Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-23
LENROOT CAPTURES
RUSk COUNTY
His Ability as an Orator, Advocacy OF
Needed Reforms and Sound
Reasoning Please Voters

l. l.. Lenroot closed his campaign in
this county Saturday evening by ad-
dressing large audience at the court
house. The court room was filled to
its utmost capacity, and the speaker
held the close attention of his hearers
for all of two hours. Assemblyman T.
NJ Thomas introduced the speaker.
His address was of the same char
acter as those delivered at other places
over the county free from any abuse
of his opponent, yet presenting Con-
gressman Jenkins record in manner
that no one could fail to understand
Mr.. Lenroot opened his address by
expressing his appreciation of the man
ner in which he had been received in a
territory which he had regarded as the
"enemy's country" He admitted the
sincerity and conscientiousness of Mr..
Jenkins and stated that the only ques-
tion in this campaign in the 11th dis
trict is what the two candidates for
congress stand for.
The issues before the American
people today are the most serious that
have arisen for quarter of a century,
the control of the great corporations
which have been formed. A measure
introduced in congress is too often con-
sidered as to how it will effect the party,
instead of whether it is right or wrong,
and conditions will not be materially
changed until good citizenship is put
above blind partisanship. The paid
lobbyists maintained by the corporations
have too much influence upon legsla-
ton. The congressional record shows
that out of 1913 roll calls Mr.. Jenkins
was ''paired'' with democrat upon 95,
and his constituents do not know how
he would have voted. Mr.. Lenroot
promises that in every pair he makes
if sent to congress he will state how he
would have voted. He pointed out the
czar-like method of Speaker Cannon in
suppressing legislation, and promised
that Cannon nor no man like him should
ever receive his vote for speaker.
The Importance of an immediate
revision of the tariff, W hic h is
now the protection of corporate greed
in making American citizens pay more
for the necessities of life than do citi-
zens of foreign countries, was discussed
at length. This however would only
give temporary relief, as the great
Captains of industry will soon control
the industries of the whole world and
strangle competition, and some more
proposes that the trusts be denied the
use of the railroads unless they submit
to regulation providing for their MAX
ing a profit sufficient only to pay inter-
est on their actual valuation and not on
their billions of dollars of "watered"
stock. Mr.. Jenkins was proved to be
mistaken in his statement made in his
speech at Superior, when he said that
the Standard Oil Co. is not protected
by the tariff. In revising the tariff,
Lenroot favors putting on the free list
all commodities which are manufac-
tured cheaper in this country than
abroad; and on such as are manufac-
tured cheaper abroad, the tariff should
only equal the difference in the cost OF
production, giving protection to Amer
lean labor and allowing the manufac-
turer a reasonable proft-this is all
that the protective policy of the repub-
lican party has ever stood for. Nearly
all of the infant industries of quarter
century ago have outgrown the need OF
further protection by the tariff, and
such a revision would mean saving OF
millions every year to the American
people. While opposing free trade with
the Philippines, Mr.. Jenkins supported
the bill for free trade with Cuba on the
ground that it was domestic territory
The inability of the state to deal witt
these corporations was explained, show
ing that some of the radical measures
proposed could only result in punish
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