Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-04

| to put an end to it at the coming cleo
ton. If this kind of partisan warfare 4
permitted TO go on it cannot helm bu
| disturb our business interests and inter
| fere with the progress and happiness o.
the people of this state.
"Turn Out the Fighters"
/ appeal to the great business interest,
of Wisconsin. and ask as business prop
osition that if the state of Wisconsin wa,
u business corporation, and each vote
was a stakeholder in said corporation
and ii had such a board of directors a.
the last Legislature of the state of Wis
consin proved to be, and it became nee
essary at this time to act upon the cues
ton of either choosing new board q,
directors entirely by the stockholders. 81
the retention of the same board of direc
tors which accomplished nothing bu
kept up general warfare during il:
term, would you not, as business men
say, I'VE will turn out this old belliger
ent board of directors and elect a new Sci
of men TO take charge and manage the
affairs of the corporation" | firmly he
lieve that any man interested in a cor
poration of that character would, as :
business proposition, refuse to keep in
control OF the afrairs of the corporatior
set of men as board of directors whr
could not agree upon anything anC
seemed TO be satisfied with occupyino
their time in finding fault and making
faces at each other
1t would therefore seem that the con.
duct of the Republican party for the
past four or five years in the state 81
Wisconsin has been such that il becomes
the duty of the people of this state whc
are more or less independent on political
questions, to take a positive stand and
see that men are placed in control of the
affairs of this state who are willing Ia
work tremendously, and try to accom-
plish some good.
All Want Equal Taxation.
The question of equal taxation is one
to which 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 q new
question lit is as old as our republic
How to bring about a system of equal
and just taxation has been discussed for
years and years. Very impressive APP
peals are being made by Gov. La Fol
lette to the people of this state to stand
firmly for equal and just taxation.
All, but he says that the public
service corporations" of the state of Wis
consin have such a control and influence
over the people of this state that it is
impossible to establish a system of equal
and just taxationi cannot believe that
the public service corporations can exer-
else such control as that over our ctr
zenship or over the citizens that we elect
to our Legislature.
No Remedy Provided.
The trouble has been that Gov. La
Toilette nor any other man, as yet, has
not presented for the consideration of the
people any measure which it can be said
will establish absolute, equal and just
taxation. If the railroad companies of
the state of Wisconsin are not paying
their just share of taxation we all say
they should be made to do so; that same
rule should also be applied to the indi-
yidual. But when Gov. La Toilette adj
vised and directed the doubling of the
assessed valuation of all the real estate
os the individual | cannot understand
that to be any advancement towards
equal and just taxation.
l am sure that upon this que ton there
ought to be no necessity for exciting
such feeling as Gov. La Toilette seems
to have, judging from the expressions
used in his veto messages addressed to
the last Legislature, and also in the
speeches that he has already made in
this campaign. A calm, cool, dispassion-
ate discussion of this question, along
business lines, or a consideration of it n
the same manner that business men
would consider the important questions
their business afIalrs, would
be much more advisable than the appeals
that are being made to the people in
tended to excite prejudice against rail-
roads and corporations.
We must not forget that the railroad
systems of this state are an important
part of our business in terests and that
q large amount of the resources of this
commonwealth are managed by corpora
tions. We cannot afford to establish
warfare between the people and railroad
without some good reason
therefor.
Gov. La Follette's administration
seems to have been unfortunately
marked with lack of business ability
and conspicuous for exciting turmoil,
trouble and dissensions among the
people as we'll as among men occupying
important political positions in the state.
I believe the candidates on the Demo-
cratic ticket to be natural leaders of
men, tactful. resourceful men, who are
willing to recognize the judgment = OF
other men and who Will not attempt to
place their own Judgment above all
others and insist that their will must
rule. For that reason | believe it viii be
for the best interests of the state of
Wisconsin that the Democratic party
should be successful in this campaign.
| do not desire to be understood as claim
ing that any party should win unless 1T
deserves to win, and no party should be
retained in power unless By its action
1t deserves to he retained.
Governor Open to Many Charges.
There is the question of the appoint
ment of supervisors of assessment in
every county which necessitates a large
expense with doubtful returns therefor.
There is the new policy adopted by Gov.
La Toilette of the taxation of mortgages.
A veto OF what was known as the Frost
bill introduced in the last Legislature on
the grounds, as claimed by Gov. La
Toilette. that it was not constitutional.
The shameful and scandalous dealing
with book companies as to contributions
TO campaign fund in this state; all OF
which has been fully explained through
the press. 1t is to be regretted that the
chief executive of this state should leave
himself open to have such charges
brought against him. We must remem-
Der. too. that this charge was not
brought against him by Democrats or by
that wing of his party which is opposed
TO him. known as the 'Stalwart. 1t
Is n charge made by some of his stanch-
est supporters, eminent Republicans,
whose honor and reputation has never
been questioned, and whose services to
the state in the past are deserving OF
favorable mention.
For the interest of the state of Wis
consin any impartial and unbiased man
cannot help but arrive at the conclusion
that the ticket nominated by the Repub-
lican party in this election should be
defaated and for the business interests
~ this great commonwealth change
in the management of state affairs
should be made.
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