The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15

ldlk WIN Hill Say lie Is III SOUu puySl-
cal condition He follows his usual
policy of retirement and probably not
more than one legislator in ten sees
him from one weeks beginning to the
end. He works through his lieutenants
and it must be said that they are
men often Of great influence and ac-
tivity, and all Of them men of implicit
obedience.
The outcome will hinge on the con-
tinuing devotion to LaFollette of the
men in the shop and on the farm, for
he has practically served notice on the
railways and the larger business in
terests that he does not need their sup
port. And if the so-called people"
stand by him, this is true. Of course,
he has a splendid backing in all Off
cial departments Of the state. Napo-
? leon himself never had more abso-
lutte control than this wonderful lit
tie man in the executive chair.
Character of the Opposition.
He will find a stronger opposition
than ever before. Spooner is side
there will be no more so-called Spoon
er-LaFOllette men-average sort Of cit
liens who want peace and want, every
body happy. The citizen must now
take sides and declare for or against
Governor LaFOllette. 1t will not be
easy to find an antagonist who can
put up taking campaign. Many want
John Whitehead to try it again. The
GAINESVILLE senator has learned a good
many things in six years, and with his
big frame and strong face, with his
solid, fair speeches man to man, he
would make a typical exponent of the
conservative government that the
stalwarts propose to urge on con-
vulsed state. But it is unlikely that
Senator Whitehead can be again drawn
into the fray.
There is talk of some quiet, popular
German as Judge Baensch or Mr..
Froehlich; but Just now the popular
suggestion is Congressman Barney,
who is skilled in public things, and
who is said 10 have a genial, cOncil-
iatory way with him that would make
an effective foil to the earnest dec
lamation Of tie ever-seriOus governor.
However, these things are long ways
ahead.
1t is possible that the governor will
conclude to attempt the United States
senate direct and not from the govern
or's chair in which event it would be
necessary to find a substitute for the
gubernatOrial nomination. In this
would be some peril, for the govern
or's following is mainly personal
When Napoleon attempted to fight bat
ties in absence, through marshal,
even Lannes or lie Febre, it usually
meant defeat. The troops needed the
magnetic presence. ~ l>i
New Capitol Building Proposed
It will surprise some to know that
new capitol building is proposed for
Madison. Enlargement is needed to
! make room for the supreme court, in
| creased from five to seven members,
| each one of whom must have room
| to work in and an additional one for
his stenographer; and especially does
| the big law library need proper quar-
| tiers: and when a joint committee at
| tempted to devise extension to the
present building they found it a diff
| cult thing to do. The upshot is a
| strong recommendation for new
| building. not by destroying the pres
ent capitol, but gradually displacing
| parts of it and substituting new parts
until tie whole is built into a mod
| ern edifice, not over 100000 year be-
inc put into the tax levy. The plan
| embodied in the bill is for commits
sion to undertake the work after the
| precedent of the commission that SO
successfully built the state historical
| library, on which Senator Stout,
Banker Hauke Of Madison and others
I! served.
Banking Bill Passed at Last.
The banking bill en- which the as
! sembly has l'een working all winter
has finally been dashed into shape that
is generally acceptable and but seven
votes were recorded against it in the
assembly. In length it would make
eleven columns of this type.
The subject of the taxation of mort
cages has been debated about the
building all WINTER Ex-Assembly
man Frost can be-seen most any time
in the corridors discussing earnestly
the question with which he has lone
been identified. The assembly took VI
q now and simple measure which
taxes. mortgages simply as an inter
est in real estate, the mortgages OF
corporations taxed on capital stock OF
paying license fee on gross earn
+ ings being exempted.
Lease of Life for Crows.
y The bill which allows counties tt
pay 10 cents bounty on crows ant
: hen hawks passed both, houses safely
but the opposition among the bird Low
ers was so great that it was pulled
hack and will DrOhah ly he finaIl,