Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-10-22

/ it's political patronage influence, and
power over to the democracy, and you
will carry gloom to the heart Of every
republican outside of this state in the
! United states Yon nave no right to dc
1t aud you won't do it. viii you?
Voices Mo- No"
! Mr. Spooner: so, when have finish-
/ ed tonight, if were TO say to you Good
/ by instead of od-night, | would ap-
peal to you and TO republicans through.
/ out this state "a an old-time republican
who never has faItered that much /
can say for myself--to vote for the re-
publican candidates for congress, to
vote for the republican state ticket from
! Governor La Toilette down. and to vote
| for republican members of the legisla-
| ture in Wisconsin
SENATOR oUARLEs AT WEST SUPERIOR
the same light of Wisconsin political
| affairs.
Before turning to national issues. [
beg TO assure you that am for the state
ticket from top TO bottom. In every
phase of democratic government the
majority must rule Any departure
fron this salutary principle would be
destructive of all party organization
When a republican convention has nom
mated republican ticket feel bound
to give 1t my support without regard to
pre-convention preferences
Further, to avoid misunderstanding
beg TO assure you that | am heartily
in favor of any just, equitable system
of reform in our methods of taxation
The question of fairly adjusting the
public burden and securing Ii fair con-
lribution from every species of property
has for many years been justly held 30
be one of momentous Importance But
in view of the industrial fermeRt and
the general unrest now prevalent, it is
the supreme rty of the hour to reach
just solution of this vexed problem
l believe that erroneous methods under
which men of wealth are able to with
draw a vast amount of property from
the assessment rolls will give power
ful impetus to socialism.
/ have no sympathy with any tax
dodger, beca Use he Is menace to 80.
ciety No man is rich enough, no cor
poration is powerful enough, to be above
the law, while no citizen Is so poor or
obscure as to be beneath it's protecting
care. What we need above all other
things to inculcate in the public mind
Is respect for law. This ia, under
proper form of government, the last
citadel to which society can retreat. II
the people are subjected to system of
taxation which is manIfestly unjust, inn
posing grievous burdens upon some and
allowing others to escape, our law will
breed contempt rather than respect;
and our courts, which are the bulwark
of a free government, viii fall under
suspicion.
JUST SCHEME or TAXATION.
At the same time 1t must be admitted
that the ques ion is hedged about by
difficulty and preiudice and the conflict
OF selfish interests. so taat the wisest
statesman may well shrink from the
task. You have an able tax coml1is-
sion, created by a republican legisla-
ture, who have devoted themselves to a
comprehensive study of this entire sub
iect. Judging from the character of
the men who are likely TO constitute
the next Legislature, the state of Wis
consin will have a wise and patriotic
legislative body Our governor has de.
voted to this subject much careful
study, and it is my fondest hope that
some just scheme of taxation may be
devised which will meet the ends of JUS
ce and inspire the confidence and re-
spoet of the whole people