Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-04
Wansa1a Ri1nt.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1906.
Published weekly and entered at the Post Offc'
at Wsusau as second class matter.
Working the Democrats.

81 am a republican and / will be a
republican until | die," said Senator
LaFollette in his New Lisbon speech.
This is explicit and forcible notice to
everybody, if such is necessary, to ena-
bic the most optimistic to locate the
senator politically. OF course miracles
are taken into consideration in our ulti-
mate conclusion to regard this as final
To be entirely frank, however, we feel
that it is our duty to say that the sena-
tors declaration was entirely unneces
sary to acquaint us of his past, present
or future political whereabouts. He
has all the equivocation, all the subter-
fuge and all the sophistry necessary to
entitle him to seat in the front row of
the rankest and most yirulent stand
patters." Why then should Senator
LaFollette address himself to demo
Gratis. telling them that he could never
forget the aid received from them in
the past and plead with them for con-
tinuation Of that aid, if he is republi-
w
democrats in common with that kind of
republicans ? They are Numerically
opposed to each other on the only live
issue of the day-the tariff-in addition
to this they violate the letter and pur-
pose of the primary law-of which Sen
ator LaFollette is the author-in so
doing.
Speaker Lenroot has told the demo-
Gratis that there is mo party hatred
Dow," that the fight is between the
enemies of good government and the
friends of bad government" and he has
told them, in order to be patriotic, they
must nominate him as the republican
candidate for governor. If Speaker
Lenroot were a broad and tolerant man
what he says might be worthy of con-
sideration, but of all the public men of
Wisconsin, he is without doubt, the
most intolerant, politically, that ever
appealed to the suffrages of the people
for support.
What fear actuates Senator LaFol-
lette to court democratic support, when
the democrats of the state have plat
form Respondent with principles, which
calls for the support of all honest men
What sentiment actuates Speaker Len
root to pose as a broad guage, liberal
minded man, when he is the personfica-
ton of political narrowness and politi-
cal prejudice ? 1t woulS be well for
Speaker Lenroot to consult with his
political god father, and to map out II
plan of procedure which, in the future,
will keep them in line as to party affilia-
ton and party consistency. That will
guide Lenroot not to advocate or sug-
gest party determination when his men,
tor, Senator LaFollette, says party is
above principle. Lenroot says, Bury
the party, give us good government"
LaFollette says, Give us party before
principle
Then along comes Governor David
son for piece of democratic pie. He
has said me too" to the democrats.
He has said, when you are voting the
republican ticket in the primaries, give
me vote, L love the democratic party
the same as LaFollette and Lenroot do,
although | never voted for democrat
in my life and never will"
Did any of those fellows ever vote for
a democrat No. Of course they did
not and of course they never will. They
remind us of the great statesman who
said, in speech at national republi-
can convention some years ago, What
are we here for, if it isn't for the
offices ?" Democrats have, insall prob
ability, been "iolliedn enough. 1t is
high time the democrats joined hands
and let such men as LaFollette, Len
root, Davidson and others fight their
own republican battles.