The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-10
ROSE ADDRESSES MORNING MEETING.
The Democratic Candidate for Governor
Spends an Hour in EdgertOn.

ROSE ADDRESSES MORNING MEETING.
The Democratic Candidate for Governor
Spends an Hour in EdgertOn.
Promptly on schedule time the special
train bearing Mayor Rose on his cam
paign tour reached Edgerton at $50
o'clock Wednesday morning. At SO early
an hour it was scarcely expected that a
large crowd would be out to listen to a
political speech, and yet the streets were
lined with teams and 1000 to 1900 peo-
pie were on hand, good sprinkling of
whom b ad driven in from the country.
The dem ocratic candidate was met at
the station by the German band and es-
corted to Royal hall, where the speaking
was to take place. Seated on the stage
with the speaker were Andrew Jensen,
B. G. Wilson, G. F. Tallard, Jos. Leary,
J. T. Dixon, Isaac Howell, ALI. Hender-
son, Mike Ford, Henry Schmelling, and
M. J. McDonough, besides the report
ers who accompany the special. The
hall was filled and many standing in the
rear and aisles. Mr.. Andrew Jensen in
troduced the speaker by saying that he
was one of the best mayors Milwaukee
had ever had and he believed would
make an equally satisfactory governor of
the state.
AS Mayor Rose advanced to the front
of the stage he was greeted with ap-
plause. He is man of fine physique
and the six weeks of almost continuous
speaking seemed to have but little effect
upon his voice or endurance. He spoke
clearly and plainly with no attempt at
oratory. His arguments were adroitly
presented but clinched generally in a
convincing manner, although his talk
was more of a conversational nature we'll
fitted to plain country audience. His
talk here as elsewhere was confined al
most exclusively to criticism of Gov.
LaFollette's administration. AS text
he laid down several distinct charges at
the governors door, which he took up
separately for discussion. Taxation mat
tiers came in for large share Of the
hour. He laid stress upon the increased
taxes over other administrations. going
into details of the present mortgage tax
law He claims that the borrower invar-
iably pays the tax and efforts to saddle
the burden upon the capitalist increases
interest rates or sends money out of the
state. He also scores the governor for
vetoing the Frost mortgage tax bill. In
the interest of the great army of borrow
ers he was not in favor of taxing mort
cages. He cited the increase of school
taxes as needless blunder. In touch
ing up the Harvey school book scandal
he struck a responsive chord in the au-
dience as everyone seemed familiar with
this blot on the republican escutcheon.
He went over the whole shameful story
with embellishm that brought out
applause. The game wardens also re-
ceived attention whom he charged as be-
ing an unnecessary burden upon the
people, whose duties were mostly politi-
Cal. He would abolish the whole army
of them and leave the projection of game
to the same officials who now protect
property and prevent crime.
In closing he said that if any one
should ask him what assurance he could
give that he would do better than
bob" he would answer by saying he did
not see how he could do worse. Then he
went on to cite what he had accomplish
ed in Milwaukee as its mayor where for
three consecutive times he had been
elected on platforms of distinct pledges,
all of which were fulfilled. Three cheers
were given the speaker at the close and
he was off to his train where he held
brief reception before orders were re-
ceived for a clear track to Milton juno
ton where the next address was made
Mayor Roses special train consisted
of baggage car and composite coach,
arranged with kitchen, reception room,
sleeping accommodations, ETC., where the
party live while on the road. A cook,
porter, waiter and train crew made up
the employees. The mayors brother,
several newspaper reporters and en-
ployees of the democratic state central
committee, who attend to the distribu-
ton of literature, made up the party.