River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-23

in the city of Necedah, and in that
address eulogized the present stalwart
congressman, Joseph w. Babcock, in
these words:
II am glad to meet you here today
i'll the home of your distinguished
representative (Mr. Babcocl) in con-
gress. A few years ago he was cho-
sen as the member for the old Third
district, a goodly 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, CON-
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.
RI 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 his 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, 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
oio oooiJ1ct Mr. a EO1-
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. | place against the 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.
l place against the judgment Of Mr..
La Toilette the judgment of Hon. r.
M. Bashford, of whom Mr. La Fol
lette said that he was competent and
worthy of a 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 excep-
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
a voting population of nearly 5O0,0O0
but pitiable indeed would it be II
in this commonwealth OF schools COZ
leges and universities, there was but
one man fit to lead the republican
party in 1906 and fill the Office OF
governor. On the fourth of July, 1861,
the sanity and illustrious Abraham
Lincoln sent d message to congress
in which he declared at that early
date in the volunteer army in the
field, there are many single regiments
whose members. one and anotner,
possess full practical knowledge Oh all
the arts, sciences, professions ana
whatever else, whether useful 9r ele-
CANT, known in the whole world. Ana
there is scarcely one from whlcn
there could not be selected a presl-
dent. cabinet. - congress, perhaps a
court .abundantly competent to al.
minister the government itself And
vet, after forty tree years or peace
and progress, during which means OF
education and intelligence have been
multiplied a hundred fold, we are
erayeIv informed that this common
wealth with it's 2,250000 people, has
but one man capable of leading the
republican party in the present pol1t-
zeal contest. 1t 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. It has been the law of all
political parties that any officer,
whether coroner or governor, who has
served acceptably for one term or
part of 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
cannnai0n