The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-29

the most telling portion Of his address.
In this discussion he brought out the
story Of the first freight rebate and
this brought him in circuitious route
to the questions of transportation,
rates and their regulation.
The interstate commerce and state
commerce, and rates in Wisconsin,
and other states were then taken up,
and for half an hour the governor
discussed his favorite hobby. He de-
c1ared that the railways we're charg-
ing all that the traffic would stand.
He spoke Of the railway as public
corporation, and declared that this
fact had vested in the states the right
to regulate the rates to be charged.
Then he came to Wisconsin, and
spoke of his recommendation of a
rate commission, and of the cry
which had been raised by the Sta1wart
press of the state claiming that he
had brought this out as an issue to
make a. new fight for office. Then
the governor got reminiscent, and
told of how he was the baby of the
House of Representatives when the
first rate bill was passed, and that his
vote in favor of that bill was his first
appearance as fighter for rate
commission.
Then the governor went to talking
politics, and the abuse of the Stall
warts began.
He spoke of the Democratic State
convention and threw few bouquets
at Col. Caruth for the stand which he
had taken against the platform. The
governor waxed humorous in his story
of the effect of demands for reduction
of freight rates, which showed that
the railways were still pretty well in
control
The governor managed to bring in
President Roosevelt during the even
ing, and paid the compliment to him
of saying that he was man who shot
with rifle and not shot gun.
La Toilette declared that the Stall
warts would have hard time beating
him. Don't for one moment think
You could beat me, and you can't, -
said the governor. "But, supposing
you could, do you think that would
end it? No. would be out the next
November appealing for real repre-
sentative government.
"You will have peace in the party
only when the majority is able to pre-
vail in the party"
After this statement of his inten-
tons the governor launched out into
a discussion of taxation, but he came
back to the commission again and
brought out the story of the rate COM
mission in Iowa. He gave no local
parallels, but claimed that the rates
in Wisconsin were from 20 to SO per
cent higher than in Iowa.
Along about 1880 p m. the COVER
nor was getting ,hoarse, but he wasn't
too hoarse to read his alleged roll of
dishonor, the names of the men who
killed his railway commission BILL
When he came to Assemb1yman
SHADES name he paused, but made no
further comment. This caused a
laugh, and the Half Breeds were gen
erous in their applause. They, how
ever, were surprised that S1ade didn't
get it harder.
Then he roasted the Senate for re-
fusing to pass the bill. He read the
list of the senators who refused to
vote for the bill. He couldn't refrain
from taking crack at Whitehead and
Johnson, and he roasted them to the
delight of his followers. The COVER
nor had several other rolls of dishonor
which he took a great deal of pleasure
in reading.
. The governor in his final sentences
heaped invective on the heads of the
Sta1warts until the repetition of it
caused it to lose interest.
The governor wound up by saying
something about the State Conven-
ton, but declared that the vote in
November would show that his re-
forms we're more popular than ever
before. The governor closed with a
plea for the. primary election law, and
more honest methods in caucuses and |
conventions.