Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-29

answer in Wisconsin. Men tell you they dc
not know; that they cannot figure on La
as no man knoweth whence the wind list
eth. no man can tell what Robert NJ. La
Toilette is going to do next.
If he sets up independent ticket he is
going to smash party lines. He will draw
from the republican ranks all the discon-
tented and socialist elements. He is a
man of winning ways, in many respects.
The stalwarts admit that he is hypnotist
He Is plausible and dangerous. He pro-
fesses to be. the poor mans friend. That
profession is received with degree Of In
credulity that borders upon scorn In many
quarters. But the fact remains that he
has a way of driving home to many men
the conviction that he is what he claims to
be. That means votes. -.
Regarded Dangerous Man.
am sure it would be safe to say that
90 per cent of the property holding, con-
servative classes in Wisconsin look upon
Governor La Toilette as a dangerous man.
whose elimination would be a service to
the. eommoaMeaith. They think he is In
sineere, uncertain, radical and If given
free rein, the typical imam on horseback. "
He has. by, his wonderfully personality,
magnetic presence and peculiar way OF
talking Convinced large proportion Of the
rank and file of his party that he Is the
Moses to lead the poor man out OF the
wilderness.
A peculiar feature of the situation is
that he has introduced discord into the
ranks of the democracy. 1t may SOUND
strange but there are La Toilette and
anti-La Toilette democrats. They are dis
cussfng his fight among themselves ana
are taking sides. OF course. what they
will do when they get into the little Aus
tralian balloting booth on election day is
another matter
1t will depend largely on what the
chances are, for success. 1t is undeniabfy
IL, l,,. aharu nf <,rof c
are returning to the fold after an absence
of several years. grazing In republican
pastures. And they are not overlooking
the fact that they waxed fatter In the
aforesaid gra zing, but things are different
now. They are not threatened with the
hungry stomach and the empty .larder.
There is prospect of sane democracy.
Many of these voters are hankering for
republican prosperity they would take a
little dessert from the other table.
Democratic Plans.
The democrats expect to put up sound
ticket, headed by former Governor Peck.
If the La Toilette crowd should be seated
by the supreme court this Mr.. Peck will
get thousands of republican votes 1t
would be one way to smash La Toilette
and 1 am safe in saying that the demo-
cratic ticket would be mighty popular.
Republicans make no bones of saying that
as between La Toilette and democrat
give them the democrat.
The foregoing seems rather pessimist1c
from a republican viewpoint. But there is
some balm in Gilead Things are not al
together hopeless Conditions are mighty
fine for the republicans. In the first place.
there is the question of regularity decided
by the national convention. Without
dissenting voice and in the most emphatic
language the national convention declared
the stalwart faction to be the regular re-
publican party in Wisconsin. Well, you
cannot deny that such a declaration will
go long way with the rank and file.
should they come face to face with the
proposition of voting for this or a bolting
republican ticket.
Then there is the "stand pat PROPOSE
tion in Wisconsin, which Is powerful hefty
lust about now. The state never was so
prosperous. 1t is fairly bursting with good
cheer Notwithstanding the doleful proph-
estes of La Toilette; the farmers have
money in bank, their debts are paid of,
they have fine cattle in the fields, good
crops coming all the comforts and many
of the luxuries of life, and 1t Is an un-
seasonable moment to preach calamity and
discord The result may be that on election
day many a man who has been caught for
the moment by the La Toilette eloquence
and peculiar argument, Will say, wen,
g,fess | will vote the old ticket once again.
lust for luck" That is what the republi-
can stalwarts are counting on, and between
us and the gate post, that's about all that
will save them. N. u NJ.