Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
RURpEN On RuMPERs

! the BtaJ6 TO VIII VO6Es LOf hOOSeVBlE anu
La Toilette, but with the 'rumpers"
who, having bolted the state convention
/ because they could not control it, now
| seek political humiliation of the man
who dared to state fearlessly that the
! corporations of the state should pay
| their fair share of the taxes; that de-
| baCchery of the legislature and of dele
gates after their election to nominating
conventions should be done away with
| by direct nomination plan, and that the
/ railroads of the state should be com
PEELED TO cease their practice of rebates
and recognize one shipper or manufac-
turer on an equal plane with his neigh
| Dor That is what constitutes La Fol
| lettism' in Wisconsin; what constitutes
Rooseveltism as the Wall street and
railroad capitalists regard it in the ma
| ton II is no wonder than, as viewed
| by Gov La Foilette's supporters, that
| the same set Of men who threw La Fol-
! lette out of the national convention at
the same time 'sere criticising the other
man, the president, for having dared
| to go outside their immediate circle Of
corporation and trust agents to select
man Of integrity, high resolve and hon
esty for his national chairman. If Gov
La Toilette wins this election, the last
will be seen Of the Paynes the Spoon
ers, tire Quarleses and the Babcocks in
Wisconsin. IL he is defeated, the same
principles for which he has contended
will continue t. hold first pAce in the
minds Of the people of the state, and
every time one of these party traitors
shows his head it will be hit by some
thing that will hurt
We must have Spoonerr has been
the cry all too long in shis state, said
an intimate friend c, Gov La Toilette.
I'VE are done with saving him Now
Let him save himself.
TIE GOVERNORS POSITION.
Ask the Bumpers" for a statement
of their case against Gov LA Toilette
and they say He's an anarchist, q
so, jalist He's attacking the railroads,
and haven't the railroads done lot in
the development of Wisconsin? He
waits to be a dictator and believes there
is no room in the party for anyone who
disagrees with him.
That is their case. Spooner so states
it; Babcock says so, while all the other
big and little Bumpers fold their
hands and exclaim, Amen
Governor, this Is the case against
| you by your opponents, said the cor
respondent Of the Press. Earnest and
untiring as ne is, the governor could not
| repress a smile.
Il know it, he said. and there was a
| twinkle in his open, honest eyes. That
merely means that more than 20 per
cent of the republicans Of this state are
regarded as anarchists by a small per-
centage whose financial interests have
been exposed to the light
Governor exclaimed a voice, II
hope You will pardon my interruption,
but lust wanted to tell you before
go away that the good people all over
the state are praying for you and wish
you god speed
The unexpected visitor was Congre-
gational minister from away up in the
state, the shepherd Of a rural flock, and
there were tears in his eyes as he SHOOK
hands in farewell with the governor, 81
am going away, governor, be said, 'bu
| never shall forget you and the noble
fight you are making
ABUSE MAKES FRIENDS.
That il what / hear from all para
Of the state, Gov La Toilette said
How can they hope to defeat me il
! this campaign have been striving
for ten years For certain principles il
which [ believe. The people of ii.
state know me and the more lobbyists
and railrCa1 eOrrnptionists assaiI me tbs
stronger they make me with the people
We do not care what they do for they
can do no worse than they have They
can deceive the people no longer, for tht
real issues are now imbedded in their
miads. ] shall be reelected governor
of this state in November, and the cleo
toral vote will be- cast for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks. / am confident Of that MOI
do | underestimate the strength of tbs
forces against MS, the combined wealth
of the railroads and otner interests AT
fihated with them, which employ ever
United States senator's to 10 their hid
ding You find these to some extent,
suppose. in every state. Here they
merely have become intensified by tht
interests at issue
Governor, the stalwarts say that
you get really more support from demo
Gratis, socialists and so on than you DC
from the republicans Of the state
Yes, have heard that, too I have
many friends among democrats, ii i.
true II IL fortunate I have or else the
boilers would destroy all hope Of keeping
this state in line for the principles Tor
which we have commended. | have ap-
pealed steadily to the democratic voters
of the state and I am happy re say that
have gained more strength among
them than ali orr boilers can take away
II they ah0uld all leave the state t0Glor.
row Many Wisconsin democrats have
become republicans in this fight Il is
worthy Of note, however, that in the un.
contested list Of delegates to the recent
state convention our organization rep.
resented republican counties in which
only Gs,b,4 votes were cast for Bryan,
while our opponents had delegates from
counties which cast so S25 for Bryan
Milwaukee is the chief center Of the
demo ats and socialists in this state.
and q republican organization there.
because OF notorious primary frauds. IL
controlled by Senator Spooner and his
friends
WISCONSIN AND gHE TARIFF.
/ Governor you are accused of being
ont of line with vow party on the tar
iii
es / know WAS tle quiet reply.
just read the plank IN our last state
j platform and compare it with that in
the national platform
Here is the la Toilette tariH plank
/ We firmly adhere 70 the fuua mental
republican doctrine of protection TO
American labor and beuevD that thr
aim OF truly protective uoi ~ should