Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-01
Labor Has Compet;tion

Iapitai tudt he mas and the only
article that he has to sell upon the mar
ket of the world, is in direct competition
with the labor of the world and has no
dlrect protection under any tariff system
ever adopted, and the very men who are
crying IN the interests of the laboring
man are very ready to import the cheap
est KIND OF pauper labor from abroad,
Iahd It IN this country and put it in di-
rect competition with American labor.
Farmers Have Been Misled.
The farmers have long been misled, at
least many of them, upon the question of
high protective tariff / believe they
now understand that the produce of their
farms is sold at market prices fixed in
the competitive market of the world, and
that the proceeds from the sale of their
produce they are compelled-under the
protective tariff systemic eXpend in the
dearest market in the world, SO it can
justly be claimed that farmers of this
country sell their produce in the cheapest
market of the world and take the pro-
ceeds therefrom and purchase their ne
cessities in the dearest market of the
world. 1t is the boast of Americans that
we are now able to undersell the people
of every other nation in the markets of
the world; if that is true, it cannot be
said that any other nation can underseli
us.
1Ao " 0ldlC ISSUES
Upon state issues Mr.. Ryan said:
has adopted a platform which clearly de-
fines its position upon the important
questions before the people Of the state
of Wisconsin.
Tells of Roses Record
The candidates Of the party for the
different state officers are all well-known
citizens of the state of Wisconsin, thor
oughly equipped and competent to per-
form the duties Of the respective offices
for which they were placed in nomina-
ton. The standard bearer of the party,
Mayor D. S. Rose of the city of Milwau-
kee, has been elected three times in sue
cession, as mayor Of the metropolis Of
this state, having been elected for the
third time last spring by a larger ma
jority than he received in the two preced
ing elections. This certainly speaks well
for Mayor Rose and Justltles the claim
that having acted as mayor of the city
of Milwaukee for four and half years,
up to the present time, and conducted
the affairs of that great metropolis TO
the satisfaction of the large business i'll
terests of that city, that his experience
as an executive officer has equipped him
so that he will make splendid governor
for our commonwealth.
The campaign in this state, according
to Gov. La Toilette, is to be fought out
upon two principal issues: First, the
question which has been developed and
brought forward through the partisan
ship of Gov. La Toilette, known as the
primary election law.
Second, the question of taxation in it's
different phases.
People Tired of Party Fight.
For the past five or six years Gov. La
Toilette has been waging war against
II Of Oo1stJy
that element (known as the Stalwart ele-
ment) of everything that is bad and cred
ting them with nothing that is good. On
the other hand, the so-called Stalwart
wing of the Republican party has been
making all kinds of accusations against
the La Toilette wing of the party
known as the Half-Breeds), and so it
has gone on until | am satisfied that /
express the sentiment of the business in
terests of this state when | say that the
people have got tired of this kind of po
Iitical "clap-trap" and that they propose
to put an end to it at the coming cleo
ton. If this kind of partisan warfare is
permitted to go on 1t cannot help but
disturb our business interests and inter-
fere with the progress and happiness Of
the people of this state.
"Turn Out the Fighters"
| appeal to the great business interests
of Wisconsin, and ask as business prop
osition that if the state of Wisconsin was
a business corporation, and each voter
was stakeholder in said corporation,
and if had such board of directors as
the last Legislature of the state of Wis
consin proved to be, and it became nee
essary at this time to act upon the queS-
tion of either choosing a new board of
directors entirely by the stockholders, or
the retention of the same board of dircc-
;ch hut
kent I'D a general warfare during its
term. would you not, as business men,
saw. eve will turn out this old belliger-
ont hoard of directors and elect a new set
of men to take charge and manage the
affairs Of the corporation l firmly be-
lieve that any man interested IN cor
noration of that character would, as
business proposition, refuse to keep in
control of the affairs of the corporation
n snt of men as board of directors who
could not agree upon anything and
seemed to be satisfied with occupying
their time in finding fault and making
faces at each other.
+ would therefore seem that the con-
duct Of the Republican party for the
mast four or i've years in the state of
Wisconsin has been such that it becomes
the duty of the people of this state, who
are more or less independent on political
questions, to take a positive stand ana
affairs of this state who are willing to
work tremendously, and try to accom-
pliSh some good.
All Want Equal Taxation.
The question Of equal taxation is one
to which a great deal of attention is,
being paid in this campaign. 1t is high
ly proper that this troublesome question
should receive the consideration of every
citizen who is interested in the welfare of
the state of Wisconsin. 1t is not a new
question. 1t is as old as our republic;
How to bring about system OF equal
and just taxation has been discussed for
years and years. Very impressive APP
peals are being made by Gov. La Fol,
iette to the people of this state to stand
firmly for equal and just taxation.
All, but he says that the ,pun2iilc
service corporations of the state OF WIS
consin have such control and influence
over the people of this state that II -
impossible to establish a system OF equal
and lust taxation! I cannot believe tnat
the public service corporations can eAei-
else such a control as that over our GU
zenship or over the citizens that we erect
to our Legislature.
No Remedy Provided.
- Loo,, that Gov. La