Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-02-14
ABLISHED 1855

wont rally nUl will misguided friends of
the 1nsurSent leader who will not think
for themselves. These men will not sd.
Yocate needed reforms but fight them to
decrease Roosevelts popularity and sCi-
ne MS square deals, for some of them
have been rewarded, and / will add here
that since Judge Mahoney was the only
candidate who was able to carry his
| county for congress two years ago, he is
the logical man to try again.
DO you suppose these arist0crats are
aware that their descendants may suffer
from tie wrongs they are up-buildiug
and their ill.gotten fortunes LOST or do
they care for posterity or humanity IL
only they can acquire more than thew
can enjoy? And are we to look up to
this civilization? Jay Gould said Don't
fear oppression and revolt, for you can
e're half the people to shoot the other
nalr'-lke they are doing in Russia.
lne main trouble with our people il
their blind party prejudice, while our
enemies laugh at the ease with which
control both parties At st Louis
Bryan was cheered by ninety per cent of
A. an ilence of 10000, while tpyo-thirds
y tne l,OOO delegates voted against him,
This is what makes me favor primaries
aud Mayor Cot1snd oppose them. 1
euarged It to the party leaders bat later
! notice that stalwart democrats at home
favored BabcocS, nine out of ten at La-
Fargo voting for him and that made ma
sicker still
What we need is grand rally foT
Principle in the nation like those Ia Ia,
caaties last fall. Let a new party ho
formed called the 'l.InGoin Republi
cans" or New Peoples Party" and IL
Folk, la Toilette, Bryan, Watson, Cum
u 1gs, Johnson, Hearst and Roosevelt
wculd unite, dropping their party preJu.
dice, victory would crown their first
national effort. We are reminded of the
fell Of Rome after centuries of power.
Read from Cicero: How far, o Cata-
llnel wilt thou abuse our patience2 How
long shalt thou bsfilIe Justice in thy mad
career Seest thou not that thy wretch
ed conspiracy is laid bare to the knowl-
edge of every man here in the senate
Aud yet the traitor lives = There
was in Rome that virtue once, that a
wicked citizen was held more execrable
than the deadliest foe. = = s. We have a
statute that makes thy life the forfeit
OF thy crimes. But while one man ven
lures to defend thee-Lvel Proceed,
plot, conspire as thou wilt. Thou shalt
be convinced / am more active in pre-
serving the state, than thou in plotting
its destruction. Or read from Shakes
peare-Brutus Il rose against Caesar
not that loved him less, but that low
ed Rome more. Had You rather Caesar
were living and die all slaves, than that
Caesar were dead, to live all freeman?
Tears for his love; Joy for his fortune
honor for his valor; but death for his
ambition. Who is here 40 rude that
would not be Roman? Who IL here 80
vile that will not love his Country? II
any speak for HIM | have offended. &"
Bat finally the wicked Nero fiddled
while R lme burned.
In closing l will say don't expect all
TO think as do. Last fall talked with
an old friend. poor man but sincere
stalwart, and he said Tom, can't agree
with you. When was a boy we had
little now we have all kinds of useful
things-overshoe for cold weather, "
etc. Yes" ! said, while those who
make them have automobiles and
yachts OF course we can't agree but
you name phrase illustrating your con-
tention as well as the saying OF burns
does mine-aThat meas inhumanity
to man makes countless thousands
mourn And he responded '"ro him
that hath, shall be given and from him
tina. hath not, shall be taken even that
which ne hath. Yes, that will do very
we'll for bible logic, but l claim that
when it is all over you will find that
Pillshury, Jesse James, John D, Rookie
Teller and the Devil will all end up in the
same place-in hell. will Babcock,
Spooner and Roger be there too2 Well
Rogers wont for he is an honorable
man" W. E. BUTT.
La Fargo, Wisconsin.