The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-29
Senator La Toilette Declares That
Judge Taft is Fully Equipped
for Office He Seeks
FLAWS TRUSTS AND COMBINES
Senior Senator is in Poor Form When
he Addresses a Crowd of Six
Hundred People at the
Rhode on Saturday

Kenosha had '"The Man and the
Message" on Saturday afternoon when
the Hon. Robert M. LaFollette spoke
at the Rhode Opera House. The speech
was not a. political speech as Senator
LaFollette gave up nearly all Of his
time to an earnest presentation of the
"Trust" question. He was in poor
voice and the heavy work of the clos
ing days of the campaign clearly
showed it's effect ON him. In addition
to this he was disappointed that he
was not greeted by a crowded house,
but the crowd of 600 people proved to
be appreciative Of his efforts and he
was given cordial reception.
In his address of two hours the
senator discussed both men and poll
cies and that there might be no doubt
as to his stand he declared at the out
set of his speech that he would dis
cuss the subject nearest to his heart
from non-partisan standpoint. He
declared that the trust question was the
greatest issue before the American peo-
pie and that he could not say that he
was certain that any man backed by
any party could deal with this PROPOSE
ton, but that it would demand the man
backed by the whole people of the ma.
ton to properly remedy the evil. La
Toilette gave to Bryan plenty of praise
and at the same time he declared him
to be no man for the leadership in the
great fight which was on between the
people and the trusts He lauded the
craftsmanship of Bryan declaring that
he was great conscientious man stand
ing for a great principle in govern
ment, but that The remedy which he
offered for existing evils was at
fault, He told of the personal friend
ship between himself and Bryan de
claring that Bryan had agreed to keep
out of WISCONSIN during two years IN
which the senator was candidate that
he might have free rein to carry out
his view which has become known as
the wisconsin Idea. eff J. be
lieved that Mr.. Bryan had the right
remedy for this great evil" declared
the senator in a dramatic manner, 81
should not now be speaking from &
Republican platform, but would be out
declaring myself for Bryan. Tt has
come to be a matter of patriotism anc
not partisanship that is demanded by
the people of this country"
In speaking of Roosevelt, Mr.. La
Toilette declared that he was one OF
the greatest moral forces that this ma
tion had ever produced, but that he
was not a constructive statesman. I'll
Roosevelt is to live in history" de
clared the senator, cit must be through
the carrying out of his policies BY
some man who is better able to formu
late them into statutes and write then
among the laws of the nation. Roose
Welt has been unable TO 10 this. Ht
has not put one single law on the
statute books along this line Of hi
policies, but he declares that Taft car
do it and I believe that he is right. :
action in choosing Taft as his success
sor. "I don't know as I believe thai
this was a wise thing fer the president
to do" he said, but it is just posi-
BILE that it would have appealed to mt
as a wiser move if he had named nj
to carry out these policies. -
There was no doubt of the stand tax
en- by Senator LaFollette in regard tt
Judge Taft and his recommendation O.
the Republican candidate was so cordi
al that none could doubt but that i
came from the heart. After his eulog,
of Bryan Mr.. LaFollette spoke of tn
remedy which Bryan had offered TO
the trust evil declaring that the onl,
remedy which Bryan had given wa
the opening of the tariff gates of thi
country to the manufactured article
of the world He declared that thi
would be only making conditions wors
as it would not eliminate the grea
trust evil, but on the other hand i
would put the American working mai
on the par with those in free trad
countries and that while the trus
would continue to flourish the working
man would be forced to lose in wage
every cent of what the great produc
ing trusts lost in profit
Roosevelt he declared, "beieve
Judge Taft will be able to remedy thi
and think he can if any man backe
by any party can. Taft is a grea
hearted public spirited man whose ez
perience in every work Of the govern
ment has shown him to be always O
the job. Roosevelt has made blunder'
but is like steam engine and ne keep