Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-10-27
SELF PROTECTION AND WELFARE.
The Duties of Both Democratic and
Republican Voters of Wisconsin.

In late issue Of the Arena, one Of
the leading literary monthlvs of this
country, published in New York, APP
pears the following, which every
voter, regardless of his past political
faith, should read and heed:
"The line Of demarcation between
the defenders and representative of
graft, political corruption aud cor
porate domination in municipal and
state governments, and honesty,
clean politics, and justice and equal
ity Of all men before the law has
never been more boldly or strikingly
drawn than today in the common.
wealth of Wisconsin.
ar. M. LaFollette, candidate for
governor in Wisconsin is of the Lin
coin stripe, and against him he has
arrayed The corrupt political ma
chine, dominated by the railroads
and other special interests and led
by United States Senators Spooner
aud Quarles and Congressman Bah
cock, together with much of the
worst element in the present day po-
ltical life of the common wealth.
The conflict is a battle between light
and darkness between equal justice
for all, the fundamental principles of
free government and honesty and the
domination of reactionary and nnre-
publican ideals, the mastery of the
people by the public-service corpor-
ations aud n saturnalia of corruption
through the union Of the grasping
corporations and an INSCRIPTIONS
political ring, There is probably in
public life today no prominent figure
that is more thoroughly reactionary
and unrepublican in thought ana
action than United States Senator
Spooner, for yeers the special plead
er for the great railways and corpor-
ate interests; man who would like
TO see presidents elected once in
twenty years; an upholder of imper-
ialism and all the reactionary ideals
that follow naturally in the wake of
the domination of the corporations
and special interests over the Repub-
lican and Democratic ideal of gov
eminent.
"rhe leader of the Republican
forces in Wisconsin is the antithesis
of Senator Spooner. He represents
the genius and the ideals of true re-
publicanism. He is statesman fash
toned after the order of Washington
jefferson and Lincoln. He is man
who has won the undying enmity of
the railways and other public service
corporations, the trusts and the ben
eileiaries of special interests, the
corrupt lobby and the INSCRIPTIONS
political machine, because he has
withstood all the temptations of the
corruptionists as well as their threats
og political ruin; and he has from
tirst TO last upheld ana defended the
best interests of the people in their
battle against the enemies of the re-
public and the eXploiters of the
masses.
Tine effort that is now being made
to draw from the electorate enough
votes to support the corporations,
ring or stalwart Republican ticket
and the Democratic ticket, to defeat
Coy. LaFollette, should be met by AN
overwhelming vote east in favor of
the governor and pure government
vote whose volume should be
swelled by the ballot of every honest,
liberty-loyiug Democrat as well ms
Republican in the state; for in bat
tie like the present, between the fun
damental ideals OF free institutions
and the reign of corruption through