Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-11-03
VICTORY FOR
THE PEOPLE
Vital Issues of Governor La
Toilette Sure To Be
Approved.
VOTERS RALLY TO HIS SUPPORT
Combination of Railroad Demo.
Gratis and Railroad Repub-
Iicans Doomed to
Defeat.
WILL BUST" THE TRUST
Complete Failure of the Unholy ALI.
Nnce That Sought to Defeat
Gov. LaFollette and the
Primary Law.
WILL BUST THE TRUST

No campaign ever waged in Wiscon-
sin has so attracted the attention of
the entire country as the one Just
| drawing to close. And it is not be-
cause Of idle curiosity that the eyes
OF the people CT this country are now
upon Wisconsin 1t is because the is-
sues here are of vital Importance to
the citizens of every state in the I'm
ion. Sooner or later they must meet
| them. On the morning of Nov .. the
| morning after election, thousands of
American citizens, from coast to coast,
will look first to see how the gallant
| governor of Wisconsin has come out in
his brave fight against the combined
forces OF the great corporations. For it
| is their fight as well as his-the fight
| OF the citizen against the syndicate Up
| on its final outcome in this country
| depends the stability of the republic.
Under these circumstances every voter
| OF Wisconsin has responsibility on
election day great and far-reaching.
His vote on these Estate issues" is in
reality a vote Oh what is sure to be-
come the great national issue OF the
| future. Made into plain English cut
down to few words, it means: "Shall
the people or the great public service
| corporations control our American
| lifef"
That the answer made by the vot-
ers of Wisconsin will be one that will
win the approval of the country at
large is not longer to be doubted. From
every section of the state, from ev-
cry element that goes to make up the
| population Of Wisconsin. comes over
whelming evidence that the voice Of
the people will be for the things that
| Governor LaFollette has stood for dur
| ing the last six years. 1t is only qres-
| ton of majority, but every citizen ir-
| respective of party, should do his part
| in administering a rebuke to the out
side interests that have sought to use
| first one party and then the other to
obtain unnatural and cXorbitant prof
its at the expense of the people of this
state. The time will come when the
young men of today will be as proud
to say they voted for Governor La
Toilette and the men who have stood
| by him as are the old men who today
| recall with pride that they voted for
John c. Fremont
That the reports from all over the
state indicate the election of Governor
| LaFollette and the entire state ticket
by the largest majority ever recorded
| in this state is not surprising, The
| majority of both the great parties. the
! plain. every day men, are for the things
| he stands for, primary election law,
the taxation of railroads upon the same
| basis as private citizens are taxed. and
| a rate bill that will insure equal rates
to all. The vast majority of the vot-
ers of Wisconsin place good citizen
snip above party; the duty that man
| owes to himself and Instantly is above
| any allegiance to party. especially
when the machinery of that party has
been placed in the hands of those who
seek to impose upon him an unjust
tax. The unholy alliance. born in New
York City and fostered in Chicago nv
| which the corporation wings of both
parties joined forces and controlled the
Democratic state convention. was able
to misrepresent the wishes of n great
majority of Wisconsin Democrats bv
nominating soft and easy candidate
and adopting a platform acceptable to
the railroads But there the power of
this alliance ceased. 1t could not de-
liver the thinking rank and lie of the
the Democratic. marty nyFr 10 the. raif-
road combination ticket Why? Be-
cause the average Democrat is not fool
enough to vote money out Of his own
pocket into the pocket of the eastern
owners of these great properties Just
because some one tells him he ought to
stick to his party. Is it any wonder
mat the reports indicate the approval
OF the issues for which he stands by
larger majority than was ever heard
of in the west?
The railroad combination is making
It's last stand in Wisconsin. IT will
endeavor on election day. by coercion
and intimidation, by bribery and caiol-
lery. to influence voters to cast thair
votes against Governor LaFollette and
the measures for which he stands. Rut
the people Of Wisconsin are alIva m
the true facts. They cannot be de-
celved, and the result will be 4 great
victory for the people.