 your gnns atd + eaten
ttai, l, def4t fud v"rf q tiuh
Ts:Ffa 81 yvi5sAt tuns wa Of ex-
tsr0ii4s is 70 be IA, De m Pr !el t
Boaes by she elements composing
the raes packers, railroad mergers and
al sgss combinations q the country
Eddy as ha& shs SAND to make iuvss-
t.vatiop conccraing their encroacbsnents
0 evsrs right Of tbs aver 90 industrial
.eopag IN and the combinations have
become very threatening. The anne
class Of ringslers throughout the United
States Will fight President Rooseyelt's
nomination just as they are hsmmering
away by all the foul means that intrigue
can command to defeat the customary
denomination Of Wisconsins governor
because he does now and always has
stood for the cause of the common peopl
The same struggle against commercial
ism in politics will prevail throughout
tbs country two years from now as is
being directed in Wisconsin at this very
moment 1t will be then, as now, to de-
ternine whether the bone and siuew of
the repuL Gcan party or the aristocratic
element is to control.