Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-24

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From the Dodgeville Chronicle.
REBELS 7"
Last weeks Southwest Wisconsin, a
newspaper published by John W. Tay-
Tor, who Is Congressman Babcock's post
master at Linden, attempts to scare the
loyal republicans Of Iowa and adjoining
counties away from their allegiance to
Coy. La Toilette and the reforms Tor
which his candidacy stands by calling
them traitors" and rebels, and in
fact, reading them ont of the party en-
tirely, Here is part OF the article to
which we refer;
From the findings and conclusions
of the republican national convention
there is no appeal That convention on
the 22nd Of June declared that the con-
yention which nominated Spooner,
Quarles, Babcock and Baensch as dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton WAS THE REGULAR CONVENTION
OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF Wis
CONsIN. " Those who bow to that de-
cision are republicans, Those who re-
fuse TO do SO are NOT REPUBLICANS,
BUT REBELS. There is no escaping those
conclusions. There can be no straddle
possible
No La Toilette man of the present
has q right to vote or take part in re-
publican county convention. Every one
of t. n is SIMPLY A REBEL. We may
love them BUT THEY ARE REBELS JUST
THE SAME. They make loud professions
of love for Roosevelt but they still can
not unite Benedict Arnold and George
Washington.
At first glance it seems hard to under
stand what motive conld have actuated
Bro. Taylor in thus abusing his fellow
republicans at this time. Certainly he
knows as well as they do that the de-
cision Of the national convention had
nothing to DO with the nomination of
the Wisconsin state ticket, but only
with the question as to which set of del
egates should represent re state in the
convention. More than that, allowing
that the convention, in adopting the
peculiarly worded report of its commit
tee on credentials, intended to give it's
endorsement to the Cool ticket as being
the regular republican ticket in Wis
consin, tdid not sey that none but those
who thought that decision right should
be allowed to vote for President Roose-
welt. The national convention did not
dig any great big, unbridgable 'gulf"
as Brother Taylor would have h is read
ers believe, bat on the contrary com
mended the administration of Presid dent
Roosevelt to the thoughtful considera-
ton and support of the American PEG
pie, without regard to what they might
think concerning any other matter
But here is the real milk Of the CO.
coanut:' No La TOILETTE MAN or
THE PRESENT. says the Southwest Wis
eonsin, ''HAs RIGHT TO VOTE OR TAKE
PART IN a REPUBLICAN COUNTY con-
vENTIoN. This would mean that fully
two-thirds OF the republicans Of Iowa
county, for instance, are to be deprived
Of the right of suffrage end forbidden
voice in naming republican candidates
for county offices. And as the South
west Wisconsin is the mouth piece, so TO
speak of Congressman Babcock, edited
by his postmaster and probably kept
alive ny contributions from the money
which he secures from patriotic 1epu bli
cans as chair man Of the republican con
gressional committee, we presume the
same edict has gone forth to all counties
in the Third congressional district, it not
throughout the state.
This is in accordance with Mr.. Bah
cocks idea of the PROPER KIND of party
organization necessary to keep man
like him at the front, as mentioned in
these columns more than six years ago
"a ing of henchmen TO receive and
dispense his petty favors and control the
nominations of the party. at least from
congressman 10 coroner. Thus far, by
the use Of the federal patronage and the
liberal distribution of money which has
COME 60 him easy. Mr. Babcock has
managed 10 get renomiuated term after
term. Bnt he federal patronage string
is now stretched almost to breaking, and
his last winters denomination is said TO
have been very expensive in cash. Hence
the necessity FOR 1trolling the local
elective officers also
Therefore You la TOILETTE MEN
who have been voting the republican
ticket because you believed in the prin.
ciples set forth in republican platforms.
N0u are not republicans ut all, you are
SIMPLY RERELs' Under the constitu,
ton As interpreted by the great and