Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29

taken place in the methods of doing
| business in this country. Many In
dustries have been organized into ex-
| tensive corporations. Wherever the
| tariff law is so framed as to give
! special interests undue advantages,
no time should be lost in revising
that law. The republican party is
| responsible for the present protective
| tariff, and it would be false to its
traditions If it were not the first to
promptly take the stand for what
ever changes may be needed to meet
the present economic conditions. A
law that was fair and equitable ten
years ago may contain many inequali-
| ties at the present time. The people
| have confidence in the raBur tt,ei
party and it should not hesitate to
remedy these defects. If capital has
been SO organized in any line of
buiness as to do away with home
/ competition, the tariff should net as
sist or promote the building up of
that industry. The day has come
when there must be fair dealing to-
wards all classes of citizens, whether
rich or poor, and the people will in
sist that those in authority must so
change the laws that there will be
an equitable division of the burdens
of taxation
If there are wrongs in our systsem
We cannot turn aside and pass them
by. They must be met and tho peo-
pie settle for themselves the ques-
tons of government and new condi-
lions that confront them. If tho peo-
pie OF the cities could have a few
practical lessons in the management
of affairs in the country towns. where
every citizen and taxpayer on town
meeting day attends the meetings. and
listens eagerly to the reading Of the
report of the expenditures of the
towns money, where every act of the
town officers is carefully considered,
dishonest officials would find no place
in city affairs. The opportunity for
profit would be gone, there would be
no incentive for them to seek the
offices. If the conscience of every
man could be aroused to his public
duty, If he could understand the
necessity of being a politician. if his
pride could be stirred so that he
would not want to be a public para
size, we would then have found a
remedy for much of the wrongdoing
that has been developed in this coun-
try.
Il am no pessimist or alarmist. /
believe that the country that his met
and solved, during its history, so
many mighty questions, a country
that has arisen from obscurity tn a
foremost place among the nations of
the world, country that has D.oduc-
ed such men as Lincoln, Mckinley,
Roosevelt, and our own La Toilette,
will solve its present problems. Wis
consin has blazed the way for many
of the reforms and better conditions
that are being demanded by the Eeo-
pie Of this country. The people of
Wisconsin have shown themselves
strong enough to take into their own
hands the law-making power of the
state and relegate the public service
corporations to their legitimate duty
as common carriers, and the people
of the state can Justly be proud that
within the present period Wisconsin
has produced La Tcliette
Il believe that with all the past
achievements of this country it is
strong enough to regulate ana con-
troll every corporation and individual
within its borders.
THE world is growing better and
conditions that would not have shock.
ed the public conscience twenty years
ago. today will not be tolerated. The
time when the Louisiana lottsry was
considered a legitimate institution is
1t was thought no wrong for the gov
eminent mails to be used to promote
such an enterprise. The ideals of gov
eminent have advanced greatly in the
last few years and the love of coun-
try and patriotism of the people have
moved steadily forward and are today
on much higher plane thaa when
the Grand Army with all the prestige
and glory of great moral anil mill
tary victory marched down Pannsyl-
vania avenue.
THE heart of the American people
beats as true today as in the time of
Washington and Lincoln and when
once aroused the people will easily
throw off any evils which may have
attached themselves to our political
system. When that time comes a new
era will dawn in the American repub-
lie and all the mistakes of the past
decade will sink into insignifcance,
and men the world over who study
the progress of nations and who can
see into the future, will have greater
confidence than ever before in the
stability of American institution s.
Question for the UntAr
AS matter of fact the whole ques-