Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16
LENROOT SPEAKS
TO LARGE CROWDS
Weeks Campaign in Rusk County
Marked by Enthusiasm.-Speaks
at Ladysmith Saturday Night

congressman from this district, is
speaking in the large towns of Rusk
county every evening this week. Mr.
Lenroot has clear-cut and definite ideas
on the policies of government, and
those who hear him speak know exact
Iy what he stands for. He takes his
opponent, Mr.. Jenkins, to task for
many of his public acts, but the ar
raignment is free from anything that
could be construed as 'mud-slinging. .
He has been accompanied to his vari-
Gus appointments by several Ladysmith
citizens who were not afraid to show
their colors-a and there are many of
them since Jenkins speech of last Fri
day night.
The first meeting was held at Glen
Flora Monday night, where over 250
assembled in the hall. The Glen Flora
band furnished some excellent music.
Editor D. w. Maloney prefaced his in
PRODUCTION of the speaker with refer
ence to the parable of the talents
likening Congressman Jenkins to the
servant who hid his talent, Instead of
making use of it. Mr.. Lenroot held
the attention of his audience for nearly
two hours.
Time and space forbid giving synop-
sis of Mr.. Lenroot's speeches, which
we will give next week,
Tuesday night Mr.. Lenroot addressed
an audience of over 100 voters at
Weyerhauser. E. Hess presided and in
troduced the speaker. 1t was at this
meeting that the reply of Mr.. Jenkins
to Mr.. Lenroot's challenge to a joint
debate was first presented. At the
close of the speech, Rev. F. E. Cain of
Bruce was granted permission to speak
and told of the rank statement regard
ing the preachers made by Jenkins In
his speech at Bruce.
Nearly 400 people assembled in the
opera house at Bruce Wednesday night.
Mr.. Lenroot had addressed a meeting
of 80 voters at Murry in the afternoon,
and many of the farmers from the sur
rounding country came to Bruce to
hear him in the evening. The Bruce
Atlanta Band furnished music. Jen-
kins' speech at Bruce Saturday night
had created considerable excitement,
and as one voter put it: ''He turned
Bruce up-side-down politically" E. F.
Brainerd of Atlanta introduced the
speaker.
The meeting at Hawkins tonight was
attended by about 20O c. K. Filing
son introduced the speaker. The Glen
Flora Band was present and furnished
music.
Mr.. Lenroot speaks at Ingram to-
morrow nj G h t, at Sheldon Satur-
day afternoon, n at Ladysmith
(probably at the opera house) Satur
day evening.
A quartet, composed of Misses Belle
Conklin and Mamie Rosenquist and
Messrs. Barker and Hadden, attended
all of these meetings and rendered cam
paign songs, the words for which were
composed especially for the occasion,
which made decided hit.
The following are the songs sung by
the quartet:
ON THE ROAD TO WASHINGTON
with Apologies to Kiplng)
Tune-'Star Spangled Banner
~ &c 10 IN, a Ho+ A
With retinue of lackeys is Wisconsin's Stalwart
Son.
With his feet upon the table while the Grand
Old Party wait,
John j. jenkins never NEEDLES with the dull af-
fairs of state.
CHORUS
On the road to Washington, where the Cannon"
is the gun,
There's a grumble and rumble like a new cam
paigner's drum.
And the popular demand
He fears he hears from every hand
Come you back. you John J. Jenkins; come you
back flen Washington.
There's another little mamie with an idea in his
Who has made famous record as the speaker of
his state
He believes, and so does Kipling, what the ten
year soldier tells:
If you've heard the East calling you will never
heed naught else
CHORUS
On the road to Washington. where the Cannon"
is the gun,
l. L. Lenroot's on his journey with a new Wis
consin drum
Az bo nroudlv rnarohaq
He thinks he hears the hum:
Cut it out! Skiddoo John Jenkins; here is Len
root for the bun.
non' Congressman,
He is Jenkins and confesses he is second to not
one,
Keeper of Joe Cannon's burying ground and
other things of State,
But alas he always keeps them till to pass them
It's too late.
CHORUS
Lenroot Ienroot, we will vote for You,
On election day We'll be staunch and true,
And at the polls Wen all stand for what is right
There'll be hot time in the old town that night
(For Jenkins)
Lenroot is the man we want to fill that John J
jenkins chair,
He is strong and he is earnest, and you bet thai
he is square,
He is just what Jenkins isn't as Rusk county
will agree,
He will be next Congressman, now you al
just wait and see.