Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-25
SEEM DETERMINED TO RUIN
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY

OF and support OF republican principles
and policies, the CENSOR ia Inundated
| by the situation in this state. In pres.
idential contest, with principles affect.
| ing the whole country and the welfare
Of its people, Wisconsin republicans are
apparently hopelessly divided and may
be the means of throwing the election
to the opposition in the nation. It is a
situation that no true republican can
witness without the sincerest regret.
but it Is the inevitable result when mi
norities seek to control by brute force,
coercion, bribery and determination to
rule or ruin as matter Of selfshness
-Four year ago the people, by the largest
majority everrecorded in the state, gave
the reins Of government into the keep
ing Of the republican party which in it's
platform had promised the people GER
tain reforms No sooner had the polls
closed than the corporation interests and
government officials commenced plot
ting to cheat the people of their victory.
BY the corrupt use Of money and pat
ronage thsy defeated all legislation pro
missed, and 20 cover their infamy, at the
close Of tine legislative session organized
the Eleventh story boilers league and
carried on such campaign Of detract-
ion and villiany as was never known in a
northern state. Beaten at the conven-
tion, they carried their fight to the polls
against the republican nominees, where
they were also Inundated and beaten
after supporting man for governor Sc
lected by corporation democrats and
stalwarts. The succeeding legislature
after much strife ami in dread Of the
wrath Of the sovereign people, accsded
to some of the reforms promised
This is the correct history Of the first
grt at battle The sturdy republicans Of
Wisconsin demanded that the brave
leader, the governor who stands firm
and resolute for the common veal,
should stay with them and lead the great
earnest phalanx till the promised laws
were written into statute books. De-
mands by thousands were made upon
him to be their leader Aud he did not
forsske them. The campaign was made
and, Notwithstanding the corrupt use of
money, the colonizing Of disinterested
non-residents, the bluster and blow that
they would bolt the party if not per
mitted to rule, the stalwart-corporation
combination were vanquished in the
party caucuses and conventions and the
regular republicans and the people came
off victorious. This determined minori-
ty sought to Pit their threats into exc
eution ut the state convention last Wed
nesdsy and they we're repulsed by the
logic and facts by determined men sup
ported by the country iakes. They
held the fort honestly and bravely and
no amount Of threats and bulldozing
could drive them from the advantage
the honest Wisconsin voters had placed
in their keeping The corpore ton
stalwarts, thwarted in their game of
intimidation, bolted the republican CON
vanticn and held a rump gathering, in
which the Eleventh story league mem
becs, the federal offiee-holders. railroad
attorneys and legislative lobbyists for
once held undisputed reign They nom
mated ticket they viii go to the courts
in hopes OF sustaining their position.
OF uncontested delegates Governor
LaFollette had 500, the opposition COM
bination of Baeusch aud Cook 4j6
There were 80 contested delegates in
nine different districts Of these the
state central committee, which by
custom has been and ia the committee
on credentials. used their best iudg-
ment The first move in that body, by
q unanimous vote of republican and
stalwart members, was to concede to
Governor LaFollette 20 delegates from
the contested districts Of Eau Claire |
and Grant counties, making his ma
iority, without settling other contests. |
$40 or more than clear majority. |
These statements are admitted by every
-air minded man having a knowledge
IF the facts Ce the 50 contested dele
gates the COMMITTEES gave LaFollette 598
2l4 aud tl,i5w ont entirely
from Milwaukee on account Of IL.
'egularitles, The first real test in con.
-ention gave L4Follette 514, Baensch-
JOCK combination As StiI the atal-
warts carried ont their threats to rear
he republican party into shreds' but
gnat they wonla control, sRd they hiked
mt ard sst mp q" rump9 mass meeting,
where Baensch declined to be their i'm
trumont Of destruction. and genial
samuel a Cook, over ersuaded by
lattery accepted their boiling nomina-
ion.
1t may be said with credit to Senators
'pooner and Quarles that they advised
gainst bolt bat the pressure and
auuts Of cowsrdly conduct by the
hronS of corporation managers, swept
hem into the rump' meeting and
hey gave sanction to shs proceeding.
In line with every impulse Of mis- ]
ature and training with corporations.
Babcock Of this district
snt himself 70 the bolters went into
heirTeeting, made a speech commend 1
-est l-ssf,.