New-York tribune., 1906-09-25
REPLY TO LA TOILETTE
Drydem Resents Interference OF
Westerner IN Campaign.

United States Senator John T. Dryden issued
q statement in Newark yesterday reseiiuHs
what he terms the interference" Of Senator La
Toilette OF Wisconsin. who Saturday night
wound up a tour OF a week IN New Jersey IN the
interests OF the New Idea movement sen
ator Dryden chsrscterizes the statesman rom
the Badger State as political schoolmaster
who came 20 New Jersey 10 tell Repubhcahs
What they should do in the matter OF their own
political family disputes. The New JerseE Sen
afor refers TO his colleague AN alleged Re
publican and declares among other things
that Senator La Toilette consorts with. consuits
with and largely with the Democrats
against the Republicans. Mr.. Dryden makes
some replies 10 assertions made about him by
Senator La Toilette. His letter is. in part as
follows:
senator La Toilette has completed a weeks cam.
sole Of political schoolmlsrer in insttctiaE the
Regublicans Of the state as 70 what the oignL , 10
affairs He has deemed X necesPTy TO explain
tack the United states Senators from New Jersey
- the political party 10 Whch ne processes 20
= is necessary 10 be s member OF the Senate
n or9sr 10 know iaat IA With he peoerats
snd against the Republicans one can learn that
merely b. looking down upon the Senate noer from
The attemp: that has been made 10 show that Ia
fOnettes visit here IS nor dlmerent from that oi
Speaker cannon. Secretary Taft Senator BeTsridse
and other distinguished kepEDllcdns IN AId1le IN
her recenf campsi ign fails. There IL was an issue
between te Two great contending parties Here il
s. rasfter solely between members OF the same
party IN is my opinion that there is Senator
an either Size 81 tho house except La FOllette
who could % induced 70 into another state than
his ana attack Senator's Of his own party and
mix up iu domestic affairs This is not large
matter bBt. after ALL people IN every candition
have respect for man who observes the
Gecrurips and uGnVeutiOuslires Of life
Vow l@t as how mach in IhS interest Of the
people TINS stad amendment Of la Follettes 70
the Railway Rate Dil Nas- lie himself has stated
that The railway securities which would be effected
~ his proposition would amount - about slS,Ooo.-
$4,000 that vf this amount he expected 10 squeeze
out about = 0sa e001 These SO ee0 0l000o Of rail-
securities. * known by every intelligent
Tnsn have been sold a. home ana abroad There
1sn'f . fuaucal market earth where they may
rot b. found They have been bought by investors
destroy s. aal inSse securities by legislative
enactment would constitute the most gigantic
scheme OF pubiir robbery eyer conceived BY The
mind 0f man. y L. FoUd stand the test OF the
supreme Court ij would COZ sfttUte ronhscation eE
Of The government and enforce reputation nE
The railways themselves. IL wOuid bankrupt Hfe
insurance companies and savings banks II Would
cripple hanks Of deposit ano trust companies y
would destroy iied I'm trust for widows ana
ornhsns IN would beSgar ricn and poor alike Who
have invested their money IN these Securiues ~
would naralNEn business II would destroy Auleri-
can credit in ever financial centre Of me world
NJ Record - ldidatP OF the New Idea party
for the -rred StareS Se0gt tOTShip. has addressed
o. ne Al open letter in which he asks me- why l
opposed fhis measure I in turn ask him whether.
willing 20 commit his stale this infamous propo-
ston by voting for H. 7 answer his question Ia me
l.v saS Sfuc thai ] am opposed TO IL because 10 sup
port . would be irfsmN and dishOnoT-