Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24
SATURDAY IS AN IMPORTANT DAY.
Vernon County Republicans Who Believe In Keep
ing Party Pledges should Attend the Caucuses.

Four of the seven counties in this con
| gressional district have been carried fol
| Babcock by the most corrupt practices
ever known in Wisconsin politics. One
man in Grant county was offered a
I bribe of $50 by Babcock's 8 leader there,
and 1t has been proven by affidavit
Criminal prosecutions will follow Ger.
tain members Of the Viroqua.B Babcock
Stalwsrt organization have lately been
working Crawford county against hon.
est Atley Peterson. All this work was
! done, of course, for the love of the
cause, and not for the love of the al.
mighty dollar, OF course2 In Iowa
and Richland counties the principles OF
the last three state platforms have been
stabbed and resolutions endorsing the
national and state platforms, President
Roosevelt and Governor La Toilette,
| primary elections, freight rate commits.
sion and equ taxation of corporations,
have been turned down by command OF
Babcock. Only resolutions lauding Bah.
cock to the skies and brief reference to
| our president, were passed. The repub-
lican party of Wisconsin has three times
declared in favor of these principles
which are "hampioned by Governor La
Toilette sn' three times has the party
been overwhelmingly successful at the
polls
The Richland county convention was
offered q set of resolutions endorsing the
state administration and commencing
Roosevelt for his postal-fraud investiga-
tion, but they were turned down. Bab-
cock does not want anything said about
postal-frauds' for fear that it may re-
fleet upon his own very shady record.
The republican portion of the Richland
county convention walked out and
passed the resolutions turned down,
and elected separate set of delegates
TO attend the Baraboo convention. Let
Vernon county republicans who have so
valiantly fought for the principles of
the state platform take warning from
this attend Saturday caucuses and wipe
out the ineult heaped upon Governor La
FolletSe by the Iowa and Richland
county conventions.
The Milwaukee Sentinel stalwart
corporation newspaper. says it is the
finish of Governor La Toilette and his
principles. The Viroqua stalwart ring
says that Vernon county will drive
the last nail in Bob La Follettes coffin.
Will this prove true?
Republicans, remember that Babcock
stands opposed to and is fighting every
thing Governor La Toilette favors. The
principles of the last three state plat.
forms are bitterly attacked. We thought
we were about to accomplish what we
have been fighting for so long, but Bah
cock shouteIs inform as that King Bab-
cock has defeated the principles of the
republican party. Remember that these
same stalwarts are misrepresenting the
facts. They pretend that they favor
Governor La Toilette. They do not
Juneau, Crawford and Vernon count
les will be carried against Babcock if
the voters take heed and attend the eau
cuses next Saturday. Let every repub-
liean consider himself q committee Of
one 90 take ! is team and go to the eau
Gus and take his neighbor with him.
Judge Mahoney desires and is still
fighting for the Vernon county delega-
ton. The opposition will no doubt tell
you that 'Babcock will carry every
county. If so, can they truthfully say
that "Mahoney wants the delegation
only to trade Mr.. Mahoney is our
home candidate and should receive the
compliment of a home endorsement
even is Babcock should be re-nominated.
Republicans, remember that this is a
fight for PRINCIPLES, and PRINCIa
PIE viii. triumph in Vernon countT If
republicans attend tse caueuses. Re-
member that when J. w. Babcock lsft
his seat in congress last winter and went
to Madison and there lobpied against all
the measures declared for in our. last
state convent on that he forfeited all
right to support from loyal republicans.
Remember that when G. J. Smith was
a candidate for congress, six years ago,
he was given a home endorsement
though he did not succeed in defeating
J W. Bsbcock. No one opposed giving
Mr.. Smith the compliment of his home
delegation. No one should oppose Civ
ing Mr.. Mahoney the same. He is en-
titled to like treatment.
do well your part; there all the
honor lies We cannot help what other
counties have done or may do, but let
Vernon county republicans keep this
county still true to principles. Attend
the caucuses and vote for Mahoney del
egates. A vote for Babcock's delega-
tion means that they will throttle our
convention and condemn Governor La
Toilette. A vote for Babcock is a vote
against La Toilette and his principles
to which the republican party Of Wis
consin is committed A vote for Ma
honey is O vote for honest government
and TO uphold the state platform and
Governor La Toilette. A vote for Ma
honey is vote for q competent, sober,
honest and reliable man.
A BELIEVER IN PRINCIPLES