Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22
BOB SwEATS LIKE A BUTCHER
Wisconsin's Junior Senator Talks Many
Hours With Mercurp at Nine.y.

Senator La Toilette was greeted by
an appreciative audience on his visit to
Viroqua, Monday, the tabernacle seat.
Ing capacity being about half occupied.
he spoke at Cashton in the forenoon. AT
Westhy about noon, arriving in Viro.
qua by automobile nearly three O'Clock.
The schedule time was an hour earlier.
The senator was introduced TO the audi.
ence by Supt. Wilkins, who said that
under the primary election every voter
had direct license TO select his own
candidates for office
Senator La Toilette spoke for two
hours, dealing with national and state
problems bis speech was ingeniously
constructed we'll delivered, lacking in
none of his we'll known arts to touch the
popular chord. He dealt largely with cor
porations and trusts, and at each flight
of oratory came back patheticaily to
the theme and object next his heart
the candidacy of his individual selec-
ton for governor. It was painfully
noticeable that no picture of Mr. Len
root that the senator was able TO paint
brought the first ripple Of applause
His handling of trusts, corporations and
the beneficial resn e of late-yeR legis
iation met responsive applause, but not
an approving clap for Lenroot 1t was
plain that this nettled the speaker, for
time and again he resorted to lecturiDg
his audience that nationality should
have no place In our politics. 1t is a
reflection on the large Scandinavian
population of this state the inference
that they are influenced against his per-
sonal choice for governor because his
opponent is native of Norway. Not
by word or pen has Governor Davidson
or any of his supporters suggested ma.
tionality as reason for his candidacy,
and Senator LaFollette well knows this
to be true. This frequent reference to
nationality made many friends for Gov
ernor Davidson, as did his attempts to
belsstle Davidson in the estimation of
his neighbors.
IL Senator La Toilette is as solic-
itous for the highest ability for state
service as he pretends, why does he
neglect TO enlighten the electors of
Wisconsin as TO the merits of other
candidates for high responsibility He
appears to go on the presumption that a
lawyer is necessary tor an executive Off
Ger. but any old thing is big enough
of the state and it's officials II not,
why does he fail to speak out and ad.
viss the peopleG Why is he 80 tender
about furnishing this information z
If he is to be the Judge in one case he
ought TO be permitted and required to
assume the whole responsibility Of select.
ing the peoples state servants. Is this
not logical conclusion?
T.s ~ Aafr 1.S1 frr
governor is the great lawyer he is pic.
tured, why Is it that Mr., Lsnroot has
never had case in court of ANY CHAR.
ACTER except the one La Toilette
gave him, and fer which he was paid
~ 600 from the state treasury II he
is constructive statesman why is it
that no importsnt law bears his name,
Notwithstanding the fact that he served
in the legislature three termsl These
are pertinent questions.
Senator La Toilette said in his speech
that Irvine l. Lenroot wrote more
lines into the new railroad rate bill
than any other mEn We do not want
to impugn his motive dr statement; we
prefer TO believe that ne has been mis-
informed Mr.. Lenroot wrote not one
line into the new law. That great duty
was performed by the senate committee
on railroads. Mr.. Lenroot had no part
whatever in its construction, The
writer was member of that committee
and knows that Mr.. Lenroot never ap
peared before that body or gave any as
sistance.
Our citizens were pleased 10 meet
Senator La Toilette. He wac treated
with the old.time spirit. They are
sorry that he has taken upon himself
the attitude Of arbitrarily advocating
men instead of principles They re
spect and honor him for his past good
services. They have been earnest in
their efforts of dispensing with political
bosses and they viii decline to take on
the yoke at this time.
AT the close of his address Senator
La Toilette paid compliment TO Judge
ID. o Mahoney and commended his
congressional candidacy, ~ he did slso
that of Hon. A. II. Dahl, aspirant for
state treasurer