The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
ThrOngs Gather To Hear And To
Cheer Him.
IS A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
He Talks U, School Taxation in Rural
Districts.
OPPOSED TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM
Brings up the Harvey Scandal and Exposes
GOV. La FOliette's Greedy Desire
for Campaign Money.

Mayor d. S. Rose, candidate for Gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket has been
making speeches in northern Wisconsin
this week and wherever he appeared he
was cordially received presaging a sue
cessful issue of his canvass. At Oconto
Ex Gov. Scoield's home Mr.. Rose made
quite hit Notwithstanding that local
ity is strongly Republican. AT Ocontt
he met the biggest audience of the cam
paign There were committees, decora-
tions and Ill Environments of a campaign
opening. Turner Opera house was
packed from the stage to the doors. Z.
E. Paul, " Brazeau, Charles Norton
and D. T. Keefe were the ushers, and
the decoration committee, consisting OF
P. T. Muwsen, H. A. Merhen and
Charles Freund decorated the stage.
Many of the leading Democrats wore
American Beauty roses
Mayor Rose was introduced by Major
Wilbur M. Lee, who spoke highly OF the
character of the candidate and his ad-
ministratiou of affairs in Milwaukee.
The mayor was at his best when he took
his place before the audience. Among
those who we're at the train to meet his
party were children from the parochial
schools of Oconto. This afforded an OPP
portunity to speak of the parochial
schools as valuable auxiliaries of the
public school system. In reviewing the
steps by which La Toilette achieved the
nomination, he said:
1t is unnecessary for me to review
the details of recent political history,
but simply to quicken your memory IN
respect to these matters and recollection
will do the rest. His ambition IVES not
gratified in the convention of 1898, but
on the contrary an eminent citizen of
your state, your neighbor, gen leman
whose name is mentioned with respect
not only by the members of his own
party but by the party that has opposed
him, Governor Scofield great applau' e)
was nominated by that convention
Notwithstanding hut new levy
of school tax works advantageously to
the Northern Wsconsin counties, Mayor
Rose did not abandon his usual argu-
ment on this subject. He said:
II am aware of the fact that some of
these northern counties will be greatly
benefited by the increased tax-the in
creased school tax-but the benefit is
not confined to the northern counties of
our state. This money must be paid by
the taxpayers of Wisconsin, and the ex-
cess fund of 1906, 900 is beneficial to no
section of the state except to the north.
ern counties. They say that fund will
be distributed back to the school dis
trcts. A portion of it will, but there is
a part that does not go back, and that is
the portion which goes to the universe
ty and to the normal school fund. What
will be the result2 In the greater por-
tion of the state, by sending back from
the school fund to the school district
more money than is required for the
purpose of maintaining their schools,
we simply create fund which will
constitute premium upon extravaganza
and, what is worse, an invitation to
corruption.
At Tremble Mr. Rose had the follow
ing to say of the school book scandal.
Last week the state central COM
mittee held meeting in Milwaukee
and as result of the meeting they gave
out that certain resolutions had been
adopted by which they had whitewash
ed everybody. The refused to make to
any investigation whatever. AS result
yesterday morning Mr.. Buckstaff pub
lished another statement giving all the
details of the transaction, and it seems
to me that the statement published yes
terday morning, giving all of those de-
tails, ought to arouse the people of Wis
sconsin from center to circumference to
resent the assault that has been made up.
on one of the most sacred institutions of
our stat,, onr common schools. What does
he say? He says that he met Mr.. Kron-
shage, who is Mr.. La Follette's right
bower, on July ID. That was the day
before the La Toilette convention was
held at Madison.
He met Mr.. Kronshage at the Park
hotel on that day and they had a discus
sion in the lobby of the hotel, and Mr.
Krcroho oa inyitad Mr. pucbetaff to toba