Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-06
THE FIRST POLITICAL MEETING.

The first political gathering in the
preliminary or primary campaign in
Viroqua was held last Saturday night,
when Hon. / l.. Lenroot, one of the
candidates for the republican nomina-
ton for governor, addressed a well at.
tended meeting at the tabernacle. Mr..
Lenroot is an earnest and impressive
speaker, but suffered somewhat with a
cold His speech was predicated on the
principles that have been contended
for the past dozen years and now es-
tahlished and enacted mto law. The
CENSOR is in accord with Mr.. Lenroot
in the declaration that no backward
step should be permitted. The writer
contributed much more of his time,
energy and finances to bring about the
present state of affairs than has Mr..
Lenroot, and he entertains no thought
or belief than any man OF set Of men
will attempt to undo what mas been ac-
complished, nor does he believe what Mr..
Lenroot apparently assumes that he is
the only man in the state who can save
Wisconsin and her cherished institu-
tions from the ravages of Philistines, so
30 speak. Governor Davidson and Sena-
tor Mctiillivary, both candidates for
the gubernatorial nomination, were
bAhAAAAH AA bhU AOI Lu6 I6-
forms we now have when ii meant hard
fighting. Mr.. Lenroot came to the
surface at the eleventh hour and would
now apparently appropriate to himself
the credit due others Every candidate
who has thus far announced his candi-
dacy for the governorship has made
clean cut declaration and pledged him
self and his administration to uphold,
maintain and strengthen the laws they
themselves assisted in placing on the
statute books.
We all agree with Candidate Lenroot
that there should be no surrender, no
compromise that sacrifice principles
But he ought to know, and he does,
that not a piece of reform legislation
enacted in Wisconsin during the past
six years but is the outgrowth of
compromise. Nothing in this world
is effected without compromise and CON
ciliation. Our new railroad rate regu-
lation law passed at the last session of
the Legislature, is the result of many
compromises; had 1t not been it could
never have passed in the state senate
After five months of work and compro
mise on part of the railroad committed
it made a unanimous report, and every
member OF the senate voted for th
measure nd it is conceded to be th
most effective law of its character o1
the statute books of any state in th
union. 1t ia the result of honorable
compromise without the sacrifice o
principle. And that enactment is no
the work merelyof one or two men, bu
the honest efforts of many who are jus
IA faithful to and thoughtful of the pub
lie veal as the gentleman who addresse
LtaAFN Nawv fert.k lxs-
statement we intend no ipjustice d
belittlement of Mr.. Lenroot.
Mr.. Lenroot strongly intimated
his speech that candidates who wou.
receive so-called stalwart support wei
to be Stunned and not trusted political
or officially. Perhaps he is right, b
il go, he should cleanse his own hous
for have not men who are on his polit
cal slate as candidates for nominatit
for state positions ardently begged &
most ultra stalwarts in the state
support in the present campaign? Son
OF thems even make second and thi
appeals to the enemy" Listen;
KNOW YOU ARE HONEST IN YOUR co
VICTIONS. Il HOPE THE TIME IS N
FAR DISTANT WHEN WE CAN EXTE
THE HAND OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP
ALL WHO ARE i, ORKING UNDER II
BANNER or RyPUBLICANIsM IN W
CoNsIN," /" Does that sound like
bold declarations of warning given
Mr.. Lenroot2 There is virtue in =
sistency.
But we are all glad Mr.. Lenroot ca
to town. The people want 10 hear
sides.
Swap what you do not want NJ
what you want
The BLUE FRONT SToRI