Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-10-01
ROSE AND HIS CHARIOT ON PARADE.
First Political Meeting Of the Campaign Held In
ViroQua on Thursday Night Last

The gilded chariot of the plain peo-
/ pie the special train occupied by David
/ D Rose, democratic candidate for gov
ernor, together with his retinue of SER
wants and hustlsrs, came TO town last
/ Thursday Accompanying the party
were Olaf r. Shaar, candidate for at
torney general; L, A. Lange, candidate
for secretary of state; three reporters
for Milwaukee papers, an official stem
ographer, cooks, porters, janitors pho
tograph and boutonniere distributors
and other hustlers innumerable-such
as a plain, unassuming gentleman like
Rose who of course pays individually
for all this extravaganza would natur-
ally have sbout him Chairman Cotf-
land and Attorney Graves Joined the
party at Sparta and made the trip over
the brench on the special Meetings
were small at points on the line, the La
Crosse excC rsion having carried away
many At our station number If the
faithful, with the La Fargo band, met
the fficial party and escorted them TO
Hotel Fortney The tabernacle meet
ing was neither crowded nor audience
enthusiastic. On the platform were the
visitors, state candidate Skaar and
Lange, Capt. Silbaugh for congress, S.
R. Pollard, democratic nominee for sher-
iff, and few others Mr. Skaar, for
mer resident of this county, was first
introduced He related his pleasure au
baving spent his first American life in
Viroqua and as compliment to him
and his party he hoped the voters would |
come round" on election day and join /
their ranks.
Candidate Rose spoke for an hour or !
more He covered little ground than /
that reported from other places where !
he had spoken. He psid compliment !
to the late General Rusk, but he failed I
TO tell the audience that during Gener- /
al Rusks official life this blooming
Rose was one of the most deliberate, (
contemplate and savage assailants our
beloved neighbor ever encountered /
The address was little more than per
sonal assault on his opponent for COVER |
nor, neither dignifeo and scarcely !
worthy of bar-room loafer, as far az 7
courtesy went But David is oily and
handsome as peacock, fellow !
who prides himself on his shape and his {
ability TO deceive. He evidently goes
on the theory that people throughout /
the country districts are ignorant, else /
he woRld not have charged Governor I
La Toilette with all the sins of the laot |
"a body absolutely under |
coutrol of Dave Roses political hackers. |
His statements were reckless and most /
of them absolutely devoid of truth. We /
need cite but one to convict the presum- (
ptuous fellow of falsehood and deceit in /
all his rawlings. He said that Governor |
La Toilette had driven every old soldier /
employe from the service of the state ad- i
ministration and about the capitol We !
have the positive proof in our pos session !
to convince any honest person that there /
are now in the service of this state /
more old soldiers than under Governor |
Scofield's last term, who was himself a (
soldier. The lists to prove this state /
ment we have where any person can ex-
: r-s,,,..sssss esasni They contain the names !
of those soldiers who have retired from !
the state Sc, vice and those who have |
been installed in their places.
1t is unnecessary to follow Rose |
through his wilderness Of misrepresen- !
tation. The utter falsity of the soldier /
charge ought to be sufficient TO satisfy /
any thinking soldier or civilian of the /
of his other statements. /
Roses unsupported charges and per !
sonal abuse of his opponent made /
friends for the republican cause with |
men