The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-03
Joseph c. DonneIIy, Former Min
lister to Mexico, Addresses
a Large Audience.
REBUKE FOR LA TOILETTE.
Distinguished Speaker Entertains One
of the Largest Crowds of the Cam
paign for Over Two Hours.

the address of the Hon. Joseph Dom
nelly, of Milwaukee. at the opera
house Tuesday evening and the meet
ing was by all measures the most in.
teresting Democratic meeting held
during the campaign. The crowd was
not as large as should have turned out
to greet the distinguished Badger who
had been minister to Mexico but the
house was we'll filled and the speaker
, seemed to hit responsive chord every
once in a while which was greeted
with applause.
Before the address of the evening
began charming musical numbers
were given by Mrs. H. E. Tanner and
Miss Josephine Jacoby.
John c. Slater presided at the meet
ing and on the platform were sea ted
the Democratic candidates for county
offices and other leading Democrats.
In introducing the speaker, Chair
man Slater spoke of the fact that this
was the first visit of Mr.. Donne11y to
Kenosha but that his fame as an
orator had preceded him.
Mr.. Donnel1y was greeted with ap-
plause when he opened his address
by declaring that the music got better
as the campaign progressed and that
it would be better on next Tuesday
evening when the triumphant Democ-
racy began the victorious chorus.
The governor was next in line and
Mr.. Donnelly declared that he had
learned that the governor was won
derfu1 man because the governors
private secretary had told him so.
He stated that MIR LaFo11ette had
declared that Representative gov
eminent was on trial for it's 1ife' but
he insisted that it was not representa-
tive government that was on trial for
its life but the governor was on trial
for his living. The speaker then lam
basted the speech of LaFo11ette. He
poked finn at Senator f Fairbanks, de-
, c1aring that when the vice presiden-
tia1 candidate came into Milwaukee
the temperature fell twenty degrees.
He charged the governor with insin-
certify and then launched out into
discussion of the 'tPanic of 1897. It
was little the same as had been
handed out by the other Demo cratic
speakers but it was made a little more
acceptable by the splendid polished
oratory of the speaker.
Then Mr.. Donne11y came back to
the governor and the tariff question
and although the two formed a pretty
poor combination the orator weaved
them together and showed that La
Toilette couldn't be considered a sim
cere Republican.
| In a humorous vein he referred to
the way the Republicans had attribu-
| ted everything that was good to the
tariff.
| He characterized the governor with
being dishonest and insisted that had
the governor followed out the ideas
outlined in his speech he stood with
| the Democrats on the great national
question. He stated that there were
many differences between the views
of President Roosevelt and Governor
! LaFo1lette and all were in favor of
the president.
| Mr.. Donnelly then spoke at length
on the stand of President Roosevelt
on great national sub ects and the au-
dience greeted the mention of these
| bold stands with applause. ss
Grace suicide gave the Mi1wau-
keean a chance to poke fun at the
president and he declared that Roose-
welt stood pat on the doctrine and by
his stand had won the support of
every old maid in the country, both
male and female.
Mr.. Donne11y then spoke of the
trusts and the stand which the Demo-
Gratis had taken against them. He
| spoke of the action of the governor in
speaking against graft in many cities
but declared that the governor had
been unable to discover the graft at
Madison. He said that the governor S
only remedy of his wrongs was a
primary election law and freight
rate commission. Mr.. Donne11y ac-
cused the governor of making accusa-
/ ton against dead men who were not
able to stand up and defend them
selves. He declared that LaFol1ette
| had no proofs for the ISLANDERS which
| he had heaped upon honest Repub1i-
cans and Democrats and that the only
| thing that made these men vicious
and depraved was the fact that they
/ had opposed the governor. 'Other
4 measures, declared the speaker
chad been presented whicf1,ahad been
opposed by LaFo11ette but his po1iti-
1 cal opponents had not made an effort
i to heap ISLANDERS upon his i1ead''
! Donnelly declared that he admired
/ LaFollette for his nerve but more so
! for the splendid way in which he had
4 wrecked the Republican, party.
i Mr.. Donnel1y spoke Of the history
of politics in the state and spoke Of
I great reforms which had been started
4 during these administrations.
i Mr.. Donnelly then gave a word
picture of the Republican party in
Wisconsin which brought down the
4 house. He declared that the fighthad