Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-01

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conspicuous, but that practically the
whole Republican forces gave the
honor to Governor LaFouette.
Happier Days Coming.
! There is not much more chance for
friction between governor and senate,
at least it is believed the executive
will not seek and the disposition on
the part of II opposition press is to
let the governor alone. There is a
group of earnest men in the senate,
men of both factions, who believe that
| measures, not mon, should engage
them henceforth. and they will seek TO
enact some useful laws along the lines
| familiar to our people. Not that hui
man nature will not assert itself. Inc
primary election law may be amended
to exempt county school superin-
| tendents, but the talk Of trimming it
further TO make it more workable will
likely be resisted by its opponents on
the theory that the people wanted it.
now let them take it in full measure.
So with his mortgage taxation meas
ure, which Governor LaFollette
wishes now repealed. The present
effect of the non-enforced law is about
what opponents of credit taxation say
should be the right condition-and
there will he opposition to repeal As
for proper corporation restrictions, the
administration forces will find men in
the opposition to back them up and
real progress may he expected We
shall hear less Of 'stalwart" and half
breed" from now on. The governor
has put his enemies under his feet, at
the same time shelving his terrific per
sonality to a great extent as factor
in Wisconsin, politics, and we shah
have happier days There are some
ambitious men in his camp, men with
futures no doubt. but all agree there is
no Elisha to take on the mantel of
Elijah Aud being in Washington
larger part Of the time, including
Legislature sessions, United States
senator cannot also run Wisconsin
affairs, II lie wished And it is doubt
full If now he wishes to- Corporation
regulation is national theme now
and Governor LaFollette can get iato
it as deeply as he wishes alonc with
/ Theodore Roosevelt.
The Socialists.
The four Socialists in the assembly
and the senator of that faith purpose
10 be factors in this session. at least
on lines of agitation Their choice for
United States senator was Victor Der,
ger, the Milwaukee editor, who makes
/ il so hot for Mr. Gompcrs because he
| dimes with capitalists of the Civic
| Federation, the organization which
tries to get together capital and
labor 4 sweeping bill came from
the Socialists the other day All pres
ent franchises to seml-public corpora
tons shall be declared null and void
Two years are given to existing cor
porations 10 dispose of their property
or TO seek new franchises lin Ter the
/ proposed law New franchises are to
! be granted only upon an affirmative
/ vote of the people and are never to ex,
1 tend for a longer period than five
years when the people should vote
again, Another bin fixes the price Of
telephone rentals ranging from "a a
month to - cents according to size of
city, etc.
The Liquor Question.
Bills restricting the liquor traffic do
not get far in this state, though this
winter with SO strong contin- rs
from the smaller communities. bills
may have q better CHARGE Anyway
one such measure provides for ward
option plan Of reform which is
said 10 work well in Ohio aud else
where Ten per cent. Of the voters If
n ward may call special election and
| decide whether their home district
shall be wet or dry" 1t Is q rea-
sonable system. though there is al
ways some one 70 make the point that
the citizens of one ward have no right
to saddle their saloons on some poor
mans ward, where the reform cannot
| he carried
The New Capitol.
There are all sorts Of rumors anoat
at n time like this Oshkosh is re
ported eager to be The new capital CITY
and tho visitors growl about the hotels
and say if the citizens are not on
terprislng enough to patch up the
| streets about the Capitol Park they
don't deserve n 100000 capitol build
4 ing II ia unlikely hoxpyer that tIte