Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-03

protective basis. There has never
been an authoritative statement
from Mr.. BabcOck expressing any
different views on this subject.
He attempts to show that Mr..
Babcock was opposed to the general
policy of President Roosevelt on
great measures affecting the people,
but he does not dare to point to
single bill or vote of Mr.. Babcock
where anything Of the kind oc-
Cured. Mr.. Babcock has supported
President Roosevelt in all Of the
great measures like the railway rate
bill, the pure food bill, the meat in
spection bill, and everything that
was known as progressive or reform
legislation. Mr.. Babcock was
known as an ''insurgent" in the
house, but what does this mean? A
Philippine tariff bill was proposed
that, il enacted into law, would
practically destroy the sugar and
tobacco industries of the state. He,
with all of the Wisconsin delega-
ton with one exceptiOn) opposed
this proposition and made a vigOr-
Gus fight against it, as it was not in
line with the protective policy of
the republican party, and as evid.
ence of this fact it received solid
democratic vote in the house on the
theory that it was step toward
free trade.
Mr.. Babcock and the members asso-
ciated with him we're successful in de-
feating this proposition and thereby
protected the farmers of this state
against a measure which, in the opin-
ion of those directly interested, would
have, in the end, destroyed these great
industries. The Third district, which
he represents, will produce this year
not less than 100000 worth of to-
bacco. The sugar beet industry is in
its infancy; large plants are being
erected in the state, and it is claimed
| by those interested that in from ten
to fifteen years they can produce all
of the sugar used in the United States.
He also was opposed to the admis-
sion of Arizona and New Mexico as
one state. Neither of these territories
are fitted for statehood, either singly
or jointly, and the consensus of public
opinion everywhere is that the "insur-
! gents did a great service to the coun-
try in opposing this legislation. Mr..
Lenroot fails to state in these two
propositions that Congressman Bah
cock and his associates we're success
full. They led the greatest fight that
has been made in congress for thirty
years. and we certainly think that our
member should be entitled to a great
degree of credit for the results OBJ
tanned. If Mr.. Lenroot, or any of his
cohorts, would make specific charge
showing that Mr.. Babcock had op-
posed any of the progressive legisla-
ton in which we are all interested, we
should be glad to hear of it, but so far
they have utterly failed to subStanti-
ate single charge. Mr.. Babcock has
over and over again challenged them
to do so and they have failed at every
I!point, but content themselves with
generalitiss. Mr.. Babcock was mem
Der of the committee of eleven who
drafted the gold standard bill one of
the greatest acts ever passed by con-
gress.
He has supported the presidents in
every proposition where the people
we're directly interested, but when it
came to an attack on the interests OF
the people in the Third district and
the state of Wisconsin he made gal
Ian fight, and the best of it is that he
succeeded. AS a supporter of Mr..
Babcock and chairman of the republi-
can county committee, l would like
to hear some specific charge that is
tangible, and / will be as ready to in.
/ vestigate and criticise as any one in
the district. Why doesn't Mr.. Len
root produce the Congressional Re-
cord and show the facts instead Of at.
tempting to deceive the people by
base and worn out charges?
We believe that Mr.. Babcock has
made the besC representative that the
Third district has ever had in con-
gress. He has given careful and prompt
attention to the interests of his con
stituents at all times, and we would
be glad to have Mr.. Lenroot, or any
one else, point to single instance
where Mr.. Babcock has failed to stand
by the principles of the republican
party and to defend and care for the
interests of the district and the state
he represents. J.B. ASHLEY.
Baraboo, Wis, Nov. l, 1906