Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-02
PRINCIPLES ABOVE MERE PARTY.
Mr. susi Couussis All Men 70 Vote for Ttue and
Tried Nsn a1e Priac'ples

EDITOR CENSOR. The question is
asked why should democrats vote for
La F3iiette and those who are pledged
to carry out the reforms that he is the
exponent of
The past f+v years of Wisconsin poll
ties are fall 1finstructi0ns to the voter.
Il they viii bat turn their h5ugEt bBck
to examine their peculi8ri lies. A. they
look back they can see but little differ
ence between parties So far az subser
vleacy to railroad interests ard disre-
gard Of the interests Of the produsing
classes are concerned The leaders Gf
both parties have been subsetvisnt To
the purposes Of yepitai and heir pre-
Judices and sympathies ever with fae
corporations and usurzrz. Wken tha
republican party is in power, the aemn-
cratic leaders tell you that the acts
sought for the benetit Of capital ara alt
wrong, bat let the republican pass
them and you become awakened u % hat
the republicans are doing and drive
them ont Of power The stalwarta aud
democrats will take their place
change Is made, but only ia party names
the democrats are now the subser-
Went tools Of capital and the stalwsrta
play their game back gg&in, and nus
the people ara ever cheated and rail-
roads and other monopoliss get all toe
protection and favors they desire And
your fealty to party is 80 strong taas
paTtlZ2nship overcome your better
Judgment, and 80 pa Y is ruling he
state, aud your leaders in their Ell rss
to defeat the reforms fer which Robert
NJ La Toilette stands for, would drag
yen down 20 rain through party u hen
yilllany and fraud is winked st by stat
wart and democrat leaders, and the
honor of the state is sunk and her sta
bility Is threatened that their party may
be sustained and the defeat Of reforms
that the people have twice declared for
/ Is high time you left that party A
party that has been held above Justice,
above state, above honor. and above the
law of that state IS not worthy of being
called party.
The power of the railroad corpora
tons upon our state elections has harn
exemplitied during the past decade. Il
Is fact that they pick their men and
then work up tue csucuSes and elections
Ia republican districts they are republi-
cans, and in democratic districts Demo.
Gratis, but in every place railroad men
HencefOrth the need of a primary cleo
tion law which will enable the ranx and
file to control the situation. Then let
those who believe in good government
by and for the people lay old party lines
asiCe and work together, aud there
would be, such q rsttllug among the
dry homes and shaking mp of the Of
fee seekers who repudiatsd their plat
form pledges that they wouid never
show their hydra heads with venom ron-
CUES. Do not be mislead by the s0phis-
Try of those who are advocating party
loyalty. Hewho casts his ballot for his
party and persuades his friend 60 do
the same simply because it is his party
and from no higher motive, Is unworthy
Of the great privilege which he epi3ys
aud instead of being an 1ntelhsent safe
guard OF the republic Is ever 8.aoi5 Co
become the dupe ana vl,u "a IF unStIa-
pulORs demagogues ana p tQcas tDteves
Who are always ana evrt leaat g. ak
tach themselves 70 AIRY aud gyzry p4rfy
Whereby they may taemse.vss b. ess.
waited 10 places OF p4Het eH9 truss 5aa4
let tht re Ds concert az actt ID. nat is s4
necessary TO secure the p1s-iuIllties ;has
have teea presented 10 on bY Il il La
Toilette. who yields nothing to fsau+
tOrce chlcanery, believes }n GeslIuZ Ia
righteousness ana justice with the zrra-
Interests AZ stake as becomes a man Il
should be our enasayor Ia mould the