Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
A GREAT VICTORY.

Sion piii AnhiAs III Important era In Tn
political and economic history of thi
state. 1t has been long and bite
fight that Governor La Toilette has let
in behalf of the people The railroad
and other rich corporation had entrench
ed themselves at every point of vantage
by retaining in their service large pro
portion of the men of politics in bott
parties
1t is strange thing that this could be
done so openly and unblushingly and
the people apparently Indifferent to their
own betrayal. Like woman, they
scanned for time to have a strong in.
| faEuation for those who had betrayed
their confidence. But there was heard
the voice of La Toilette crying in the
wilderness. 1t was hard to rouse the
people and harder still to make them
look beyond psrtisanship and love of
their party to the imperative demands
of patriotism
Republicans and democrats have
learned great and valuable lesson by
virtue of this struggle.
They have seen how powerful Is or
ganized politics in securing the enslave-
ment of the people. They have seen
leading politicians, their friends and
neighbors even, who would turn in and
fight against the rectifcation of great
abuses in the hands of aggressive cor
porations.
They have seen both of the United
States senators and certain members OF
the house Of representatives, leading in
q bolt from the state convention, with
the desperate hope that they might
crush out La Toilette and all hope of the
administration Of politics in the interest
Of the common people.
They have seen members of the state
legislature who had sworn to defend the
commonwealth against all its enemies,
betray their trust as easily as they would
eat an apple.
They have seen the money Of Wall
street poured into the state like food
to kill off that pestiferous man La Foil
cite.
All these things and many more have
tney seen and yet the cause of the people
has gained force, until even the oppon-
ents of these just measures were forced
to mite in their auuport
The enemies of the rate bill in the
senate strove to kill it by all sorts of
amendments but they were routed at
every turn and finally every opposing
senator voted for the bill This shows
the time serving and demagogic spirit
which actuated them.
If it we're possible they would prevent
the passage of the law but when they
saw they could no longer serve their
masters, the railroads, they thought to
avert the wrath # the people by voting
for it.
1T to be hoped that the voters of the
state will long remember the faithless
service these men have rendered, and in
the future leave them at home to chew
the cud of sweet and bitter fancy"
The position Governor La Toilette
and the faithful band who have stood
with him, have taken in this struggle
is one that merits she encomium, well
done good and faithful servants. The
governor has refused to be drawn out of
the fight by any consideration of the
United States senstorship He has held
everything subordinate to the great CEN
trail proposition of obediance to the de-
mand of the people for this legislation.
Faithfulness to whatever trust the PEG
pie have imposed has been a character
istic of Cover. Or La Toilette ever since
he entered the public life
The victory just now is one of the
most notable in his career 1t is pleas
ant and refreshing to accord honor and
praise to public man who puts his pur-
pose above himself. His solemn promise
was given to the people of Wisconsin
that he would do his utmost to secure
the enactment of certain laws, and no.
bly, and bravely has he redeemed that
promise. He can win no greater honor
In the senate than he has won in the
executive chair of the state of Wiscon-
ain. Form 3r Governor Hoard in Jeffer.
son County Union.