Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-12-15
Put Strongest Man In Front.

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to meet the necessities Of the occa.
sion. There is great emer-
gency at this time in the affairs Of
the nation. 1t is a struggle between
organized corporations OF the coun-
try and the people for supremacy in.
the government. That it is going to
be no child's play is evident from
the fight that has been put up in
different states, and with which we
have become especially familiar in
Wisconsin during the past four years.
Both parties have understood that
the local conflicts must inevitably
le2d to the national struggle II the
pc )ple should get the better of their
opponents locally; and for this rea
son the organizations have neither
| spared money nor energy in their ef-
forts for success in the preliminary
engagements. In Wisconsin they
have made the fight of their lives.
| They have obtained in one way or
another the support Of all the princi-
pal English daily newspapers in the
state with solitary exception. They
have organized their forces in every
election precinct, and have flooded
the state with funds for the purchase
OF all help that was purchasable. 1t
seems wonderful that with their ad-
| vantages they should have been
beaten by majority of more than
10000 votes on the main Issue. and by
a majority almost as surprising on
the issue Of control of future nomi
nations to office. Wisconsin is now
safe, and the result in Wisconsin has
had very much to do with the open
ing Of the national conflict with
President Roosevelt at the head of
the combined armies of the people.
But the United States senate is the |
headquarters of those combinations
which have had the grip upon the |
threats OF the American people
which in the language OF the New
York Post, "carry into enormous OPP
erations the methods of the sneak
thief and the card sharper; which
rob the widow and take away the
scruple than n burglar; among
whom honor and good faith are as
unknown as among jail birds" For
the people to succeed the senate
must be made uuteuable for the par.
ties which traffic in the popular ne
cessities of food, warmth and light
to an intolerable degree = and Wis
consin has no representative in that
body who win aid in compelling the
change.
1t behooves this state in the pend
ing emergency to send to the nation
nj senate the strongest fighter we
have. 1t Is hota question IA to who
is entitled to the position AS IA reward
for good behavior, or even as to who
shall ask for an election. 1t should
be our business to look over the
field and choose the most OBJ
effective Senatorial timber
that we can find. Stephenson,
Webb, Esch, Cooper, Cannon and
others are of the true metal, but has
any one of them those qualities of
enthusiasm, fearlessness, presence of
mind, large scope of vision and new
or firing vigor and endurance which
we have seen exhibited in the person
of the Wisconsin leader of his party,
Gov. Robert NJ. IaFollette? If not, it
is the duty of the legislature to make
Gov. IaFollette u senator from Wis
consin at the earliest possible date,
whether he desires the place or not.
If sent, he will 90; and if he goes
Wisconsin will be SO represented |
there that the famous steering com
mitteen will no longer be able to
frame the order of business for the
senate'so as to shut out vital issues
There will be something doing, and
the country will get the benefit of it.
THAI an occasional woman can |
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