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

Mr. La Toilette delivered an address
in the city of Necedah, and in that
address eulogized the present stalwart
congressman, J,Heph w. Babcock, in
these words:
Il am glad to meet you here today
III the home Of your distinguished
representative (Mr. Babcock) in con-
gress. A few years ago he was cho-
sen as the member for the old Third
district, a goodlv section of which |
had the honor to represent In Wash
ington. / know something of the
struggles and difficulties encountered
il securing recognition or influence
and power in that legislative body,
the greatest in the world today, com
posed of able, ambitious, talented men
from every profession and almost ev-
cry line of business, strangers to each
other and to the established leaders
the contest is even handed, and no
man in all that company can, by any
possibility, make his way to eminence
and national recognition except it be
upon his own personal strength and
merit
"Yopr representative entered con-
gress with scores Of men whose names
are not known today outside of their
own districts and the house of repre-
sentatives, and you have seen him
recognized as one of the leaders in
carrying forward congressional leg
islation and so impressing political
wisdom and force upon the politics
OF the nation as to become known in
every congressional district of the
country. In honoring him you are
honored. Give him such an indorse-
ment in November as shall not only
guarantee his continued service TO
the country, but shall show your just
and full appreciation Of the position
he has won for himself In the ma
ton.
Says Judgment is Faulty.
81 cite these instances not to reflect
upon Senator La Toilette but to prove
to you that his judgment of men, as
he must himself acknowledge, is
sometimes faulty, and while he Is
throwing bouquets at Irvine Lenroot
today and using his great talent to in
duce you to accept his candidacy,
God only knows what words he will
be using to describe hig estimate of
Mr.. Lenroot two, three, four, or five
years hence.
Against the Judgment Of Mr.. La
Toilette in this contest for the gov
ernorship, I place the judgment OF
his own political godfather. the ven
cradle and gallant Gen. Geo. e. Bry-
ant, who has been at the side of Mr..
La Toilette in ell his struggles from
early manhood until the present cam
paign. / place against Mr.. La Fol-
lette's Judgment the judgment OF
former Gov. w. D. Hoard, who has al
ways been one Of Mr.. La Follette's
most devoted personal and political
friends. l place against tie judgment
of Mr.. La Toilette the judgment OF
honest Alley Peterson, who labored
in season and out Of season for every
measure championed by our distin-
guished senator.
place against the judgment Of Mr..
La Toilette the judgment OF Hon. r..
NJ. Bashfcrd, Of whom Mr.. La Fol
lette said that he was competent and
worthy of place on the bench of
our supreme court. Against the judg-
ment OF Mr.. La Toilette / place the
| Judgment OF Senators Wylie, Stout,
and Burns, and every elective state
officer with one single solitary exce2,
ton. I might extend at great length
the list OF illustrious gentlemen who
have been prominent in every polite
al battle in which Mr. La Toilette has
in the past engaged, who will not &C
cept his Judgment this year In the
selection of the man who is to lead
the republican party in this cam
paign.
More Than One Fit Candidate.
wisconsin is a great state-it has
voting population of nearly 100000
but pitiable indeed would 1t be Il
in this commonwealth of schools, col
leges and universities, there was but
ono man fit to lead the republican
marty in 1906 and fill the office III
governor. On the fourth Of July, 1861,
| the sanity and illustrious Abraham
| Lincoln sent a message to congress
| In which he declared at that early
date in the volunteer army II the
| field, there are many single regiments
whose members. one and anothcr.
possess full practical knowledge OF all
the arts. sciences, professions and
| whatever else, whether useful or ele-
CANT. known in the whole world. And
there is scarcely one from which
there could not be selected a presi'
dent. a cabinet. a congress, perhaps a
court, abundantiy competent to ad.
minister the government itself And
vet, after forty three years or peace
and progress, during which means oil
education and intelligence have been
multiplied a hundred fold, we are
gravely informed that this common
wealth with its 2.250,000 people, has
but one man capable of leading the
republican party in the present polit
ical contest. It is not surprising, my
friends. that among the eminent men
Of Wisconsin, our distinguished sena'
tor stands almost solitary and alone
in the untenable and indefensIble con-
tention. II has been the law OF all
POLITICAL parties that any officer
Whether coroner or governor, who has
served acceptably for one term or a
part of a term was entitled to an en-
dorsement at the hands OF the people
by another election. There is no good
reason for violating this law at this