Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-29
To The Republican Voters of Grant
County.

state are to have the opportunity OF
voicing their choice for the man the
next L legislature shall name for United
States Senator to succeed Isaac Steph-
enson. in addressing the voters on
this question, l, as also my father,
have always been an ardent admlrer
9f Hon. R. NJ. LaFollette. All know
that to him more than any other man
in the State is due the privilege the
people are to have of voting this fall
directly for United States Senators
for the reason of his advocacy of this
principle do not hesitate to say that
the assertions made that he is for
this man or the other cannot be true.
The law so ably advocated by him
means, if it means anything, that the
people are to decide. There is moth
ing in the way of public utterance or
newspaper statement to show that
Senator LaFollette desires to dictate.
So that one can fairy assume that he
purposes to leave it to the people. Isaac
Stephenson was chosen Dy the last
legislature to fill out Senator Spooner' s
unexpired term. Every one knows
that this was brought about largely
through Senator LaFollette' influence
When Assemblyman Roethe asked the
people of his district to choose for
him, Isaac Stephenson received the
vote of the majority of the voters. L
presume those who voted for him
thought, as did, that he was the
right man for the place, as even at
that we were pleasing Senator La
Toilette by so voting. Has there been
ANYTHING in Senator Stephenson S
career while a United States Senator
that should cause a change IN the
sentiment expressed but short time
ago? So far as have read, upon but
one thing has there been any differ
ence between the Senators, and that
the currency bill. Senator Stephen
son as a business man and very able
one. after elimination of Objectionable
features, voted for the emergency cur
rency bill, which bill was signed by
President Roosevelt and the same
pronouncedby the president to be
good bill.
Senator Stephenson is a self-made
ma n. Every act of his from child
hood to the present time is that OF his
own. Each and every forward steI
of his is marked by his own individual
effort. When he represented us IN
congress he showed himself to be g
business man in every respect; ano
while he is not an orator, his sound
reasoning with his associates in
huenced the passage of legislation in
congress to the betterment of farmers
throughout the United States. This
same reasoning he used in his vote on
the currency bill at the last session OF
Congress.
For the purpose of this letter it is
not necessary to state all Senator
Stephenson has said on the subject,
but the one statement that in his
opinion it would avert financial
trouble similar to the one of last fall
should appeal especially to our farm
ers as all sufficient.
Outside of this, is it not a fact
that but for Senator Stephenson there
would have been no change in this
state to the present day progressive
ness? He certainly was the political
father of Senator LaFollette and made
it possible fol Mr.. Hatton and Mr..
McGovern, Mr.. Lenroot and neatly al
now in the lime light to get them.
selves before the public eye.
Custom has given a man in public
Office the right TO ask at least two
terms. And there is no reason why
in this case custom should be re-
verseed.
Many voters take the Free Press
All NAV not know that Senator
Stephenson's support of that paper
made it possible for the Free Press t.
exist and mainly is responsible fol
what is now termed Progressive Re
publicanism in this state. No one
now thinks he spent of his wealth IL
vain. Would it not be the rankes
ingratitude to now turn tG him the
cold shoulder Such lngIatitudt
would certainly bring no credit tt
the state or its citizens and the turn
ing aside from Senator Stephenson
now might result in at least halt
ing of further progress in Legislation
so ably begun. the continuance o
which all progressive republicans hope
for.
Much more could be sid in Senator
Stephenson's behalf. Farmers, bust
ness men, mechanics, men of all voca