Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
Opponents of Senator LaFollette
Book Him For Dissection At
ter Holiday Recess
WILL OPPOSE ALL HIS BILLS
Enemies Of the Wisconsin Man Plan
10 Put Him in a HoIa-RaiIroad
Measure Will BE Vigorously Fought
Opposition Laying Its Plans Care
fully.

49, washington, Lee. LS.-Oue OIL lue III
teresting developments expected early
after the recess will be the disclosure
OF the method the opponents OF Senator
LaFollette in the senate will use to
wreak vengeance on him for his per-
sistent attacks on certain senators
from the lecture platform last sum-
mer.
Thus far, Senator LaFollette has es7
capped unscathed. He did not come to
washington until the second day Of the
session. Had he been around the cap
itol on the first day Of the session, 1t
lis likely he would have had a chilly re-
ception. He was absent on the first
day. however, and when he got to town
the preliminary greetings we're over,
When he dropped into the senate
chamber on the second day he did it
unohstrusively and gave none the OPP
portunity to offer him q palr,able snub.
Since then he has been constant in his
attendance on the sessions 1T the SEN
What senators who have their knives
whetted for LaFollette want Is to get
him into debate in the hope there will
be an opportunity for 1ome one to give
him an oratorical lashing that he will
not forget. There IS some difficulty in
this IN that the junior senator from
Wisconsin has q dangerous tongue and
is not just the sort OF opponent one
would choose II calculating to gain an
easy victory In verbal controversy.
At any rate, 80 far in the session there
has been no opportunity for collision
on the floor with LaF'ollette, but it will
undoubtedly come soon after the re-
cess.
The senators that are opposed to La
Toilette are wondering whether q good
opportunity has not been presented by
himtn the bills he has introduced for q
valuation Of the railroads and to give
the commission power to make a max
4mum rate, 9 minimum rate, to fxe DIFF
ferentials and to regulate train serv-
ice 90 az to obviate car shortages. In
case Senator LaFollette presses these
bills, he will meet with most vigor-
Gus opposition. in the course Of which
leaders Of the senate will probably take
ths opportunity to call to the worlds
attention how great is the improperly
and the attraction Of senate dignity in
volved when a senator goes out on the
lecture platform and holds one after
another Of his senate brethren up to
obloQuy, thus inviting not alone the
scorn of the multitude but the loss of
its votes. It will be urged that the
president ID satisfied with the rate bill
as it passed last winter, that the inter-
state commerce commission is satisfied
with and that agitation OF the ques-
ton Of further legislation on the rail-
road question at this time, until the
present law has had a fair trial, is
purely political
Then, too, there will be the bill to
limit the hours OF labor Of railroad en-
ployes. Senator LaF'ollette, in spite Of
the antagonism against him on the
part Of some members of the senate
last winter succeeded in forcing this
bill to the front and in setting the SEN
ate to agree to date for voting on it.
January 10 is the date. Thus far, there
has been no debate on 1t. 1t is the un-
YluISu00 UUSliGS6 anu GtSIy 0dy ~ q
o'clock Senator LaFollette arises in his
seat and asks unanimous consent that
the diminished business be laid aside
Temporarily. There is talk that after
the recess. the bill wilt encounter
formidable opposition and if this proves
to be the case, opportunity will he af-
Sforded here to get dig at the Wis
coilsin senator Some disadvantages
are involved in this, however, as any
senator that opposes this bill will stir
up all possible opposition to himself
that organized labor can bring against
him. Moreover, Senator LaFollette is
prepared to make a vigorous fight for
the measure to limit the hours Of la
Dor OF railway employees. Last ses-
zion, efforts to put the Wisconsin sem
ator Gin the hole" in consideration Of
this bill failed and he is better pre-
pared this year to make fight than
he was last year.