Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-10-27
lingo Jeffris, the Jun,biing Juggier.

to that political iuggler and villifier
one M. q. jeff who has bolted the
Republican party at the behest OF
corporate wealth, and ignores and
belittles the supreme court. He's a
dandy, you bet. He talked lots and
proved nothing, but maintained well
his reputation for rant and abuse.
He's not out in the interest aud well
fare OF the common, struggling class
es, but that of grasping, axdodging
| corporations. LaFollette's name was
mentioned in the neighborhood of
1865 times with an effort in each IN
stance to impress his hearers with
the belief that the governor was the
worse blackleg in the public arena
today; but no man will take advice
from any such demugogue.
In his assuming the position of an
attorney pleading before his audi
ence as IA jury Jeffris puts this way:
The Judge in charging jury never
fails to make plain the fact that if
one of the witnesses statements is
proven false his whole testimony
may and should be disbelieved.
That's good logic. Jetfris stated that
there were six hundred duly elected
delegates in the boilers convention.
That is positively incorrect. He also
made much ado concerning the pres
ent mortgage law, claiming that it is
LaFollette law. The facts relative
thereto are these: All the stalwarts
in the senate and assembly voted in
favor of the law as it now stands.
Only halfbreeds voted against it.
The truth is, and Jeffris Knows it, the
governor in his message to the legis-
lature, after calling attention to the
fact that not over so OF the taxable
notes, bonds and mortgages paid any
taxes whatever, urged the passing of
a bill that would reach notes, bonds,
mortgages and other credits, and
further urged such legislation as
would prevent the injustice Of double
taxation. The assembly passed just
such a bill. The senate refused TO
concur in it. The senate, however,
passed bill, recommended and
championed by Whitehead (Jeffris's
political bedfellow) absolutely ex-I
empting from taxation not only |
notes, bonds and mortgages, but all
credits OF whatever kind, and all the
stalwarts in the senate voted for it. |
Thus it is plain the senate and as
sembly We're as wide apart on this
matter as they could get. But they
agreed on conference or joint COM
mittee to frame a bill, which was
done, and both bodies almost unani-
mously adopted it, which bill is none
other than the law we now have on
the subject. In such cases it is par
liamentary rule that both houses
will and do agree to abide by the ac-
ton of such a committee, What was
there left for the governor to do? If
he vetoed it, knowing it would be
carried over his veto because of said |
parliamentary rule, he would not on
ly be heralded as a tyrant and ignorer |!
of parliamentary usages, but be
charged with insulting every men,
Der of the legislature. Therefore, the
law is not LaFollette's, and it is will
full Misrepresentation to say so, as
does Jeffris. So it is plain that in |
Jetfris' case, in accordance with his !
own contention-that witness |
proven false In one statement should |
be taken as false in all others-the
entire fabric of his statements rela-
tive to LaFollette should be taken as
false.
Such attacks on their governor by
corporate agencies should arouse the
common masses. regardless of party
in a manner which would assure
his reelection by handsome mar
gin. This is not a political struggle
but one as to whether corporations
or The people shall rule.