Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-12

Champions OF the convention idea.
however, are hopeful OF recoDsidera-
ton OF their pet measure and contend
that it is but a question Of time and
education when the now old fashioned
work of the fathers Will have TO be
reconstructed.
Only Intfmtdates the Shy.
The question OF whether or not stu
dents at the university should be al
lowed to vote IN Madison has finally
come to the legislative mind for action
and the assembly has decided they
ought not so to do. Under . bill
which Assemblyman Bancroft, after
the most strenuous fighting, succeeded
In putting through the lower house
only students who are willing to swear
that Madison is their home shall here
after be allowed to vote here. 1t IL
conceded by all that the measure cam
not prevent any student voting here
II he wishes, so that the only result
will be to intimidate the shy ones and
intensity the feeling between the pro
and anti-university elements which ex-
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law residence In the state Of year
and in The precinct for ten days is
the requirement and why students
should be exempted from this pro-
vision is not understood.
1t was pointed out by opponents Of
the bill that scarcely a single youth
who leaves his farm or village home
for the university has any distinct
idea Of ever returning there to live
and hence the university town where
he spends nine month of the year may
be truthfully called his home. The
objection that students mix in local
city pCi:tics was also defended on the
ground that since the student1 spend
their money here and are apIenable
to the laws of the city they have a
very vital interest In the business and
moral conduct OF the town.
Animus Back of Measure.
The fact that the student vote In
recent years has been the means OF
retiring from the city council unworthy
members and replac cling them with pro-
fessors Is largely the animus back of
the measure however disinterested
the motives of the legislators support
ing the bill. 1t is easy enough to say
that students can go back to their old
homes for elections, but the Superior
or Marinette boy who collects laundry
after dark to pay his way through
school viii hardly see the justice of
such construction of the law.
To further safeguard moral condi-
tons at the university the legislature
is seeking to drive saloons from the
so-called Latin quarter. Each house
has passed a bill to that end. The
assembly bill prohibits any saloon
within three-quarters of mile of the
university or within 80 feet of either
side of State street, which is the nat
ural thoroughfare between the uni
versity and the business section of
the city. Under this bill nearly score
of Madison's / eighty eight saloons
would be wiped out. The senate bill,
which is far less drastic, creates a
prohibitory district of only half a mile,
stopping short of the Hausmann brew
cry on State street Because of each
house having passed separate bill a
conference committee will probably
have to be appointed to see il some
common ground for the two houses
cannot be found 1t would seem that
a shrewd guess would be that between
the two stools the whole prohibitory
proposition would fall to the ground.
This is undoubtedly the way the brew
ers regard the situation also.
SoIons' Families in Madison.
Quite a number Of members of the
legislature bring their wives and chill
dren with them to Madison for the
session, thus enjoying the comforts Of
home life while here and giving their
families pleasant change. Occa-
sionally some man who has children
at the university goes after seat in
the legislature that he may be near
them and get an insight into their daily
life and the big school here. Almost
every session also results in some
member making his final home in
Madison, Many are IN position to
retire from active life and after stay
of few months in Madison are so
impressed with the charms of the cap
ital city that they send back for their
furniture.
ong the members Of this legisla-
tu~ who will remain here is Captain
Pliny Norcross, of Evansville Mr..
| Norcross was once a student at the
university, of which, by the way, he
is now regent, and a close bond has
always existed between him and Madi-
son. Assemblyman Morris, of Iowa
county. who has a couple of sons In
the university, will probably also CON
tinue to make his home here.
Not the Right Thomas.
That it is sometimes embarrassing
to have the same name as some other
fellow was shown in the experience
of Assemblyman ]. o. Thomas. of Ra-
cine. who, returning to his room one
evening. found the cards OF number
of prominent Madison society women
on his table. As Mr.. Thomas Is a
confirmed bachelor, II puzzled him
much to understand why they should
have called on him. 1t finally dawned
upon him that the women must have
made mistake and thought they
were calling at the home of Assem-
blyman T. NJ. Thomas of Ladysmith
whose wife is spending the time OF