River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-23
LENROOT'S EXEMPTION RECORD
Comparison of the Candidates and
Their Records - Convincing
Argument Why Gov. Da-
wilson Should Be En-
dorsed by Wiscon-
sin Republ-
cans.
Mr. Castle gpoke as follows:

during the last six years, an6 the
approval of that work by the supreme
court Of the state, so far as it affect.
ed railway corporations and the tax
ing Of inheritances. No man who CO.
operated with Mr.. La Toilette during
the last ten years and who helped
him write into our statutes the prin-
ciples for which the lamented A. 7.
Hall and Gov. James 0. Davidson
had SO long and SO earnestly contend
ed, will under any circumstances,
permit any backward step or any
halt, in the struggle now on in the
state and nation, between the bene-
ficiaries Of special privilege on the
one side and the great tolling wealth
creating masses upon the other.
I'VE are all proud of the great abil-
ity and splendid achievements in the
state and nation of Robert M. La Fol-
lette. and if the work of the last ten
years in this state was to be perform.
ed over again, we would be following
his banner with the same LOYALTY and
enthusiasm that marked our support
of him and the measures he cham
pioned in the past.
I'm the present contest for the re-
publican nomination for governor
there is no antagonism of any meas
ure or any political principle which
Senator La Toilette has heretofore
represented or is likely to represent
in the future. The gentlemen now
seeking the nomination for governor
stood with Senator La Toilette during
the last six years and sustained him
in his efforts to give vitality to the
battle cry of earlier days: Equal
rights for all and special privileges to
none
Questions Proprety of Action.
'"The fact that these candidates
were Senator La Follette's coworkers,
justified the hope that he would fore
go his right as citizen to announce
a choice between them, that might
secure for the one thus chosen by
him. an undue advantage over the
others in the race for the nominal
ton. The right of Citizen La Toilette
to do Just what he did on the night
of July 20 can not be questioned, but
the propriety Of his action in view of
his high position as senator of the
United States, which he can not sep
arate from his personality in this con-
test, has been and will be questioned
by many of his most loyal and de-
voted friends.
Senator La Toilette recognizes the
equality of citizenship, and that ev.
cry voter in Wisconsin has just as
much right to offer him advice and
to press it upon him as to who is the
best man to be the next governor
OF this state, as he has to offer advice
upon the same subject In announc-
ing that he will support Hon. Irvine
l.. Lenroot for the goyernorship OF
this state he brings in issue the quail.
ifications of his candidate and rem
ders it entirely proper to compare
his candidates record with the rec
ord of others who are also seeking
the nomination. We fully agree with
the senator when he says: Every
citizen should be free to discuss meas
ures, and that under the primary
election law, it is not only the right
but the duty of every man to speak
his mind openly as to candidates
and that which the candidates, rep
resent 1t will be conceded that ex,
perience in any of the relations of
life strengthens natural qualifica-
lions and increases usefulness for SER
vice
Shows Up Lenroot's Record.
''Mr Lenroot was born in 1869 and
is now 81 years of age. Since 1898
he has been reporter for the Supe-
rior court of Douglas county, court
which is inferior in jurisdiction, to
the several circuit courts of the
state. In 1897 he passed an eXamina-
ton for admission to the bar, and IN
the nine years since that time, though
residing in the city in which he was
born, surrounded by personal and
political friends, his name does not
appear in connection with even one
important or unimportant law suit in
any of the courts of record in the
county of Douglas. We state this fact
in reply to the statement of Senator
La Toilette, that the next governor
of this state should be a man of SUI.
perior ability, man trained in the
law and familiar with the important
and far-reaching issues now pending,
one who has spent years upon the
legal as we'll as the economic side of
these new problems. Mr.. Lenroot
served three terms in the Wisconsin
assembly, the last two of which he
was made speaker of that body. That
he made fair presiding officer will
not be questioned, but that he show
ed any unusual ability or any special
aptitude for legislation ever any one
of twenty-five members of the SAME
body who might be named will not be
claimed by those who have been in
close touch with legislative proceed
ings during the last six years. Can
didates for office should not only pos
sess ability but should also possess
availability, that there may be little
doubt of the temper in which their
candidates. will be received by the
people on whose votes they must rely
for success. Since the dawn Of civil
ization there has been a continuous
struggle between the classes and the
masses. The common people of the
world have never secured any i'm